Fantasy Football 2014: Developmental WRs Worth Gambling on This Year

July 18, 2014   ·   Eric Mack   ·   Jump to comments

Lightning in a bottle is one of the most sought-after things in our fantasy (football) world. As popular as it is to seek, it is even tougher to find. That doesn't keep us from looking, though. They call it fantasy football for a reason, after all.
We break down seven of our favorite developmental wide receivers worth gambling on in fantasy football this year. These guys represent the potential to catch lightning in a bottle, even if that potential looks like a group of bottles full of nothing but empty promises right now.
We leave rookie wide receivers out of the discussion, along with St. Louis Rams second-year man Tavon Austin, who was 2013's first wideout drafted. High-end rookies at the position tend to be overrated and overdrafted in fantasy. Read: Sammy Watkins, Odell Beckham, Brandin Cooks and Kelvin Benjamin. Austin's lackluster rookie season is an example of the potential disappointment you would be reaching for with those guys.
Then, the lower-end rookie recei...

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