2010 Fantasy Football Studs
Stud: A NFL player who has proved himself to be a top scoring player at his position. These players should be started each week regardless of match-up and should only be benched during bye weeks and significant injuries. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
Our writers have classified the following players as studs for 2010. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Brady  |
QB | NE | 33 | 9 | QB - #4 |
| After his record breaking 2007 season, Brady missed almost the entire 2008 season with a torn ACL in the first game of the year, but came back last year to play in all 16 games. Brady showed no ill effects from his injury to complete the 3rd most passes of his career (371), the 2nd best completion % (65.7%), and the 2nd most passing yards (4398) and tied his 2nd mo... Read More | |||||
| Drew Brees | QB | NO | 31 | 9 | QB - #2 |
| Drew Brees enters the 2010 season as the New Orleans Saints' starting quarterback. Brees has been one of the top fantasy quarterbacks over the past few seasons, and should be a safe pick in the early rounds of fantasy drafts this season. Brees is surrounded by tremendous weapons including Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush, Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, and Jeremy Shock... Read More | |||||
| Peyton Manning |
QB | IND | 34 | 12 | QB - #3 |
| Peyton Manning will enter the 2010 season as the Indianapolis Colts' starting quarterback. Manning is coming off another MVP season with the Colts, and should be in line for another great season in 2010. Manning is surrounded by great weapons, including Joseph Addai, Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon, and Dallas Clark. He has been one of the most solid and steady fantasy pl... Read More | |||||
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| Philip Rivers | QB | SD | 28 | 6 | QB - #7 |
| Rivers is a stud quarterback in any league. You know Rivers will throw the ball early and often, especially to his big targets -- Jackson and Gates. The other receivers will be wild cards, but will get receptions. How many will be determined by the effectiveness of defenses in neutralizing Gates and Jackson and the running game. Rivers will have to get the running ... Read More | |||||
| Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB | 26 | 5 | QB - #1 |
| Aaron Rodgers completed 64.7 percent of his passes for 4,434 yards and 30 touchdowns a year ago. There is no reason to believe that his numbers will get any worse this year. All of his familiar targets are there, most notably Greg Jennings and Donald Driver. Add the steady James Jones and the always dangerous Jordy Nelson to the mix and Rodgers has plenty of wide r... Read More | |||||
