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With changes abound to the Panthers’ offense, and locked into a starting role opposite of Kelvin Benjamin this season, opportunity knocks for Devin Funchess. Three years younger, and the superior athlete to Kelvin Benjamin, Funchess looks poised to pass Benjamin as the WR1 for Carolina.

Devin Funchess saw a 23.7-percent Red Zone Target Share in 2016, just 2 targets behind Greg Olsen and 1 behind Kelvin Benjamin. Not given the opportunities of Ted Ginn, he was just as effective as a downfield threat.

The Packers have finished in the top 10 in both points per game and yards per game nine times in the 11 years Mike McCarthy has been head coach. 2015 stands out as an outlier, which is at least partially explained by McCarthy giving up play calling duties to then-Offensive Coordinator Tom Clements for a portion of the season.

Jamaal Williams looks like a one-dimensional between-the-tackles grinder, while Aaron Jones looks like a future 3rd down or change of pace running back. Rather than indicating a lack of confidence in Montgomery, the Packers drafted two running backs simply needed to replenish the position with other RBs on their roster outside Montgomery.

Cole Beasley is largely forgotten in 2017, being drafted in the final rounds if at all. But the undrafted slot receiver should be a primary target for your upcoming drafts providing you a secret advantage to your drafts.

Being drafted outside the top 150 players, you can focus your early and middle round pics on other positions and high upside players, knowing you will secure a PPR stud in the later double digit rounds of the draft. Beasley is the ace up your sleeve in your 2017 Fantasy Football drafts.

The loss of Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon has led to a boost in value for Terrance West and Danny Woodhead, but could Javorius “Buck” Allen be the eventual back to own in Baltimore for 2017?

Allen’s 220-pound frame, that is more than built for running between the tackles. Yet, he was also a preferred target in the passing game as a rookie with his 45 receptions, and totaled the 10th most targets among running with 62, which would lead to favorable upside should he manage to see the field in a more frequent role in 2017.

Prior to being traded, Sammy Watkins had been picking up steam as a high upside target in the third round of drafts with his combination of target volume and efficiency. The key to Sammy Watkins’ fantasy outlook will be the development of QB Jared Goff. As we witnessed firsthand last season how early round WR picks in DeAndre Hopkins and Allen Robinson were sabotaged by poor quarterback play.

One of the most debated players from draft season, regardless of position, has been Cooper Kupp. He is projected as the third receiver on the depth chart and has been working in the slot this offseason, and will have every opportunity to win the job and makes for a later round stash in dynasty leagues.

Heading into August, we have roughly one more month of drafting before all of our research and breakdowns either lead us to fantasy glory, or result in us second guessing everything we once held true. This article we will look to find one last shot at draft optimization, pinpointing players whose ADP’s bring some of the highest value heading into the 2017 NFL season.

Tyrell Williams should have never been drafted so close to Mike Williams in fantasy football drafts, because Tyrell Williams just finished a 2016 breakout campaign where he posted 69 receptions for 1,059 yards and seven touchdowns, while posting a +9.8 Production Premium (no. 30) and 13.6 fantasy points per game (no. 22).

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The Bills have the potential to be a top-5 scoring offense in the NFL and have demonstrated that potential in the past. Considering this is a very front loaded roster on offense, that means Tyrod Taylor, LeSean McCoy, and Jordan Matthews will be swimming in fantasy points.

The Bills’ projected No. 2 wideout Zay Jones has an interesting athletic profile with a 119.7 (88th percentile) SPARQ-x Score. However, despite a 4.45 40-yard dash time and a 10.28 (92nd percentile) Catch Radius, Jones wasn’t used down the field, instead posting a 11.1 yards per reception mark at East Carolina.

The lack of wide receiver depth in Philadelphia forced Matthews’ slot rate to drop to 36.9-percent (No. 23) last season. With Jeffery and Smith now on the team, Matthews will comfortably revert back to his slot role.

Nelson Agholor’s Hog Rate was only 7.8-percent (No. 102). In other words, Agholor is barely targeted when on the field. Beyond a lack of usage, his lack of a rapport with Carson Wentz may have contributed to his 7.2-percent (No. 13) drop rate.

Even though the New York Jets have no shot at being competitive on a weekly basis, that doesn’t mean some of their players can’t be value picks in the later rounds of fantasy drafts. Garbage time stats count too, and the Jets should be experiencing plenty of garbage time this season.

While the low-BMI, hyper-svelte archetype hasn’t been a particularly successful one at the NFL level, Robby Anderson’s 10.17 (79th-percentile) Catch Radius, paired with 4.41 speed, affords him unique downfield play-making ability. He’s a Jerome Simpson-level field stretcher with explosiveness, who makes for an intriguing late-round dart throw if he can keep his head on straight.