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Fantasy Football Sleepers 2016: Top 5 Undervalued WRs

By Zachary Thompson

Jun 14, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates (14) performs drills during mini-camp at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 14, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates (14) performs drills during mini-camp at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 29, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry (14) during 2016 Pro Bowl photo day at Turtle Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 29, 2016; Kahuku, HI, USA; Miami Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry (14) during 2016 Pro Bowl photo day at Turtle Bay Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Jarvis Landry-Miami Dolphins

Landry had a very solid second NFL season last year developing a strong rapport with QB Ryan Tannehill.  Landry was targeted 166 times by Tannehill last season which was good enough for sixth in the league behind only Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Demaryius Thomas, and Brandon Marshall.  He hauled in 110 (fourth in the NFL) of those passes and piled up 1,157 yards to go with his four touchdowns.  For good measure, he added over 100 yards on the ground too as one of the Dolphins main playmakers in an inconsistent offense.

The offense was so inconsistent, Miami hired Adam Gase to be their new coach this offseason.  Gase has publicly stated that he’ll get more receivers involved including DeVante Parker (who is getting a ton of breakout hype) Kenny Stills, and rookie Leonte Carroo.  However, he has also said that he wants to move Landry out wide instead of always deploying him out of the slot.  His targets may go down slightly, but I think his overall production will go up making him a solid pickup if you can get him as your third WR.

He’s definitely more value in PPR leagues or where punt returns and YAC are rewarded.  He doesn’t have a lot of long receptions, but he can break one for a big play any time he touches the ball.  Spending the offseason working out with fantasy beasts Odell Beckham Jr. and Antonio Brown will hopefully help him post another good season and Gase’s new offense should also help Miami be more consistent.

Make sure you know if your league is PPR or not, but either way, Landry has a ton of upside if you can get him in the 20-25 range of WR on draft day. He comes into the preseason ranked everywhere from 15-35, but I think he’ll end up in the low-end of the WR2 discussion every week with nice potential to be one of the best fantasy football sleepers early in the preseason.

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