Kevin White

Fantasy Upside

Kevin White is a talented player. He's a former first-round draft pick with a good size and speed combo. At 6-foot-3, White can be an end zone weapon in goal-line situations. He averaged over four catches per game when he played last season, which, if he could keep it up for a full season, would amount to a healthy 76 receptions.

Fantasy Downside

White has more injuries than touchdowns since entering the league in 2015. After missing his entire rookie season, White only played four games in 2016 before being shut down again. And although he had a lot of receptions in his short time, he didn’t do much with them, averaging less than 10 yards per catch.

2017 Bottom Line

There’s a chance White can become the receiver that made the Bears spend a first-round pick on two years ago, but it seems unlikely at this point. Even if he was able to become a solid player, he’s stuck in a poor position in Chicago with bad quarterbacks. He could be a late-round project but don’t surprised if he doesn’t pan out.

Week 3 at Dallas
Kevin White hasn't played as well as some of us predicted. Through two games, White has seven receptions for 70 yards and no touchdowns. If there's a silver lining, it's that Brian Hoyer (who is projected to start this week) threw to White 4-out-of-12 times Monday night, which led all Bears receivers.

Still, it's hard trusting White too much considering his low output these first two games. We expect him to be a WR4 or WR5 as it stands now. His value would be increased, however, if Alshon Jeffery misses the game.

Week 1 at Houston
Kevin White was the seventh overall pick a year ago, so there's understandably a lot of hype for him coming into 2016. But the truth is, we don't quite know what to expect from the wideout playing in his first season. He had a decent outing in the team's final preseason game, but outside of that, it's a wait-and-see approach.

It's worth noting White appeared on the team's injury report with a hamstring issue, but it doesn't appear to be too serious. What is serious, however, is White's matchup in Week 1. He'll go against a tough Texans secondary in his first professional game.

White will probably develop into a great receiver at some point, but we're not overly confident in his first game potential. He should be viewed as a WR4 or WR5 play.