Most underrated NFL players at each position

#3 Wide Receiver – Courtland Sutton

To think everybody went nuts for all these young teams, who accumulated talent over the last few years – why is nobody talking about the Broncos? They have a top ten defense in terms of yards and points allowed despite being without a 12-sack Bradley Chubb for almost the entire season, by the end of the next week most likely a consecutive 1000-yard rusher in Philip Lindsay, a rookie gunslinger in Drew Lock and a number one wideout, who is emerging as a young star in this league.

I had Courtland Sutton as a fringe first-round pick ahead of the 2018 draft, with my only real question mark being his high drop rate due to poor catching technique and how much he could improve in the pros. I loved his size, athleticisms and physicality both as a blocker and at the catch point. He entered his rookie campaign behind Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders.

As the year went along and Thomas was traded to Houston mid-season, the then-rookie wideout became a bigger part of the Bronco offense and displayed his skill-set. This year his development and due to coming up just short in a few of the early contest, the organization decided to trade Sanders, betting on their young crew of receivers.

Despite catching passes from three different quarterbacks this year and being part of an offense that really struggled to move the ball through the air for large stretches, Sutton has already put up 1060 receiving yards and six TDs, averaging 15.6 yards and having six receptions of 40+ yards even though he is more of your typical X-receiver in that offense. Oh, he has also dropped less passes than guys like Michael Thomas and Zach Ertz, plus he is a devastating run-blocker on the outside.

Honorable mentions: Kenny Golladay, D.J. Chark, and John Brown