Experts’ Must-Have Wide Receivers (2022 Fantasy Football)

Let’s take a look at players the experts are targeting in their fantasy football drafts. Here are a few must-have fantasy football players.

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Top Experts’ Must-Have Players

Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND): ECR 31 | WR12
“I don’t like to leave any draft without WR Michael Pittman. While Pittman is already highly regarded as the current WR13, he’s firmly inside my top 10 and a player I’m willing to pull the trigger on in the top half of Round 3. Pittman checks all the boxes as a third-year WR breakout, but the most encouraging development might be the acquisition of QB Matt Ryan. Throughout his NFL career, Ryan has excelled at getting the ball into his No. 1 wideout’s hands early and often. From 2008 to 2020, Ryan’s top wide receiver averaged 156 targets per year and finished as a top-10 fantasy wideout in all but one season.”
– Jody Smith (FullTime Fantasy)

Allen Lazard (WR – GB): ECR 82 | WR37
“Seemingly lost in the debate about whether or not Allen Lazard has the ability to step into the No. 1 wide receiver role in Green Bay is the fact that Lazard already had a mini breakout season in 2021, scoring eight touchdowns and putting up near-WR1 numbers down the stretch as the overall WR15 from weeks 14-17. Lazard’s ADP has been slowly creeping up over the past several weeks, but he remains a tremendous value, especially in best ball, as I have a hard time envisioning a scenario (apart from injury) where he does not flirt with double-digit touchdowns and blow away his previous career highs in receptions and yardage. Lazard offers a low-end WR2 floor at a high-end WR4 price.”
– Matthew Hill (Fantasy Life)

“Allen Lazard: A lot of the general fantasy community still hasn’t caught on to Allen Lazard and the production he can give this season. Aaron Rodgers has praised Lazard on many occasions over the past few seasons, and he will be looking to get him the ball with 40% of the team’s total targets from last season being vacant. Lazard is still being drafted as a WR4, with an ADP in the eighth round, which is close to where he finished the 2021 season, when both Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling were there too. Lazard can potentially be a league winner with his current ADP.”
– Rich Piazza (Fantasy Shed)

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D.J. Chark (WR – DET): ECR 143 | WR56
“The Lions get Frank Ragnow back and are slated to have a top-three O-line. This, in turn, gives Jared Goff much more time to throw the ball. In addition, Chark brings the team a much-needed combination of speed (4.34) and size (6-3). Chark is my WR45 vs. the consensus WR59. Wheels up for D.J. Chark!”
– Billy Muzio (FullTime Fantasy)

Thanks to the experts for sharing their advice! For more of their insight, be sure to follow each pundit on Twitter (click their names above) and visit their respective sites.

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