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Will Vincent Jackson's Touchdown Potential Return in 2015?
Vincent Jackson made history with his unique high-volume, low-scoring 2014 season. Can he turn things around in 2015 and find his way back to the end zone?

After seeing how productive last year's wide receiver class was, it's easy to become enamored with the shiny new toys the NFL has at the wide receiver position.

Especially for fantasy football owners, it's easy to become captivated with words like "upside" and "potential," particularly as we enter the doldrums of summer as every news blurb has players looking like future Hall-of-Famers at their positions.

One city going through this right now is Tampa Bay, as fans and beat reporters watch first overall pick Jameis Winston throwing deep passes in stride to last year's rookie phenom observed that this was the first time a player has seen at least 140 targets with only scoring twice in over a decade.

So what caused this seismic dropoff in production? And is this the start of a trend or merely an outlier in Jackson's career?

Well, opportunity certainly was not a factor.

VJax had 25.9% of the team's red zone targets -- 14 targets compared to Evans' 15 -- showing that both 6' 5" wideouts were getting equal looks their way in a shortened field. Evans was able to capitalize on 6 of those 15 targets for scores, while Jackson scored twice from both 3-yards and 5-yards out.

The other 12 targets? Three interceptions by McCown, eight incompletions between Glennon (5), McCown (2), and another on a goofy lateral pass by running back outlook isn't necessarily favorable for Winston in Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers had no choice but to try and find their new franchise quarterback with the first overall pick.

Going from the 31st ranked Adjusted Passing NEP, the Buccaneers had to find themselves a new signal-caller and Winston will enter the season atop the depth chart.

After a tumultuous end to his collegiate career, there have been mixed reviews of what to expect from Winston after having a sublime red-shirt freshman year in 2013 and a somewhat disappointing season in 2014.

In 2013 back when his offense actually had capable weapons -- ahem FantasyFootballCalculator.com and WR31 in MyFantastyLeague.com's "MFL10's," Jackson has a great opportunity to outperform his current ADP, providing you value with a WR2 at a WR3 price tag.

Evans will naturally slide over to the WR1 role in year two of his NFL career, but it's important to note that the Buccaneers' front office is still paying Jackson's full $12.2 million cap number in 2015. Shelling out that kind of dough in the fourth of his five-year deal indicates they still plan on featuring Jackson as a major role player on this offense.

Jackson may not be a sexy pick compared to the other wide receivers drafted around his ADP, but he's entering an improved offensive situation and can provide you with a safe, consistent output at a discounted price after his statistical anomaly in 2014. While others in your league are drafting younger receivers at their ceilings, you can draft a heavily targeted veteran with a high floor who's proven to be very capable of finishing the year as a WR2.

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