Fantasy Football: 8 Sleeper Wide Receivers to Target in 2017
Zay Jones, Buffalo Bills
With the departure of Sammy Watkins, the only wide receivers returning to the Buffalo Bills from last season are Brandon Tate, Walter Powell, and Dezmin Lewis. That epic trio combined for just 22 receptions in 2016.
Buffalo’s top four wide receivers from last season, who combined for 45.99% of the team’s targets, have all moved on, and Anquan Boldin retired less than two weeks after joining the team. That leaves plenty of opportunity for Zay Jones, who the Bills selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, to make an immediate impact this season.
Jordan Matthews is expected to be the Bills’ primary slot receiver, which could allow Jones to line up outside, at least in three-receiver sets. And with Matthews no lock to be healthy in Week 1, Jones even has a chance to be Buffalo’s top wide receiver to open up 2017.
That opportunity makes Jones -- whose 1,746 receiving yards were the second-most in the FBS last season -- well worth a flier in fantasy drafts at his current 12th-round ADP. —Barry Cohen
