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6 Wide Receivers to Target Late in Your Fantasy Football Drafts
There are plenty of usable wide receivers dropping off fantasy draft boards way too late. Let's look at six of them.

Kamar Aiken, Baltimore Ravens

In Kamar Aiken's second full season as a starter in 2015, he racked up 75 catches for 944 yards. But what's even more promising is the number of looks Aiken saw in the offense last year post-Steve Smith injury.

The Baltimore offense ranked second in pass-to run ratio at 63.83% last season, and Aiken was a large part of that passing game, ranking 21st amongst wide receivers at 7.9 targets per game. The second half of 2015 is where Aiken really got going -- after the Ravens Week 9 bye, he averaged 10.4 targets per game over the last eight games, a mark that would have tied him for the sixth-most targets over that time span.

Despite playing with backup quarterbacks -- Joe Flacco was injured during much of Aiken's starting time -- Aiken was able to turn five of his final seven games into top-20 PPR performances at the wide receiver position. If Smith has a hard time getting back on the field and if the other wideouts in Baltimore aren't able to step up, Aiken could see a lot of volume in what should be a pass-happy offense.


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