Sleeper Alert
It’s easy to overlook Michael Vick heading into 2012, at least in terms of being a top 2-5 fantasy passer. Well, I’m here to say that Vick can still be that guy. Don’t go drafting him as a top 2-5 passer, though, as you can get him later, but if you land Vick in the 4th- to 5th-round, and he rebounds to form… well, that’s how you win a league!
The Facts
Here are the facts… Vick never had an off-season in 2011, and this will be Vick’s first run through OTAs as the Eagles’ starter (since 2006). On top of that, Jeremy Maclin missed almost all of the 2011 off-season, and he was never truly healthy last year… getting Maclin back will not only help Vick’s fantasy numbers, it may just help DeSean Jackson get back to elite; I have D-Jax as a big-time sleeper/bounce-back candidate heading into all August drafts!
Want to read more on Michael Vick? Check out what we have to say about him on our Upside Board, which breaks down our Top 10 Upside Players for the 2012 fantasy football season. Yep, Vick’s on that list!
2012 Projections
| Player | Pa Yds | Pa TDs | INT | Ru Yds | Ru TDs | FF Pts |
| Michael Vick | 3,400 | 24 | 11 | 650 | 9 | 363 |
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Vick will have a bounce back year to go with a trip to the SB…This team will be strong this year
not a fan of vick this year but it looks like you guys have a good history of hitting sleepers. just found the site ,very glad i did. looks awesome so far!
Thanks, Jammer. Go with your gut on Vick, you’re the one that has to watch your fantasy team play on Sundays. I just think for the value, he can stumble and still earn what you paid. So invest in him and another similar player, or a safe back-up like Roethy. If Vick gets hurt, plug Roethy in. If Vick hits a home run at the value you can get him at, you have a big-time advantage in 2012.
Go full on with vick if u can get him in the 4-5…matt ryan is being drafted as a backup so far in all my mock drafts…4,000-30 aint bad in your back pocket in case vick goes down