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4 Wide Receivers Worth a Late-Round Pick in Your Fantasy Football Drafts
Winning your fantasy championship takes late-round acumen. These receivers may help you get there.

Nick Toon

With the exit of recently studied the target distribution typically afforded the WR3 in New Orleans. With Graham on the field, Brees directed an average of 8.7% of his targets to the Saints' number-three receiver in the last four seasons; this figure stands to rise without Graham hogging such a large portion of the Saints target distribution. As such it’d be reasonable to expect Toon to get at least 10% of the team’s targets.

numberFire currently projects Toon to produce 38 catches for 437 yards and 3 touchdowns. While these numbers might be middling, it’s wise to consider the upside and potential for Toon exceeding these projections.

Toon, a 6’4’’, big-bodied receiver, is all but penciled in for a role in a dynamic Saints offense, with the two receivers in front of him having potential vulnerabilities; Brandin Cooks was unable to stay on the field for his inaugural season, and Marques Colston is 32 years old. If one of these players goes down for any period of time next year, Toon could capitalize and reel in even more targets.

Toon is currently going undrafted in 10-team leagues. Grab him with your last pick, and you’ll have a receiver with a decent floor given his projected workload -- and upside to boot.

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