Dallas Cowboys

Elliott is the consensus "can't miss" back in this year's class. Coming out of Ohio State he's got the size and speed to be a big time runner between the tackles, the speed to bounce runs outside successfully or run away from a defense, and the versatility to be a receiving threat out of the backfield. He's as polished a three down back coming into the league as we've seen in some time. Elliott is also NFL-ready when it comes to pass protection, often the biggest factor in keeping rookie running backs off the field. In fact, according to Pro Football Focus Elliott didn't allow a sack, hurry, or hit on 103 pass blocking attempts last season. The NFL comparison most used among scouts and analysts when it comes to Elliott is Edgerrin James, which is high praise given the way James took the league by storm as a rookie. Elliott enters a great situation in Dallas and will get worked immediately. Alfred Morris and Darren McFadden will also be clamouring for carries early in the season but will be relegated to breather back status towards the end of 2016. Expect the Cowboys to lean on the run this season and look for Elliott to lead the way.

After three monster seasons, Bryant, like many of the 2015 Cowboys, suffered an injury that cost him a significant amount of playing time. He and starting quarterback, Tony Romo rarely were healthy at the same time and the result was a lost season for the stud receiver. After foot and ankle surgeries this offseason, he should enter the year healthy, but expect the Cowboys to play it safe with their superstar. Bryant will turn 28 this season, and concerns about his health may make him a bargain in many fantasy formats. The talent and tools are evident, and he's clearly an upper echelon NFL receiver. When healthy, Bryant is a touchdown machine, surpassing 12 touchdowns in three of his last four seasons, and has become one of the top touchdown getters in the league. He is a physical receiver who can out-muscle defenders and is dominant after the catch. He's a solid red-zone target on a balanced offense with the leagues best offensive line that dominates the line of scrimmage and knows how to move the ball down the field. Bryant still has room to grow as his route running can still use some polishing. The one knock on Bryant is that this is not a pass happy offense but, even in a run-first attack with a limited pass volume, Bryant is the only reliable downfield target with upside and he'll continue to get fed the ball.

View Beasley as a Wes Welker-lite who is a serviceable slot receiver capable of some nice outings but ultimately isn't a great fantasy option. His lack of weekly volume and consistency make him a roster spot killer. This is a balanced offense and Beasley is essentially the 5th option in the passing game. We prefer to side with players with higher upside for late round fliers.

Jason Witten, now age 34, will never be confused with Usain Bolt, but somehow keeps turning in 70-catch seasons year after year. He is consistent in terms of catches, but wildly unpredictable in terms of touchdowns, if he scores any at all. In 2015, he reached the red zone three times; twice in Week 1 and once in Week 17. To his defense, last year he had QB Matt Cassel and Kellen Moore throwing to him plenty, instead of Tony Romo but still ended up as a top 12 TE. He's probably more useful in PPR as Romo's security blanket. WR Dez Bryant, assuming he's back in 2016 injury-free, will continue to let Witten out-maneuver defenses for another 70 catch season.

Bailey, one of the few active kickers with a field goal percentage of 90% or better, had arguably best season yet in 2015, going 30-for-32, including 5-6 from 50 yards or better. What caused him to fall out of the top ten in fantasy was the woeful state of a Tony Romo-less offense. They severely missed WR Dez Bryant for long periods of time and had to make do with the likes of retread QBs like Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel. As a result Bailey kicked just 25 extra points, one year removed from kicking 56 in 2014. A healthy but aging Romo with a healthy Bryant and the odds-on favorite to win the offensive rookie of the year, RB Ezekiel Elliott, should do wonders for Dan Bailey and the entire offense. Grab Bailey after the top seven or eight kickers are selected.