Top Three Fantasy Football Players You Should Target by Marc Melnick 08-22

Rob Gronkowski (TE, New England Patriots)

The behemoth known as “Gronk” shows up on this list with almost no surprise, the 27-year-old is already considered to be a legendary NFL player by many; with numerous NFL records under his belt.

At 6’6 Gronk is one of the biggest tight ends around, with one of the biggest pairs of hands in his position, Rotowire.com categorizes his height, weight, hand size, and wingspan all at “above average” which according to them, may contribute as to why the man has simply re-defined the tight end positon, with him as the most successful tight end in playoff history.

Allen Robinson (WR, Jacksonville Jaguars)

Now for something less obvious, Allen Robinson is one of the select few wide-outs rapidly on the rise.

Robinson had a breakout season in 2015 when he tied for the league lead with 14 touchdowns, and also topped the NFL in catches for 20+ yds. by a large margin.

This situational based statistic is crucial for teams when facing tough opponents, and makes him the go-to guy for massive plays.

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Doug Baldwin (WR, Seattle Seahawks)

His breakout came during the playoffs last season and the retirement of Marshawn Lynch may be the best thing that has ever happened to this efficient, yet underrated receiver. The Seahawks offense is only going to give him more passes due to their now weakened running game

Baldwin is definitely in  the “high risk/high reward” category on draft day due to a few unstable years prior to 2015, and you may get an extremely effective receiver, depending on how head coach Pete Carrol decides to distribute his offensive schemes this time around.

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  4. Nice debut Marc.

    These 3 players selected by you are solid choices. Robinson is being drafted in the 1st round, Gronk is going mid 2nd to early 3rd (fell to 1st pick of 3rd round in 1 of my leagues) and Baldwin is going in 4th or 5th.

    Baldwin is an awesome WR3 to own, but as a WR2, he is a bit of a stretch.

    Keep the articles coming.

  5. Thanks for letting me comment Marc.  Two of the three players are more to discuss than to target.  I remember how crazy with a capital C I thought it was that people were drafting Gronk IN THE FIRST ROUND as soon as Brady’s suspension was lifted.  I got both of them in a trade  and won the Superbowl.  But now NE -TB  -why is he still so hot?  Has to be because peeps are expecting from Martellus Bennett.  Bennett was a major disappoint for da Bears.  Dion Lewis is gone= serious physical and mental challenge to NE.  Football ain’t about history, it’s a young man’s game.

     

    Robinson is young but will he make history?  Instead of showing how many TDs he made from 30, 2o and 10 yards why dont they show how many he made in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarter.  There is nothing enviable about the schedule Jacksonville’s got this year, for any position.  Robinson’s challenge will be to finish in top 10 WR which is pretty good.  But for him to really turn heads, bring back Boselli!

    Baldwin balled like Jerry friggin’ Rice last year.  Stadiums like Seattle and KC belong to the home team, soo loud, so unnerving for visitors to play in.  Russell Wilson could make anyone look good and if the player is already good you have DYNAMITE.  I agree with you Marcus, the experts might have Baldwin on the top 25 bubble, but I think he’ll have doug himself into the top twenty comes seasons end.

    1. I totally agree! Doug was a monster this post-season! CenturyLink Field definetly sets a standard for the loudest stadium in football!

      Allen Robinson is rapidly becoming a top wide out, but records and making history are unpredicatble for the mostpart. But with gronkowski, his success rate only makes records inevitable!

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