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30 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions for the 2017 Season

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Kenny Britt Will Outscore DeSean Jackson

Why This Is Bold: Britt is being selected roughly two rounds after Jackson, and we don't even know who his starting quarterback will be this season.

Why This Will Happen: The bottom line between these two wideouts is volume. There's a worry that DeSean Jackson doesn't see as many looks as his average draft position may suggest, especially when you consider how run-heavy the Buccaneers were when they started winning games last year. After starting 3-5, they had a 1.52 drop-back-to-run ratio. From there on out -- during their 6-2 stretch to end the year -- that dropped to a 1.20 ratio. That's what fueled Mike Evans' dip in production over the second half of the season.

If Tampa Bay continues their winning ways and play a more conservative offense, Jackson, even with a relatively decent market share, could see fewer than 100 targets.

Britt, on the other hand, could be in store for a plethora of negative game scripts with the Browns. More vital to all of this is the lack of competition for targets. Corey Coleman missed some of his offseason program with a hamstring injury, they've got inexperienced tight ends, and they're moving a running back, Duke Johnson, to a slot role.

Like Terrelle Pryor last year, Britt could be fed. And we've seen him be somewhat relevant in fantasy with bad or below-average quarterback play: last season with the Rams, he tied for 22nd with 5 top-24 performances.

If there's a 30-target discrepancy between the two wideouts -- which is entirely possible -- then Britt could outscore DJax this year.