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5 rookie WRs who can start for your fantasy football team

By Bryan Perez

COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 9: Deebo Samuel #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks returns a kick for a 97-yard touchdown against the Missouri Tigers in the second quarter at Memorial Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 9: Deebo Samuel #1 of the South Carolina Gamecocks returns a kick for a 97-yard touchdown against the Missouri Tigers in the second quarter at Memorial Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /
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LEXINGTON, KY – NOVEMBER 04: D.K. Metcalf #14 of the Mississippi Rebels runs for a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY – NOVEMBER 04: D.K. Metcalf #14 of the Mississippi Rebels runs for a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats at Commonwealth Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

D.K. Metcalf – Seahawks

Metcalf’s draft-day slide is still a great mystery among talent evaluators who fell in love with his combination of freakish size and straight-line speed, but his fall will be Russell Wilson and the Seahawks’ gain.

Metcalf strengths as a vertical downfield threat match up perfectly with Wilson’s ability to sling it deep, and when combined with Doug Baldwin’s retirement, there will be a ton of opportunities for Metcalf to produce — at a high level — in 2019.

Metcalf is the most likely candidate to end his rookie year with numbers very similar to Calvin Ridley’s (over 800 yards and 10 scores). And like Ridley, he could ascend to fantasy starter status by midseason.

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