2021 Fantasy Football Solid/Safe Picks

The wide receiver opportunity for the Titans increased over the past two seasons. Their wideouts accounted for 69 percent of Tennessee's passing yards, with about 59 percent of the team's compl... Read More

In his rookie season, Higgins finished as the 28th highest scoring wide receiver in PPR leagues (196.60 fantasy points). He caught 67 of his 108 targets (62.0 percent) for 908 yards and six touchdowns, highlighted by five contests (5/40/2, 6/125, 5/71/1, 7/115/1, and 6/9... Read More

The wide receiver opportunity for the Bears improved for the second straight season. They finished 242 catches for 2,639 yards and 13 touchdowns on 364 targets. Their wideouts accounted for 67 perc... Read More

Carolina completed over two-thirds of their passes to the wide receiver position last season, leading to 80 percent of their passing yards. Their wideouts finished with 252 catches for 3,301 yards and 11 touchdowns on 375 targets. The production grew by about 25 percent from 2019, but the Panthers only threw to them 41 more time... Read More

The Steelers' wide receivers had the best opportunity in football in 2020. They led the NFL in targets (459) and touchdowns (30) while finishing second in catches (295). Pittsburgh gained 75 percen... Read More

Despite catching over 90 passes for a second straight year, Kupp ended last with a disappointing feel. He lost his edge in scoring (three touchdowns – 10 in 2019) while also fading in his yards per catch (10.6). Kupp gained over 20 yards on 12 plays with a rebound in his catch rate (7... Read More

The Texans' receivers ranked third in receiving yards despite being only midpack in targets (339 – 13th). Their wideouts accounted for more than 69 percent of the team's passing yards for the... Read More

Heading into last year, Denver appeared to have the foundation of a developing young wide receiving corps. Between the loss of Courtland Sutton and a disappointing rookie season by Jerry Jeudy, the... Read More

Over his first two seasons, Smith-Schuster had a stud WR1 feel highlighted by his success in 2018 (111/1,426/7) while receiving 166 targets. He struggled with an injury this following year (42/552/3), and Pittsburgh lost Ben Roethlisberger for most of the season. ... Read More

Over the past two seasons, the Bengals' wide receivers saw their opportunity rise. In 2020, they caught 63.2 percent of Cincinnati's completions and 72 percent of their passing yards. Their wide re... Read More

An ankle injury that required surgery over the winter puts Cooper behind schedule heading into training camp. He set a career-high in catches (92) while gaining over 1,000 yards for the fourth time in seven seasons. His catch rate (70.8) was the best of his career. ... Read More

Lockett finished eighth in wide receiver scoring (265.40 fantasy points) in PPR leagues while posting a career season (100/1,054/10). As great as his stats look, three great games (9/100/3, 15/200/3, and 12/90/2) accounted for 46.4 percent of his production in fantasy po... Read More

A concussion knocked Godwin out of Week 2. Then, two games later, he suffered a hamstring jury, costing him another two matchups. A finger issue also led to him missing Week 8. At the end of his first five games played, Godwin caught 28 of his 35 targets for 320 yards and tw... Read More

Despite missing four games in his rookie season, Aiyuk flashed promising upside, highlighted by a six-game run midseason (6/115, 8/91/1, 7/75/1, 5/95/1, 10/119, and 9/73/1). Over this span, he delivered WR1 stats (45/568/4 on 69 targets) in PPR leagues (20.83 fantasy poi... Read More

The wide receiver position remains a significant part of the Rams' passing game. Their wideouts set a three-year high in catches (252), but they gained only 10.8 yards per catch with further fade i... Read More

For the first time in his career, Landry underperformed expectations by a wide margin. He failed to score a touchdown over his first 10 games while picking up 38 catches for 471 yards on 57 targets. Over his final seven starts, including the postseason, Landry caught 46 ... Read More

Claypool emerged as the WR3 for the Steelers in Week 3 when he dominated the Eagles (7/116/4). He quickly moved into fantasy leagues starting lineup. Over his next 11 games, Claypool caught 44 of his 78 targets (56.4 percent) for 511 yards and five touchdowns. He scored... Read More

After posting back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons (76/1,028/7 and 90/1,046/5), Boyd projected to push higher with the addition of Joe Burrow. His play over the first 10 games with their rookie quarterback under center led to 69 catches for 710 yards and three touch... Read More

The difference between Tom Brady and Jameis Winston in wide receiver production for Tampa in 2020 was 16 more catches for 415 fewer yards and three more touchdowns on 16 fewer targets. The regression in the passing game can be solely tied to the stats for Chris Godwi... Read More

The wide receiver opportunity in San Francisco set a three-year high in catches (182), receiving yards (2,336), and targets (281) in 2020, but their wideouts gained only 54 percent of the 49ers' passing yards with 49.1 percent of the team's completions. Injuries at q... Read More