Lions at Colts: 5 best fantasy options

1. WR Marvin Jones, Detroit Lions

It has been a rollercoaster couple of seasons for wideout Marvin Jones, now in the Motor City and looking to somehow take up the slack for a mega-departure.

A fifth-round pick in 2012 by the Cincinnati Bengals from the University of California, the 26-year-old receiver has totaled 134 catches for 1,729 yards and 15 touchdowns in his brief career. He missed all of 2014 with a knee injury following a season in which caught 51 passes – 10 for scores.

A year ago, he started a career-best 13 games for Marvin Lewis’ team and totaled career bests in grabs (65) and receiving yards (816) but reached the end zone only four times.

Now he’s a member of a new-look Detroit Lions receiving corps than saw perennial Pro Bowler Calvin Johnson retire after nine seasons. Along with Jones, new general manager Bob Quinn added the likes of Anquan Boldin, Andre Roberts, Andre Caldwell (on injured reserve) and Jeremy Kerley (traded to the San Francisco 49ers) to team with Golden Tate (team-high 90 receptions in 2015).

So what about this week at Lucas Oil Stadium? It’s worth noting that this was a Colts’ defensive unit that ranked 24th in the league against the pass one year ago. It’s also a group that will be without talented cornerback Vontae Davis this week, further weakening an already suspect unit. And given the fact that the Indianapolis pass rush doesn’t exactly strike fear into opposing quarterbacks and you could see quarterback Matthew Stafford take aim at Jones at least 10 times in this contest.

And given the fact that it’s not unlikely that the Lions could be playing from behind in this contest, all signs point to it being a busy afternoon for the free-agent addition.