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Fantasy Football: 5 Wide Receivers Who Could Outscore Their Higher-Drafted Teammates
These five wideouts could potentially outperform their team's more highly coveted receivers, including Washington's Jamison Crowder.

Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers (ADP: 8.04)

Teammate: Davante Adams ADP: 4.07

One of the primary reasons fantasy players are ignoring Randall Cobb is that he's put up two disappointing seasons in a row, the latter of which saw the emergence of Davante Adams as Aaron Rodgers' number-two target.

Cobb is being Jordy Nelson. And even our metrics can't account for the effects of injury, which hampered his production significantly in 2016.

Finally, Cobb showed signs of a re-emergence in the playoffs after resting the final two games of the season, putting up a 6-reception, 87-yard, 1-touchdown average across the team's three playoff games -- much more in line with his early-season performance.

Saying that a healthy Cobb couldn't slide right back into his role as Rodgers' number-two receiver is foolhardy. Rodgers is good enough to support three very productive receivers, but Cobb could relegate Adams to his more familiar number-three role again this season.

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