Lions at Colts: 5 best fantasy options

4. WR T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts

We are talking about a franchise that has employed Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison and prolific wideout Reggie Wayne over the last two decades. Both of those players have caught more than 1,000 passes during their tremendous career.

Now it is four-year pro T.Y. Hilton who has emerged as the team’s top wide receiver. As a rookie in 2012, he finished third on the club with 50 catches but did lead the Colts with seven touchdown receptions. In each of the past three seasons, he has paced Chuck Pagano’s club in catches and receiving yards – totaling 50 or more grabs and 1,000-plus yards in each of those campaigns.

In 2015, Hilton didn’t see a lot of 2012 draft classmate Andrew Luck, who played in only seven games. Still, the explosive playmaker and two-time Pro Bowler totaled 69 receptions for 1,124 yards and five scores. It marked the fourth time in as many years the young pass-catcher reached the end zone at least that many times.

So will he be his quarterback’s top target in this meeting with the Detroit Lions? We have other ideas but that doesn’t mean that you should sit down a player with 283 catches and 24 touchdown grabs in four NFL seasons. With the lack of a consistent ground game, the Colts will be putting the ball in the air early and often. And Hilton will certainly get his share of passes thrown this way. But don’t be surprised if he takes a bit of a back seat this week to…

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