Cardinals wideout Marquise Brown is currently ranked 59th overall for PPR formats, one spot ahead of Sanders. His high ranking is likely based on the fact that Hopkins is no longer around to dominate the target share in Arizona.
The problem is that the Cardinals aren't going to have quarterback Kyler Murray either, at least, not early in the season. He suffered a torn ACL in December, and Arizona is likely to roll with Colt McCoy to start the season.
Brown was just sort of OK in his first season with the Cardinals. He missed time with a foot injury and finished with 67 catches, 709 yards and three touchdowns. While he is stepping into the No. 1 receiver role, it's not the first time he's filled it.
With the Baltimore Ravens, Brown was also the top perimeter target. In three seasons in Baltimore, he topped the 1,000-yard mark only once and did so by a mere eight yards.
Arizona is also pivoting to new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing. After playing in a pass-oriented Kliff Kingsbury offense last year, Brown will find himself back in a run-based attack like the one he had in Baltimore.
"What we're doing now is very similar to the way that I played most of my career," McCoy said, per ESPN's Josh Weinfuss.
There's a good chance that Brown is again what he was with the Ravens—an average receiver and a mid-tier flex option in fantasy.
*Fantasy rankings from FantasyPros and based on PPR scoring.
