With WR George Pickens and TE Pat Freiermuth constituting the only significant threats to his target share, this year’s 84th overall pick was positioned with a relatively clear runway to opportunity operating presumably out of the slot in Pittsburgh’s new-look 2024 offense. Of course, Arthur Smith’s run-first approach and a fairly questionable QB situation was likely to limit the overall number and quality of targets Wilson saw in 2024, but an injury to his ankle only deepens the hole he’ll have to dig out of to be useful in fantasy lineups come September. While there were initially fears of a much worse diagnosis, the Steelers are officially calling Wilson ‘week-to-week’ – not exactly a dream timetable for a return, but one we’ll take given that the alternative was looking like a lengthy absence that had the potential to stretch into the regular season. Wilson has been getting drafted at the 15-16 turn on Underdog as the WR78 off the board up to this point. However, with this new injury on the radar and on an offense that is likely to be as run-heavy as any in the NFL, he may very well start going undrafted in the coming days and weeks as more and more late sleepers emerge from training camp.
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