Last year in fantasy football it was the year of the wide receiver. WRs from everywhere, including the waiver wire, and late rounds proved invaluable to fantasy owners. Owners, much like myself, who always subscribed to the theory that WRs are a dime a dozen got burned. Compile that with a significant amount of RB injuries and underperforming RBs and the WR position became pivotal to fantasy success.
That trend is likely to be at the front of the minds of fantasy owners this year when they draft. In our current mock draft, we're through 4 rounds now and of the first 40 picks, 13 are WRs. That's almost 33%. By my count we're already down to the third tier of WRs and some 2nd tier RBs and QBs are still on the board. So, clearly, my advice to you this year is don't overlook the WR position.
Randy Moss is a first rounder. TO is a second rounder and even Reggie Wayne or Larry Fitzgerald could be late 2nd rounders. In our GSI draft, I passed up Fitzgerald in Round 3 and took Tony Romo instead. I have now regretted that decision as there would've been elite QBs still available for me in Round 4. Instead I'm now stuck with Plax Burress as my top WR. So, I've got to find points and scores in another way because my other advice to you is, don't reach. Just because I missed out on the tiered WRs, does not mean I'm stretching for a Joey Galloway or the like earlier than his value warrants.
Patience pays off, and this is where you research pays off. Find that unheard of guy, that underperformer veteran or that rookie that you think will break out.
Remember, both Wes Welker and Dwayne Bowe played major roles for their teams and helped many fantasy owners. Both guys were late round picks or undrafted free agents. So, stay calm, but don't hold tight to old ways of thinking. Always take the best available player, even if it is WR.
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