Fantasy Football Stock Report: The Browns look to unleash their “ultimate weapon” in 2016

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“It didn’t take [Duke] Johnson long to establish himself as one of the Browns’ top playmakers during his rookie season. While he struggled to find consistency carrying the ball, his versatility in the passing game was a welcome addition to the offense. Wilson went so far as to call Johnson ‘an ultimate weapon.'”

– Dan Labbe, Cleveland Plain Dealer

You should know by now how high we are on Duke Johnson, and this only confirmed our optimism. As a rookie, Johnson excelled as a third down back, as he caught 61 balls for 534 yards and two touchdowns. He has the skill set to be more than just a third down back and will be in a battle with Isaiah Crowell for more carries. Due to his receiving talents, Johnson has the higher fantasy upside, so we hope he can steal the job from Crowell. If he does, he would be a solid RB2 in PPR leagues.

“Bilal Powell complemented former Jets running back Chris Ivory, who was more of a bruising back than he is, but Powell and Forte have similar skill sets, so this could be a trickier division of labor for Gailey. You can count on Powell getting major touches this season, though. Gailey will figure out a way.”

Brian Costello, New York Post

Bilal Powell was a good compliment for the bruising Chris Ivory last season, but possesses a similar skill set to newly acquired Matt Forte. Powell averaged 10.6 touches per game in ’15 and OC Chan Gailey claims he will find a way to get Powell those touches again in ’16. Forte is going to be a hot commodity in PPR leagues, but with questions at quarterback and a crowded backfield with Powell and Khiry Robinson, he may be overvalued at this point in time.

“He didn’t tell a soul outside Buffalo’s locker room, but Robert Woods had no explosiveness to his game in 2015 after tearing his groin on both the left and right side. The fact that he played through that injury for about half the season is hard to fathom knowing the demands of his position when it comes to cutting, twisting, changing direction and leaping.”

– Chris Brown, buffalobills.com 

Robert Woods had offseason surgery on his torn groin, which led to an explosive camp for the underwhelming wideout. Woods is the clear No. 2 receiver behind Sammy Watkins and if Watkins is sidelined during camp or even into the season, Woods could be an early fantasy target. So far, he has had an insignificant fantasy career; however, if he is healthy and explosive, he could have a decent year. If Watkins misses some time, Woods wouldn’t be a poor late round handcuff if you have Watkins.

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