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Should You Stay Away From Kendall Wright in Fantasy Football This Year?
Even though he had the seventh-most receptions among wide receivers in 2013, Kendall Wright only scored two touchdowns. Should you stay away in 2014?

If you've suffered through many sleepless nights trying to figure out how NFL Combine Profile for Wright actually posted a perfect analysis of this: "He's the type of receiver who needs to be involved in the game to be a factor at all."

There's not a ton of reason to believe this efficiency will change. During his rookie season, Wright was actually even more inefficient than he was this past year, seeing a Reception NEP per target average of 0.48. That ranked second worst among all wide receivers.

Wright's 2014 Outlook

You may completely be turned off by Wright at this point, but as an early eighth-round selection in standard scoring leagues, you aren't throwing away a draft pick. Hunter may cut into his receiving totals this season and he may see little improvement on his touchdown total, but depending on your league settings, Wright is a serviceable option as a WR3 or a WR4.

And our projections like him even more. He's currently listed as the 23rd ranked receiver, which isn't a bad spot to be in.

Just keep an eye on his touchdown production, and know that when you draft Kendall Wright, you're getting a generally inefficient receiver. That's not a bad thing, but volume will have to be there for him to really succeed.

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