Johnny Knox

Despite not living up to the fantasy preseason hype, Knox actually had a pretty good second year. The Bears' primary deep threat, Knox averaged 18.8 YPC and 9.6 YPT. He caught 17 passes of 20 yards or more and four of 40-plus. At 6-0, 185, Knox is slight by NFL standards, and he's not going to see much work from in close (13 targets). But this is a player who ran a 4.26 40 at the NFL Combine, plays in an offense with big-armed Jay Cutler at quarterback and offensive guru Mike Martz as his coordinator and is heading into his third year. He'll need to become a more complete receiver to take the next step, but there's some upside here.

Like Devin Aromashodu, Devin Hester and Earl Bennett, Knox is in the mix for targets in the Mike Martz/Jay Cutler show. Knox is the fastest of the four wideouts, running a blazing 4.26 40 at the 2009 NFL combine. At 6-0, 180, he’s not very stout, but he has good hands and runs good routes. He’s not much of a red-zone threat, and despite his home run speed, Knox ran mostly shorter routes last year. Still, given Cutler’s big arm and Martz’s aggressive play calling, there’s plenty of upside here if the team turns Knox loose down the field. At press time, Martz named Knox one of his preliminary starters along with Hester, though a lot can change over the summer, and the Bears will likely run plenty of three and four receiver sets.

Knox impressed coaches at this season's OTAs and will be given a chance to become an impact player in the Bears' wide receiver corps. He's still likely to enter the season as a depth guy, but nothing is set in stone. He's very unlikely to have much fantasy value.