Fantasy Football Sleepers: 8 WRs to consider late in drafts

Wilson’s yards per route run (1.36) mark hardly jumps off the page, but it was better than teammates Marquise Brown, Greg Dortch and Rondale Moore last season. Wilson ranked top 15 in yards per target (9.7) among all wide receivers as a rookie and No. 26 in fantasy points per target. Wilson also ranked sixth in first downs per target, and the Cardinals had a top-10 offense after the bye last season.

Wicks enters the season fourth on Green Bay’s WR depth chart, but there’s a chance he finishes atop it. Wicks ranked top-20 in fantasy points per target, fourth in first downs per target and third in receiving DVOA, behind only Brandon Aiyuk and Nico Collins. Wicks is the classic “better in best ball” pick, but he also has potential to earn significantly more playing time.

Mitchell fell to the end of the second round thanks to off-field concerns, but his talent was worthy of a far earlier selection in this year’s draft. Mitchell’s relative athletic score ranked fifth out of 3,402 wide receivers since 1987. He earned targets as a true freshman on a crowded Georgia team in 2021, and Michael Pittman says he’s been learning from the rookie throughout camp.

Josh Downs has potential, but he also has a lengthy injury history and could be hampered into the season after suffering a high-ankle sprain. Mitchell gets to play indoors in a Shane Steichen offense that ranked top five in plays per game with Anthony Richardson last year, and it should improve during the QB’s second year in the league. Mitchell could be slower to develop, but the rookie could make a fantasy impact when it matters most late in the season.

Jacksonville enters 2024 with the fifth-most vacated targets (251), including the second-most air yards and the most inside the 10-yard line. Thomas’ 40-time was in the 98th percentile, and Trevor Lawrence attempted the second-most deep passes per game last year. Thomas recorded the most touchdowns (17) in college last season as a 21-year-old sharing…

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Publish date : 2024-08-26 14:36:27

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