2009 Fantasy Football Draft Sheet
2009 Fantasy Football Draft Sheet
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Aug 31, 2010

2010 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Tight Ends



Tony Scheffler, TE, Detroit Lions – After two productive years as a member of the Denver Broncos (pushing 1,000 receiving yards before injury in 2008), Scheffler languished under Josh McDaniels in 2009. McDaniels follows the Mike Martz philosophy that tight ends should be great blockers first, so a good receiving tight end like Scheffler was bound to struggle in that situation. He’s now in Detroit with a blossoming quarterback, and he has an opportunity to regain his form and become a solid fantasy football tight end in 2010. He has shown no effects of injuries that kept him out of minicamp, and coach Jim Schwartz has said Scheffler is a key to keeping the pressure off of star wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

One thing hampering Scheffler’s value is the presence of fellow tight end Brandon Pettigrew. Pettigrew is young and has good hands, but is still recovering from a torn ACL which he suffered his rookie season. Also, Pettigrew is viewed as a good blocker who is most comfortable on short routes, so he doesn’t hold much big play value. If Scheffler can stay healthy, he could overcome Pettigrew, develop a nice rapport with Matthew Stafford and hold a ton of value in fantasy leagues. He is currently ranked 25th in our tight end rankings, and isn’t expected to go very early, if at all in many fantasy football drafts. Taking a chance on Scheffler late in your draft could prove to be very beneficial.

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