Cutting Through the Noise, Week 15

Each week in Cutting Through the Noise, we will take an objective look at one of the most polarizing players in Dynasty Fantasy Football as decided by the Footballguys Dynasty Discord. We will use the Footballguys consensus rankings to gauge where the player is currently valued.

Michael Pittman - WR16 and Overall No. 31

Michael Pittman did just enough in his second season to be considered one of the league’s most promising young receivers, but how much can we trust him going forward with a struggling Colts organization?

In 2016 Pittman started his college career with the USC Trojans. He was barely involved as a freshman, even without any NFL-caliber competition sans JuJu Smith-Schuster. His sophomore season got off to another rough start, first with relegation to second-team reps, then with a severe ankle injury. He finally gained some traction late in the year, but it wasn’t until year three that he truly began to thrive.

Pittman became the number one option in his offense as a junior. He put together a respectable season turning 41 receptions into 758 yards and 6 touchdowns. He was on his way, but it wasn't until his senior year that his draft stock heated up. He caught 101 passes for 1275 yards and 11 touchdowns. He put the cherry on top by finishing third in voting for the Biletnikoff award, behind only JaMarr Chase and CeeDee Lamb.

The 2020 receiver class was one of the most impressive groups we had seen in some time. Six wide receivers were selected in the first round alone. Had it been a different year, Pittman would have been one of the top picks. Instead, he falls to the Colts in the early second round as the eighth wide receiver selected.

He’s got two productive seasons under his belt while catching passes from five different starting quarterbacks.