The Indianapolis Colts are expecting a bounce-back campaign from the offense in 2020 as are fantasy football managers. One player who benefits greatly from the additions this offseason is wide receiver T.Y. Hilton.
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Though drafts are still months away—or at least they should be in re-draft—Hilton is presenting as an early value in fantasy football. If he continues to stay at his current average draft position (ADP), he could wind up being a solid get in drafts.
Per Fantasy Football Calculator, Hilton is currently coming off the board at 4.06 as the WR19 in 12-team, half-PPR formats.
There have been some concerns with Hilton entering the season, but his ceiling doesn’t match that of his current ADP. The biggest concern with the 30-year-old is his recent rash of injuries. Though he’s been able to play through it, for the most part, he has been dealing with some significant ailments during the last two seasons.
Even with those concerns, Hilton is still a great buy in the fourth round. He’s the unquestioned WR1 in the offense and the passing attack is surely running through him. With Philip Rivers under center, there is no reason to think Hilton can’t finish as a top-15 wide receiver in fantasy—and even that could be a little low.
Considering these are the wide receivers being drafted around him, Hilton has the highest ceiling of them all in this group.
While all of these players are strong wide receivers, Hilton has a better case than all of them. Players like Tyler Lockett and Calvin Ridley aren’t the unquestioned leaders on their team while players like Deebo Samuel, D.J. Chark, Stefon Diggs and D.J. Moore are all on either really bad offenses or offenses that favor the run heavily.
Given what Hilton brings to the table when healthy and the fact that the offense should be upgraded, he’s in line to be a strong value in drafts if he continues to hover at his current ADP.
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