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The 4th rounder with the name of an Egyptian god, St. Brown took the NFL by storm in his rookie season with a 90-912-5 line on 119 targets. In Week 1, he was buried on fantasy free agent lists, but by Week 16 he was leading franchises to league titles. An afterthought on a bad team during the NFL's first 12 weeks, a Week 13 explosion against Minnesota was the spark that made St. Brown one of the hottest fantasy players down the stretch. He had double digit targets in each of the final six games, and never had fewer than 8 receptions or 73 yards. All five of his scores came during this period as well.
Usually, it's some random running back that gets hot at the end of the season and delivers fantasy glory, but this time it was a 4th rounder with a memorable name on one of the worst franchises in the NFL. While a good story, and an exciting topic around the fantasy table, I just don't see that 6-game stretch translating into continued success in 2022. St. Brown is a smooth route runner with great hands and body control. He reminds me a lot of fellow Southern Cal receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Neither guy pops off the page athletically, but can take advantage of volume, and opportunity. And that right there is the concern for the upcoming season. Detroit resigned Josh Reynolds, added D.J. Chark in free agency, drafted Jameson Williams in the 1st round, and will have target hogs T.J. Hockenson and D'Andre Swift healthy and ready to go. I wouldn't be surprised if the 90 receptions he had last year became his career high and he fades back into more of a WR 4/5 for most rosters.
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