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BALLER MOVE: Target ~250
CURRENT ADP: ~260
ANALYSIS: Slot receivers genuinely do not come more prototypical than Cole Beasley. The 5'8" veteran ran a whopping 87 percent of his routes out of the slot last year and garnered the positions 18th-most slot targets. Beasley didn't actually lead his team in slot production, however. The now retired Jason Witten led Dallas in both slot targets and slot receptions, while Dez Bryant placed third on the team in both metrics.
The slot is wide open for Beasley to patrol full time with Witten and Bryant both gone. Assuming Allen Hurns was brought in to convert from his slot role in Jacksonville, Beasley has a much clearer path to volume than his current WR87 ADP is indicating.
Unlike the situation with other teams, Beasley does not quite measure up in terms of upside. He is best drafted as a final round dart throw or streaming option to cover bye weeks. He should be viewed as a WR4 with WR3 upside if he can build on his volume from a season ago.
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