Posted by Rob in Fantasy Advice on Jun 3rd 2010 and last modified on Jun 8th 2010. (Print This)
DeAndre Brown
The college game lost some notable big names to the NFL this year. Dez Bryant of Oklahoma St. and Demaryius Thomas of Georgia Tech went in the first round. Gone are college stalwarts Golden Tate of Notre Dame and Arrelious Benn of Illinois, as well as the stand-out duo of Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Maier at Kansas.
The wide receivers in the 2010 class are a “boom” or “bust” gamble, then again when is the wide-receiver position not? This years class has had injuries wreak havoc and there are a ton of guys who are out to prove themselves on the big stage. The top three(DeAndre Brown, Vincent Brown, and Michael Floyd) in these rankings all have been derailed by injuries in their careers.
This class is led by 6’6″, 231 lb. man-child DeAndre Brown. Most of you will remember the horrific broken leg he suffered against Troy in the New Orleans Bowl. Brown should be at full strength this season and will be hard to handle in Conference-USA.
One of the safest options to go with in your draft is to target University of Houston receivers. The trio of James Cleveland, Tyron Carrier, and Patrick Edwards put up a combined 280 receptions for 3,264 yards and 27 touchdowns last year. That type of production has a good chance of repeating itself this year and all three players are ranked in the top 20.
Wide Receiver Ranks
- DeAndre Brown-Southern Miss
- Vincent Brown-San Diego St.
- Michael Floyd-Notre Dame
- Jeff Fuller-Texas A & M
- James Cleveland-Houston
- Mohamed Sanu-Rutgers
- Ryan Broyles-Oklahoma
- Greg Salas-Hawaii
- Titus Young-Boise St.
- Damaris Johnson-Tulsa
- Tyron Carrier-Houston
- Armon Binns-Cincinnati
- Randall Cobb-Kentucky
- Dwayne Harris-East Carolina
- James Rodgers-Oregon St.
- Aldrick Robinson-SMU
- Keith Smith-Purdue
- Austin Pettis-Boise St.
- Patrick Edwards-Houston
- Eric Page-Toledo
- Rodney Bradley-Hawaii
- Jonathan Baldwin-Pittsburgh
- Ronald Johnson-USC
- Jerrel Jernigan-Troy
- T.Y. Hilton-Florida International
- Detron Lewis-Texas Tech
- Hubert Anyiam-Oklahoma St.
- Jerrell Jackson-Missouri
- Ryan Whalen-Stanford
- Alex Torres-Texas Tech
- A.J. Green-Georgia
- Tandon Doss-Indiana
- Kendall Wright-Baylor
- Kris Adams-UTEP
- Owen Spencer-North Carolina St.
- Scotty McKnight-Colorado
- Donovan Varner-Duke
- Juron Criner-Arizona
- Jock Sanders-West Virginia
- Greg Childs-Arkansas
- Bert Reed-Florida St.
- Darvin Adams-Auburn
- Damarlo Belcher-Indiana
- Jerome Brooks-Utah
- Alshon Jeffery-South Carolina
This is an early list heading into the season, many of these players will drop out due to injuries or position battles. Stay tuned to Fantasy Football Brothers as we roll out the tight ends this week.