Widespread rise in fantasy value as DeSean Jackson joins the Buccaneers

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Here's a look at the fantasy ramifications of WR DeSean Jackson joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

The demise of WR Vincent Jackson last season was a big part of the Buccaneers' disappointment in failing to reach the postseason. TE Cameron Brate finished the year ranked second among team pass-catchers in receptions, yards and touchdowns. WR Adam Humphries ranked second to WR Mike Evans with 82 targets, one more than Brate.

Vincent Jackson finished the season with just 15 receptions for 173 yards and no touchdowns.

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Shift to WR2 likely to stabilize Jackson's production

For the first time in his 10-year career, Jackson won't be viewed as the No. 1 receiver on his team. With Evans lined up across the field from him, Jackson will face fewer double teams, allowing him to fully take advantage of a career 17.7 yards per reception.

Jackson topped 1,000 yards in each of the past three seasons in which he played at least 15 games. He has never reached 10 touchdowns in a season, but he has twice scored nine and hasn't scored fewer than four since his rookie season with the Philadelphia Eagles.

With Evans on the opposite side he may not need to rely as heavily on his speed for big plays. The high-degree of difficulty in his routes and on his targets led to just 56 receptions on 100 targets last season. With the defenses focusing on the opposite side of the field, he's likely to see a shorter depth of target, leading to more receptions. He still has the speed and skills to rack up massive amounts of yards after the catch.

Routinely a weekly WR3/4 due to his reliance on big plays and subsequent inconsistencies in head-to-head matchups, Jackson will see a bump in both standard and PPR formats. Currently the WR37, per Fantasy Football Calculator, Jackson should be moved toward the front end of the WR3 tier.

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Mike Evans - defensive attention = ???

Evans finished 2016 ranked first among all receivers with 175 targets. He saw more than 10 targets in 10 of his 16 games, including a stretch of seven consecutive games from Week 2 through Week 9. The massive workload led to careers highs of 96 receptions, 1,321 yards and 12 touchdowns which matched his rookie-season output.

He finished the season as Pro Football Focus' No. 2 graded wide receiver, behind only Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones. Evans' current standing as the WR4 at pick 1.09 should remain unchanged, though his ceiling rises slightly.

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Winston missed out on the glory years of Vincent Jackson and was left to deal with a much less fearsome compliment to Evans. This was a large part of his 33 interceptions thrown in his first two years in the league, as defenses could double and triple-team Evans, forcing any other pass-catcher to beat them. With Winston being able to look around the field a little a more, while maintaining his threat to scramble, expect a career low in INTs in 2017.

Even with three more interceptions in his sophomore season, Winston boosted both his completion percentage and touchdown total. The second-year improvements have him as the QB15, going off the board at pick 10.01.

With DeSean Jackson in the mix for Tampa Bay, Winston enters the back-end QB1 tier. His volume of attempts make him a top target in 2QB leagues, where he could now go late in the fourth or early in the fifth round.

Here's a look at how Jackson's departure will affect the fantasy landscape in Washington.