It’s always better to be early than late when it comes to fantasy.  If you had gone all-in on the Bengals last season, you probably would have won most of your leagues.  Trends are fleeting and often by the time you hear about them from your buddy, the value has been oversaturated.  Fantasy is often cyclical and what once was can be again.  This is true with WRs as we are in the absolute apex of the rookie WR revolution.  With all the hype around rookie after last season’s breakouts from Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr. and Ladd McConkey, everyone wants to be in on the next guy and sometimes we forget about the player we used to love just last season.   This article will look at some sophomore WRs who aren’t exactly getting enough hype.

Jalen McMillian

Consensus Rank: WR57, ADP: 146,

I was going to build this entire draft guide around McMillian before the NFL draft.  Then the Bucs went and drafted Emeka Egbuka and now it’s possible sophomore could be the 4th option on a high-powered offense.  That’s obviously not great and why I can had to scroll multiple times to find his name on the draft board, assuming he could never ever be as far down as he is.  Some quick stats.  From Week 14 on, McMillian never had less than 50 rec yards and a score.  Of every player in fantasy, McMillian was on the highest % of Yahoo championship teams.  The two WRs ahead of McMillian are in all honesty, absolute fantasy monsters.  Chris Godwin was 2nd in FPPT in a short season and Mike Evans is only the most reliable receiver in NFL history not named Jerry Rice.  That’s all in the past and Evans is 31 years old and showed just a little slippage last season.  He only had one game over 63 yards in the first seven weeks before he got hurt.  Godwin looked better than he ever had before his seven game season got cut short, but he’s not had a litany of lower-body injuries and is approaching the WR age cliff that isn’t kind to players coming up major surgeries.  Egbuka is more of a wild card, but he’s more in the Godwin mold and could easily start being the best WR out of the slot in TB.  There are many ways this plays out, but the key is that this TB offense is one you want to invest in.  Baker Mayfield through for 41 TDs and TB WRs combined for the 5th most FPPG and that was with Godwin and Evans combining for only 21 games.  The odds that McMillian repeats his Yahoo title are slim to none, but I imagine I have will have him rostered everywhere I can.

Rome Odunze, Bears

Consensus Rank: WR37, ADP: 82

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Jon Mosales

I have been crazy about fantasy sports even before I knew what it was.  Some people use stats as a tool and some use the eye test.  I like to believe I have the perfect blend of both and that extra special spider sense that separates me from the herd.  I have been nominated for one FSWA Football Article of the Year award and am just getting started.  My only fear is that I will become too good at fantasy football and have to retire early like Michael Jordan. You won’t see me leave my house without at least one of my (four) dogs and if you are lucky enough, you will catch me cruising top-down with all four in tow.

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