He has eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards six times with four different teams during that span.Īt just 28 years old, Cooks shows little signs of slowing down. Round 5, Pick 2: Brandin Cooks (WR – HOU)īrandin Cooks has finished worse than the fantasy WR20 only once since 2015, and that was due to injury. Last season he was eighth in target share (27.3%), 24th in targets per snap and 20th in yards per route run (minimum 50 targets, per PFF). Metcalf’s volume and efficiency should still lend to spike weeks regardless of the quarterback. While the pairing of Smith and Drew Lock might hamper his ceiling, Metcalf’s floor is as a low-end WR2. Metcalf played last season with Geno Smith and a watered-down version of Russell Wilson under center and still managed to finish as WR20. But it’s worth noting that Mike Williams out-scored Allen in half-point scoring in the season’s totality, and that Allen posted his lowest yards per route run (1.78) since 2014.ĭ.K.

The Chargers slot receiver remained Justin Herbert’s go-to option as his 17th-ranked 22% target share led the Chargers. He caught 100-plus passes for the fifth straight season and finished as the WR14 overall and in fantasy points per game (12.8). The 2021 season represented the latest installment of Keenan Allen just being straight a baller and one of the most perennially underrated wide receivers in the NFL. A massive bounce-back campaign could be brewing. With the additions of Jon Feliciano, Mark Glowinski, and first-round pick Evan Neal to pair with holdover Andrew Thomas, the blocking upfront should be much improved. With Joe Judge and Jason Garrett’s special brand of season-destroying special sauce gone, Barkley has all the motivation to crush this year as a pending free agent. In his return from the ACL injury, he posted his career’s lowest breakaway run rate (3.1%, per ) and yards after contact per attempt (2.69, per PFF). Last season was nightmare fuel for Saquon Barkley.

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