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The Cardinals offensive game plan figures to be much improved in 2019 if only because it would be hard for it to be much worse. Fitzgerald considered retirement, but Kliff Kingsbury really wanted him back and they paid the veteran a handsome sum to return. That suggests he'll be heavily involved in the game plan and should be a good value in PPR leagues once again. Fitzgerald had three straight seasons with at least 100 catches before last year. He'll be 36 years old when the season starts and is coming off a season where he didn't reach 800 yards.
Anderson has already been a top-25 receiver once in his career and looked like one again after he formed a bond with Sam Darnold. On a team full of slot receivers, Anderson stands out as the big-play threat, and he's hinted this offseason that the Jets plan on using him as a more complete receiver instead of just sending him deep on every snap. If Sam Darnold takes a step forward in his sophomore season, Anderson figures to be the main beneficiary as the No. 1 receiver in New York. The only receiver we saw put up big numbers under Adam Gase in Miami was Jarvis Landry, and it's hard to imagine a receiver less like Anderson than Landry. He looks like a very good third receiver in best-ball leagues.
Allison is the Packers' clear No. 2 receiver, which means he'll get close to 100 targets from Aaron Rodgers. Just about anyone would be good in those circumstances. In the four games before he got hurt in 2018, he was on pace for 1,156 yards and eight scores. Allison has been in the NFL for three seasons and has a total of 55 catches and four touchdowns, and there is no guarantee he bests Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown in training camp. But if he does....
David Moore could be a potential starter in Seattle this season with Doug Baldwin gone, and Moore could be someone to draft with a late-round pick in deeper Fantasy leagues. Tyler Lockett will definitely start for the Seahawks, but behind him are several question marks with Baldwin out. Rookies D.K. Metcalf and Gary Jennings are expected to play a prominent role, but don't be surprised if Moore gets plenty of targets from Russell Wilson this year. He was one of the top reserve receivers for the Seahawks last year, but he managed just four games with double digits in PPR points. That should change if he earns the starting spot opposite Lockett in training camp.
As a rookie, Anthony Miller led the Bears with seven receiving touchdowns. He'll aim to lead them in more categories in 2019 presuming offseason shoulder surgery doesn't keep him off the field. One stat where he'll look to make a jump: targets. Last season he averaged just 3.6 per game while working mostly out of the slot. His role figures to be the same in 2019, albeit with more targets headed his way. It helps that the Bears didn't add any major names to their receiving corps, opening the door for Miller to be a bigger contributor. It's tempting to draft him ahead of teammate Allen Robinson as a Round 9 value pick. Miller's a nice receiver to stash on your bench and see how he begins his second season.
DaeSean Hamilton should be among the top three receivers for the Broncos this season along with Courtland Sutton and Emmanuel Sanders, but Hamilton's role could increase if Sanders in slow in his recovery from last year's Achilles' injury. As a rookie, Hamilton played sparingly until Sanders got hurt prior to Week 14. With Sanders out, Hamilton manned the slot in Denver, and he closed the final four games of the year averaging 13.3 PPR points per game, including two games with at least 16 PPR points. We hope Denver keeps Hamilton in the slot this year, but that could depend on Sanders. Hamilton is worth drafting with a mid-round pick in all leagues, with his value slightly higher in PPR, and he could have a big season if Sanders suffers a setback in his recovery.
Antonio Brown has left the building and left 168 targets in his wake. Washington won't come close to that number, but he's the most talented receiver on the roster outside of JuJu Smith-Schuster. The Steelers threw the ball 689 times in 2018, so it's not hard at all to find 120 targets for Washington, who profiles as a big-play receiver who should have success in the red zone.
Robert Foster should be among the top four receivers for the Bills this season, but it's unknown where he'll be on the depth chart heading into training camp. The additions of John Brown and Cole Beasley could push Foster to No. 4 behind Zay Jones as well, or Foster could emerge as the No. 1 target for Josh Allen. We need to see how Buffalo decides to use all of its receivers and where Foster slots in on the depth chart, but he played well to close last season with at least 12 PPR points in three of his final four games. He's worth a late-round pick in all leagues on Draft Day this year.
We don't know if the Chiefs are going to have Tyreek Hill or not, but if they don't Hardman profiles as exactly the type of receiver who could fill Hill's shoes. He's very good around the line of scrimmage and has the speed to get behind the defense. Those two attributes are enough to succeed with Patrick Mahomes.