Fantasy Football 2012: Top Third Year Wide Receiver Breakout Candidates

May 12, 2012   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

There is a school of thought in fantasy football that wide receivers entering their third season can be attractive fantasy targets, as they often go on to have "breakout" campaigns.
This doesn't always prove to be the case, as Kenny Britt of the Tennessee Titans was believed to be a leading candidate to explode a season ago, only to tear his ACL three games into the season and record fewer than 300 receiving yards.
However, there have been any number of instances of wide receivers posting big numbers in their third years—with Steve Johnson of the Buffalo Bills serving as a recent example—so it can be advantageous for fantasy owners to take a look at the leading candidates for a third year "breakout" in 2012.
It's important to note that I have omitted Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Victor Cruz of the New York Giants from this list. Both players topped 1,000 yards and cracked the top 25 in fantasy points among wide receivers last year, and it seem...

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