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7 High-Ceiling Players to Target in Your Fantasy Football Draft
The numbers tell us that Dez Bryant can bring his game to an even higher level. Who else is poised for fantasy goodness?

4. Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland Raiders

Ceiling Rank: 74; Actual Rank: 80

Ceiling Projection: 163.54 FP; Actual Projection: 137.47 FP

You just don't know what you're going to get with Marshawn Lynch. On one hand, he's returning after a year off, but on the other, he's been a fantasy juggernaut in seasons past.

If we get a rejuvenated, old school Beast Mode, he'll be just what the doctor ordered for the Oakland Raiders and fantasy teams alike. In his last healthy season with the Seattle Seahawks, we saw a 28-year-old Lynch churn out 1,306 yards and 13 touchdowns on 4.7 yards per carry. But he followed that up with an injury-riddled 2015, as he ran for just 417 yards and 3 touchdowns in seven games and six starts.

We project him for 174 rushes, 703 yards and 5.4 touchdowns, which is why, at pick 2.09, he's being overvalued in fantasy drafts.

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