2017 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts

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As we inch closer to the 2017 NFL season, the CSN Fantasy crew unveiled their sleepers and busts on Thursday's edition of the Fantasy Football Fix Podcast.

Listen to our Podcast for more in-depth analysis and take a look at the complete list of sleepers and busts from Tony Andracki, Scott Krinch and Glynn Morgan below.

SLEEPERS

De'Angelo Henderson (RB), DEN - ADP: 170 (undrafted)

A true sleeper - a sixth round pick who has come out of nowhere (Coastal Carolina) to turn heads in camp. CJ Anderson is locked in as the starter in the Broncos backfield right now, but Jamaal Charles is far from a sure thing and Devontae Booker fell out of favor there toward the end of last year. Henderson is small (5-foot-7, 208 pounds) but he was a good receiver in college and was the featured back, showing he's more than just a change-of-pace guy. He's not currently being drafted in leagues and is drawing Maurice Jones-Drew comparisons.

CJ Prosise (RB), SEA - 128.5

From Weeks 7-11, when Prosise was actually healthy, he racked up 369 yards on 45 touches - an insane average of 8.2 yards per touch. Yes Eddie Lacy is in town, but Prosise is far and away the team's best receiver and he will surely get an opportunity to make an impact out of the backfield assuming he is healthy. He's a guy that has already proven he doesn't need a ton of touches to be fantasy-relevant. But imagine if he actually were fed the rock 12-15 times a game. Draft him in the 12th round and get hyped about his enormous breakout potential. About as much fantasy upside as an 11th or 12th rounder can get.

Dion Lewis (RB), NE - 170 (undrafted)

After returning from knee injury his touches per game:

8, 10, 9, 4, 20, 17, 13 then playoffs (15-8-7)

Yes they're fickle, but that was with LeGarrette Blount in town and is Mike Gillislee really going to change things all that much? Lewis totaled 489 yards in 10 games coming off an injury. You never know what you're gonna get in Belichik's backfield, but Lewis is their most dynamic running back and is now presumably healthy. White only had 5 touches in 2 playoff games before breaking out in the Super Bowl, while Lewis had 21 touches. Don't forget what Lewis did in only 7 games in 2015 - 234 rushing yards, 36 catches, 388 rec yds. He's tantalizing and you can get him shockingly late in drafts.

Rookie RBs: Joe Williams (SF), Jamaal Williams (GB), Marlon Mack (IND), Kareem Hunt (KC), Samaje Perine (WSH)

All rookie RBs that are flying under the radar and all five plus Henderson have the potential to be better than Cook, Fournette or McCaffery just based on opportunity. They're all emerging as the primary backups to more elder statesmen (some more elder than others, *COUGH* FRANK GORE *COUGH*) who have serious question marks, like Ty Montgomery's blocking, Frank Gore being old as shit, Spencer Ware not being able to handle feature back duties, Rob Kelley being unproven, CJ Anderson failing to live up to CJ Anderson and so on.

Cam Meredith (WR), CHI  - 108.4

Why is this guy still underrated? He was the top fantasy wide receiver for a few-week stretch last year and while you can't evaluate a guy just based off a few hot games, he's emerged as a legit top-flight receiver over the last two years and the ISU kid may very well be the Bears' No. 1 option even with a healthy Kevin White. Plus, they figure to throw a bunch - even if it is Mike Glennon taking those snaps - so Cam should get plenty of work. From Week 5 on, Meredith was a Top 20 fantasy WR, and that includes 3 straight clunkers in which he only had one catch a game from Weeks 7-10.

Kenny Golladay (WR), DET - 134.6

The under-the-radar NIU/Chicago receiver who's turning heads in Detroit during camp. He's 6-foot-4, 218 pounds and on a team that is searching for consistent WR play.

Donte Moncrief (WR), IND - 93.2

Been predicting a breakout for him for the last two years and it hasn't happened yet. With Andrew Luck's shoulder issue, there is legitimate concern about the value of the Indy receivers, but keep in mind, Moncrief is still only 24 years old, he has 16 tuddies in only 19 career starts (though he has played in 41 total games), he's in a high-powered passing offense and you won't need to invest a lot in him. If this is the year he breaks out, it won't cost you much of a gamble. Yeah, he's TD dependent, but he's going 94th overall, the NO. 37 WR.

Eric Ebron (TE), DET - 130.8

We're still waiting for him to breakout. Could that be this season? He finished as the No. 14 fantasy TE last year despite scoring 1 TD, missing essentially four games and dropping a bunch of balls. He had only 1 target in a Week 12 contest but averaged more than 7 targets/gm in his other 12 contests and set a new career high in catches and yards. This is the year he becomes a Top 10 TE and has the potential to be a Top 5 TE. Remember, he was the former 10th overall pick back in 2014.

MORE SLEEPERS

Eli Manning (QB), NYG

Deshaun Watson (QB), HOU

Bilal Powell (RB), NYJ

Doug Martin (RB), TB

Dalvin Cook (RB), MIN

Paul Perkins (RB), NYG

Jamison Crowder (WR), WSH

Terrelle Pryor (WR), WSH

DeVante Parker (WR), MIA

Martavis Bryant (WR), PIT

Zay Jones (WR), BUF

Cooper Kupp (WR), LAR

Martellus Bennett (TE), GB

Austin Hooper (TE), ATL

Gerald Everett (TE), LAR

BUSTS

Leonard Fournette (RB), JAX - 22.5

Going to be awfully tough to live up to draft stock, the Jags' line is rough, teams can stack the box, he's still a rookie, etc. He's going in the second or third round, as the 9th RB off the board. It's going to be nearly impossible for him to live up to that.

Devonta Freeman (RB), ATL - 9.9

I feel like I doubt Freeman every year. Is he really the No. 4 RB? He already has one concussion this year, he had one in 2015 as well and don't forget about Tevin Coleman now that it appears he's got his sickle cell under control. And OC Kyle Shanahan is gone now. And he just got paid, so no contract year anymore. There are plenty of causes for concern, and not a guy I can feel comfortable about drafting in the Top 10.

Joe Mixon (RB), CIN - 56.2

How could he possibly live up to this ADP? The off-field issues, he's a rookie, Gio Bernard and Jeremy Hill are around, etc.

Dez Bryant (WR), DAL - 20.1

Over the last 2 years, Bryant has played in 22 games, but his stat line only looks like this: 82 rec, 168 tgt, 1,197 yds, 11 TD. That's right, he's caught only 48 percent of his targets, and those are season numbers, not 2 year/22 gm numbers. Yes, he's had some terrible QBs playing with and rookie Prescott last year, but still. He hasn't even been a per-game elite asset since 2014. Way too high a price tag for a guy with that bio.

Rob Gronkowski (TE), NE - 17.7

Has only played 16 games in a season once in his career. The last 5 years, he's missed 24 games and he had several games played last year where he didn't notch a fantasy point. He's clearly the top tight end and far and away the No. option on a game-to-game basis, but only when he's healthy and since that isn't a sure thing, can't justify drafting him in the second round.

MORE BUSTS

Dak Prescott (QB), DAL

Cam Newton (QB), CAR

Spencer Ware (RB), KC

Eddie Lacy (RB), SEA

Adrian Peterson (RB), NO

Matt Forte (RB), NYJ

Latavius Murray (RB) MIN

Julian Edelman (WR), NE

Brandon Marshall (WR), NYG

Alshon Jeffery (WR), PHI

DeSean Jackson (WR), TB

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