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The receivers who were selected in the first three rounds of Fantasy drafts were supposed to be safe and productive. But neither has been the case for several stars we were counting on after the first three weeks of the season.
Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are struggling without Joe Burrow (toe). CeeDee Lamb (ankle) and Mike Evans (hamstring) are hurt. And Brian Thomas Jr., Drake London, and Ladd McConkey look like busts.
We’ll see what happens in Week 4, and hopefully Lamb and Evans will return soon. I’m not panicked yet on Chase, but Higgins is tough to trust in two-receiver leagues. The same goes for Thomas, who you can read about below.
Michael Penix Jr. will hopefully start to pepper London with targets, and McConkey will eventually get his share of the production from Justin Herbert instead of Keenan Allen and Quentin Johnston. I’m still starting London and McConkey in the majority of leagues.
Justin Jefferson hasn’t been great through the first three games of the season, but I’m not worried about him. And you have to feel great if you drafted Malik Nabers, Nico Collins, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Puka Nacua since all of them are off to great starts.
A.J. Brown was bad in the first two games of the season, but he had a breakout game in Week 3 against the Rams. Let’s see if Week 4 brings similar good fortune for some of these other struggling stars at wide receiver as well.
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