Predictions: 2010 Fantasy Football Busts

August 12, 2010   ·   Chris Maier   ·   Jump to comments


As draft time nears, much of the focus is on finding the late round sleepers, but avoiding the busts is likely even more important to your team's ultimate success.  After all, many of the biggest busts are players you took in the first five rounds whom you were counting on a major contribution. 
Being selected for this list does not necessarily mean a player should be avoided altogether but will likely be selected before they should (players to avoid altogether are noted).  In general, use this as a guide for some players to move down your draft board.
 
Quarterback
Philip Rivers, San Diego—Of the elite eight fantasy quarterbacks, Rivers is the only one who threw less than 514 passes last season (486) and after the drafting of workhorse running back Ryan Mathews look for the Chargers to re-balance their offense this season.  Add in Vincent Jackson's holdout and Rivers may fall out of the 4,000 yard club th...

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