Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy Football Team Outlook: Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger Best Players to Draft

Sep 03, 2015 05:35 PM EDT

Ben Roethlisberger (Quarterback): Big Ben will be without several of his key guys to begin the season. Maurkice Pouncey will miss most of the season due to a broken ankle, Martavis Bryant has been suspended for 4 games, and Le'Veon Bell has been suspended for 2. This is going to hurt the Steelers for the first few weeks and Pouncey's injury could see a dramatic decline in the way the run the ball. Big Ben will need to play like he did last year but several players will need to step up including the new number 2 guy Markus Wheaton. Roethlisberger should be a top 5 quarterback in fantasy football this season.  

Antonio Brown (Wide Receiver): Antonio Brown is the best wide receiver for PPR and potentially all fantasy football formats. Brown is a solid first round pick.

Martavius Bryant (Wide Receiver): With his 4 game suspension, Bryant is not worth his asking price in most drafts. The Steelers have stated all offseason that he is the number 3 wide receiver and Wheaton will get the second most snaps; there is no reason to think otherwise.

Markus Wheaton (Wide Receiver): Wheaton is due for a big season as he is the only wide receiver who has not shined in the Steelers offense. I would expect the Steelers to dominate through the air but Wheaton needs to show up and make plays. I am drafting him based off of just how many targets he will see throughout the season but I will make sure to do it late.

Darrius Heyward-Bey/Sammie Coates (Wide Receiver): These two are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to Steelers wide receivers. Heyward-Bey is looking to last with the Steelers while Coates is a draft pick that they are intent on developing. These guys might not be worth drafting in 8 and 10 team leagues but in deeper ones they should have some value.

Heath Miller (Tight End): Heath Miller went from being a solid tight end, to an injury prone tight end that has sporadic solid games in 2014. Fully healthy expect Miller to be a big factor early on. Miller is a solid TE2.

Le'Veon Bell (Running Back): Bell is suspended for 2 games and is missing a large piece of his offensive line. This alone would make me avoid drafting him anywhere before the fifth pick in the first round. Bell will be good but I doubt he will be as good as he was in 2014.

DeAngelo Williams (Running Back): Williams is strictly a handcuff, I doubt he even makes a ripple in the games that Bell is out for. 

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