2019 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide receivers for Week 12

Every football season, there are a variety of players that take the next step and become stars, not only in fantasy football but also in real life football. This year, at least at the wide receiver position, the player who has truly improved to an umpteenth degree is Denver Broncos pass-catcher Courtland Sutton.

Coming out of SMU, Sutton had a great collegiate resume, having scored 31 touchdowns over his last three years and going over 1,000 yards in each of his last two seasons. With solid size at 6-4, 215 and above-average speed after blazing a 4.54 forty-yard dash at the NFL Combine, Sutton was expected by many to be a mid-to-late first round pick. For whatever reason, be it because he came from a relatively small school or because of his lanky frame, Sutton fell to the 40th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and the Denver Broncos scooped him up.

In 16 games during his rookie season, Sutton racked up 704 yards on 42 catches and added four touchdowns. Through 10 games this season, with washed Joe Flacco and who-is-that Brandon Allen as his quarterbacks, Sutton has equaled his touchdown total from last season and accumulated 805 yards on 49 receptions. Sutton consistently makes highlight reel catches and is doing so with bottom-level play behind center. In the process, he has cemented himself as a top-12 fantasy option at WR.