Why Raiders WR Malik Benson might be fantasy’s biggest rookie bargain
The Raiders selected WR Malik Benson in the sixth round of the NFL draft. Why is he one of fantasy’s most overlooked rookies?
The Las Vegas Raiders selected WR Malik Benson in the sixth round of the NFL draft. Most managers will ignore him for seemingly good reasons. But he’s the right talent in the right spot to do a lot of fantasy damage.
While sixth-round WRs rarely make much fantasy noise, there are exceptions. Russell Gage earned fantasy relevance for a couple of seasons. Pierre Garcon was even more successful with 1,600+ career fantasy points.
Antonio Brown was . . .
well, statistically, one of the most dominant wideouts of the past 20 years. So it’s not unheard of for a sixth-rounder to break through. It’s simply rare, and that alone is enough to scare away the fantasy community.