Fantasy Football Week 9: 5 WR sleepers to target
By Cody Rivera
2. DeVante Parker, Miami Dolphins
In his fourth season with the Miami Dolphins after being drafted 14th overall in 2015, former Louisville receiver DeVante Parker has barely seen any action in 2018. The only production the Dolphins had gotten out of him previously was in Week 3, when Parker made two receptions for 40 yards.
Other than that, it has been a whole lot of nothing.
That is, until Week 8, when Parker returned and absolutely exploded for six receptions and 134 receiving yards. It was a pretty poor showing for the Dolphins overall — a 42-23 loss in Houston — but Parker’s performance was the lone bright spot in that primetime Thursday night game.
It certainly has been an interesting season for the 25-year-old Parker. Many people thought he would be traded at some point during the first half of the season, and the Dolphins were definitely thinking that themselves. But a pair of other valuable assets to this Miami offense, Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson, suffered injuries during their Week 7 game against the Lions.
Because of that, Parker suddenly became a much more important factor to this Dolphins team. He has dealt with injuries for most of his career, and nobody was sure if he would be finishing the season with Miami. But now the circumstances have changed, and the Dolphins will need Parker to contribute heavily throughout the rest of the 2018 season.
Because of that, Parker could continue to put up respectable fantasy numbers from here on out, and definitely could provide a boost for your lineup.