Every seasoned fantasy football veteran has been there multiple times. It goes something like “man, that’s a really talented receiver, but that quarterback is questionable at best.” Sometimes drafting said route runner that has a mediocre game manager or inconsistent gunslinger firing him passes is just more trouble than it ultimately ends up being worth. There are those cases, however, in which it is a mistake to let a less-than-desirable QB situation take you off a wide receiver. Possibly, the given wide receiver is just that good, and might even have a history of producing solid fantasy numbers with a lousy teammate under center, or he is in an offense that is simply going to afford him an abundance of targets.

Kenny Britt (CLE) - Speaking of coming up big despite mostly ineffective quarterback play, last season, Britt finally shrugged off the label of first-round bust that had plagued him since his entrance into the NFL all the way back in 2009. As the top target in a Rams’ passing game that saw Case Keenum (43.4 QBR) and rookie Jared Goff (22.2 QBR) split time at the helm, Britt turned in his first 1,000-yard effort (1,002) while hauling in 68 receptions and five touchdowns over 15 games. 

Most early mock and industry draft results seem to suggest that most do not believe Britt can duplicate that production during his first campaign in Cleveland, as he is barely slotting among the Top-50 at the position. Second-year man Cody Kessler or rookie DeShone Kizer will likely be leading Browns’ huddle in Week 1, and no matter how ugly it may look at times, you can bet on the $32M wideout seeing a plethora of targets. If you see Britt still sitting on the board in round 10 or 11 come draft day, do not hesitate to pull the trigger.

Robert Woods (LAR) - One viable fantasy WR3 departs L.A. only to be replaced by another. After spending the first four years of his NFL career in Buffalo, Woods inked a five-year, $39M contract to return to the city where he starred in college. The former USC Trojan never delivered more than 65 receptions, 699 yards or five touchdowns while donning a Bills’ uniform, but he was also never really a featured receiver.

Goff, the top overall selection of the 2016 Draft, should be at least somewhat improved heading into year two of his career and likely to look Woods way often. If the two develop quickly develop a rapport, Woods could most certainly end up as a real steal in the late rounds of fantasy drafts as he steps in to fill the void left by Britt.

Demaryius Thomas (DEN) - Early ADP results around the industry have Thomas right among the top handful of wide-receiver twos for standard 12-team formats sandwiched by names like Alshon Jeffery, Sammy Watkins and Allen Robinson. Go ahead and ask yourself the following question; who can you trust the most of those four likely second-round picks.

Jeffery, Watkins and Robinson all come with obvious concerns in health and consistency, and though Thomas’ has seen a significant decrease in touchdowns and yards per catch during the past couple of years, he is still riding a streak of five straight seasons with at least 90 receptions and over 1,000 yards. Thomas has managed to get it done with a variety of quarterbacks tossing him the ball rather it be Tim Tebow, good Peyton Manning, washed up Peyton Manning or even, most recently, Trevor Siemian.