1. Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals: 2012 Fantasy Football Profile

    Considering the NFL lockout and, um, "retirement" of Carson Palmer, the sequence of events at quarterback last year for the Bengals frankly could not have gone much better...

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  2. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Cowboys TE Jason Witten

    While he may not have the upside of today's elite tight ends, Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is one of the safest and most reliable at the position...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 554 reads 1 comments

  3. BenJarvus Green-Ellis: Fantasy Football Profile and Projection for Bengals RB

    With his offseason move from the Patriots to the Bengals , running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis moves into a situation where he's likely to get a larger and more consistent share of the workload...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 6,677 reads 3 comments

  4. Fantasy Football 2012 Profile and Projection: Ravens RB Ray Rice

    When it comes to running backs, Baltimore's Ray Rice is one of three stud backs with much lower risk than those in the next tier of running backs. The other two backs in that top tier are Houston 's Arian Foster and Philadelphia 's LeSean McCoy...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 1,353 reads 0 comments

  5. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Bears WR Brandon Marshall

    While it's a new beginning for wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who was traded to the Bears in March, there is a built-in level of familiarity for Marshall in his new environment...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 1,974 reads 0 comments

  6. Fantasy Football Profile: How Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan Projects for 2012

    Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan set career highs last year in various passing categories: yards (4,177), touchdowns (29) and passer rating (92.2). While his previous career highs in passer rating (91...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 1,610 reads 4 comments

  7. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Steelers WR Antonio Brown

    Steelers receiver Antonio Brown had a breakout season in his second year. After posting 16 receptions for 167 yards as a rookie, Brown finished second on the team in both receptions ...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 2,064 reads 4 comments

  8. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Eagles TE Brent Celek

    Only six tight ends had more receiving yards than Philadelphia's Brent Celek last season, and he posted the second-best numbers of his career across the board...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 1,757 reads 1 comments

  9. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Buccaneers' WR Vincent Jackson

    Excluding his five-game season in 2010 that was shortened due to a contract dispute and an injury, new Bucs receiver Vincent Jackson posted very similar overall numbers in his previous two full seasons: 2009 and 2011...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 5,559 reads 13 comments

  10. 2012 Fantasy Football: Vernon Davis, TE, San Francisco 49ers

    When it comes to physical attributes, no other tight end is more naturally gifted than 49ers tight end Vernon Davis. Back at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2006, Davis ran a sub-4...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 10 months ago 1,577 reads 0 comments

  11. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Falcons WR Roddy White

    Atlanta Falcons receiver Roddy White has been a model of consistency. Over the past two seasons, White has had more than 100 receptions and 1,200 yards each season...

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  12. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Browns RB Trent Richardson

    As a general rule, NFL teams prefer to avoid using high draft picks these days to select running backs...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 11 months ago 3,073 reads 1 comments

  13. San Diego Chargers WR Robert Meachem: 2012 Fantasy Football Profile & Projection

    Drafted in the first round out of Tennessee in 2007, Robert Meachem has yet to finish a season with more than 45 receptions or 725 yards...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 11 months ago 5,570 reads 1 comments

  14. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Bears QB Jay Cutler

    It is possible that the Bears will be without both their leading receiver (Johnny Knox) and leading rusher ( Matt Forte ) from last year for a portion or all of the 2012 season...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 11 months ago 1,583 reads 6 comments

  15. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Chiefs RB Peyton Hillis

    Blame it on the "Madden Curse." Or perhaps his advisers poor advice. Or anything else. Regardless of where the blame is placed, Kansas City Chiefs running back Peyton Hillis would prefer to forget the 2011 season even happened...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 11 months ago 3,310 reads 5 comments

  16. 2012 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Lions Quarterback Matthew Stafford

    Going into the 2011 season, the biggest question mark about Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was his durability. After all, ex-teammate Zack Follet once referred to Stafford as a " China doll ...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 11 months ago 2,873 reads 13 comments

  17. Fantasy Football 2012: Top 15 Tight End Rankings (Standard Scoring)

    When you begin to discuss fantasy tight ends, the conversation has to start with a pair of tight ends from the 2010 draft class that had the two best years anyone has ever had at that position from a statistical standpoint...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 11 months ago 2,590 reads 4 comments

  18. 2012 Fantasy Football: Updated Wide Receiver Rankings (Standard Scoring)

    Detroit's Calvin Johnson had some (very) good seasons going into the 2011 season. With elite size (6'5", 235 pounds) and athleticism, however, Megatron seemed capable of even more, especially with improved quarterback play...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 6,303 reads 1 comments

  19. 2012 Fantasy Football: Updated Running Back Rankings (Standard Scoring)

    With the NFL draft behind us, we continue to update our 2012 fantasy football rankings with running backs next up. Although this is our third update of the offseason, it's our first update that includes rookies...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 9,150 reads 16 comments

  20. 2012 Fantasy Football Rankings: Updated Top 10 Quarterbacks

    Not only did Drew Brees become the first player to have two 5,000-yard seasons, but in 2011 he broke Dan Marino's previous single-season record of 5,084 passing yards. In fact, he shattered it...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 6,916 reads 1 comments

  21. 2013 NFL Mock Draft: 5 Quarterbacks Will Go in the First Round

    Even though the 2012 NFL draft just concluded on Saturday, it's never too early to look ahead to next year's NFL draft...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 1,366 reads 0 comments

  22. 2012 Fantasy Football: Early Top 50 Running Back Rankings

    The Jaguars had the league's worst-ranked offense, which makes what running back Maurice Jones-Drew did all the more impressive. Jacksonville averaged only 259...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 4,322 reads 7 comments

  23. 2012 Fantasy Football: Our Post-Free Agency Wide Receiver Rankings

    Detroit's Calvin Johnson had some (very) good seasons going into 2011. With elite size (6'5", 235 pounds) and athleticism, however, Megatron seemed capable of even more, especially with improved quarterback play...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 1,690 reads 0 comments

  24. 2012 Fantasy Football: Our Post-Free Agency Tight End Rankings

    When you begin to discuss fantasy tight ends, the conversation has to start with a pair of second-year players that had the two best years anyone has ever had at that position from a statistical standpoint...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 1,551 reads 2 comments

  25. 2012 NFL Mock Draft: Notre Dame's Michael Floyd Moves into Top 10

    We are now only three weeks away from the 2012 NFL draft. Taking all of the free-agency movements into consideration, here is my updated first-round projection with commentary...

    Kevin Hanson Written by Kevin Hanson about 1 year ago 291 reads 0 comments