Michael Floyd, Larry Fitzgerald's Fantasy Outlook After John Brown's Injury

The Arizona Cardinals have one of the deepest receiving corps on paper in the entire NFL when healthy, but with John Brown nursing a hamstring injury suffered on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, even more emphasis will be placed on Michael Floyd and Larry Fitzgerald. 

Brown enjoyed a breakout season in 2015 with 65 receptions for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns. However, he's failed to carry that over to 2016 as he's accumulated just 380 yards and one touchdown on 30 receptions. 

While Brown is the Cards' chief speedster, Floyd had previously excelled at making explosive plays in his own right, as he entered 2016 having averaged at least 16 yards per catch in each of the previous three seasons. Floyd too is having a down year by his standards, though, averaging 14.6 yards per catch. He's also accumulated 379 yards and three touchdowns on just 26 receptions.

His 16.3 yards per reception in 2015 topped Brown's mark, and while his 52 grabs for 849 yards and six touchdowns technically made him Arizona's third-most productive receiver, he missed one game due to injury and was slowed in several others. Floyd has struggled to remain consistent in 2016.

Floyd has all the tools to be an elite-level wide receiver when healthy, and he proved that in the second half of 2015 with five 100-yard games in a seven-game stretch from early November through late December. Should Brown miss time moving forward, perhaps Floyd can recreate that magic in the final weeks of the season and be worthy of flex consideration.

Many figured Fitzgerald was reaching the twilight of his career after failing to top 1,000 receiving yards for three straight seasons from 2012 through 2014, but he experienced a renaissance in 2015 with a career-high 109 grabs for 1,215 yards and nine touchdowns. He's again been the Cardinals' top receiver this season, recording 749 yards and five touchdowns on 74 receptions.

The 33-year-old veteran is a key part of the offense due to his ability to run shorter routes and move the chains. His role doesn't figure to change much at all if Brown is on the shelf, and he should continue to be a solid WR2 at worst.

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