1. Brandon Marshall

Has anyone gotten off to a worse start this year than Brandon Marshall? As soon as Jay Cutler was dealt he demanded a trade. Then, after being found not guilty in his court case, he said he didn’t trust the organization for the way PR handled it. And when he was finally able to get back on the field, he was suspended due to conduct detrimental to the team.

The bottom line is this: with Kyle Orton at the helm, there was no way he was going to duplicate the numbers he put up last year. Now, with this latest suspension, it’s hard to see Marshall doing much of anything for Denver this season because he’s been so adamant about getting out of town. And pretty soon, the players aren’t going to put up with him either. 

When it comes to your fantasy football draft, buyer beware. 

2. Roy E. Williams

Williams was an utter disappointment after coming over from Detroit last October. Now you can blame some of it on not being familiar with the playbook, but he looked more like a No. 4 receiver than a potential No. 1. And even with T.O. no longer on the team, we’re still not sure he possesses the toughness to match-up against top tier corners in this league.

This isn’t Detroit where opposing teams don’t always bring their A game; this is Dallas and the spotlight will be very bright.

So when you’re building out your fantasy roster at the receiver position, it might be worthwhile to keep Williams as a No. 3 until he proves doubters wrong.

3. Antonio Bryant

Bryant was the ultimate fantasy sleeper last season as he went from a fill-in early on to the top receiver by midseason. And in the process he replaced long time No. 1 receiver Joey Galloway. The issue this year is there’s a lot of uncertainty at the QB position; Leftwich isn’t the long term solution and the rookie (Freeman) is too green to make an impact in year one.

If your league gives point per receptions, he still could do well. But anything which places a heavy value on TDs is one I’d approach with caution when deciding between Bryant and another receiver.