DeAndre Hopkins vs Calvin Ridley: Which Titans WR to draft in fantasy football?

Projection

I project DeAndre Hopkins to lead the team in targets (140) and finish with a receiving line of 82 catches for 1,080 yards and six touchdowns. If Hopkins can stay healthy this season, this line would give him a nearly identical finish to last season when he was the WR22 among half-PPR scoring leaders. Given his current ADP of WR43, Hopkins is someone that I'm willing to take a shot on despite the age and injury concerns.

Calvin Ridley's touchdown and big play ability could lead to volatile weekly outputs, but produce matchup winning fantasy performances. I'm projecting a line of 76 catches for 1,100 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 135 targets. This would make Ridley a top 15 to 20 wide receiver, similar to his WR17 finish last year, and a huge value on his WR35 ADP.

While there is risk in both Hopkins and Ridley given age and time missed due to injury in previous seasons, both are worthy value-based picks at their current ADP. The Titans passing offense will have large volume and these two pass catchers will be the main targets for quarterback Will Levis. While I wouldn't draft either player near where I'm projecting them to finish, I'd gladly grab Hopkins and Ridley a round or two earlier than their ADP to ensure I get them ahead of my league mates.