Under the Radar Fantasy Football Wide Receivers

Looking for sleepers in your draft come August?

Bruno Boys Greg will analyze who he feels should have a strong fantasy football showing in 2009, giving you his position by position under the radar picks over the next few weeks.

These are players who won’t be highly touted on draft day, but should produce at a level higher than their average draft position. This week, he covers the WIDE RECEIVER position.

Chad Ochocinco (Cincinnati Bengals)—I’m sure you think I have a love for the Bengals, with me recommending both the Bengals’ Carson Palmer and Cedric Benson in previous articles, and now going with Ochocinco.

But this is a team that (not too long ago) was used to putting up a ton of points and yards year in and year out. 2008 simply was a bump in the road, a season in which anything that could go wrong did go wrong.

Ochocinco seems to have his head on straight going into 2009, and if he plays hard for an entire season, should be a strong WR2. The great thing is, he will likely be had somewhere in the sixth round at the earliest, which means you will get a stud receiver at a great bargain price.

Earl Bennett (Chicago Bears)—The second year receiver out of Vanderbilt will be catching passes from his old teammate in 2009, Jay Cutler.

He didn’t see any time last year, but with Chicago not having any receiver prospects, Bennett could be an interesting sleeper this season thanks to the existing rapport he has with the team’s new signal caller.

You will be able to grab him in the last couple rounds, making him a low risk, big reward type player.

Keenan Burton (St. Louis Rams)—Everyone might be high on Donnie Avery for the Rams, thanks to a strong rookie campaign last year and the release of Torry Holt that launches Avery into the No. 1 slot for St. Louis, but perhaps it’s Burton that fantasy owners should be targeting.

Currently locked in a battle with Laurent Robinson for the team’s No. 2 wide receiver position, Burton should come out on top thanks to his superior talent.

If that’s the case, this second year receiver out of Kentucky will see a lot more balls thrown his way, and if the Rams can keep quarterback Marc Bulger upright, could see a big jump in numbers. 

While he may not put up superstar numbers, he will be a guy who can be drafted in the last couple rounds who will make for a good bye week filler or injury replacement.

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