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Fantasy Football: 8 Players to Target in the Last Round of Your Draft
If you're looking to find serious value in the final rounds of your fantasy football draft, keep in mind these eight players, including wide receiver Tyler Lockett.

Devin Funchess, WR, Carolina Panthers

Average Draft Position (ADP): 189

Pick/Round: 16.09

The 2016 season a major step back for quarterback Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers offense. As a passer, Newton's 0.00 Passing NEP per drop back ranked 25th out of 28 quarterbacks with 400 drop backs or more. That's a big difference to his MVP campaign of 2015, when his 0.20 mark ranked eighth among signal-callers.

If Carolina wants to regain that past form, they will need Devin Funchess to step up.

While he ranked fourth in team targets with just 58, his Receiving Success Rate -- the percentage of total plays that ended in a positive NEP -- may surprise you. Among receivers with at least 50 targets last year, Funchess' 95.655 Success Rate ranked seventh best.

Let's not forget that Ted Ginn Jr. and the 95 targets he received last season are no longer there since he's now on the New Orleans Saints, and Funchess' market share in the Panthers offense could be on the rise.

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