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Cleveland Browns: Top 5 fantasy football impact players

By Cory Kinnan

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 21: Baker Mayfield #6 hands off to Nick Chubb #24 of the Cleveland Browns during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on October 21, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 21: Baker Mayfield #6 hands off to Nick Chubb #24 of the Cleveland Browns during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on October 21, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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2. Odell Beckham Jr., WR

The Browns, in the move of the offseason, pulled off the blockbuster trade of Odell Beckham Jr. for what turned out to be Jabrill Peppers, Dexter Lawrence, and Oshane Ximines. To state this is highway robbery is the exact definition of an understatement.

Expect Beckham Jr. to put up a monster statistical season with Mayfield throwing him the football and continue on his path of hitting 1,000 yards receiving in every year of his career (minus the season of his torn ACL). As long as OBJ remains healthy, there is no reason why he cannot remain in the ranks of the top fantasy receivers in the league.

Beckham Jr. will see his fair shake of double coverages, but the combination of his ability to run elite routes with Mayfield’s ability to throw darts should combat any coverage he receives. OBJ and Mayfield is really a match made in heaven.

While Beckham Jr.’s fantasy numbers took a dip last year, he no longer has veteran and over the hill quarterback Eli Manning throwing him the football, but rather one of the young up and coming flamethrowers in the league. To say OBJ has upgraded his fantasy football potential in this trade to the Browns may one of the more obvious statements one could make.

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