Anthony Miller (WR, CHI) - Wide Receiver Draft Values

4 years ago by Dominick Petrillo

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~120 Overall

CURRENT ADP: ~143

ANALYSIS: Despite missing a game in 2019, Anthony Miller was still on the field for 64.2% of the Bears offensive snaps and finished with the second-most targets among wide receivers in Chicago's offense. Although he did not make much of these in terms of scoring, only having two receiving TD, he still locked himself into the WR2 role of the offense getting close to doubling WR3 Taylor Gabriel's amount of targets (48). With Allen Robinson still being the WR1 and getting the opponent’s best defender attention, Miller will have room to have a solid if not great season as second fiddle in 2020.

Jimmy Graham was brought in, sure, but his skills have been limited since leaving the Saints for the Seahawks. With Trey Burton gone and the run game of Montgomery and Tarik Cohen not living up to the expectations behind a suddenly diminishing offensive line, it will come down to which QB can raise the passing game and benefit Miller the most. No matter the man throwing the rock, PFF has Miller projected to reach 90 targets and finish with 55 receptions for 655+ yards, 4 TDs, and all of 143 PPR points by year's end. That's no joke, and Miller profiles as the upcoming WR58 league-wide and a top-130 player in fantasy football.

You read that right. Miller won't be your WR1 weekly, but his year's end rank as projected is currently 13 positions higher than his ADP indicates. That means that you can safely target Miller almost a round earlier than his ADP would lead you to, and pick him at the end of the 10th or start of the 11th at the latest if you don't want to get snipped. Again, do not expect Miller to become D.K. Metcalf or Calvin Ridley this season, but consider him this year's potential DeVante Parker: under the radar late-round flier with upside and chances to end much higher on the fantasy leaderboards than his price indicates.