Fantasy Football: 5 Wide Receivers Who Drastically Outperformed Their 2016 Preseason Rankings

Terrelle Pryor, Cleveland Browns

Terrelle Pryor was the only wide receiver among the five in this list to garner more than one preseason top 200 ranking. ESPN ranked him No. 166, while Fox Sports ranked him No. 182 and CBS Sports had him No. 183. He failed to make the top-200 lists of Yahoo and NFL.com.

It wasn't exactly a big vote of confidence for the former quarterback, who was entering his first full season as a wide receiver.

There were other question marks heading into 2016. Pryor didn't have a veteran teammate who could serve as a mentor -- someone he could have used to show him the ropes at a new position. Rookie Corey Coleman was listed as the other starting wideout, while the backups included Andrew Hawkins and Marlon Moore -- not exactly big names.

Also, Robert Griffin III was the team's new quarterback to start the season, but he had missed all of 2015 and half of 2014 due to injuries and poor play. He then hurt his shoulder in the season opener and missed the next 11 games.

Pryor did prove that his athleticism goes a long way, though. Despite poor play from multiple quarterbacks and an offense that ranked 31st in points per game (16.5), he still caught 77 passes for 1,007 yards and 4 touchdowns - all team-highs. He also had 11 catches for 20 or more yards, which was more than twice as many as any other Browns receiver.

Pryor finished 20th among wide receivers in standard-league scoring and tied for 21st in PPR leagues. Overall, he tied for 55th in PPR leagues and 91st in standard leagues.