Fantasy football rankings: 2019 pre-draft wide receivers ranks
By Shaun Evans
Fantasy Football Rankings – Pre-Draft Wide Receiver Rankings
20. Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams)
2018 Stats: 40 Receptions | 566 Yards | 6 TDs | 14.2 YPC
Cooper Kupp is another receiver that is returning from an ACL injury which shortened his dominating start of the 2018 season. Kupp ranked 15th in the wide receiver position for fantasy points with 16.9 points per game. He had only recorded two games with under ten fantasy points out of the ten he started in. Kupp also had a target share of 20% and an end-zone target share of 22% while playing 73% of the 84% snaps in the slot position. When Kupp gets the green light for this season prepare for him to dominate once again.
19. Tyler Lockett (Seattle Seahawks)
2018 Stats: 57 Receptions | 965 Yards | 10 TDs | 16.9 YPC
The Seattle Seahawks don’t really have too many diamonds when it comes to looking at stat sheets but the entire offense seems to find ways to get it done. Lockett played in 90% of snaps last season but only held a target share of 17.7%. He was able to average 13.8 fantasy points per game which he finished ranked at 23rd for the season. The Seahawks threw a lot of money at their franchise quarterback so we have to hope that Russell Wilson performs up to par with it to make Lockett a great snag around his ADP of 68.84.
18. Calvin Ridley (Atlanta Falcons)
2018 Stats: 64 Receptions | 821 Yards | 10 TDs | 12.8 YPC
The Atlanta Falcons found a rookie who can go toe to toe with Julio Jones which creates more chaos for defenses. The young rookie recorded 10 touchdowns while starting in just 5 of the 16 games he played in. He also ranked 26th in fantasy points while averaging 12.9 per game. He had an end-zone target share of 19% while playing in just 65% of the snaps. With an ADP of 66.76, Ridley may be a high target for people in this year’s drafts.
17. Kenny Golladay (Detroit Lions)
2018 Stats: 70 Receptions | 1,063 YArds | 5 TDs | 15.2 YPC
Kenny Golladay had some really nice streaks of consistent performances last year and the Detroit Lions hope it can continue. The Lions seem to be finally finding all of the pieces they need to get back in the NFC contender discussions also. Golladay saw 91% of the snaps on offense and held a prescence with the end-zone target shares at 35%. He also snagged 55% of the 18 targets he saw in contested situations. He ranked 23rd also at the wide receiver position for averaging 13.8 fantasy points per game. The Lions hope they can continue in their rebuild and are hoping that Golladay can make for a great WR2 option.
16. Stefon Diggs (Minnesota Vikings)
2018 Stats: 102 Receptions | 1,021 Yards | 9 TDs | 10 YPC
The Minnesota Vikings are set on offense with all the threats they have and Stefon Diggs is one of those. Lining up on the other side of Adam Thielen, Diggs can get the job done as he showed last year. He ranked 11th in fantasy points by averaging 17.6 per game. He also saw a good chunk of snaps being involved with 93% of them and had an end-zone target share of 30%. Out of the 15 games that he played in only four of those games did he score under 10 fantasy points. If you miss out on Thielen then don’t worry as Stefon Diggs can produce very similar as the top receiver in Minnesota.