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NFL wide receiver Russell Gage is a potential 2021 fantasy football sleeper and ADP draft value. Target him as an undervalued WR in fantasy football drafts.
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~170 Overall (PPR)
CURRENT ADP: ~192.8
ANALYSIS: Gage is no stranger to lining up as the No. 2 WR next to Calvin Ridley, as he did so all of those times you bemoaned Julio Jones being injured. I realize Kyle Pitts is viewed as the No. 2 in ATL and he’ll certainly get his, but Gage and Matt Ryan have shown chemistry before and the Falcons cannot rely on their run game just yet. Even with a steady diet of 12 formations so that Pitts and Hayden Hurst can be on the field, Gage should run free against single coverage as Ridley and Pitts draw spotlights.
Atlanta hasn’t significantly upgraded their defense and should see negative gamescripts in many a fourth quarter once again. Gage himself has posted a catch rate over 66% in both 2019 and ‘20, proving a reliable wideout across the field. We saw Gage, Ridley, and Jones all top 110 receiving yards in a Week 1 shootout, but it would take until Week 11 to see Jones’ injuries limit his play and Gage’s subsequent rise.
He tied a season-high with 12 targets in Week 11, posting a respectable 7-58-0 line for what would be his first of five double-digit PPR performances in Atlanta’s final seven games. All told, Jones would only play in Week 12 and miss the rest of the year as Gage saw 57 targets in that seven-game stretch. His 37-407-3 line made him the No. 17 WR in PPR formats between Weeks 11-17, giving you a glimpse at his projection’s upper bound for 2021.
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