Sixty players come off the board in the first five rounds of a 12-team fantasy football draft. Many of these players are sure things, but some of them have the widest range of realistic possible outcomes in the league. We take a look at eight such players in our profile of this season’s ultimate high-risk/high-reward fantasy football candidates.
Devonta Freeman, RB, Falcons
Freeman was the No. 1 overall fantasy player in 2015. The next season, he ranked sixth among running backs in all scoring formats while racking up 1,079 rushing yards, 54 receptions, 462 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.