The 10 Highest Scoring Fantasy Football Players This Season

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The 2011 fantasy football season is winding down, with this week's action bringing with it the end of the regular season in many leagues, so it's time to start reviewing the studs and duds from the fantasy football campaign that was in 2011.

Here's a look at 10 of the highest-scoring players from the 2011 season in a standard PPR league with six-point passing touchdowns, players who for the most part have left their fantasy owners grinning from ear to ear for much of the season.

1. Aaron Rodgers: QB, Green Bay Packers

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2011 Stats: 260-of-362, 3,475 yards, 33 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 175 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been an absolute buzz-saw this season, topping 300 passing yards seven times, throwing three or more touchdown passes in eight games and scoring nearly 60 more fantasy points than the second place signal-caller.

2. Drew Brees: QB, New Orleans Saints

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2011 Stats: 323-of-460, 3,689 yards, 27 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 62 rushing yards, 1 rushing touchdown

It's been another rock-solid statistical season for New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, with the 11th-year veteran poised to top 4,000 passing yards for the sixth consecutive season and finish in the top five at his position in fantasy points for the fifth time over that stretch.

3. LeSean McCoy: RB, Philadelphia Eagles

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2011 Stats: 215 carries, 1,134 yards, 12 touchdowns, 42 receptions, 277 yards, 3 touchdowns

It's been a nightmare season in the City of Brotherly Love, but blame for the Philadelphia Eagles' dismal 4-8 record can't be placed on third-year running back LeSean McCoy, who has averaged a robust 5.3 yards per carry and leads all running backs with 273.1 fantasy points.

4. Arian Foster: RB, Houston Texans

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2011 Stats: 193 carries, 805 yards, 7 touchdowns, 38 receptions, 469 yards, 2 touchdowns

A hamstring injury caused a slow start to the 2011 season for Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, but the top pick in many fantasy drafts has come on strong since, with his 24.4 fantasy points per game ranking numero uno at the position this year.

5. Ray Rice: RB, Baltimore Ravens

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2011 Stats: 179 carries, 722 yards, 8 touchdowns, 54 receptions, 537 yards, 2 touchdowns

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has performed as advertised in his fourth season in the National Football League, averaging nearly 10 yards a catch, scoring double-digit touchdowns and ranking second at his position in fantasy points.

6. Wes Welker: WR, New England Patriots

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2011 Stats: 82 receptions, 1,143 yards, 8 touchdowns

After an otherworldly start to the season, New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has come back to Earth a bit, but the eighth-year veteran still leads all wideouts in receptions, receiving yards and fantasy points after 12 games this year.

7. Calvin Johnson: WR, Detroit Lions

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2011 Stats: 63 receptions, 1,023 yards, 12 touchdowns

Wide receiver Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions has been absolutely robotic in dismantling opposing defenses this year, as "Megatron" leads the National Football League in touchdown catches while averaging a career-high 16.2 yards per reception.

8. Steve Smith: WR, Carolina Panthers

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2011 Stats: 59 receptions, 1,060 yards, 5 touchdowns

The arrival of quarterback Cam Newton in Carolina has brought about a career renaissance for Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith, who has already posted his best receiving numbers since 2008 while ranking third at his position with 198.2 fantasy points.

9. Rob Gronkowski: TE, New England Patriots

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2011 Stats: 60 receptions, 864 yards, 11 touchdowns

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has emerged as a huge part of the potent New England offense in his second season in the NFL, posing a matchup nightmare for opponents while leading all players at his position in touchdown catches and fantasy points.

10. Jimmy Graham: TE, New Orleans Saints

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2011 Stats: 67 receptions, 957 yards, 8 touchdowns

Apparently 2011 is the season of the second-year tight end, as Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints has joined Gronkowski in posting huge statistical numbers, leading all tight ends in catches and yards while placing second at his position with 210.7 fantasy points.