Fantasy Football Do Not Draft List: Wide Receivers. To be a great player in fantasy football, you’re going to need to learn a few things. One being your fandom, put it aside. Just because I’m from Chicago and a Bears fan doesn’t mean that I can’t own any Packers players. In fact, I want a lot more of them than I do Bears players. Second, put your hatred for a player aside. Just because he’s hurt you in the past doesn’t mean he will in the future.

To be a great player in fantasy football, you’re going to need to learn a few things. One being your fandom, put it aside. Just because I’m from Chicago and a. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Seattle.

We’re not talking about ex- girlfriends or ex- boyfriends here. So many people hang on to stuff like this and it’ll negatively affect your chances of winning that coveted fantasy football trophy. You also need to know that just because you don’t love a player, it doesn’t mean you can’t draft him. There’ve been times where I’ve had someone say, “Uh, Mike, you said that you didn’t like that player on a podcast, so why did you just draft him?” This is when you know that you’ve become a good fantasy football player. Because you’ve become smart enough to know that every player has value, regardless of whether or not you like him.

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Earlier this week, we posted the Do Not Draft list for quarterbacks and running backs, so we’re moving on to wide receivers today. This is essentially my fantasy football “black list” of players at the position. Again, does it mean that you absolutely do not draft them? No, but it means that you shouldn’t even consider them at their current price.

Complete a mock draft in minutes with our free Draft Simulator > > Dez Bryant (DAL) Current Positional ADP: 9. It seems like every player atop these lists turns out to be controversial. First it was Cam Newton, then Demarco Murray, and now Dez Bryant. If you have these three on your team, does it mean you won’t succeed?

No, but if you’re drafting them where they’re currently being drafted, you won’t. Bryant is one of my favorite receivers in the NFL and I’m one of those who believe he’s back to being the same old Dez, but there’s a problem. In fact, Bryant’s 7. So when you see that he’ll be facing top- tier cornerbacks in 1.

He’ll be able to overcome a tough matchup at times, but he’s creeping up to the point that you’re getting no discount. Read more on Bryant’s player profile right here.

De. Andre Hopkins (HOU) Current Positional ADP: 1. It’s odd to see two receivers being drafted in the top- 1.

I understand why Bryant’s situation is being overlooked, I don’t understand Hopkins’ draft slot at all. Over the last five years there have been 6. Just four of them finished outside the top 3. Three of them were age- 2. Hopkins, who saw 1.

No. 3. 6 wide receiver. His quarterback play may not have been good in 2. Tom Savage has yet to throw a touchdown pass on 9. I’ll be explaining Hopkins’ situation further in- depth in his upcoming player profile. Alshon Jeffery (PHI) Current Positional ADP: 1.

Just a few weeks ago, Jeffery was being drafted in between the WR1. WR2. 0 range. While I wasn’t going to be drafting him, it was a fair range, as there are plenty of question marks surrounding the players in that area. Now up to WR1. 3, he should be completely off your radar. While playing alongside Brandon Marshall, Jeffery caught a touchdown once every 1. Without Marshall, he’s caught one every 2. The Eagles wide receivers caught just seven touchdowns all last year in Doug Pederson’s offense and saw just a 4.

The fact that he’s being drafted in front of guys like Doug Baldwin, Demaryius Thomas, and Sammy Watkins is questionable, at best. And don’t mention Watkins’ injury problems if you’re trying to defend Jeffery who’s missed nine games over the last two seasons. Read more on Jeffery in his player profile, right here. Julian Edelman (NE) Current Positional ADP: 2. Once the Patriots traded for Brandin Cooks, the alarms should’ve been going off for Edelman supporters. I immediately lowered him in my rankings, expecting the Patriots to slowly phase the 3. When they extended him, I was forced to re- visit projections, and while he moved up, his ADP makes zero sense.

Here are his finishes in standard leagues (where the ADP is taken from) over the last four years (latest to oldest): WR2. WR3. 7, WR2. 7, WR1. Keep in mind that Rob Gronkowski missed 1. So let’s get this straight: Edelman’s best finish was WR1. Patriots traded for Cooks, are getting back a healthy Rob Gronkowski, signed Mike Gillislee and Rex Burkhead, traded for Dwayne Allen, and extended James White, but Edelman is going to live up to the same production he had in 2.

Kelvin Benjamin (CAR) Current Positional ADP: 2. When I get into a conversation with someone who’s a Benjamin supporter, they’ll usually point to the fact that he finished as a top 2. Frank Gore finished as a top 1. He was actually on my “Do Not Draft” list for running backs, because the yearly finish doesn’t signify what actually happened throughout the course of the season.

With Benjamin, his season was awful beyond Week 2. Seriously, he was the No. No. 5. 0 receiver on a per game basis from Week 3- 1.

Not only did he appear to gain weight this offseason (something the Panthers said concerned them), but the Panthers drafted Christian Mc. Caffrey and Curtis Samuel, two guys that are better than him as a receiver. He’s got size to use in the red- zone and will likely wind up somewhere around the 7- 9 range, but the average of 1. Stefon Diggs, Pierre Garcon, and Willie Snead are all players I’d take over Benjamin and they’re being drafted at least one round after him. More Players to Avoid. Quarterbacks. Running Backs. Tight Ends. Subscribe: i.

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