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Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings 60-56

#60 Chris Givens

Year	Age	Team	G	REC	Yards	TD	Tar	Fum	Fum lost
2012	22	StL	15	42	698	3	80	0	0
2013	23	StL	16	34	569	0	83	1	1

This speed demon had a flop of a year in his sophomore season.  I can hardly blame him as the QB situation was anything but ideal.  The key here is not his skills but what kind of players are around him this year.  I know that Bradford is nowhere near a top tier QB, but if healthy he can bring Chris Givens numbers way up.  He is a late round lottery ticket that you want to hold.  With an ADP on ESPN outside the top 170 he is there for the taking in the last few rounds.  Buy his ticket and see if you can cash it in for 1000 yards and 8 TDs.  Sounds crazy, but it is possible.

Chuck Amspacher – @Captain_LWOS

 

#59 Jordan Matthews -R

Rookie Eagles wide out won’t receive much attention on draft day primarily because of the circulating stigma of first year wide receivers. The Vanderbilt product wrapped up his final two years amassing 2,800 receiving yards in total with 15 touchdowns to boot. His height is enticing, 6’3” and his 40 yard dash time at the combine was worth shaking a stick at, 4.46 seconds, but entering a complicated, high octane system such as Chip Kelly leaves a little concern as to how fast the rookie can learn the playbook. Since neither Jeremy Maclin nor Riley Cooper are a runaway studs, Matthews does have a shot to carve out a role early contingent on his adaptability.

Casey Bowman – @LWOSCaseyBow

 

#58 Reggie Wayne

Year	Age	Team	G	REC	Yards	TD	Tar	Fum	Fum lost
2011	32	Ind	16	75	960	4	131	0	0
2012	33	Ind	16	106	1355	5	195	1	1
2013	34	Ind	7	38	503	2	58	0	0

Massively overlooked and underappreciated, Reggie Wayne faces the daunting task of silencing critics on his age, and brushing off the notion that wide receivers need time to recover from an ACL tear. Wayne rejoins a crowded bunch at WR with T.Y. Hilton, and new faces Hakeem Nicks, and Donte Moncrief. Should he return to form in 2014, Luck will surely lock him in as his top go-to receiver. The tread is thin here, but his dedication to his craft and to the Indianapolis Colts should inspire even the most skeptical of skeptics. His current value, WR 58 according to our rankings, makes it impossible to get him as ESPN has him as the 29^th WR taken per their ADPs.

Casey Bowman – @LWOSCaseyBow

 

#57 Brandin Cooks – R

Cooks speed and versatility make him a potential threat. Impressing in training camp Cooks looks set to play a big role in the Saints offense potentially taking some of the catches that Darren Sproles used to make in the screen game. Cooks is a potential sleeper and is a very promising prospect in dynasty formats.

Robert Mitchell – @LWOSRob 

 

#56 James Jones

Year	Age	Team	G	REC	Yards	TD	Tar	Fum	Fum lost
2011	27	GB	16	38	635	7	55	1	0
2012	28	GB	16	64	784	14	98	0	0
2013	29	GB	14	59	817	3	93	2	1

Green Bay to Oakland, Rodgers to Schaub.  Need I say more?  Probably not, but I will anyway.  In all honesty if he was still in the land of the cheese heads he would have been a nice little sleeper pick.  His numbers fantasy wise had a sharp drop from 2012 as his TDs dropped by 11.  However, his other numbers in 2013 were not much different than 2012.  He will be in the mix for targets in Oakland and I think he has every chance to see as many targets in Oakland as he did in Green Bay.  Then I refer to part two of this profile Rodgers to Schaub.  Will those targets be catchable?  I will not shy away from taking James Jones in a late round but I am not holding my breath hoping no one else takes him either.

Chuck Amspacher – @Captain_LWOS

 

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