Sabertooth
Footballguy
I agree. When you are selecting really late, you have to look at players in a different light. There are two reasons a guy like Bess is valuable late like that.1) As Badgers Fan mentioned, somebody is going to get some targets this season. Bess and Hartline both have journeymen level talent and wouldn't start for many, dare I say most teams. But Bess is clearly the better player. And that doesn't mean they can't have value. Bess has caught over 200 balls in the past 3 seasons. So say he catches 60 balls. That's pretty solid production from a guy you get while other teams are filling in their backup defenses, kickers, and tight ends. Hartline is bigger but I don't know that he's got the skill to hold off any challenges so I wouldn't bother with him.For PPR leagues Bess may be a steal. There is the chance that he becomes like Mike Thomas. Mike didn't adjust to his new role as a "#1". All though Hartline may be their #1 (I guess), Bess will garner more attention. FFC doesn't even have him as a top 62 drafted WR, so you can draft him for literally nothing and take a chance that he gets 80 receptions.
2) If Bess doesn't work out, you just cut him and it won't be agonizing. Just more, meh. So you are going to have "clarity" on that situation in the first few weeks. You either hit fantasy (I don't want to say gold but perhaps silver). Or you realize he isn't worth a spot and snag this year's Antonio Brown off the wire, whomever that may be.

