2010 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Quarterbacks

Identifying a sleeper in fantasy football can be tough. On one hand, you want to pick somebody who’s not a known commodity, however, has the upside to surprise. Also, you are looking for a player that projects to have a much better season than they did the previous year. Instead of trying to identify your own sleepers we will take out the guess work for you in our 2010 Fantasy Football Sleeper Quarterbacks. At quarterback, you’ve got a good mix of young players on the upswing and veterans looking to bounce back. Remember, these guys are sleepers because they are not top-five or top-10 players at the position, so be sure you have a solid starter or a good safety net in place.

Chad Henne, QB, Miami Dolphins – The Miami Dolphins are known as a running team with backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams, as well as the usage of their Wildcat offense. That won’t change this year, however, expect to see a little more balance. Chad Henne took over at quarterback last season when Chad Pennington suffered a season ending injury, and Henne played adequately. He threw for 2,878 yards with 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, which are decent numbers for a first-time starter. One of the reasons Henne is intriguing entering 2010 is the way he finished last season. He threw for 300-plus passing yards in three of the Dolphins last five games and he had five touchdown passes during that span.

Yet there is more to Henne than just playing well when called upon. His average yards per attempt continued to rise as the season went on, a sign that he became more comfortable with the offense and didn’t check down all the time. That’s a good sign of growth in a young quarterback. Also consider the Dolphins traded for receiver Brandon Marshall, who catches everything and have two young receivers in Brian Hartline and Davone Bess who should produce on the outside and in the slot. Henne also has a solid red zone tight end in Anthony Fasano. Factor in the pass-catching ability of Brown and Williams and Henne has many different options to throw the football to in Miami. Look for the third-year quarterback to be a consistent contributor in 2010 who is on the verge of being a QB1 in 2011.

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