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Monday, June 17, 2019

Detroit Lions 2019 Fantasy Football Projections

In addition to viewing our 2019 Fantasy Football Projections by position, we will post our preseason projections per team.

Below you will find our 2019 fantasy football projections for the Detroit Lions.

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	559.3	369.1	3915.1	22.65	11.19	32.1	102.7	0.64	238.93
Posting top-12 production in six of the previous seven seasons, Stafford finished 2018 as fantasy's QB20. Not only did his pass attempts drop to 555, only 10 less than 2017 but still an eight-year low, Stafford was less efficient with his opportunities as well. Stafford averaged just 6.81 Y/A, an eight-year low, and a TD% of 3.8, a four-year low. In Detroit's run-first offense, Stafford should be viewed as a low-upside QB2 and not much more.
Tom Savage	1.7	1	10.7	0.03	0.04	1.1	0.6	0	0.53

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RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Kerryon Johnson	229.5	1021.3	6.89	43.7	314.6	1.31	182.79
Playing just 10 games as a rookie, Johnson had exactly 150 touches -- 118 carries and 32 receptions. Averaging 5.4 yards per carry, Johnson was fantasy's RB15 (RB14 in PPR) through Week 11 before missing the remainder of the season. Provided he stays healthy in 2019, the second-year back should see north of last year's 15 touches per game and could once again perform as a top-15 back when he's on the field.
C.J. Anderson	128.5	552.6	3.21	11.8	97.9	0.47	87.13
Let go by the Rams, Anderson was extremely productive down the stretch as Todd Gurley dealt with his knee issues. In fact, no running back scored more fantasy points over the final two weeks of the season. Including their first playoff game, CJA had a streak of three games with 120-plus rushing yards and (at least) one touchdown.
Theo Riddick	34.4	130.7	0.34	46.6	330.9	2.33	62.18
On the roster bubble (according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press), Riddick's salary counts most towards the team's salary cap. Averaging a career-low scoreless 6.3 Y/R, Riddick's 61 receptions were the second-most of his career. Provided he sticks on the roster, he offers running back depth with flex upside in PPR formats.
Zach Zenner	20.7	80.7	0.52	2	17	0.02	13.01
Ty Johnson	11.5	49.5	0.23	1.1	8.3	0.01	7.22

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WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Kenny Golladay	67.6	1061.3	5.58	0	0	0	139.61
Golladay had a breakout second season with 70 catches for 1,063 yards and five touchdowns on 119 targets. Only six receivers had more 12-target games than Golladay (four), but he also had four or less targets in one-third (five) of his (15) games as well. Golladay has the physical tools to be more of a threat in the red zone and could take another step forward in his third year.
Marvin Jones	57.9	891.7	6.37	0	0	0	127.39
Jones missed roughly half of 2018, but he had 61/1,101/9 in 2017 as he led the NFL in Y/R (18.0). In his nine games last season, Jones had at least 50 yards and/or a touchdown in eight of them. While I expect Golladay to outperform Jones, he's a solid WR3 in any format with upside for much better.
Danny Amendola	56.6	554.7	2.83	0	0	0	72.45
Amendola has had 55 to 65 catches and 575 to 675 yards in three of his past four seasons and that's roughly what I expect for Detroit's new slot receiver -- 57 catches for 557 yards. He has finished outside the top 50 wide receivers (standard scoring) in eight consecutive seasons, but he has a little more value in deeper PPR leagues.
Jermaine Kearse	17.4	205.3	1.17	0	0	0	27.55
Andy Jones	8.4	92.4	0.76	0	0	0	13.8
Travis Fulgham	4.3	55	0.22	0	0	0	6.82
Brandon Powell	1.8	19.8	0.13	1.1	5.5	0	3.31

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TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
T.J. Hockenson	47.3	544	3.78	0	0	0	77.08
Only four tight ends have been drafted in the top 10 over the past 20 years including Hockenson this year with the No. 8 overall pick. If there's a concern with Hockenson, it's the difficult transition that the rookie tight ends have when making the jump from college to the pros.
Jesse James	15.8	161.2	1.03	0	0	0	22.3
Logan Thomas	3.1	23.9	0.16	0	0	0	3.35

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Monday, September 17, 2018

2018 Fantasy Football TE Waiver-Wire Options Heading Into Week 3

Every week, we examine players that may be available on your league's waiver wire that could help your team in the short and/or long term.

For a player to be listed, he must be owned in 50 percent (or less) of Yahoo! leagues. The goal is to provide recommendations of players that have a greater chance of being available on your league's waiver wire. Of course, your league's size and settings could significantly impact whether these players (or better options) are available in your particular league(s).

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With that said, here are some tight end waiver-wire options that I like heading into Week 3 (Yahoo! ownership in parenthesis):

[Note: Players listed below are sorted by my preference to add.]

1. Austin Hooper, Atlanta Falcons (17 percent)

Hooper caught all five of his targets in Week 2 for 59 yards and a touchdown. Like most/all of the options on this list, Hooper is a TD-dependent option. The good news is that the Saints-Falcons Week 3 matchup could turn into a shootout (54-point over-under) that leads to plenty of streaming appeal.

2. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Jacksonville Jaguars (32 percent)

Seferian-Jenkins has exactly three receptions and five targets in back-to-back games with 25 yards or less. The difference between Week 2 (from Week 1) is that his touchdown wasn't called back. There are not many inspiring options in the under-50% ownership category, but ASJ remains a TD-dependent streamer.

3. Ricky Seals-Jones, Arizona Cardinals (27 percent)

The Cardinals offense has been terrible. Absolutely terrible. After all, starting quarterback Sam Bradford has 243 passing yards ... through two games. Larry Fitzgerald (15) leads the team in targets, but Seals-Jones (12) currently ranks second in that category. Averaging 6.0 targets per game is equivalent to a 96-target pace, something only seven tight ends had in 2017. Perhaps that volume will lead to more than 18.0 yards per game at some point in the season.

4. Jesse James, Pittsburgh Steelers (10 percent)

Going into Monday Night Football, no tight end has scored more fantasy points (standard-scoring) than James (TE2 in PPR). Even with Vance McDonald returning in Week 2, James hauled in five receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown. Considering I expect McDonald to score more fantasy points than James going forward, I have James ranked relatively low on this list of mediocre options.

5. Jake Butt, Denver Broncos (three percent)

Butt had four catches for 48 yards on six targets in Week 2 and now has 10 targets through the team's first two games. If Butt continues to average five-plus targets per game, he'll have the chance to perform as a high-end TE2. For now, he's worth a look in deeper leagues.

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Friday, August 31, 2018

Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 Fantasy Football Projections

In addition to viewing our 2018 Fantasy Football Projections by position, we will post our preseason projections per team.

Below you will find our 2018 fantasy football projections for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ben Roethlisberger	537.3	351.9	4164	29	13.7	24.5	36.8	0.5	0.8	260.24
Throwing for 3,800-plus yards in each of the past five seasons, Big Ben has thrown 28-plus touchdowns in four of those five seasons. Since being drafted 11th overall in 2004, however, Roethlisberger has played a 16-game season only three times in his career so there's certainly a strong chance that he'll miss a game or two in 2018. With the league's best RB/WR combo in Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, Roethlisberger has weekly QB1 upside (especially at home), but he's finished as the yearly QB20, QB13 and QB10 over the past three seasons, respectively.
Landry Jones	40.9	26.2	307	1.6	1.4	6.7	-6.7	0	0	15.21
Mason Rudolph	5.8	3.5	43	0.2	0.3	0	0	0	0	1.92

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Le'Veon Bell	304.8	1310.6	9.8	72.4	597.3	1.8	1.2	257.99
Referring to reports as "fake news," Bell has denied that he will report on Labor Day, but it's unlikely that he misses any regular-season games. A six-game 2015 season being the exception, the three-down workhorse has 1,200-plus rushing yards, 75-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in three of his past four seasons.
James Conner	60.1	264.4	1.8	3.2	20.8	0.1	0.1	39.72
Fitzgerald Toussaint	13.4	55.6	0.1	2.5	20	0.1	0.1	8.56

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
JuJu Smith-Schuster	72.2	971.1	6.5	0	0	0	0.3	135.51
Exceeding expectations in his rookie season, Smith-Schuster had 41 catches for 686 yards and four touchdowns over his final seven regular-season games including three 100-yard games during that span. (He had 17/231/3 in his first seven games.) Even as the offense's third option behind Brown and Le'Veon Bell, Smith-Schuster is poised for a bigger and better second season with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders.
James Washington	36.4	600.6	4.4	0	0	0	0.4	85.66
With Bryant traded to the Raiders for a third-round pick, the Steelers used their second-round pick on the Oklahoma State deep threat. Finishing his collegiate career with three consecutive 1,000/10 seasons, Washington averaged 20.28 Y/R over the past three seasons.
Darrius Heyward-Bey	10.2	182.6	1	4.5	41.4	0.5	0.1	31.2
Justin Hunter	3.4	34.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	5.87

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Vance McDonald	40.6	519.7	4.1	0	0	0	0.2	76.17
McDonald had just 14 catches for 188 yards in the regular season, but he had both of his 50-yard regular-season games in December and 10/112/0 on a team-high 16 targets in their playoff loss to the Jaguars. With good health, expectations are pointing up for his second season with the Steelers.
Jaylen Samuels	27.3	294.8	2.2	26.7	117.5	0.5	0.2	57.03
The Steelers announced Samuels as a running back when they drafted him in the fifth round, but Samuels is a hybrid H-back type of player that can do a variety of things in Pittsburgh's offense. Samuels had 1,000 yards from scrimmage -- 75/593/4 receiving and 78/407/12 rushing -- and 16 touchdowns for the Wolfpack last season.
Jesse James	17.8	153.1	1.6	0	0	0	0.1	24.71
James had a nearly identical season in 2017 (43/372/3 on 63 targets) as he had in 2016 (39/338/3 on 60 targets). Towards the end of the season, McDonald was involved more in the passing game and that seems like a trend that will continue into 2018.
Xavier Grimble	2.3	22.1	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	3.21

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

2018 Fantasy Football Projections: Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ben Roethlisberger	531.4	348.1	4118	28.7	13.6	24.5	36.8	0.5	0.8	257.4
Throwing for 3,800-plus yards in each of the past five seasons, Big Ben has thrown 28-plus touchdowns in four of those five seasons. Since being drafted 11th overall in 2004, however, Roethlisberger has played a 16-game season only three times in his career so there's certainly a strong chance that he'll miss a game or two in 2018. With the league's best RB/WR combo in Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, Roethlisberger has weekly QB1 upside (especially at home), but he's finished as the yearly QB20, QB13 and QB10 over the past three seasons, respectively.
Landry Jones	43.8	28	329	1.8	1.5	6.7	-6.7	0	0	16.69
Mason Rudolph	8.8	5.3	65	0.4	0.4	0	0	0	0	3.4

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Le'Veon Bell	307.1	1320.5	9.8	74.7	616.3	1.9	1.2	261.48
Once again, the Steelers and Bell were unable to reach a long-term deal before the league-imposed cutoff. Given that, Bell won't report until after the preseason is over, but it "would be a shock" for him to miss regular-season games. Aside from his six-game 2015 season, the three-down workhorse has 1,200-plus rushing yards, 75-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in three of his past four seasons.
James Conner	52.5	231	1.3	2.4	14.4	0.1	0.1	32.74
Fitzgerald Toussaint	17.8	73.9	0.2	2.5	20	0.1	0.1	10.99
Roosevelt Nix	3.1	7.1	0	2.3	11.5	0.1	0	2.46

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Antonio Brown	104.9	1426.6	10	2.2	7.7	0	1.8	200.43
As good and consistent as it gets, Brown has finished as a top-three fantasy wide receiver in four consecutive seasons. Over the past five seasons, Brown has 582 receptions for 7,848 yards and 52 touchdowns, which leads the league by a wide margin in those categories.
JuJu Smith-Schuster	73.5	988.6	6.6	0	0	0	0.3	137.86
Exceeding expectations in his rookie season, Smith-Schuster had 41 catches for 686 yards and four touchdowns over his final seven regular-season games including three 100-yard games during that span. (He had 17/231/3 in his first seven games.) Even as the offense's third option behind Brown and Le'Veon Bell, Smith-Schuster is poised for a bigger and better second season with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders.
James Washington	34.3	560.8	3.6	0	0	0	0.4	76.88
With Bryant traded to the Raiders for a third-round pick, the Steelers used their second-round pick on the Oklahoma State deep threat. Finishing his collegiate career with three consecutive 1,000/10 seasons, Washington averaged 20.28 Y/R over the past three seasons.
Darrius Heyward-Bey	10.2	182.6	1	4.5	41.4	0.5	0.1	31.2
Justin Hunter	3.4	34.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	5.87

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Vance McDonald	40.6	519.7	4.1	0	0	0	0.2	76.17
McDonald had just 14 catches for 188 yards in the regular season, but he had both of his 50-yard regular-season games in December and 10/112/0 on a team-high 16 targets in their playoff loss to the Jaguars. With good health, expectations are pointing up for his second season with the Steelers.
Jaylen Samuels	27.3	294.8	1.9	26.7	117.5	0.5	0.2	55.23
The Steelers announced Samuels as a running back when they drafted him in the fifth round, but Samuels is a hybrid H-back type of player that can do a variety of things in Pittsburgh's offense. Samuels had 1,000 yards from scrimmage -- 75/593/4 receiving and 78/407/12 rushing -- and 16 touchdowns for the Wolfpack last season.
Jesse James	17.8	153.1	1.6	0	0	0	0.1	24.71
James had a nearly identical season in 2017 (43/372/3 on 63 targets) as he had in 2016 (39/338/3 on 60 targets). Towards the end of the season, McDonald was involved more in the passing game and that seems like a trend that will continue into 2018.
Xavier Grimble	2.3	22.1	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	3.21

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

2018 Fantasy Football Projections: Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ben Roethlisberger	529	346.5	4100	28.6	13.5	24.6	36.9	0.5	0.8	256.49
Throwing for 3,800-plus yards in each of the past five seasons, Big Ben has thrown 28-plus touchdowns in four of those five seasons. Since being drafted 11th overall in 2004, Roethlisberger has played a 16-game season only three times in his career so there's certainly a strong chance that he'll miss a game or two in 2018. With the league's best RB/WR combo in Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, Roethlisberger has weekly QB1 upside, but he's finished as the QB20, QB13 and QB10 over the past three seasons, respectively.
Landry Jones	40.3	25.8	302	1.6	1.4	6.7	-6.7	0	0	15.01
Mason Rudolph	5.8	3.5	43	0.2	0.3	0	0	0	0	1.92

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Le'Veon Bell	316.5	1361	10.1	75.9	626.2	1.9	1.2	268.32
Once again, the Steelers and Bell were unable to reach a long-term deal before the league-imposed cutoff. Given that, Bell won't report until after the preseason is over, but it "would be a shock" for him to miss regular-season games. Aside from his six-game 2015 season, the three-down workhorse has 1,200-plus rushing yards, 75-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in three of his past four seasons.
James Conner	44.7	196.7	1.1	2	12	0.1	0.1	27.87
Fitzgerald Toussaint	11.2	46.5	0.1	2	16	0	0.1	6.65
Stevan Ridley	6.7	28.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	4.01
Roosevelt Nix	3.1	7.1	0	2.3	11.5	0.1	0	2.46

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Antonio Brown	104.4	1419.8	9.9	2.2	7.7	0	1.8	199.15
As good and consistent as it gets, Brown has finished as a top-three fantasy wide receiver in four consecutive seasons. Over the past five seasons, Brown has 582 receptions for 7,848 yards and 52 touchdowns. Leading the league by a wide margin in those categories, second-most in those categories are 481 receptions (Demaryius Thomas), 6,897 yards (Julio Jones) and 46 touchdowns (Dez Bryant).
JuJu Smith-Schuster	74.4	1000.7	6.7	0	0	0	0.3	139.67
Exceeding expectations in his rookie season, Smith-Schuster had 41 catches for 686 yards and four touchdowns over his final seven regular-season games including three 100-yard games during that span. (He had 17/231/3 in his first seven games.) Even as the offense's third option behind Brown and Le'Veon Bell, Smith-Schuster is poised for a bigger and better second season with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders.
James Washington	31.7	518.3	3.3	0	0	0	0.4	70.83
With Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders for a third-round pick, the Steelers used their second-round pick on the Oklahoma State deep threat. Finishing his collegiate career with three consecutive 1,000/10 seasons, Washington averaged 20.28 Y/R over the past three seasons.
Darrius Heyward-Bey	9.2	164.7	0.9	4.5	41.4	0.5	0.1	28.81
Justin Hunter	3.4	34.7	0.4	0	0	0	0	5.87

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Vance McDonald	34.6	442.9	3.1	0	0	0	0.2	62.49
McDonald had just 14 catches for 188 yards in the regular season, but he had both of his 50-yard regular-season games in December and 10/112/0 on a team-high 16 targets in their playoff loss to the Jaguars. With good health, expectations are pointing up for his second season with the Steelers.
Jaylen Samuels	26.5	286.2	1.9	26.8	117.9	0.5	0.2	54.41
The Steelers announced Samuels as a running back when they drafted him in the fifth round, but Samuels is a hybrid H-back type of player that can do a variety of things in Pittsburgh's offense. Samuels had 1,000 yards from scrimmage -- 75/593/4 receiving and 78/407/12 rushing -- and 16 touchdowns for the Wolfpack last season.
Jesse James	21.3	183.2	1.9	0	0	0	0.1	29.52
James had a nearly identical season in 2017 (43/372/3 on 63 targets) as he had in 2016 (39/338/3 on 60 targets). Towards the end of the season, McDonald was involved more in the passing game and that seems like a trend that will continue into 2018.
Xavier Grimble	2.2	21.1	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	3.11

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Sunday, July 8, 2018

2018 Fantasy Football Projections: Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ben Roethlisberger	529	346.5	4073	28	13.5	24.6	36.9	0.5	0.8	253.01
Throwing for 3,800-plus yards in each of the past five seasons, Big Ben has thrown 28-plus touchdowns in four of those five seasons. Since being drafted 11th overall in 2004, Roethlisberger has played a 16-game season only three times in his career so there's certainly a strong chance that he'll miss a game or two in 2018. With the league's best RB/WR combo in Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, Roethlisberger has weekly QB1 upside, but he's finished as the QB20, QB13 and QB10 over the past three seasons, respectively.
Landry Jones	40.3	25.8	302	1.6	1.4	6.7	-6.7	0	0	15.01
Mason Rudolph	5.8	3.5	43	0.2	0.3	0	0	0	0	1.92

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Running Backs

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Le'Veon Bell	319.6	1374.3	10.2	78.2	633.4	1.6	1.2	269.17
Franchise tagged for the second time in as many offseasons, Bell is unlikely to report before the end of the preseason if the two sides are unable to reach a long-term deal before the looming July 16th cutoff. Aside from his six-game 2015 season, the three-down workhorse has 1,200-plus rushing yards, 75-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in three of his past four seasons.
James Conner	40.2	176.9	0.8	1.5	9	0	0.1	23.19
Fitzgerald Toussaint	11.2	46.5	0.1	2	16	0	0.1	6.65
Stevan Ridley	8	33.6	0.2	0	0	0	0	4.56
Roosevelt Nix	3.1	7.1	0	2.3	11.5	0.1	0	2.46

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Antonio Brown	105.1	1429.4	10	2.2	7.7	0	1.8	200.71
As good and consistent as it gets, Brown has finished as a top-three fantasy wide receiver in four consecutive seasons. Over the past five seasons, Brown has 582 receptions for 7,848 yards and 52 touchdowns. Leading the league by a wide margin in those categories, second-most in those categories are 481 receptions (Demaryius Thomas), 6,897 yards (Julio Jones) and 46 touchdowns (Dez Bryant).
JuJu Smith-Schuster	74.4	1004.4	6.7	0	0	0	0.3	140.04
Exceeding expectations in his rookie season, Smith-Schuster had 41 catches for 686 yards and four touchdowns over his final seven regular-season games including three 100-yard games during that span. (He had 17/231/3 in his first seven games.) Even as the offense's third option behind Brown and Le'Veon Bell, Smith-Schuster is poised for a bigger and better second season with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders.
James Washington	31.1	513.2	3.1	0	0	0	0.4	69.12
With Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders for a third-round pick, the Steelers used their second-round pick on the Oklahoma State deep threat. Finishing his collegiate career with three consecutive 1,000/10 seasons, Washington averaged 20.28 Y/R over the past three seasons.
Darrius Heyward-Bey	8.7	158.3	0.9	4.5	41.4	0.5	0.1	28.17
Justin Hunter	3.6	36	0.4	0	0	0	0	6

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Vance McDonald	35.6	455.7	3.2	0	0	0	0.2	64.37
McDonald had just 14 catches for 188 yards in the regular season, but he had both of his 50-yard regular-season games in December and 10/112/0 on a team-high 16 targets in their playoff loss to the Jaguars. With good health, expectations are pointing up for his second season with the Steelers.
Jaylen Samuels	20.5	221.4	1.4	26.8	117.9	0.5	0.2	44.93
The Steelers announced Samuels as a running back when they drafted him in the fifth round, but Samuels is a hybrid H-back type of player that can do a variety of things in Pittsburgh's offense. Samuels had 1,000 yards from scrimmage -- 75/593/4 receiving and 78/407/12 rushing -- and 16 touchdowns for the Wolfpack last season.
Jesse James	23.3	200.4	2.1	0	0	0	0.1	32.44
James had a nearly identical season in 2017 (43/372/3 on 63 targets) as he had in 2016 (39/338/3 on 60 targets). Towards the end of the season, McDonald was involved more in the passing game and that seems like a trend that will continue into 2018.
Xavier Grimble	3.2	30.7	0.3	0	0	0	0.1	4.67

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

2018 Fantasy Football Projections: Pittsburgh Steelers

Quarterbacks

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Ben Roethlisberger	520.4	340.9	4007	27.6	13.3	24.6	36.9	0.5	0.8	249.17
Throwing for 3,800-plus yards in each of the past five seasons, Big Ben has thrown 28-plus touchdowns in four of those five seasons. Since being drafted 11th overall in 2004, Roethlisberger has played a 16-game season only three times in his career so there's certainly a strong chance that he'll miss a game or two in 2018. With the league's best RB/WR combo in Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, Roethlisberger has weekly QB1 upside, but he's finished as the QB20, QB13 and QB10 over the past three seasons, respectively.
Landry Jones	51.8	33.2	389	2.1	1.8	6.7	-6.7	0	0	19.69
Mason Rudolph	2.9	1.7	21	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1.04

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Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Le'Veon Bell	326.3	1403.1	9.8	78.2	617.8	1.6	1.2	268.09
Franchise tagged for the second time in as many offseasons, Bell is unlikely to report before the end of the preseason if the two sides are unable to reach a long-term deal before the July 16th cutoff. Aside from his six-game 2015 season, the three-down workhorse has 1,200-plus rushing yards, 75-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in three of his past four seasons.
James Conner	33.5	147.4	0.7	1.5	9	0	0.1	19.64
Fitzgerald Toussaint	8.9	36.9	0.1	2	16	0	0.1	5.69
Stevan Ridley	8	33.6	0.2	0	0	0	0	4.56
Roosevelt Nix	3.1	7.1	0	2.3	11.5	0.1	0	2.46

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Wide Receivers

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Antonio Brown	107.1	1456.6	10.2	2.2	7.7	0	1.8	204.63
As good and consistent as it gets, Brown has finished as a top-three fantasy wide receiver in four consecutive seasons. Over the past five seasons, Brown has 582 receptions for 7,848 yards and 52 touchdowns. Leading the league by a wide margin in those categories, second-most in those categories are 481 receptions (Demaryius Thomas), 6,897 yards (Julio Jones) and 46 touchdowns (Dez Bryant).
JuJu Smith-Schuster	74.4	1011.8	6.7	0	0	0	0.3	140.78
Exceeding expectations in his rookie season, Smith-Schuster had 41 catches for 686 yards and four touchdowns over his final seven regular-season games including three 100-yard games during that span. (He had 17/231/3 in his first seven games.) Even as the offense's third option behind Brown and Le'Veon Bell, Smith-Schuster is poised for a bigger and better second season with Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders.
James Washington	27.6	455.4	2.5	0	0	0	0.4	59.74
With Martavis Bryant traded to the Raiders for a third-round pick, the Steelers used their second-round pick on the Oklahoma State deep threat. Finishing his collegiate career with three consecutive 1,000/10 seasons, Washington averaged 20.28 Y/R over the past three seasons.
Darrius Heyward-Bey	8.7	158.3	0.9	4.5	41.4	0.5	0.1	28.17
Justin Hunter	3.6	36	0.4	0	0	0	0	6

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Tight Ends

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	FL	Points
Vance McDonald	33.9	433.9	3.1	0	0	0	0.2	61.59
McDonald had just 14 catches for 188 yards in the regular season, but he had both of his 50-yard regular-season games in December and 10/112/0 on a team-high 16 targets in their playoff loss to the Jaguars. With good health, expectations are pointing up for his second season with the Steelers.
Jaylen Samuels	20.5	221.4	1.4	26.8	117.9	0.5	0.2	44.93
The Steelers announced Samuels as a running back when they drafted him in the fifth round, but Samuels is a hybrid H-back type of player that can do a variety of things in Pittsburgh's offense. Samuels had 1,000 yards from scrimmage -- 75/593/4 receiving and 78/407/12 rushing -- and 16 touchdowns for the Wolfpack last season.
Jesse James	25.2	216.7	2.1	0	0	0	0.1	34.07
James had a nearly identical season in 2017 (43/372/3 on 63 targets) as he had in 2016 (39/338/3 on 60 targets). Towards the end of the season, McDonald was involved more in the passing game and that seems like a trend that will continue into 2018.
Xavier Grimble	4.7	45.1	0.5	0	0	0	0.1	7.31

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