Fantasy Football 2017: Top 10 rookie wide receiver fits

6. Curtis Samuel, Carolina Panthers

The word of the draft in Carolina must have been “versatility”. Christian McCaffrey, although a fantastic fit at running back, can be used all over the field – as a runner, as a receiver from the backfield, and purely on the outside. In Samuel, they’ve found exactly the same thing. While the early second round pick is presumed to be the immediate starter in the slot, he can be used in the same ways as McCaffrey, and this offense looks set to be explosive.

In college, Samuel managed almost identical rushing and receiving numbers – 1,286 yards on the ground and 1,249 through the air. How will Carolina use him? The reason he’s someone to tab for fantasy is two-fold. Firstly, the team simply does not have a lot of existing weapons outside of Kelvin Benjamin (Devin Funchess, Russell Shepard and Charles Johnson are next in line), and secondly, he’s Samuel is simply an electric threat with big-play potential.

With his speed and explosiveness, he just needs a step to take the ball to the house and win you a fantasy gameweek. Lost behind John Ross and his record-setting 4.22 40-yard dash was Samuel’s blazing 4.31 time – he is fast.

We’ll likely learn more about Samuel’s role in the coming months, but you can be sure the team will want to get the ball in his hands.