Fantasy football: Top 5 wide receiver busts of 2017

The “Don’t eat the cheese” is here to help you win your upcoming fantasy football league. The series continues with the wide receivers. Don’t fall for that wide receiver that will break your heart and never get the ball thrown his way. Which five wide receivers should you avoid during your fantasy football draft?

The NFL is a passing league and the importance of wide receivers has a crucial part to your fantasy league. Often times now it’s much safer to go with a wide out over a running back in that mysterious flex spot. Picking the right wide receiver for your squad is the difficult task. Picking the right receivers are the difficult part. After diving into the quarterbacks and running backs, the wide receivers are next on the to-do list.

Obviously, your league rules will have implications on your draft choices. If you play in a PPR league, meaning point per reception, go and get Antonio Brown. If you play in an auction league like myself, that isn’t a problem. For most of the audience that plays in a snake draft, getting a receiver like Brown who records a ton of catches is a priority. In this post, I will use the standard, non-PPR rules to go over my fantasy bust list.

I have one golden rule in terms of drafting a wide receiver, never take one that is stuck with a quarterback you can’t trust. No that doesn’t mean he has to be Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers, just one that isn’t in danger of losing his job. That’s where we will start first. What are five wide receivers you should avoid in your upcoming fantasy football league?

5. John Brown

I truly can’t understand why John Brown is ranked so high according to fantasy pundits. Brown hasn’t caught more than 65 passes in a season during his three-year career. He also had just 517 receiving yards and two touchdowns a year ago. Those aren’t the kind of numbers that warrant a high fantasy draft choice. To make matters worse, Brown had two receptions or less in 11 of the 15 games he has played. Brown also hasn’t been healthy dealing with a quad injury in camp.

The Cardinals wide out room is also packed. Jaron Brown returns from a season ending injury who played over Brown early in 2016 campaign. J.J. Nelson also has taken the role as the team’s deep threat limiting Brown’s home run chances. Arizona also drafted Chad Williams in the round as a bigger outside target.

Williams really flashed at the Senior Bowl and looks like he can contribute immediately. I haven’t even gotten to Larry Fitzgerald yet who has shown no signs of slowing down. Oh year, Arizona also has one of the best running backs in the league in David Johnson who will get his touches in both the run and pass game.

If you draft the Cardinals wide receiver, you’re also banking on a better year from Carson Palmer. Palmer, 37, is on his last leg and always struggles to finish a season. Regardless of who the Cardinals receiver is, if Palmer goes down, the backup option of Drew Stanton will hurt the fantasy production of the complementary pieces.