Dez Bryant

Week 9 at Cleveland
After missing four games, Dez Bryant returned in style with a four reception, 113-yard day that included his second touchdown of the season. Bryant looked healthy, and Prescott was able to make big plays with him in the passing game. Bryant's return is good news for the rookie, as Bryant can make any quarterback look good.

Bryant has a great matchup Sunday against the Browns, who are dead-last in the NFL in aFPA to wide receivers. The Browns have already allowed monster games to top-tier receivers, so as long as Bryant is healthy and on the field, he should do the same.

Start Bryant as a solid WR1 for Week 9. The only downside of his day could be if the Cowboys get up big early and run the ball more than usual.

Week 3 vs. Chicago
There was no fantasy panic after a lackluster Week 1 for Dez Bryant, as proven with his Week 2 performance. The targets climbed from 5 to 12, and that produced seven catches for 102 yards. Although the Cowboys have yet to throw a passing touchdown, that will eventually happen as Dallas feels more comfortable with rookie QB Dak Prescott.

Meanwhile, Bryant will still be a target this week against Chicago, who has been average against wide receivers the first two games. Bryant should be in your starting lineup, but expect him to be somewhere between Weeks 1 and 2. He rates a high-end WR2 for Week 3.

Week 1 vs. New York Giants
It was a frustrating 2015 for Dez Bryant who was limited to 9 games and career-lows in every prominent category. Even more frustrating for fantasy team owners who might have taken him early in their drafts. There as a slight scare in the preseason as Bryant suffered a concussion, but he is not on the injury list for Week 1 and is ready to go.

He won't have his long-time quarterback Tony Romo throwing to him as Romo is out indefinitely with the back injury. That means rookie Dak Prescott will be the starter and that should cause some concern for Bryant owners. However, Bryant has been successful with Romo's backups in the past because of how talented he is.

For Week 1, Bryant facing a familiar foe - the New York Giants. Dez has had more success than failures against the G-Men and last year New York's pass defense not very good, ranked 24th in aFPA to wide receivers.

But with the rookie quarterback, we are being cautious heading into the season. Bryant ranks a high-end WR2 for Week 1. If Prescott is okay, then we will see consistent top-10 rankings for Bryant, but let's wait and see what happens Sunday.