Fantasy Sleepers 2011

Every year there are guys who fly into the drafts under the radar, some known and some unknown. Here are some skill position guys we expect to be big fantasy guys this season.

Josh Freeman, Quarterback, TB, this guys made big plays last year and he is surrounded by targets and play makers.

Mark Sanchez, Quarterback, NYJ, possibly throwing to Plaxico this year, expect him to continue to progress. He makes smart plays.

Roy Helu, RB, Wash, the rookie Runningback is set to be in a Runningback by committee with Ryan Torain, Torain can't stay healthy so expect good production.

Mikel LeShoure, RB, Det, another rookie splitting time, the Lions have Jahvid Best who is a big play maker but LeShoure could be the teams work horse.

Jonnathon Stewart, RB, Carolina, DeAngelo Williams is expected to be gone, so he will be the premier Runningback.

Julio Jones, Wr, ATL, Atlanta gave up 4 draft pics to move up and grab this guy. With Roddy white and Tony Gonzalez ATL will be putting the ball in the air. Jones is 6-3 220 pounds and physical he is going to be a monster!

Greg Little, Wr, Cle, he is expected by people with in the organization to become McCoys go to guy.

Mike Thomas, Wr, Jax, in his second year he became Garrards go to guy, this season expect much of the same with improvements.

Jacoby Ford, Wr, Oakland, Ford is just explosive, he will score you points as a reciever and a return man.

2011 fantasy football defensive rankings

For the rest of you who get special teams points only if you own, and start the player that score, rather than obtaining them through the defense this list is for you guys! Having a good defense with a favorable match up can steal up 15-20 points and in most leagues,(minus ppr leagues because those scores can be in the high 170's) that is enough to pull away from you opponent. I always like to play with that waiver line when it come to defenses. If your defense is on by or they have a unfavorable match up don't release your team and expect them to be sitting there next week waiting. Im always telling people if someone does that too pick there team up, if you can afford to drop a bench player. Sometimes the best offense is a defense, or in this case blocking someone out from a good defensive option. That really applies to all positions but we will talk about that more soon. So here is our list of the top 15 defenses. Now soon we will post all our list in a printable form with the top 35-50 at each position then a top 200, so you can take them with you too your draft. Are list will also separate for people in PPR leagues and people playing in a defensive/ special teams combo league, because believe it or not those to things make huge differences in were a player sits value wise. So here we go.....
1.)Green Bay, the got play makers on the defensive side!
2.)Pittsburgh
3.)New York Jets
4.)Baltimore, maybe getting up there in age but they still intimidate for a reason
5.)Philadelphia
6.)Chicago Bears
7.)New England, They just make plays
8.)San Diego
9.)New York Giants
10)Dallas Cowboys
11)Arizona, believe it or not they are strong on this side of the ball
12)Detroit Lions
13)Minnesota
14)New Orleans
15)Cleveland Browns, great secondary expect a new way in Cleveland this year

Fantasy football kicker rankings

When drafting a kicker you want to be sure you get a guy the is part of an offense that moves the ball, and you want the kicker to be accurate. You would expect a guy like Nare Kaeding from San Diego to be a big producing kicker, but he misses and don't get allot of chances. A few pieces of advice, don't wait until the last round to take a kicker, though a kicker isn't a huge scorer, the right kicker can give you 8-12 points a week that sort of production is more than allot of Tightends. Another piece of advice don't be afraid to use the waiver line for kickers. I have in many cases had 2 kickers in my line up. If your starter is on bye or in a tough match up picking up a kicker with a good match up can help score you those extra points needed to win.
Here are our rankings:
1.)Sabastian Janikowski, Oakland
2.)Stephen Goatkowski, NE
3.)David Akers, PHI
4.)Neil Rackers, hou, he was great in Zona, he will be in Houston
5.)Adan Vinatieri, IND
6.)Josh Brown, Stl
7.)Matt Bryan, Atl
8.)Billy Cundiff, Bal
9.)Garret Hartley, NO
10.)Dan Carpenter, Mia
11.)Ron Bironas, Ten
12.)Nick Folk, NYJ
13.) Nate Kaeding, SD
14.)Mason Crosby, GB
15.)Ryan Succop, KC

Fantasy football top Recievers

1.) Andre Johnson, he is constant year to year expect the norm from him.

2.) Calvin Johnson, 12 TD's last year, with a healthy Matthew Stafford the lions will be moving the ball next season!

3.) Greg Jennings, I took Jim early last year and it paid off I will do it again this season, I believe he will produce monster numbers this season

4.)DeSean Jackson, 1000 yards last year with only 47 grabs, he will have more receptions yards and TD's this year and if you get return points then he is a big time fantasy player!

5.) Roddy White, he will consistently put up 10+ points!

6.) Mike Wallace, he is a premier talent, him and big Ben will connect early and often this year.

7.) Dwayne Bowe, he may not match his 15 tds this season but KC will move the ball through him.

8.)Reggie Wayne, he is getting older but he still runs great routes and the guy throwing to him is Payton manning.

9.) Hakeem Nicks, guy is a beast just like Calvin Johnson, one down fall is he is injury prone.

10.) Mike Williams, Bucs, huge red zone target and now that the Bucs have got a running game that can move the ball that should open him up for some big play's.

A few guys I'm scarred of taking to early Larry fitzgeral, just because we don't know who there signal caller will be. Dez Bryant, Miles Austin, Im not sure they can co-exist.

A few guys I like Kenny Britt, Brandson Lloyd, I gambled on him last year and it paid off big time, I believe he can put up good numbers again!

And then there is Vincent Jackson, if he gets traded or if the chargers figure out how to make him happy and he plays the entire season I think he belongs ranked at number 4.! He could lead the league in allot of categories if he plays a hole season!

Be sure to check out our past blogs for our QB and RB rankings!

2011 fantasy football early ranking's

Just wanted to let all readers know that this evening we will roll out our 'early bird' position rankings for the upcoming fantasy football season. We will rank our top ten in all positions, with some names people maybe surprised to hear. We will have a look at players that people should start to become familiar with, and players to grab late that will help big in your season. So check back and leave messages on your thoughts.