Late-Round Wide Receiver Options in Best Ball

Finding value late in Best Ball drafts can be one of the best ways to separate yourself from the rest of your 12-team draft pod.

It can also have a major effect in advancing in the playoff weeks since late-round picks might not be 100% drafted or in every advancing team.

Here is a look at some of my top WR targets in the 17th, 18th round, and current undrafted guys worthy of taking a shot on.

17th Round (ADP 193-204)

Keenan Allen:

Allen is still without an NFL team, and there hasn’t been a major amount of buzz on where he will land. When he does sign, though, he’s likely to move up to at least the 14th round range, and if the landing spot is favorable, it could be in more like the 11th-12th round range. So the upside potential is still very strong here.

Despite entering his age 33 season, there is still a lot to like with Allen. He finished tied with Jayden Reed (T-38), averaging 10.5 PPR points per game last season. That was being a part of an awful Bears offensive system, and having a rookie QB. Despite missing 2 games last year, Allen had 5 games of 17+ fantasy points, and two of those went over 20 points.

There is still very much a decent ceiling case for Allen in the right offense, and this is absolutely the cheapest he will be.

There remains a risk that he could just retire, or his production falls off a cliff, but I still want to have plenty of exposure at this price. I generally will only take him when he’s in an 8 WR build, but I love the upside you get with the selection.

Darius Slayton:

Slayton will be my favorite option on this entire list, and I will probably try to be about triple the field. Despite getting a nice contract with re-signing in New York makes it clear he will go right back to his starting outside receiver role opposite Malik Nabers.

Slayton is a vertical deep threat receiver who has consistently put up 500-700 yard receiving seasons and around 40+ catches. His touchdowns have fluctuated, but he’s also dealt with some of the weakest QB play in his career.

He might end up behind either Wan’dale Robinson or a TE in targets, but his yardage/TD upside is much higher.

Slayton also gets a considerable boost at QB with Russell Wilson and likely Jaxon Dart this season. Wilson excels at deep vertical passing, and Dart also has shown that promise in college.

With Nabers getting the majority of attention from the defense, Slayton could see a lot of favorable matchups, and I thinkit is a good option to provide three to six 15-20 point type of games.