TORONTO — Three catches, 47 yards, zero touchdowns. At the end of the REDBLACKS’ Week 12 loss, one of Fantasy’s most expensive receivers had recorded only 4.7 points.

It wasn’t the line we’re accustomed to from Greg Ellingson, the CFL’s leading receiver in both yards and Fantasy points, but at the end of the day, that shouldn’t deter Fantasy players from picking what’s usually a sure bet for consistent points.

With his 152.0 Fantasy points this season, Ellingson is the 10th-ranked fantasy player overall and, by far, the No. 1 receiver:

PLAYER GAMES TEAM POINTS AVG SALARY Greg Ellingson 12 OTT 152.0 12.7 $6,663 Diontae Spencer 12 OTT 130.7 10.9 $6,490 S.J. Green 11 TOR 130.2 11.8 $6,225 Naaman Roosevelt 10 SSK 122.0 12.2 $7,460 Duron Carter 10 SSK 119.4 11.9 $7,574 Brad Sinopoli 12 OTT 109.8 9.2 $4,717 Darvin Adams 11 WPG 109.0 9.9 $6,104 B.J. Cunningham 11 MTL 106.9 9.7 $5,106 Brandon Zylstra 9 EDM 104.3 11.6 $6,168 Ryan Lankford 11 WPG 102.6 9.3 $4,202

There are plenty of interesting findings from the top 10 Fantasy receivers of 2017 thus far. For instance, three Ottawa REDBLACKS find themselves in the top-six, meaning volume clearly isn’t an issue in Ottawa’s offence.

The same thing goes for the Riders’ dynamic duo of Duron Carter and Naaman Roosevelt. While some Fantasy players may avoid playing two receivers from the same team, there should be no lack of confidence starting Carter and Roosevelt at the same time.

Here’s the obvious takeaway: Even without Trevor Harris (shoulder) under centre, Ellingson is the closest thing there is to a ‘must-play’.

Let’s look at Ellingson’s game log for 2017:

WEEK OPPONENT REC YDS TDS AVG LONG POINTS 12 HAM 3 47 0 15.7 30 4.7 11 MTL 4 89 1 22.3 42 14.9 10 BC 2 40 0 20 33 4 9 HAM 10 155 1 15.5 39 21.5 8 EDM 4 47 1 11.8 25 10.7 7 WPG 5 59 1 11.8 20 11.9 5 MTL 6 149 1 24.8 80 20.9 5 TOR 3 59 1 19.7 31 11.9 4 EDM 5 66 0 13.2 34 6.6 3 TOR 10 170 1 17 38 23 2 CGY 7 133 0 19 59 13.3 1 CGY 8 66 0 8.3 17 6.6

There’s some element of boom or bust here, with Ellingson recording fewer than 6.7 points once every three games (four times this season). But it’s been mostly boom, because outside of those four poor outings, Ellingson has ranged between 10.7 points and 23 points.

What’s curious is that Ellingson’s salary has dropped relative to those around him. Newcomer Derel Walker has the highest salary at $8,046, while the Saskatchewan duo of Carter and Roosevelt is close behind.

Ellingson at $6,663 may feel like a nice bargain considering he’s been the game’s top-producing receiver — although it’s not a sure thing with the absence of Trevor Harris under centre.

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