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BALLER MOVE: Target ~60
CURRENT ADP: ~70
ANALYSIS: Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess put together a very solid season last year and finished as the 19th most targeted receiver with 113, in addition to doubling his end zone output from the previous year with eight touchdowns. Funchess has seen no fewer than 13 red zone targets in any of his first three years, which is no small feat on a team with a quarterback that has run for 21 rushing touchdowns in that same span. His 15 red zone targets last season had him tied for 13th most in the league with Michael Crabtree and was just one target behind Michael Thomas.
Christian McCaffrey will continue to catch a ton of passes out of the backfield for the Carolina Panthers, and Greg Olsen should be ready for his return by the start of the season, but there is no doubt that Funchess will have the opening during training camp to make himself the clear-cut number one receiver on the team with Kelvin Benjamin now gone. It is not at all a stretch to think that Funchess could be on his way to his first 1,000-yard season, making him a sneaky steal in the 7th round this year.
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