Among the many things that were wrong with the previous regime in Kansas City was that they never utilized Dexter McCluster to the best of his ability. The Mississippi product was originally brought in to be a running back, but ended up lining up both in the backfield and at wide receiver in three seasons with the Chiefs.
McCluster's role was more as a wide receiver than anything else this past season. He went from 112 rush attempt the previous year to just 12 last season. This didn't really indicate an increase in production in either standard or PPR leagues from the wide receiver position. McCluster caught just six more passes in 2012 than he did in 2011.
Here is a breakdown of his statistics in each of the last two seasons (TPG: Touches per Game, YPG: Yards per Game)
| Year | Att | Yds | Avg | Rec | Yds | Targets | Rec % | TD | TPG | YPG |
| 2011 | 114 | 516 | 4.5 | 46 | 328 | 58 | 79.3 | 2 | 10.0 | 52.7 |
| 2012 | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 52 | 452 | 70 | 74.3 | 1 | 4.0 | 32.6 |
If McCluster can get just six rush attempts per game in 2013 and continue putting up between 45 and 55 receptions, he'll be a true FLEX option in standard and PPR leagues. Based off this, you could be looking at him putting up over 900 total yards throughout a 16-game schedule.
It's now up to head coach Andy Reid to make sure that McCluster becomes a more important part of Kansas City's offense in 2013.
Will he do it? That's the major question after what we saw with LeSean McCoy in Philadelphia over the last two seasons. As it is, buy low on McCluster and be happy that you received a tremendous amount of value a bit further down on your fantasy depth chart.