It's silly, and almost borderline reckless, to make Fantasy rankings changes after one preseason game. Especially since most of the people we actually want to draft played less than 20 snaps in one preseason outing. But in this day and age of shared media and non-stop coverage, we all see what players are doing in almost-real football games, and it's in our nature to react, if not overreact.
So let's try to keep things in perspective and not rush players up or down the rankings because of one play or one game ... except when it's clearly obvious that a change is necessary. Moved: Michael Wilson closer to Marvin Harrison Jr. There's no question that Arizona's offense has evolved.
If you were wondering which receiver, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Michael Wilson, would play a specific role based on what Mike LaFleur did in L.A., there's good news: Both appear ready to run horizontal routes much like Puka Nacua did. At least in this game, all but one route for Wilson and two for Harrison were horizontal. Wilson not only looked just as twitchy as I remembered, but there was at least one play where he quickly improvised on a broken play and tried to make himself available to Jacoby Brissett, a small sign that maybe he's learned not to just sit in the same spot and wait for the ball.
Wilson was going at least 15 spots later than Harrison, depending on where you get your ADP -- I felt that gap should be much closer. And neither has a strong case to lead the Cardinals in targets as long as Trey McBride is on the field, which he was barely on Thursday. Both are worth taking in Round 6 in PPR leagues.
Moved: Kyle Pitts over Isaiah Likely in full-PPR only. I found it amusing that all of Pitts' targets came without Drake London on the field, but I was more intrigued that two of the three catches Pitts had were on slip screens that Tua Tagovailoa leaned on when pressured. It's sorta like some of the targets David Njoku would have in Cleveland when his quarterback was pressured (Kevin Stefanski coached him).
I lost sight of this during offseason evaluations and should give Pitts a bump for receptions for however long Tagovailoa plays. That was enough to move him ahead of Likely, who did not start and played 6-of-16 snaps with what was considered the first-team offense (Dart's 14 snaps, Winston's two snaps while Dart was out). Pitts by a nose over Likely around the Round 7/8 turn.
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