NFL Sleeper Fantasy Team

By jomarlee  |   Monday, August 10, 2009  |  Comments( 0 )

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Every year the sleeper pick is what wins fantasy championship. Here are my picks for this season's sleeper players.

QB Jason Campbell Washington Redskins

2008 Stats
62.3% comp% 13/6 TD/INT 3245 YDS 84.3 rating

Campbell will be in the 2nd year of Jim Zorn's offense, plus he is in a
contract year with everything to prove after an offseason where the
Washington Redskins tried to get both Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez. Hopefully, second-year receivers Devin Thomas, Malcolm Kelly, and Fred Davis can step up to compliment veterans Santana Moss, Antwan Randle-El, and Chris Cooley.

RB Maurice Morris Detroit Lions

2008 Stats
574 YDS 4.3 AVG 0 TD

I keep looking at Morris' career and I shouldn't have him on this team.
He never was the main back in Seattle and was no where close to being a 1000-yard back. He always has a solid rush average and has the potential as a receiver out of the backfield. I think Kevin Smith will have a little bit of a sophomore slump and either Matthew Stafford or Duante Culpepper will need a veteran back to hand off to. At 29, Morris is at the age of having a breakout year.

RB Darren Sproles San Diego Chargers

2008 Stats
330 YDS 5.4 AVG 1TD

There is a reason why the San Diego Chargers wanted Sproles back. With his ability to be an all around threat(he had more receiving yards than rushing yards) and the lost of confidence in "LT"; Sproles will turn into an elite fantasy players this year.

WR Steve Smith New York Giants

2008 Stats
57 REC 574 YRDS 1TD

Steve Smith had a great playoffs in his rookie year when the New York Giants won the Super Bowl and now with Plaxico and Amani Toomer gone, he will need to step into the #1 role until Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden are ready.

WR Michael Jenkins Atlanta Falcons

2008 Stats
50 REC 777 YDS 3 TD

The Atlanta Falcons already have an elite running game and now they have Tony Gonzalez to go along with Roddy White, so somebody has to be open and Jenkins has been underrated since his college days.

WR Earl Bennett Chicago Bears

2008 Stats
0 REC 0 YDS 0 TD

With Jay Cutler coming to Chicago, Bennett lucked out by having the past experience of being Cutler's teammate at Vanderbilt, but he really is the Chicago Bears' best receiver after TE Greg Olsen

TE Dustin Keller New York Jets

2008 Stats
48 REC 535 YDS 3 TD

Keller gained the most from having Brett Favre in New York last year and since the New york Jets no longer have Laveranues Coles; that experience will prove beneficial to rookie QB Mark Sanchez.

K Kris Brown Houston Texans

2008 Stats
87.9% made 53 YDS LNG

It is really hit or miss nowadays with kickers but I think the Houston Texans will finally put it all together and make the playoffs, so I will go with their kicker here.

DEF Cincinnati Bengals

This has to be the craziest pick of them all, but Mike Zimmer created miracles with this defense last year. With all the former first-round picks on defense, if they can keep all of their talent on the field, they will shock a lot of teams.
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