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2011 Fantasy Football: Buy Low

There will be many more 2011 Fantasy Football Rankings and features in the late spring and summer, including tons of 2011 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts, Player Rankings, Sleepers and Busts. I'll also have an extensive 2011 NFL Fantasy Football Preseason Stock Report.

2011 Fantasy Football - Buy Low (April 8):

This is a list of players to buy low in your 2011 Fantasy Football Drafts. These players will be undervalued for one reason or another.

Sam Bradford, QB, Rams
The 2010 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year threw 18 touchdowns last season, but only one in his final five games. This may scare some fantasy owners. Don't make the same mistake.

Three reasons to like Bradford as a sleeper next year: He'll have more experience. He'll also have a healthier receiving corps to work with. And Josh McDaniels is now his offensive coordinator. McDaniels turned Matt Cassel and Kyle Orton into fantasy stars. Imagine what he can do with a talent like Bradford.

Matthew Stafford, QB, Lions
I really liked Matthew Stafford last year and drafted him as a backup in nearly all of my fantasy leagues. Of course, Stafford suffered an injury in the first week of the season, which knocked him out until November.

Everyone is down on Stafford now, so buy low. Once upon a time, Matt Schaub and Phil Simms were considered extremely brittle due to a plethora of injuries early in their careers. They proved their critics wrong, and so will Stafford, provided the Lions improve their offensive line this offseason. If Stafford can stay healthy, he'll have a huge fantasy season.

Jahvid Best, RB, Lions
Jahvid Best generated 232 total yards and three touchdowns in Week 2 against Philadelphia last year. Unfortunately, he barely did anything after that, as he showed no explosion because of a pair of turf toe injuries. Best is finally healthy now and will be a huge part of the offense in 2011.

Shonn Greene, RB, Jets
Anyone who drafted Shonn Greene early last year watched in agony as LaDainian Tomlinson stole carries and somehow looked 25 again. However, Tomlinson wore down, and Greene consequently was awarded more work; Greene averaged 10.9 carries per game in Weeks 1-9 compared to 14.0 in Weeks 10-16. Rex Ryan told the media this offseason that Greene will shoulder a larger workload going forward.

Ryan Mathews, RB, Chargers
Ryan Mathews was selected in the second or third rounds of most fantasy drafts last summer. Thanks to injuries, Mathews didn't do much early on. However, in his final four games, Mathews totaled 296 rushing yards, seven receptions (53 rec. yards) and a whopping five touchdowns.

General manager A.J. Smith didn't spent the No. 12 overall selection on Mathews to keep him on the bench. The Fresno State product will be a big part of San Diego's potent offense in 2011.

Ray Rice, RB, Ravens
Two reasons why Ray Rice will improve in 2011: First, his offensive line will presumably improve next season. And second, Willis McGahee won't be back to vulture carries. I really like Rice to bounce back to his 2009 level.

Chris Wells, RB, Cardinals
Anyone who has owned Chris Wells probably won't even think about drafting him this summer. Wells really sucked last year, but here are two things to consider: First, Wells had a knee injury at the beginning of the season that never really healed. And second, Arizona's presumed improvement at the quarterback position will force defenses to be more honest. A healthier Wells will have more running room in 2011.

Miles Austin-Jones, WR, Cowboys
Dez Bryant is drawing all of the attention, but Miles Austin-Jones remains Tony Romo's favorite receiver. In five full games with Romo, Austin-Jones caught 33 passes for 486 yards and two touchdowns. Austin-Jones struggled down the stretch with Jon Kitna and Stephen McGee as his quarterbacks, so he could be a forgotten man when your fantasy draft rolls around this summer.

Michael Crabtree, WR, 49ers
Michael Crabtree, a popular sleeper pick in 2010, struggled and disappointed his fantasy owners. Crabtree caught 55 balls for 741 yards and six touchdowns. Those numbers have to improve with Jim Harbaugh calling the shots. Everyone is down on Crabtree, so you can probably get him pretty late in your fantasy draft.

Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Cardinals
I hated Larry Fitzgerald last year. He was on my Avoid list because the drop from Kurt Warner to either Matt Leinart or Derek Anderson was too significant. Fitzgerald scored a career-low six touchdowns in 2010, marking his worst fantasy campaign since his rookie year. Arizona is expected to either trade for Kevin Kolb or sign a veteran like Marc Bulger, so the team's quarterbacking situation will automatically be remarkably better than it was last season.

More 2011 Fantasy Football Articles:
2011 Fantasy Football: Home

2011 Fantasy Football Rankings:
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defenses - 9/1 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Rankings: Kickers - 6/26 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Downloadable Spreadsheets - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings - 8/27 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Auction Values - 8/27 (Walt)

2011 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets:
2011 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Top 150 Traditional - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Top 150 PPR - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Top 150 Touchdown - 9/8 (Walt)

2011 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts:
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Real League Draft - 8/31 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Fake Mock - 8/25 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Experts Draft - 8/25 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Forum 2-QB Mock - 7/21 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Mock Draft Scenarios - 7/17 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Auction: Mock PPR Auction - 7/14 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Forum PPR Mock - 7/7 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Forum Mock - 7/3 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Four-Man PPR Draft - 6/19 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Draft: Fox Sports - 5/5 (Walt)

2011 Fantasy Football Articles:
2011 Fantasy Football Injury Reports: Week 2 - 9/18 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings: Week 2 - 9/18 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Week 2 Add/Drop - 9/13 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Training Camp Stock - 9/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Start Em, Sit Em - 9/6 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Preseason Stock - 9/3 (Walt)
2011 Preseason Recap and Fantasy Football Notes - 9/3 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Preseason Targets - 9/3 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Late-Round Sleepers - 9/1 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Round-by-Round Strategy - 9/1 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Value Comparison - 9/1
2011 Fantasy Football: Must-Have Players - 8/24 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Busts, Players to Avoid - 7/25 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mailbag - 7/24 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Sleepers - 7/23 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Various League Strategy - 7/18 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Three-Dimensional Running Backs - 7/16 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: ADP Analysis - 7/15 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: First-Round Bust History - 7/10 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mailbag - 7/9 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mailbag - 7/4 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mock Draft Analysis - 7/1 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mailbag - 6/18 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mailbag - 6/12 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football Mailbag - 6/5 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Stock Up (Draft) - 5/6 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Stock Down (Draft) - 5/6 (Walt)
2010 Fantasy Football: Buy Low - 4/8 (Walt)
2011 Fantasy Football: Defense Strategy - 4/8 (Walt)
Running Backs with Most Carries - 4/8 (Walt)

2013 Fantasy Football Rankings - May 24

2013 NBA Mock Draft - May 22

2014 NFL Mock Draft - May 21

Charlie's 2014 NFL Mock Draft - May 20

NFL Picks - Feb. 3

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X-Man 08-28-2011 11:26 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.128 (total posts: 1)

Chris, first pick in ppr...go rice

Chris 08-14-2011 11:54 am xxx.xxx.xxx1.68 (total posts: 1)

ok im concerned about fosters injury... i have the first pick in a PPR league would you still take him first overall?

John 08-10-2011 11:11 pm xxx.xxx.xxx2.39 (total posts: 1)

Don't disagree Boldin is over the hill, but who else is Flacco going to throw to?

Vish 08-09-2011 03:33 am xxx.xxx.xxx.180 (total posts: 1)

Thanks . Here is a list of Top 10 Fantasy Football Players 2011 : http://www.top10topten.com/top-10-fantasy-football-players-2011.html

John 08-04-2011 10:10 am xxx.xxx.xxx3.79 (total posts: 1)

you need to update your comments on Moreno.
Williams is not a factor anymore.

LP 08-01-2011 09:13 pm xxx.xxx.xxx6.93 (total posts: 1)

Boldin in round 5 is looking pretty good now.

Logan 07-28-2011 02:39 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.125 (total posts: 1)

Still if you can get hillis at a good value he will produce for most of the season

Matt 07-26-2011 08:13 am xxx.xxx.xxx0.33 (total posts: 1)

Walt, now with Todd Heap, Derrick Mason, and TJ Houshmanzadeh not coming back to Baltimore, do you still think Boldin is a major bust candidate? He looks to be the only guy left there to get the targets. The rookies won't be ready to produce by the start of the season.

Charlie 07-25-2011 07:40 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.103 (total posts: 1)

I agree on Hillis busting all the way. Maybe not for the same reason though. Even if he doesn't wear down at the end of the season his playoff schedule is brutal. Baltimore twice to go along with the steelers.

Ryan Torain (Cont'd) 07-25-2011 06:31 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.113 (total posts: 2)

Besides that Lions game, he had more than 67 total yards in all of the games he played (I think it was 8 others). Not bad for a mid-round pick, also he'll surely get some TDs because of his power and he is a factor in the receiving game despite what you may think. IMO, he doesn't make a terrible mid-round selection. You can do worse than Torain.

Ryan Torain 07-25-2011 06:26 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.113 (total posts: 2)

Walt, Ryan Torain's not even that bad. The problem is he's one of the most injury prone players in the league. Averaged 4.5 YPC last year, 4 TDs, 900+ total yards with 6 TDs in 10 games. That's quite good. Look at his game log. The only game he played that he wasn't actually productive in was against Detriot (9 carries for 10 yds and he still averaged 4.5 YPC for the year despite this game) but he had a receiving TD that game. He had 3 games over 100 yds rushing. In all of the games he played he had more than 60 total yards and/or a TD. That's not bad for a mid-round back, but, once again, he can't stay healthy. That'd be the only reason to stay away from him, not because he's a mediocre talent. As for Roy Helu, we've never even see him play a pre-season game so how can you call him a mediocre talent. I realize you might not like rookies with the lockout, but Helu could very well end up being a productive rookie runningback in his rookie year because Torain's guaranteed to miss 4+ games.

mcfllie 07-25-2011 06:15 pm xxx.xxx.xxx7.39 (total posts: 1)

Is there any chance you can use a different ADP calculator? I feel like seeing the overall position of where the player is going is more useful than which round, then the pick in that round. Just my opinion...

Tom Thumb 07-25-2011 04:36 pm xxx.xxx.xxx.166 (total posts: 3)

Where's Brandon Lloyd? I'm definitely not letting him on any of my teams. He's already lost Josh McDaniels, and he'll probably lose Kyle Orton. Plus he has to be past his prime.

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