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Five bargain WRs to target in the later rounds of your fantasy draft
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Five bargain WRs to target in the later rounds of your fantasy draft
Don't feel pressure to draft all of your starting WRs in the opening rounds. Here are five fantasy bargains that you can target late in your draft.
The first two on this list are teammates Quentin Johnston and Tre' Harris. Johnston is a former first-round pick who finally started putting it all together last season. He actually averaged more fantasy points per game than Ladd McConkey. Still only 24 years old, Johnston has a ridiculous WR42 ADP.
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Harris isn't even on most deep-league radars, despite entering the league last year as a coveted second-round pick. His WR77 ADP ignores the fact that Keenan Allen easily led the Chargers last season with 122 targets. Those vacated looks will be filled, in part, by McConkey, Johnston, and the ascending Harris, who's a fantastic bet to finish in the top 55.
The next two on the list are teammates Jayden Reed (WR47 ADP) and Matthew Golden (WR50 ADP). The fantasy market believes Christian Watson (WR30 ADP) will be the Packers ' only fantasy-relevant wideout. The market believes that Reed's injury-plagued 2025 campaign and Golden's disjointed rookie campaign are signs of things to come.
But let's remember that Reed is a former second-round pick who was a top-30 fantasy WR in 2024 and 2023. Golden is a 2025 first-round pick who no longer has to compete with Romeo Doubs or Dontayvion Wicks. In this thinned-out receiving corps, there's room for Reed and Golden to shine.
Finally, deep leaguers and those who compete in best ball leagues should be at least open to snagging rookie Malik Benson with the final pick.
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The fantasy market is making a mistake believing that the Raiders' WR depth chart is static. Benson's WR170 ADP suggests he's draftable only in alternate universes featuring 40-team fantasy leagues. But no one has seized Vegas's #1 WR job yet, and Benson has played well enough in camp to merit a closer look. If he can earn 5+ targets a game, he'll immediately be relevant on a team that frequently will be playing from behind.
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This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Five bargain WRs to target in the later rounds of your fantasy draft
