Chris Godwin (WR, TB) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is in a weird spot leading into 2018. It is cute how Tampa Bay listed Godwin and DeSean Jackson as co-starters across from Mike Evans, but fantasy owners are staring down a different sort of depth chart. D-Jax is not the player he once was and carries almost no upside at this point. If you are part of the 25% that drafted Jackson, then please go trade him in for Ted Ginn Jr. (16% owned) since Ginn is actually that team’s No. 2 WR.

Anyway, Godwin boasts immense athleticism that is said to be crisper than Evans’, though obviously Evans owns him in the size department. The Bucs need to create a spark and get moving before Jameis Winston returns from suspension, as both head coach Dirk Koetter and GM Jason Licht are on the hot seat. If you buy into what Vegas is selling, then Tampa should be playing from behind and throwing often. Godwin should be a big part of that as the season evolves.