Shane Vereen, RB, Patriots

Position/Rank	NFL Team	Status	Experience	Age	Height	Weight	Twitter
RB - #103	NE	Active	2 years	24	5'9	205	@ShaneVereen34

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2012 Outlook: Super Sleeper (high risk/potential)

Last updated on Aug-11-2012 by Daniel Kalles

Vereen only played in five games as a rookie due to injuries and too many other running backs ahead of him on the depth chart. That should change this season as the Patriots attempt to get him more involved in the offense. Look for him to battle Stevan Ridley for the lead back role, if such a thing truly exists in New Engald. Most likely he won't do enough to be a fantasy starter, as the Patriots often go with the hot hand, but he will definitely be worthy of a roster spot. Depending how things shake out, Veereen might even be a starter down the road.

Update 8-11-2012 - By all accounts Vereen hadn't done anything in camp to bump Ridley out of the #1 spot, and looked more like he was battling veteran Danny Woodhead for the 3rd down role.Then he had a really solid pre-season game, rushing 11 times for 64 yards and catching 2 passes for another 17 yards. If the speedy 2nd year back can keep showing this kind of play, he might not just win the 3rd down job, but might steal playing time from Ridley if he keeps messing up on his blitz pick-up.

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Average Draft Position

Shane Vereen was drafted in 98% of MyFantasyLeague.com leagues with an average drafting position of 97.23

2012 Mock Draft Results

Month	Position	Franchise/Comments
MyFantasyLeague Expert Draft May 2, 2012	12.05	MyFantasyLeague
2012 Experts Mock Draft (June) June 6, 2012 - June 25, 2012	8.11	2MugsFF.com - Glad Ridley went first, because I think the door is wide open for Vereen. This is the point where you look for RBs in a good situation to take over a majority of the starting snaps.
2012 Experts Mock Draft (July) July 16 - 27	12.10	FansFantasyFootball.com - Cover my bases on the NE RB who has upside.
2012 Experts Mock Draft (August) Aug 14 - 24	12.02	FansFantasyFootball.com - Again looking for RB depth...Vereen is an injury or fumble away from significant action this year

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