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Piecing together the perfect 2017 Fantasy College Football team

By Andrew Miller

CHESTNUT HILL, MA - NOVEMBER 05: Lamar Jackson #8 of Louisville looks on during the first quarter of a game against Boston College at Alumni Stadium on November 5, 2016 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MA - NOVEMBER 05: Lamar Jackson #8 of Louisville looks on during the first quarter of a game against Boston College at Alumni Stadium on November 5, 2016 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 12: Calvin Ridley #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide attempts to break a tackle by Isiah Upton #9 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 12: Calvin Ridley #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide attempts to break a tackle by Isiah Upton #9 of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley might be the safest pick at the position. However, he had a down season statistically in 2016. Ridley had less than 800 receiving yards last year and only caught eight passes for touchdowns.

Alabama’s star sophomore quarterback Jalen Hurts could take another step forward in 2017 and that would help out all the receivers around him. The Crimson Tide also lose a few key pieces in the receiving corps like ArDarius Stewart and tight end O.J. Howard. The workload for Ridley will be even greater in 2017 than in the two previous seasons.

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Senior receivers Robert Foster and Cam Sims are the two starting next to Ridley this year. Overall, Ridley will have to fit into more of a mentor role than in past seasons. He’s now the proven and experienced option in the receiving corps and that’s a big responsibility for anyone to handle with a Nick Saban coached team.

Honorable Mention: Richie James, Middle Tennessee

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