Training camp risers to target at the end of your fantasy football drafts
By Raju Byfield
Fantasy Football Camp Impact: Maurice Harris (WR – NE)
Maurice Harris, as anyone who saw him play on Washington last season may have predicted, has looked like one of the best receivers on the Patriots roster. Granted this is with Julian Edelman sidelined, but it is still notable because the Pats just spent a first round pick on a wide receiver in N’Keal Harry.
Greg Bedard even went as far as to say that Harris was outplaying everyone by a wide margin. Jakobi Meyers came on strong late in training camp, but Harris remains a name to monitor with Harry continuing to struggle not only with consistency, but injuries as well.
Harris had his breakout game last season against the Atlanta Falcons where he recorded 10 receptions for 124 yards. He has spent the majority of the time in the slot which raises some concerns, as does the fact that Meyers started the second preseason game over him. However, Harris is fully capable of lining up on the outside.
Blessed with good hands and separation skills, Harris has a wide range of fantasy outcomes. He could end up the starter in two wide sets and accrue low end WR2 value. He can win the third receiver job and see solid flex2 value.
He can also end up as the team’s fourth receiver and play more of a rotational role. Finally, there is the unlikely scenario where he ends up as the team’s fifth receiver stuck behind Edelman, Harry, Meyers and even Phillip Dorsett.
The 126th wide receiver drafted based on consensus ADP, Harris can be selected in the final rounds of your fantasy drafts. He is an intriguing, low cost flier who could pay huge dividends as the Patriots search for a new identity through the air.
He does have a lower floor than most of the names we will discuss, but he is also one of the lone names that has already had a breakout game in the NFL’s regular season.