Fantasy Football: Bold predictions for every AFC team in 2020

AFC North Fantasy Football bold predictions

Baltimore Ravens: Mark Ingram will repeat his 15 TD performance.

Ingram scored 15 touchdowns in 2019 on route to a RB11 finish. Many expect regression, as his touchdown percentage was an extreme outlier. In 2019, the Baltimore Ravens scored 52 more points than the next highest team season and averaged 10 more points per game than the average team.

Outlier offenses lead to outlier seasons and Ingram will have multiple chances to score every game as the RB1 on the best offense in the league.

Pittsburgh Steelers: JuJu Smith-Schuster will finish outside the top 20 WR.

Though his season was clearly affected by poor quarterback performance and injury, it is important to remember that he was outperformed by wideouts James Washington and Diontae Johnson and they were all catching passes from the same quarterbacks.

Even though his connection with Big Ben will lead to more than the 552 yards and three touchdowns he put up in 2019, drafting him at WR13 when he finished 2019 at WR65 is unjustifiable.

Cincinnati Bengals: A.J. Green will finish outside the top 30 WRs.

At this point, it seems almost impossible for A.J. Green to play a full season. He has only put up one complete season in the past four years. Obviously, his injury risk is priced into his ADP of WR26 and, if he plays the full season, he is likely to pay huge dividends for those willing to risk it. But anyone who drafted and held him through 2019 knows better.

Cleveland Browns: Odell Beckham Jr. will finish outside the top 20 WRs.

Despite being one of the more disappointing finishes in 2019, Beckham still posted a 1,000-yard season. However, this may be the norm in a run-first Cleveland offense.

With Austin Hooper acting as another weapon for Baker Mayfield, OBJ should see similar targets. Though he may be able to score more than four touchdowns, the one-two punch of Chubb and Hunt will be what the offense is centered on, not Beckham.