2011 Fantasy Football Comeback Players

Sep 2, 2011

Written by: Jimbo Jones
Edited by: Marc Caviglia

One of the strategies for putting together a competitive fantasy football roster is finding players who under produced last season, yet have the potential to return to fantasy relevance in 2011. While the early-round comeback player could make a big impact on your team, be sure to consider players in the middle to later rounds that you can add at good value. Some comeback or bounce back candidates missed significant time due to injury, while others were healthy, but their situations either limited playing time or opportunities.

Here are six players that fantasy football owners hope to see come back in a big (or at least reasonable) way this season. Only you can decide which guys you’ll forgive and draft again in 2011 and those you’ll cross off your Draft Day cheat sheet.

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Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
2010 Stats: 1605 passing yards, 69.5 completion percentage, 11 total touchdowns, 7 Interceptions

Romo was on pace for a tremendous 2010 season before a broken collarbone in Week 7 forced his season to come to a screeching halt. Through the Cowboys’ first five games, the veteran was averaging 313 passing yards and two touchdowns per game. A large part of Romo’s early season success had to do with the incredible rapport he formed with wide receiver Miles Austin. The dynamic duo hooked up for at least nine receptions and 140 yards in three of the Cowboys first five games.

Entering his sixth year in Dallas, Romo is surrounded by playmakers and has never had the luxury of playing with so many weapons. Along with Austin, the Cowboys will have Dez Bryant and Jason Witten doing the downfield pass catching while running backs Felix Jones, Tashard Choice and DeMarco Murray all can make some noise in the receiving game as well. Dallas’ offense is set up to succeed through the air and Romo is primed not just for a comeback campaign, but a career year.

What is shocking about Romo is that despite posting elite QB1 numbers before the injury, many fantasy owners are not including him in their top tier of signal callers. In our opinion, Romo is a high-upside QB1 in 12-team leagues and one of the most underrated players heading into 2011. While others go after bigger named quarterbacks in the first two or three rounds, sit back, relax and snag Romo at a bargain price in Round 5.

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