NFC North: Top Five fantasy sleepers

JARED COOK

Cook is the ultimate buy-low play who’s coming off a dismal 2015 campaign that saw him register only 39 catches for 481 yards. To put things in perspective, the eighth-year pro hadn’t produced a stat line that meager since his second year in the league back in 2010.

While the veteran tight end isn’t totally immune from the factors that led to his statistical decline (see 52-percent catch rate), he was part of a sterile Rams offense that ranked 29th in scoring with a one-two punch of Nick Foles and Case Keenum at quarterback.

Fantasy owners could also be scared away by Cook’s recent foot surgery, although the minor setback shouldn’t cause him to miss any portion of training camp.

The 29-year-old always seems to be one of those players on the cusp of better things, but has yet to fully cash in on his enormous potential.

Then again, Cook has never played with a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers, whose precision accuracy should put the ex-Ram in position to create big plays downfield.

In addition, the career underachiever is playing on a one-year contract and this upcoming season may be his last chance to score a lucrative multi-year deal of his liking.

In fantasy drafts, Cook currently ranks anywhere between the 24th to 26th tight end off the board, which means that he is a TE2 at best.

The new Packer can easily outperform his ADP even if he misses one or two games. Either way, the risk in drafting late in drafts is minimal.

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