What do Wide Receiver Busts look like?
Might be easier if we talked about what it doesn’t look like. First off, any WR taken in the 10th round or later might be a disappointment. But that is not a “WR bust.” A WR taken at that point is likely taken as a bye-week replacement or to provide depth. While I think those taking Josh Gordon (current ADP is late 10th round) are wasting their 10th round pick, the cost of doing so is minimal.
While a WR bust is almost assuredly likely to regress, it is not the same as a regression candidate either. For example, the Fantasy community is pretty much in agreement that Doug Baldwin is going to regress this year. Baldwin was the 10th best WR last year, but is currently the 23rd best WR being drafted. His expected regression is already baked into his draft slot. Therefore, I don’t expect Baldwin to be a WR bust.
This doesn’t mean a regression candidate can’t be a bust also. There are other WRs whose regression tendency is already included in their cost, but unlike the case of Baldwin, there is not enough of a “discount” and I consider them a likely WR bust. A WR Bust is the player you are going to look at after the season and really wish you hadn’t picked them when you did.
Here are my forecasted failures:
2016 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Busts
- Week 16 Stock Report: My Stock - December 23, 2018
- Week 15 Stock Report: Playoff Buys For Weeks 15 and 16 - December 15, 2018
- Week 14 Rookie Report: Who Is THIS Guy? - December 9, 2018
