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Is T.Y. Hilton cut out to be a WR1?

After a promising start, what has caused T.Y. Hilton's fantasy decline in recent weeks? Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire

It looked like this was going to be a breakout campaign for T.Y. Hilton when he posted at least 10 fantasy points in Weeks 3 through 5 and added a fourth double-digit-point game in Week 7. Hilton had only four games of this caliber last season, so the improved scoring pace was a boon for his fantasy owners.

That early boom has started to trend in the other direction of late, as Hilton has tallied single-digit point totals in three of his past four games and scored four or fewer points in two of those games.

So what is the cause of the drop-off?