3 years agoWhat has gone under the radar throughout Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman's three-year NFL career is how available he's always been, having yet to miss a single game. Of course, the 24-year-old has been deployed on a limited-use basis, but even then, he's racked up 186 targets catching 126 of them (67.7%) through those three seasons. Although the touchdowns have gone down from six to four to two last season, the yardage has gone up from 538 to 560, and lastly, a career-high 693 receiving yards last season. What is ahead of Hardman entering 2022, though? One clear positive for the former 2019 second-round pick is the departure of WR1 Tyreek Hill to Miami. One negative is Travis Kelce still being a top-15 offensive player in the NFL easily. Another positive is catching passes by legendary QB Patrick Mahomes. Another negative that might be the most impactful in Hardman's fantasy upside: the competition for targets will be fierce in Kansas City next year. The Chiefs added all of JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and rookie Skyy Moore to the receiving unit sending Hardman to a fuzzy WR2/WR3 role down the pecking order at the very least. That means he won't have many opportunities to rack up points, although he's made the most of similar situations/offenses in the past, so that shouldn't be a cause for concern. There will be a clear ceiling on Hardman next season, but the fourth-year man shouldn't drop from his WR3/FLEX upside in PPR formats with Mahomes at the help tossing him the rock.--Antonio Losada