5 Safe Players to Target in Your Fantasy Football Draft

Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos

Entering his eighth season, Emmanuel Sanders is being drafted 34th among wide receivers. This is a bit surprising since Sanders finished 21st among wideouts last year.

The obvious reason that people are avoiding him is the Denver Broncos' quarterback situation, where the Broncos are looking at a battle between Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch. This concern should go by the wayside, however, because Sanders finished 21st last season in the same scenario. The year before that, he finished 20th playing with Brock Osweiler and the ghost of Peyton Manning.

Since joining Denver, Sanders has been a WR2 or better in each of his three seasons. He also has missed just one game during that time.

His upside may be capped by his current quarterback situation, but he's still a player with a high floor at the wide receiver position. Our models project Sanders to finish 25th among wide receivers this season.