Dynasty Football Buys: Wide Receivers

When it comes to competing in dynasty fantasy football leagues, one of the most important ingredients for success is knowing when to buy and sell certain assets. I say assets because I’m not just talking about players, I’m talking about current and future rookie draft picks as well as players. In my experience, the best time to trade for a future draft pick is during the middle of the season when the “mediocre” teams go on a hot streak and start mortgaging the future in hopes of a late-season playoff run. As sexy as it sounds, trading a 1st-round rookie draft pick that’s still two years away for a 29-year-old receiver who is playing at the top of his game, can be the reason your team goes on a downward spiral for years to come.

Dynasty is all about timing and the only way you can figure it out is with experience. Here are a few wide receivers to consider buying now in my Dynasty Football Buys: Wide Receivers.

Tee Higgins – Cincinnati Bengals

All off-season, everyone has been talking about the acquisition of Ja’marr Chase in the NFL Draft and how much of an impact he’s going to have right away, and honestly, I agree. I think Chase can come in and put up Pro Bowl numbers in year one, given his history with Joe Burrow at LSU and the familiarity they have with each other. But like I stated in the opener, now isn’t the time to buy the new rookie hot commodity as you’ll be paying a ridiculous amount. It’s time to buy the 2nd-year stud, Tee Higgins.

Before Burrow went down in Week 11, Higgins was well on his way to a 1,000 yard rookie season, averaging more than 15 YPR. Higgins is the tallest receiver out of the three and will most likely be the guy that Burrow targets in the red zone, giving him additional upside with touchdowns. I know they also have Boyd and they just signed him to a three-year extension in 2019, but I believe Burrow is good enough to support multiple 1,000-yard receivers, and keep all of them on the fantasy radar. I look for Higgins to start out this season as a low-end WR3, but by the time things get rolling and Burrow is in full swing, he should return with WR2 numbers and average about 11-14 points per week in PPR scoring.

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Darnell Mooney – Chicago Bears

It was hard to find a rookie wide receiver from last season that ran better routes and was more routinely open than Darnell Mooney. While only starting nine games, Mooney still managed over 60 receptions and over 600 yards, despite poor quarterback play throughout the season. During the off-season, the Bears went out and signed quarterback, Andy Dalton, to a one-year contract, but he’s not the quarterback that’s going to send Mooney’s value ‘to the moon’.

With the 11th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Bears selected Justin Fields, out of Ohio State, who many thought to be the second-best player in the Draft. I fully expect Fields to run away with the starting job by the beginning of the regular season, and that does nothing but help Mooney from a fantasy perspective. With WR1 Allen Robinson playing on the Franchise Tag, the future of the Bears receiving core could fall into Mooney’s lap. I’d fully expect him to easily top all of his numbers from last year and push for low-end WR2 numbers by the end of the season.

Mike Williams – Los Angeles Chargers

I saved the best for last and easily one of my favorite players for the 2021 NFL season. Mike Williams, still only 26, will FINALLY become the player we thought he was going to be a couple of years ago. Williams is at his best 50 yards down the field with two defenders draped over him and the ball a mile high in the air, and Justin Herbert is the quarterback to lead him into our fantasy lineups. During the first two years of Williams’ career, he had Phillip Rivers as his quarterback who was much more of a short to intermediate passer, and while that led to a Hall of Fame career, it did nothing but create inconsistency for Williams’ fantasy career. While only missing two games last year, he still had lingering injuries that were hindering his true potential to become a fantasy star. Now he’s probably going to be a bit touchdown-dependent, but with Herbert improving off a record-setting rookie season, I believe that touchdown total is going to vault him into an easy WR2, week in and week out.

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