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Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings 35-31
#35 Golden Tate
| Year | Age | Team | G | REC | Yards | TD | Tar | Fum | Fum lost |
| 2011 | 22 | Sea | 16 | 35 | 382 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23 | Sea | 15 | 45 | 688 | 7 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 24 | Sea | 16 | 64 | 898 | 5 | 98 | 3 | 0 |
Tate brings his SB ring to Motown to help take some pressure off of the always-busy Megatron. Tate is a deep threat in his own right, racking up big fantasy points in several games last season. Greatest strength: good speed and lots of big play ability. Biggest weakness: Tate is a great option in the pass game; Megatron is a better one. He may struggle to get consistent looks.
Donald King – @dbking65
#34 Mike Evans – R
This year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers revamped their receiving corps by shipping out Mike Williams, and introducing Mike Evans. His formidable size (6’5” 231 lbs) is reminiscent of cohort swashbuckler Vincent Jackson. Although this isn’t coined yet, I’m going to say it anyways, the Twin Towers should leave defenders dazed and confused as they also have to deal with TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins who stands at 6’6”. After two straight 1,100+ receiving yard seasons at Texas A&M, Evans stands to make some noise in the NFL as a rookie. Most people are overly obsessed with the idea that rookie wide receivers can’t cut the mustard, but when you swing and miss on a WR3 or 4, you’ll obviously recover and live to see another day.
Casey Bowman – @LWOSCaseyBow
#33 Dwayne Bowe
| Year | Age | Team | G | REC | Yards | TD | Tar | Fum | Fum lost |
| 2011 | 26 | KC | 16 | 81 | 1159 | 5 | 141 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 27 | KC | 13 | 59 | 801 | 3 | 114 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 28 | KC | 15 | 57 | 673 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
It’s been a couple years since we’ve seen a 1,000+ yard effort from Dwayne Bowe (1,159 yds, 2011), and even longer since we’ve seen double digit touchdowns (15 TD, 2010). The most degrading stat for Bowe last year must have to be that fellow teammate, RB Jamaal Charles, surpassed him in reception and yardage totals (Bowe 57 rec, 673 yds; Charles 70 rec, 693 yds). In his defense, his target totals have diminished over the past few years (141, 115, 105) and the quarterback situation was in a state of flux. Now the Chiefs have locked onto Alex Smith who is an efficient game manager, but lacks the range, or favoritism, to make any wide receiver fantasy gold. Hopefully Andy Reid can install enough creativity in his quarterback so the offense can remain fresh and Bowe can return to relevancy.
Casey Bowman – @LWOSCaseyBow
#32 Riley Cooper
| Year | Age | Team | G | REC | Yards | TD | Tar | Fum | Fum lost |
| 2011 | 23 | Phi | 16 | 16 | 315 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | Phi | 11 | 23 | 248 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | Phi | 16 | 47 | 835 | 8 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
Riley Cooper comes in at number 32 on our countdown due to one element: big play potential. Cooper had 17.8 yards per catch, and was perfect for Chip Kelly’s up-tempo offense. However, with big play potential comes big inconsistency. Cooper had three big weeks where he had 361 yards and 6 TD’s. The other 12 games he played in? 474 yards and 2 TD’s. Yet, as QB Nick Foles emerged, so did Cooper, so there is hope for this season. With DeSean Jackson now in Washington, Cooper’s targets should increase, but he will be focused more by defenses. Cooper was the 22nd best scoring WR last season in ESPN standard leagues, and we expect him to have a slightly worse season in 2014.
Jack Hammond – @jayhamm26
#31 Eric Decker
| Year | Age | Team | G | REC | Yards | TD | Tar | Fum | Fum lost |
| 2011 | 24 | Den | 16 | 44 | 612 | 8 | 96 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 25 | Den | 16 | 85 | 1064 | 13 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 26 | Den | 16 | 87 | 1288 | 11 | 136 | 2 | 1 |
Between a lack of a decent QB to throw to him, and absence of other options to divert the attention of opposing defenses, there are multiple reasons for fantasy players to be wary of taking Eric Decker this season. But they shouldn’t be. This lack of other options in New York means the former Bronco should see a lot of targets in his first season for Gang Green (ESPN New York predicts he could lead the league in targets this year). This is a very promising sign, as for the past five seasons, the top 4 players for targets in the league have all finished in the top 15 in fantasy scoring, even in non-PPR leagues. He may not follow this trend, or get in the top four for targets, but Eric Decker has real value purely because he is the Jets best receiving option by far. Currently being taken in the 9th round in 10 team leagues, Eric Decker makes a lot of sense considering where he is being drafted.
Nick Frost – @N1CKF5
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