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Fantasy Football: The Top 10 Rookie Wide Receivers for 2017
Corey Davis was the first wideout taken in this year's NFL Draft, but should he be the first rookie receiver off the board in your fantasy football draft?

6. John Ross, Cincinnati Bengals

Average Draft Position: 12.04 (WR54)

Projected Fantasy Points: 60.25 (WR79)

According to ADP, John Ross is the third rookie receiver going off the board in standard leagues, but that appears to be a product of his first-round draft status. Our projections have him quite a bit lower as the record-breaking Ross is sixth among all freshman receivers.

numberFire's projections peg him for 65 targets, 38 catches, 475 yards and 2 touchdowns as the primary slot receiver in Cincinnati. It's not just wideouts who will make it hard for him to see meaningful looks. In addition to top target A.J. Green, Ross will have to deal with two more-than-capable pass-catching backs -- Giovani Bernard and Joe Mixon -- as well as tight end Tyler Eifert. Andy Dalton can only drop back so many times in a game.

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