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2011 NFL Rookies and Commentary

Key additions made in the NFL Draft

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Original Release: August 2, 2011

With a new NFL season brings fresh faces in the form of NFL rookies. Nothing seems to generate more excitement in the fantasy football world than the sight of college headliners bringing their game to the NFL. However, the adjustment to the NFL can be a slow one, and most NFL rookies bring considerable risk to the table for your fantasy football draft. However, there are always a few rookies that break through to fantasy relevance, some developing into real fantasy factors (See our NFL Rookie Fantasy Football Draft Strategy article to help stack the fantasy odds in your favor). Before you can start putting together any kind of NFL rookie draft strategy together, you need to know who the meaningful, new faces are to the 2011 fantasy landscape. With that in mind, the Docs have compiled a handy list highlighting significant NFL rookies taken in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Significant 2011 NFL Rookies
Pos. Pick Player NFL Team College Height Weight Comment
RB 28   Mark Ingram New Orleans Alabama 5'9" 215   Versatile and NFL ready.
RB 38   Ryan Williams Arizona Virginia Tech 5'9" 212   1st Rd talent & explosive.
RB 56   Shane Vareen New England California 5'10" 210   Part of huge RBBC in NE.
RB 57   Mikel Leshoure Detroit Illinois 6'0" 227   Big bruiser with power.
RB 62   Daniel Thomas Miami Kansas State 6'0" 230   Parcels type RB that could start.
RB 71   DeMarco Murray Dallas Oklahoma 6'0" 213   Very quick with great hands.
RB 73   Stevan Ridley New England LSU 5'11" 225   Joins the NE RBBC soup.
RB 96   Alex Green Green Bay Hawaii 6'0" 225   Big back with good hands.
RB 105   Roy Helu Washington Nebraska 6'0" 219   Perfect running style for WAS.
RB 115   Kendall Hunter San Francisco Oklahoma State 5'7" 199   Will compete for back-up to Gore.
RB 119   Delone Carter Indianapolis Syracuse 5'9" 222   Could become Indy's workhorse.
RB 125   Taiwan Jones Oakland E. Washington 6'0" 194   Fast but has durability issues.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QB 1   Cam Newton Carolina Auburn 6'5" 248   Daunte Culpepper v 2.0
QB 8   Jake Locker Tennessee Washington 6'3" 231   Dual run-pass threat.
QB 10   Blaine Gabbert Jacksonville Missouri 6'4" 234   Heir apparent to Garrard.
QB 12   Christian Ponder Minnesota Florida State 6'2" 229   Could start, but no "wow" factor.
QB 35   Andy Dalton Cincinnati TCU 6'2" 215   Good leader with intangibles.
QB 36   Colin Kaepernick San Francisco Nevada 6'5" 233   Harbaugh-type QB.
QB 74   Ryan Mallett New England Arkansas 6'7" 253   Huge arm & off-field concerns.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WR 4   Alex Green Cincinnati Georgia 6'4" 211   Complete package.
WR 6   Julio Jones Atlanta Alabama 6'3" 220   Great complement to R. White.
WR 26   Jonathan Baldwin Kansas City Pittsburgh 6'4" 228   Bad news for Dwayne Bowe.
WR 44   Titus Young Detroit Boise State 5'11" 174   More talent coming to DET.
WR 58   Torrey Smith Baltimore Maryland 6'1" 204   Vertical threat for Flacco.
WR 59   Greg Little Cleveland North Carolina 6'3" 220   Hoping Hakeem Nicks v 2.0
WR 64   Randall Cobb Green Bay Kentucky 5'10" 191   Gave SEC defenses fits.
WR 78   Austin Pettis St. Louis Boise State 6'3" 209   Much needed WR help for STL.
WR 79   Leonard Hankerson Washington Miami 6'2" 209   Shanahan got his WR.
WR 82   Vincent Brown San Diego San Diego St. 5'11" 187   Slot WR with good hands.
WR 83   Jerrel Jernigan New York Giants Troy 5'9" 185   More NFL talent from Troy.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TE 43   Kyle Rudolph Minnesota Notre Dame 6'6" 259   Drafted for multiple TE sets.
TE 47   Lance Kendricks St. Louis Rams 6'3" 243   Bradford gets another weapon.
TE 69   Robert Housler Arizona Florida Atlantic 6'5" 248   Great hands that fits need.
TE 141   D.J. Williams Green Bay Arkansas 6'2" 245   2010 Mackey Award for best TE.


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