Outlook: Entering his third season, Collins has yet to make a big impact in the NFL. In 2022, he recorded 481 receiving yards and two touchdowns in 10 games. His 97.1 fantasy points ranked 77th among receivers. However, he has one advantage very few receivers in the NFL have: height.

Standing at a 6-foot-4, Collins towers over cornerbacks, yet hasn't taken the "moss-ing" advantage like he did in college. His 4.4-second 40-yard dash is also eye-opening as he possesses the ability to zoom through defensive backs. However, until we see some better quarterback play and the Texans offensive system utilizing his unique physique, he'll remain a late-round or even undrafted fantasy football wide receiver.

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Outlook: Journeyman wide receiver Brandin Cooks has produced everywhere he's been throughout his nine-year NFL career, but there's some concern that what we saw from him in 2022 was more to do about a decline of skills than just the terrible Houston Texans offense he was stuck in.

Cooks, who will turn 30 early in the regular season, saw the second-lowest yards per game of his career in 2022, while scoring just three touchdowns on the season. A more analytical dive into his numbers will also show that he struggled to create separation, particularly against zone coverage. Still, even with the risk that he may be on the decline, Cooks still offers something that no other receiver in Dallas did in 2022 - the ability to make plays down the field from the outside.

A perennial value, Cooks is being drafted as a WR4/5 in most drafts and it won't be hard for him to return that type of value on the season. He did that in Houston this past season in a significantly worse situation. His skills, however, may end up being less useful for his own fantasy value than they are for creating opportunities for other players in the Dallas offense.

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Outlook: The Browns hit big with Cooper in free agency last season, as the former Cowboy topped 1,100 yards and hit career highs with 132 targets and nine touchdowns. Even more impressive is that Cooper put up a top-10 standard league finish with a career backup (Brissett) and an extremely rusty (Watson) throwing him the ball. While Cooper finished with impressive overall stats, his weekly rollercoaster ride wasn't ideal. He had five games under 5.0 pts, and was really propped up by five other games that accounted for over 50% of his yardage and 7 of his 9 touchdowns. Cooper also left too much meat on the bone, as he was 2nd in the NFL among receivers with 11 drops. With Watson at the helm for a full offseason, look for Cooper to be more consistent, but with more flexibility in gameplan, he might struggle to reach those 132 targets again. As long as DeAndre Hopkins doesn't join the squad after his free agency tour is over, Cooper is going to lead the team in receiving, and is an undervalued WR2 that has upside for more.

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Outlook: The 2021 playoff breakout from Gabe Davis had some fantasy managers making absolutely wild projections heading into this past season. Davis had never reached even 600 yards receiving in a regular season throughout his first two years, but that magical 2021 playoff run which saw him catch five touchdowns in two games, had people relying on him to be their WR3 or even WR2 for fantasy in 2022. The season started off hot, with Davis scoring a touchdown in Week 1, before scoring three more times prior to Week 6. But then things came crashing down, with the big play wideout failing to reach 100 yards in any game and scoring just three total touchdowns in his final 10 regular season contests. In short, he was essentially unusable for fantasy purposes following his short run of fantasy excellence.

Now heading into his fourth season, Davis again has some fantasy managers salivating at the idea of a breakout. In fairness to them, he did have his best season yet, producing career highs in receptions (48) and yards (836) while tying a career-high with seven touchdowns. The Bills didn't really add any significant threats to his role and team management has reiterated its belief in Davis throughout the offseason. Still, his streaky nature makes him an extraordinarily difficult player to project on a weekly basis, so be prepared to be frustrated if you're relying on him.

The big positive here is that Davis is still offering essentially the exact same upside in 2023 that he did in 2022, just at a significantly reduced cost. He's going two, three, or even four rounds later (depending on your service) than he was a season ago and he should still have a significant role in the Buffalo offense. Whether that pans out to be a more consistent fantasy option remains to be seen, but the price tag makes him a lot more palatable this year than he was in 2022.

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Outlook: Stefon Diggs' bizarre ongoing issues (or non-issues?) with the Bills have been one of the most talked-about situations in the NFL over the past month or so. The star wide receiver has reportedly been frustrated about his role in the Buffalo offense, which seems odd, considering he's developed into one of the league's most productive wide receivers over the past three seasons since arriving in Buffalo. Things seem to have cooled down recently, however, which should give fantasy managers some confidence that the 29-year-old will be returning to continue his dominance with superstar quarterback Josh Allen.

From a skills and situation standpoint, there's really not much to be concerned about for Diggs. The real worry is that he'll be turning 30 years old in November, which is a scary age for wide receivers as we've historically seen a lot of top-level pass-catchers drop off once they hit this milestone. Of course, it's not as though there's just a sudden drop-off and the player becomes unusable, but it's something we'll need to be at least aware of, and potentially be willing to address early in the year if Diggs is starting to not quite look like himself.

Nevertheless, the Bills really didn't do much to address the pass-catching competition in their offense, so it seems likely that Diggs should remain one of the league's most highly-targeted weapons again in 2023. The only real significant addition that the team made was with rookie tight end Dalton Kincaid and rookie tight ends don't often do much in their first season. The other players in the offense have been around Buffalo and just don't offer a compelling enough reason for Allen to start targeting them over Diggs, so feel free to draft this stud wide receiver early and often yet again this season.

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Outlook: Arizona's usage of Dortch last season remains a complete mystery as seemingly every time he was given an opportunity, he delivered... only to be put right back on the shelf when the team's other wideouts returned to health. To that end, Dortch had five games of 50-plus yards receiving, but in the other 12 he had a combined 68 yards.

Now that Hopkins and A.J. Green are gone, Dortch looks like he has a good chance of being the club's No. 3 receiver (unless third-rounder Michael Wilson has a great camp). We'll see if the new coaching staff has a better plan for Dortch than the last one. He's not worth drafting with so much uncertainty on the offense, but he's someone that belongs on your watch list.

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Outlook: Touchdown totals are oftentimes fluky, but it's hard not to look at 2022 rookie wide receiver Jahan Dotson's seven touchdowns in 12 games and dream about what a healthy full-season total might look like. Dotson somehow managed to catch a touchdown on one out of every five receptions - a percentage that will almost certainly be unsustainable going forward - but one that makes him an intriguing compliment to teammate Terry McLaurin.

While McLaurin has been a perennial 1000-yard receiver as a pro, he is yet to score more than seven touchdowns in any of his four professional seasons. He's a downfield playmaker with impressive hands, but his usage in the red zone simply hasn't been great even when you account for the bad quarterback play he's had to deal with. Dotson, however, caught 12 touchdowns as a senior at Penn State, on a team that threw for just 25 total touchdowns on the year. Then as an NFL rookie, he managed to score seven touchdowns in just 12 games, on a team that threw for just 24 total touchdowns. Needless to say, he's proven himself to be red zone weapon both at the collegiate and professional level, so the upside is there for him to become a double-digit touchdown scorer if he has decent quarterback play.

Unfortunately, he's dealing with Sam Howell or Jacoby Brissett, so the true breakout year for Dotson isn't likely to happen here in 2023, but his price also doesn't necessitate a breakout to pay dividends. If he can simply stay healthy and score at even half of the rate he did in 2022, Dotson will be a value in the middle rounds in fantasy drafts, particularly in best ball formats where you don't have to try to guess the weeks that he gets into the end zone.

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Outlook: A preseason darling this time a year ago, the 2022 4th round rookie from Nevada didn't make quite the impact some were hoping. A respectable 42-425-3 line came as a touchdown or bust fantasy player. After a strong start, he faded in the 2nd half, as teammate, and fellow rookie Christian Watson found his way back into ARod's good graces. Unfortunately for Doubs, that looks to carry over into 2023. More of a technician than physical freak, Doubs isn't necessarily in line for a big uptick in targets despite the loss of Cobb and Lazard. Rodgers had the 10th most pass attempts last season, and I just don't see Love throwing it up nearly that much this season as he transitions into the starting role. With fewer balls in the air, and Watson and Jones soaking up a good chunk of them, there isn't enough volume for Doubs to be anything more than a back end of the roster player.

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Outlook: Similar to Pierce, rookie Josh Downs also isn't the most proficient route runner. However, they are opposite when it comes to size, separation and change of direction. The 5-foot-9 wide receiver recorded 295 receptions for 2,364 yards and 19 touchdowns during his final two seasons at the University of North Carolina.

Downs gets inside leverage as a slot receiver quite often and has a large catch radius despite his size. He isn't necessarily a burner, but is still fast and changes direction on cuts very efficiently.

Downs and Isaiah McKenzie are battling for the starting slot receiver job, so it's currently uncertain how much time he'll spend on the gridiron every Sunday. Should Downs get the nod, he should finish the season as a top-80 receiver, but he won't be selected in most redraft leagues.

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Outlook: Make it nine-straight seasons with at least 1000 receiving yards for Evans including last season when he posted 77 receptions for 1,124 yards and six touchdowns. Evans had 27 fewer receptions than Godwin, but over 100 more yards and three more touchdowns as he's yards per reception (14.6) dwarfed Godwin's (9.8).

Evans turns 30-years-old on Aug. 21, hitting the general age of decline. His streak of consistency will need to overcome the age curve and the quarterback downgrade from Tom Brady. Is it possible? Mayfield has excelled with the deep ball on occasion his career, using the play-action pass, but it's safe to wonder if this is the season Evans' fantasy numbers take a slight dip. The fantasy community thinks so, as Evans is currently going a few picks later than Godwin in the WR28 range. Evans is more volatile than Godwin given the deep targets which is something to keep in mind as you build out your WR room. He's an uncomfortable selection in the mid-rounds given the uncertain nature of the Bucs offense in 2023.

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