5 rookie WRs who can start for your fantasy football team
By Bryan Perez
Marquise Brown – Ravens
An obvious and understood rule in fantasy football is this: for a receiver to truly be an elite starter in your league, he has to have a competent passer at quarterback. And that doesn’t mean he needs a potential Pro Bowler throwing to him. But your receiver’s quarterback should at least be average.
And therein lies the question surrounding Brown’s overall fantasy football value.
Lamar Jackson will be one of the NFL’s most exciting weapons at quarterback in 2019, but will he be able to get the ball to his pass-catchers consistently enough to turn them into viable fantasy starters? Maybe not. And that’s why Brown is such a great option.
Brown doesn’t need consistency to be a potent weapon for your fantasy team. He’s the kind of receiver who can contend to lead the league in yards per reception; give him three or four catches in a game and he could push for 80-100 yards and a touchdown.
Pairing Jackson’s ability to keep plays alive outside the pocket with Brown’s ability to blaze past defenders downfield in those chaotic situations could be a thing of beauty this fall.