WR Larry Fitzgerald, ARI

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2009 Outlook: Stud (low risk)

Larry Fitzgerald's solid performance in the regular season (96 catches, 1,431 yards and 12 touchdowns) combined with his amazing playoff run in which he recorded 30 catches for 546 yards and a playoff-record seven scores -- all with a broken left thumb and torn cartilage between two fingers -- has propelled him into the #1 ranking among all wide receivers in the NFL and in fantasy football.

If Kurt Warner stays upright and on the field in 2009, then Fitzgerald will put up astronomical numbers for fantasy owners who select him in the 1st or 2nd rounds of fantasy drafts in 2009. Fitzgerald is the best jump ball wide receiver in the game, and his ability after the catch makes him even more dangerous. It is very realistic that Fitzgerald could eclipse 100 catches for 1,400 yards and 14 TD's in 2009 if both Kurt Warner and Anquan Boldin are healthy -- making him worthy of being the first wide receiver off the board in fantasy drafts in 2009.

Update 8/21

Fitzgerald has re-structured his contract in an attempt to ease the Cardinals' salary cap crunch. Rotoworld.com reports: "According to NFLPA figures, this transaction increased Fitzgerald's 2009 cap number from $10.75 million to $10.90 million. His 2010 cap number decreased by $150,000. His 2009 base salary is now $1.6 million (down from $4.6 million), although he received about $3.1 million in the form of a roster bonus and the status of his incentive clauses is uncertain. This move also eliminated Fitzgerald's no-trade clause. Fitzgerald's deal is still set to expire at the end of the 2011 season."

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