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Jeff M asked in SportsFantasy Sports · 1 decade ago

Fantasy Football Sleepers?

Someone that no one is talking about that we will look back on in january and scratch our heads. Example Carson Palmer last year

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  • 1 decade ago
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    There are ton of potential for sleepers that can breakout anytime this season, so here's my list:

    Chester Taylor, RB Minnesota - Taylor, much like Lamont Jordan last season, is heading into his first season as the feature back after years of playing backup at Baltimore when he show flashes of potential when Jamal Lewis got hurt. He should at least get 1,000 yards and almost double digit touchdowns with Steve Hutchinson playing in the offensive line (Hutchinson help Shaun Alexander producing MVP numbers last season).

    Frank Gore, RB San Francisco - Sure, the team is a mess and their not going back to their old glory days anytime soon, but the future is there for them. Kevan Barlow is starting to wear out his welcome and Gore showed flash of potential during the last 3 games of last season, where he amass 5.0 yard per carry in those games. The sign in SF is that a platoon is on the way, but I do see Gore taking the job at some point in the season and if he can repeat last season, there going to be something special in SF besides the Rice-a-Roni.

    Ron Dayne, RB Denver - You know the story: any Denver RB can produce 1,000+ yards, 10+ TD season (Terrell Davis, Clinton Portis, Reuben Droughns, Mike Anderson) in this system, so who is going to be the starting RB in Denver? Last season, Tatum Bell was a high draft pick and a sleeper, but it was Anderson who emerge with a comeback season, while Bell just got the slack of the leftovers (900+ yards to be exact). With Anderson heading into Baltimore, the fight for the starting job is between Bell and Ron Dayne. Bell is once again a high draft pick but Dayne is getting the crack at first team heading into training camp. If Dayne keeps the job, he could be the latest in the success of Denver RB.

    Michael Clayton, WR Tampa Bay - After becoming the first rookie in years to amass a 1,000 yard season, he fell down to earth (sophmore slump, playing through injuries, changes of QB, Galloway and Caddilac taking the chunk of the offense) and had the worst season in his young pro career. Now that he's healthy, he should benefit from the re-emergence of Galloway and Williams as the feature back, and go on to have a solid season again (did I tell you he's heading into his third year, where most NFL reciever breakout).

    Some other candidates to breakout as sleepers include:

    -Cedric Benson, RB Chicago - Thomas Jones latest injuries has open for opportunities for the former #4 pick

    -LenDale White, RB Tennesee - Reuniting w/ offensive coordinator Norm Chow should help, along with Chris Brown demanding a trade.

    -Any Jacksonville WR - Somebody has to step up w/ Jimmy Smith retiring

    -Drew Bennett, WR Tennesse - Givens is the new go-to guy but history with Volek should have Bennett producing better numbers

  • 1 decade ago

    my #1 sleeper this year is Michael Clayton - WR-TB. He's healthy again and could be looking at 1200 yards with galloway drawing double coverage.

    Some others -

    I am surprised how low Jake Delhomme is ranked on most QB lists (behind Mcnabb, Culpepper, Vick, Eli, etc..)He may have the best WR in football and just added Keyshawn Johnson. He has developed into a top 5 QB.

    If that glass-eyed, fantasy hating bastard, Mike Shanahan decides on a true #1 back (Bell, I would think) - someone who is guaranteed 20-25 touches per game in that offense could put up 1700 yards and 15 TD.

    I know he's not a sleeper, but when it's all said and done, I expect Steven Jackson will finish in the top 5 in RB fantasy points. Right now, most have him ranked around 9-10 for RB's.

  • 4 years ago

    a million. A.J. eco-friendly, WR, Bengals. he's optimistic to be a serious objective. it would not remember once you've a rookie throwing the ball to him, he's too proficient to no longer do sturdy his rookie season. 2. Brandon Jacobs, HB, ny (Giants). i imagine maximum folk nonetheless imagine that he's a backup for Ahmad Bradshaw, yet he's commencing back this 12 months. he's were given astounding blocking off to pad his stats, too. 3. LeGarrette Blount, HB, Tampa Bay. perchance it is merely me, yet in my fantasy draft I were given him LOW. None of my friends somewhat care that he ran for over a million,000 yards in his rookie season (nonetheless a huge accomplishment) regardless of no longer somewhat being the most concentration of the Tampa Bay offense. 4. Arian Foster, HB, Houston. i recognize what your putting forward. "How can someone who led the NFL in dashing be a sleeper"? i will allow you to recognize the way. i don't think of a lot of human beings count on Arian yet, he's somewhat no longer considered a proper lower back. yet he has tremendous video games, like over 2 hundred dashing yards, and he under no circumstances somewhat has a foul pastime. 5. Greg Little, WR, Browns. Now this may somewhat wonder you adult males. A rookie huge receiver taken in the third (perchance second) round with an unproven QB throwing to him. even if the element is that the Browns are in accordance to their operating pastime, so as that can help the play-action, i imagine Colt McCoy ought to have a breakout 12 months this season, and Greg somewhat is their merely receiving risk. He ought to be getting handed to plenty.

  • dolfan
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    1 decade ago

    Surprise QB Matt Leinert when Warner goes down.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Jon Kitna. Mike Martz turned a grocery store employee into one of Fl's finests(K. Warner), imagine what he can do to a proven winner like Jon Kitna.

    Source(s): Kitna looks like WWE's Kane!!!
  • 1 decade ago

    Eli Manning.

    Last Year, he was a sleeper.

    This year, he should be better.

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