ESPN Fantasy Football on Michael Wilson

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Michael Wilson is a prime example from last season. He was at best the team's No. 3 option at the onset of the season, behind a pair of target magnets in Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr. He was an almost complete nonfactor in fantasy drafts, selected in fewer than 10% of ESPN leagues. Then, because of an injury to Harrison in Week 10 as well as Jacoby Brissett's emergence as the team's quarterback, Wilson scored the second-most fantasy points among wide receivers over the season's final nine weeks (169.5).

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Wilson's late-season emergence (169.5 pts in 9 weeks) validates the skills-over-opportunity draft philosophy.

Wilson exemplifies the 'draft skills, not opportunities' philosophy. Selected in fewer than 10% of ESPN leagues at the season's onset as Arizona's No. 3 option behind Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr., Wilson scored the second-most fantasy points among wide receivers over the final nine weeks (169.5 points) after Harrison's Week 10 injury and Jacoby Brissett's emergence as quarterback. He became one of the most-rostered players among ESPN Fantasy championship teams, demonstrating how late-round sleepers with high skill sets can deliver major league-winning upside.

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