Donte Moncrief, Phillip Dorsett’s Fantasy Outlook After T.Y. Hilton’s Injury

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Fantasy owners will be on the lookout for a big-play wide receiver after Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton went down with a back injury Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

Indianapolis announced he wouldn’t return to the game.

The Colts have done a good job to accumulate depth at wide receiver behind Hilton to soften the blow of losing him, though he is still their No. 1 pass-catcher. He had nearly 400 more receiving yards (1,124) than Donte Moncrief (733) in 2015. 

The gap is even wider this season, as Hilton has clearly emerged as Andrew Luck’s favorite target. Entering Week 12, Hilton’s 57 receptions and 888 receiving yards more than doubled the team’s No. 2 wide receiver (21 receptions, 364 yards). 

By the way, that No. 2 player is Phillip Dorsett, not Moncrief. Dorsett was largely a non-factor in his rookie season with just 18 receptions for 225 yards in 11 games. 

Moncrief came into the season looking like a potential …

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