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The numbers tell us that Dez Bryant can bring his game to an even higher level. Who else is poised for fantasy goodness?

1. Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Ceiling Rank: 43; Actual Rank: 50

Ceiling Projection: 215.81 FP; Actual Projection: 177.77 FP

In 2014, the last season in which Dez Bryant played a full 16 games, the 28-year-old wideout hauled in 88 balls for 1,320 yards and 16 touchdowns. Since then, he's dealt with injuries -- to himself and his quarterback -- along with the growing pains of working with a rookie quarterback. The result over the last two years was 81 catches, 1,197 yards, and 11 touchdowns across 22 games.

Assuming he can make it through the year, our numbers like Dez to produce 76 catches, 1,219 yards, and 9.4 touchdowns to finish the season as the eighth overall wideout. Currently WR9 in standard 12-team drafts, it's no stretch to think that Bryant could be a top receiver again. Furthermore, if his ridiculous ceiling is any indication, even saying it's a stretch is overstating it.

Based on the top end of our projections, Bryant would end the year as WR6, behind only Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham, Mike Evans and Jordy Nelson.

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