It’s not impossible for two wideouts to put up great numbers in the same offense. We saw it in Tampa Bay last year with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. The key difference between the Tampa duo and the Falcons pair of wideouts is that Godwin plays in the slot for Tampa, while Evans plays on the outside. In Atlanta, both Ridley and Jones play on the outside.
There is a really good chance Ridley sees more targets this season, given the departures of a handful of key pass catchers for the Falcons offense. Austin Hooper, Mohamed Sanu and Devonta Freeman will all be gone in 2020, and they accounted for 197 targets combined last season.
A fair share of those should go to Ridley, but some of them will also be going to Jones and some of the other skill players on the offense.
Drafting Ridley in WR1 territory is a risky proposition for fantasy owners, but it’s easy to see why some will inevitably use a high draft pick on him. He has all the makings of a true No.1 wideout, he’s just playing behind a future Hall of Fame talent who demands an unworldly amount of targets.