15 Bold Fantasy Football Predictions for the 2018 Season

Emmanuel Sanders Will Outscore Demaryius Thomas

Why This Is Bold: The Denver teammates have average draft costs that are roughly two and a half rounds apart, with Emmanuel Sanders as the cheaper player to draft.

Why This Will Happen: Sanders has played more than 50% of his snaps from the slot so far in the preseason, which is far more than his 27% mark last year and the roughly 24% rate he's seen over the last three years. That could end up being a big deal when playing with Case Keenum, as Minnesota -- Keenum's old team -- ranked eighth in yards to slot receivers last year, per Pro Football Focus. Adam Thielen specifically thrived in that role for the Vikings.

In Sanders' last two healthy seasons (so 2015 and 2016), he's come within two PPR points of Thomas in points per game. It's not like he'd be emerging from nowhere.