Aug. 17 (Wide Receivers - pts/game)

It’s August 17, 2007… 4 days until my fantasy football draft…

(I have enlisted a $50 team in a 12-man keeper league on Antsports.com. One of the things I like about Antsports is that it features a PPR (points per reception) scoring system, if you choose.)

My first three picks: 1.8, 2.1, and 2.5

I'm gradually leaning more towards using my 1st pick on my RB1 (pick 1.8) and my 2nd (2.1) and 3rd (2.5) picks on high-end WR’s.


Behind the numbers:

Wide Receiver Fantasy Pts/game

Name	Total fantasy pts.	TD’s	fantasy pts./game	#games w/20+fantasy pts.
1. Marvin Harrison	303.6	12	19.0	6
2. Terrell Owens	281	13	17.6	8
3. Torry Holt	271.8	10	17.0	5
4. Reggie Wayne	271	9	16.9	4
5. Chad Johnson	268.4	7	16.8	2
6. Donald Driver	268.1	8	16.8	5
7. Steve Smith	259.7	8	18.6	5
8. Lee Evans	259.1	8	16.2	3
9. Roy Williams	255.2	7	16.0	5
10. T.J. Houshmandzadeh	252.7	9	18.1	6
11. Andre Johnson	249.1	5	15.6	5
12. Javon Walker	243.7	8	15.2	2

Aug. 16 RB's and receptions

Here's the top receiving rb's in 2006:

1. Steven Jackson:
90 Rec. 806 yards 3 TD's

2. Reggie Bush:
89 Rec. 748 yards 2 TD's

3. Brian Westbrook:
77 Rec. 699 yards 4 TD's

4. Frank Gore:
61 Rec. 485 yards 1 TD

5. Kevin Jones:
61 Rec. 520 yards 2 TD's

6. Tiki Barber (retired)

7. LaDainian Tomlinson:
56 Rec. 508 yards 3 TD's

8. Ladell Betts (3rd down back)

9. Ahman Green:
47 Rec. 405 yards 1 TD

10. Michael Pittman (3rd down back)

11. Maurice Jones-Drew:
46 Rec. 436 yards 2 TD

Crunching the numbers ("Mr. Jackson is amazing")

1. Steven Jackson led all RB's with 806 yards receiving AND 90 receptions.

2. Although Reggie Bush was targeted 122 times compared to Steven Jackson with 110 targets, Bush caught less passes than Jackson and averaged fewer yards than Jackson.

3. Using the PPR formula (primarily used by Antsports.com), LT (29.6 fantasy pts/game) scored 15 more TD's than Steven Jackson, but only averaged 3.4 fantasy points/game more than Steven Jackson (26.2 fantasy pts/game).

4. Only 6 wide receivers caught more passes than Steven Jackson.

*See you tomorrow.