AS THE third
receiver for the Super Bowl-champion Steelers, Washington jumped off the
fantasy waiver wire last October on the heels of a three-game touchdown-catch
streak. Now he's the chief deep threat for Kerry Collins and the Titans and can
easily double his 2008 numbers.
6 Brent CELEK
EAGLES, TE
DONOVAN McNABB
has shown a propensity for connecting with tight ends whom he trusts, and in
the third-year Celek—who caught 71% of the balls thrown to him last season
(compared with just 57.8% for last year's starter, L.J. Smith)—he has one
who'll be a low-end fantasy TE1.
7 Miles AUSTIN
COWBOYS, WR
JERRY JONES cited
this Monmouth grad as one reason he was O.K. cutting T.O. (and why he didn't
draft a receiver high). Austin will fall in line behind Roy Williams and Jason
Witten but likely ahead of Patrick Crayton. God knows there are plenty of balls
to go around in Dallas.
8 Harry
DOUGLAS
FALCONS, WR
EVEN if he
doesn't overtake Michael Jenkins as the No. 2 receiver, this second-year guy
has heaps of potential as a WR3 who can tack on points on punt returns or
end-arounds. His 13.9 yards per catch last year was third among rookies with
more than 20 catches.
9 Kevin BOSS
GIANTS, TE
WITH the title
Boss already taken in New Jersey, this Giant will have to settle for TE1. Boss,
who has become a key red zone target for Eli Manning, will pick up right where
he left off at the end of 2008, when he made 23 of his 33 catches and four of
his six scores after Nov. 1.
10 Earl
BENNETT
BEARS, WR

