Markus Wheaton Will Have Breakout Fantasy Season in 2014

August 3, 2014   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Markus Wheaton is not an ordinary fantasy football sleeper.
No, Wheaton is that guy who can make or break a fantasy year for an owner no matter what format or if coin is on the line.
Ponder this—the Oregon State product currently has an average draft position of 13.06, which makes him the No. 58 wideout off the board.
Why not? As a rookie, he caught just six passes in the 12 games he was permitted to don a jersey. He saw 13 targets overall from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. So his ADP is not necessarily all that ludicrous, it just goes to show that owners can be rather lazy when it comes to research and instead rely too much on past performances.
That happens to annually be the line in the sand that separates the best owners from the worst.
First, about Wheaton himself. As member of the Dallas Cowboys, he was often lost in the shuffle, allowing the spotlight to go to other big-name receivers. Even then, his nu...

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