Fantasy Football: Top 20 Wide Receivers to Target in 2019

By Shade Piper | Aug 23, 2019

KANSAS CITY, MO - SEPTEMBER 23: Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins (14) run onto the field in action during an NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs on September 23, 2018, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver Adam Thielen (19). (Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

FANTASY FOOTBALL WIDE RECEIVERS TO TARGET IN 2019

NUMBER 13 – ADAM THIELEN

2018 Standard Scoring: 7th (194.3)

2018 PPR Scoring: 7th (307.3)

Adam Thielen is ranked a couple of spots ahead of his running mate Stefon Diggs. He has earned this better ranking and should keep it until proved otherwise. If you want to wait for another round and draft Diggs with the hopes that he plays as good or better than Thielen this season that could be a good strategy, but let’s look at why Thielen is still currently ranked higher.

Thielen has more production and has had better numbers over the past three seasons than Diggs. Now this is a whole new season and this isn’t guaranteed to continue, but Thielen’s last three seasons have been great and there isn’t any reason why he shouldn’t continue to be great.

Over the past three seasons, he has put up 3616 yards and 18 touchdowns while not missing a single game. All of those are impressive feats, but maybe the most impressing part of it all is not missing any games. Your dream fantasy player is one who plays every week and produces and Thielen checks both of those boxes.

Thielen will likely require a third-round pick, but it will probably pay off.

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