Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Martavis Bryant is on one of the hottest career-starting stretches in recent memory. That continued Sunday, as Bryant scored his sixth touchdown in four games in the Steelers' 20-13 loss to the New York Jets.
Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 11: Martavis Bryant keeps on producing
Four games, six touchdowns. That’s ... pretty good. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Bryant had four catches for 143 yards and a touchdown Sunday, bring him to six touchdowns on 14 career catches. His 143 yards also bested his previous career high by 60. In four career games, Bryant has 66 fantasy points, averaging 16.5 a game.
Fantasy impact: Bryant was actually going through a so-so game until 1:13 left, when he and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger connected on an 80-yard touchdown with the game's outcome basically decided. Still, for fantasy purposes, production is production, and Bryant appears to have a line on fantasy points.
Obviously, he's not going to be able to continue to produce at this rate -- no one could. Either his receptions will have to rise or his touchdowns will fall, just like what happened with Atlanta's Antone Smith on his hot streak early in the season. Still, Bryant is better than Smith, and appears to have fully supplanted Markus Wheaton as the Steelers' No. 2 receiver. He clearly needs to be owned in all leagues, but it might be too early to call him a fantasy must-start.
