12 Post-NFL Draft Situations to Watch at the Wide Receiver Position for Fantasy Football

Kevin White in Chicago

Ever since his time in Denver as a rookie, Jay Cutler has always had the large catch radius provided by the big 6' 4" Brandon Marshall to depend on to rack up yards through the air despite some sometimes wildly inaccurate throws.

But with Marshall's trade to the New York Jets earlier this offseason, the Bears needed to find Cutler a new security blanket. And with the seventh overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, Chicago did just that by selecting 6' 3" West Virginia receiver Kevin White.

White has an amazing combination of elite size, strength, and explosiveness that allows him to exploit and physically dominate opposing defenses.

Despite still being quite raw as a wideout compared to his Crimson Tide counterpart, White has shown an accelerated development in his short time at West Virginia, culminating in 109 receptions for 1,447 yards and 10 touchdowns in final season as a Mountaineer.

And while I was ecstatic for the move for Kevin White's career in the long-term -- he gets to learn under Alshon Jeffery the same way Alshon once learned under Brandon Marshall -- I was less enthused about the selection in terms of White's fantasy football value for this upcoming season.

That's because while White is entering a situation in which he has plenty of mentors to learn from, he's also competing with these same veterans for targets. Alshon Jeffery and Matt Forte collected 145 and 128 targets, respectively, last season, and there's little reason to think that will change under the new regime. Though Marshall's departure leaves about 8.1 targets per game on the board, some of that should be soaked up by newly acquired Eddie Royal who garnered 129 targets in his one season with Cutler in Denver.

The odd man out on this team however may be tight end Martellus Bennett. News surfaced that Bennett was on the trading block, which may indicate a desire by the new coaching staff to shift away from the pass-catching tight end and allocate some of the 128 targets he received last season to rookie Kevin White.

Because Kevin White is still a raw player, his physical talents will only carry him so far in the NFL. And with the likelihood that he'll at best play third fiddle to Alshon Jeffery and Matt Forte in John Fox's typically conservative offense, fantasy football managers should temper expectations for the rookie out of West Virginia.