Early Fantasy Football Question

[augustisback003]

Which rookie or unheralded 2nd or 3rd yr player are you most interested in adding to your roster this season? Le'Veon Bell, Montee Ball, Tavon Austin, Justin Hunter lead my rookies list while Jake Locker, Reuben Randle, T.Y. Hilton and Josh Gordon top my veteran's list.

 

[vancelot23]

Gordon and Bell of those listed.

 

[DanBengalfan]

Like Larry Fitzgerald of 2012, Josh Gordon lacks a star starting QB, and he's not as good as Fitzgerald.

 

[kramer1]

Tyler Eifert!

 

[DanBengalfan]

Tyler Eifert!

will take 4 - 8 weeks for Marvin to get over Gresham, then you'll see Eifert scoring like he should.

 

[DanBengalfan]

Giovani... BJGE will get his carries, but he'll only bust out a 20 yarder like a few times.

 

[The Duke]

Mo Sanu, Josh Gordon, Robert Woods, Aaron Dobson, Stephen Hill, DeAndre Hopkins, TY Hilton, Justin Hunter, Cordarrelle Patterson, Tavon Austin, and Brian Quick should all get plenty of opportunity. I'd bank on Sanu, Hilton, Hopkins, and Quick from that group.

Eifert, Coby Fleener, and maybe Dion Sims at TE

Bernard, Bernard Pierce, Trent Richardson, Leveon Bell, and Doug Martin at RB. A couple good injury fill in late round picks could be Evan Royster, Montee Ball, or Mike Gillislee.

 

[DanBengalfan]

Doug Martin is already like a first or second rounder, Richardson is pretty strong too.

Mo Sanu is hard to evaluate for fantasy, he may score quite a bit in some games, and get cold in others.

 

[augustisback003]

Doug Martin is already like a first or second rounder, Richardson is pretty strong too.

Mo Sanu is hard to evaluate for fantasy, he may score quite a bit in some games, and get cold in others.

I plucked Doug Martin in the 6th Round last Season and he paid off big time for me!

 

[augustisback003]

I also like Stevan Ridley, who I also had last Season, with Danny Woodhead and Wes Welker both leaving in Free Agency.

 

[augustisback003]

Here's an article I found on Athlon.com where they list their top 15 Fantasy Football Rookies.

1. Montee Ball, RB, Denver

2. Tavon Austin, WR, St. Louis

3. Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati

4. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston

5. Keenan Allen, WR, San Diego

6. Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay

7. Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh

8. Tyler Eifert, TE, Cincinnati.

9. Stepfan Taylor, RB, Arizona

10. Johnathan Franklin, RB, Green Bay

11. EJ Manuel, QB, Buffalo

12. Robert Woods, WR, Buffalo

13. Terrance Williams, WR, Dallas

14. Markus Wheaton, WR, Pittsburgh

15. Josh Boyce, WR, New England

Top 15 Fantasy Football Rookies in 2013 | AthlonSports.com

 

[cincygrad]

I'm not a believer in Jake Locker. What do you see from him that makes you think he'd be a starter on any fantasy team?

 

[DanBengalfan]

always beware of rookie wr's in fantasy (unless you are my opponent)

takes them awhile to get going. Brian Hartline for example, a few big games, but plenty of nothing games.

AJ green and julio jones everyone expected them to be great, if the receiver isn't head and shoulders above the rest, then don't expect them to burn it up right away. took Chad Johnson a few years to get going, for example.

 

[augustisback003]

I'm not a believer in Jake Locker. What do you see from him that makes you think he'd be a starter on any fantasy team?

I like Jake Locker because of what Tennessee did this off-season. They went out and improved the O-line by signing Andy Levitre in Free Agency then selected Chance Warmack in the Draft and then gave him arguably the best WR to come out this year in Justin Hunter. When coupled with Chris Johnson, Nate Washington, Kenny Britt and Kendall Wright I honestly see him putting up huge numbers as teams focus on stopping their rejuvenated running game.

 

[futballiscool]

David Wilson- The Giants cut Bradshaw. Wilson flashed CJ Spiller like ability in limited carries last season. I expect him to be an early rd pick next yr, but at this stage he's still a bit of a sleeper

Michael Floyd- I expect him to be the vertical threat in Bruce Arians offense which means he's likely to go for 1,000 yds. he gets an upgrade at QB, easy looks in coverage because he plays next to a great #1, and he was productive towards the end of last yr. great breakout canidate

Coby Fleener- Fleener scored 10 TDs as a senior at Stanford with Pep Hamilton as his OC. worth gambling on him now that Hamilton is his OC in the pros.

Ryan Tanehill- I could see him emerging as top 15 fantasy QB with all of the additions Miami made in the offseason

 

[futballiscool]

As far as a complete leftfield choice, I think Markus Wheaton has a chance to start and be very productive in Pittsburgh this yr. They have a void at WR, and I think Wheaton went a rd too late based on his talent

 

[augustisback003]

As far as a complete leftfield choice, I think Markus Wheaton has a chance to start and be very productive in Pittsburgh this yr. They have a void at WR, and I think Wheaton went a rd too late based on his talent

I like Markus Wheaton too and because he wasn't a highly selected pick he's going to under the radar on a lot of Fantasy Draft Boards this year.