Preseason Fantasy Heroes: Wide Receivers and Tight Ends That Could Save the Day

Here are some wide receivers and tight ends putting up serious preseason numbers. Let’s take a look and see if they have a chance to translate some of that preseason production into fantasy worth in regular season play. 

Jonathan Stupar, Buffalo Bills

Stupar leads the NFL with 15 preseason receptions for 155 yards and a TD. He’s third on the Bills’ tight end depth chart, so don’t get any thoughts of fantasy worth.

Jared Cook, Tennessee Titans

Cook is a TE with some fantasy value. The rookie out of South Carolina has 12 catches for 120 yards in the preseason. With Tennessee’s limited options in the passing game, Cook could become one of their more reliable targets. He’s worth taking as a TE2.

Chris Henry, Cincinnati Bengals

As long as he can stay out of Roger Goodell’s office, Henry has a chance to really break out this year. He has 11 catches for 155 yards and two TDs. Now that he seems to have put his troubles behind him, he could put up huge numbers in a full season. He's going in the later rounds of fantasy drafts and could end up putting up WR2 or WR3 numbers. 

Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Chiefs

For all the talk of Bowe not fitting into the Chiefs’ system or being at odds with Todd Haley, he has looked good in the preseason with eight catches for 107 yards and a TD. If you moved him down in your WR rankings, you may want to move him back up.

Troy Williamson, Jacksonville Jaguars

The former No. 1 bust leads the NFL with 221 preseason receiving yards on seven caches. He caught a pair of deep balls for the bulk of the yardage. It’s great to see him make some plays, but I wouldn’t trust him to continue to produce. His hands have long been a question mark.

Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati Bengals

Ocho has 142 yards on five catches. He even added a PAT. More importantly, he has kept relatively quiet. If he can avoid being a distraction, he should be a real nice WR2 this year.

David Clowney, New York Jets

Clowney is hoping to be the next third-year WR to break out. He has five receptions for 135 yards and two TDs this preseason. He is fighting with Chansi Stuckey to start opposite Jerricho Cotchery.

Justin Harper, Baltimore Ravens

Harper has been productive in the preseason, with six catches for 119 yards, but has dropped too many passes in practice. For a team with a limited passing game, dropping passes is a good way to be buried on the depth chart.

Laurent Robinson, St. Louis Rams

Laurent has taken advantage of Donnie Avery’s foot injury by catching seven passes for 117 yards. He is going to start for the Rams, so he’s worth grabbing in deep leagues, but he likely won’t be a viable fantasy option this year.

Robert Meachem, New Orleans Saints

Meachem has been a sleeper candidate the past two years now. He has five catches for 106 yards, including a 64-yard TD. If he can get on the field, he has a great chance to be productive in that offense. Draft him as a fantasy reserve and hope for the best.

Legedu Naanee, San Diego Chargers

This list is littered with third-year WRs. Naanee has five catches for 84 yards and two TDs. He is buried as the Chargers' No. 4 WR behind Vincent Jackson, Chris Chambers, and Malcolm Floyd. 

It’s also an offense that throws heavily to TE Antonio Gates and RBs LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles. Don’t expect much from a fantasy perspective from Naanee this year.

Originally published at LestersLegends.com.