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Fantasy Football 2017: So you want to wait on wide receivers?

By Dan Thomas

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 09: Cameron Meredith #81 of the Chicago Bears catches a touchdown pass against Patrick Robinson #25 of the Indianapolis Colts during the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 09: Cameron Meredith #81 of the Chicago Bears catches a touchdown pass against Patrick Robinson #25 of the Indianapolis Colts during the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 9, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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2. Cameron Meredith, Chicago Bears

Fantasy Football Calculator ADP: 10.04

During the Bears 3-13 season last year, they received a nice surprise from former undrafted wide receiver Cameron Meredith. The former Illinois State Redbird led the Bears in targets (97), receptions (66), receiving yards (888) and receiving touchdowns (4). In the end, he finished the season as the 40th PPR wide receiver.

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Going into 2017 Meredith has a good chance to repeat as the team’s leading receiver after Alshon Jeffery left in free agency and question marks still surround former first-round pick Kevin White. My biggest concern for Meredith are the quarterbacks who are going to attempt him to get him the ball.

The Bears signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Mike Glennon to a three-year, $45 million contract. Glennon will be the team’s starter, but he hasn’t started a NFL game since 2014 and has only thrown 11 regular season passes over the last two years. If Glennon gets injured or yanked, 2017 first-round pick Mitch Trubisky will be the next man up (I doubt the team would waste it’s time trotting Mark Sanchez out there). Trubisky only started 13 games during his entire college career at North Carolina. After seeing what a bad quarterback can do to a wide receiver last year (DeAndre Hopkins, Allen Robinson), there’s a chance one or both of these quarterbacks drain Meredith’s value.

Even with all that said, Meredith remains the team’s No. 1 wide receiver. Anytime you can get a team’s No. 1 wide receiver in the double-digit rounds, it’s a pretty good bargain. Meredith should start the season as WR2/3 with upside. It’ll just be a matter if his quarterbacks let him cash in on his upside or not.

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