Top 5 fantasy football draft-day steals?

Question

What are your top 5 draft-day steals? What players who will be available late, have the capability to surprise and pay high dividends to fantasy owners?

Answer 1

Willie Parker -  willie is one season removed from being a #1 draft selection.  He appears healed, and was leading the league last year in rushing before he went down.  Coach Tomlin is considering him for the goal line work, which would basically put him back in Low #1 - top #2 RB status.  I've seen parker go anywhere from the 4th - 6th round.

Roddy White -  White is overlooked because of his QB situation.  Last year with Joey Harrington, White put up over 1200yds and 5 Tds.  Think it's going to be any worse this year?  Roddy is a solid #2 WR  who falls to the 8th or later rounds.

Matt Hasselbeck - while everyone else is scrambling for QBs in rounds 3 and 4, you can wait till round 6-7 to steal Hasselbeck's similiar numbers, while stocking up on depth or grabbing that elite tight end.  Hasselbeck threw for the same fantasy level as Palmer, Roeth, and Derek Anderson, but can be taken 2-3 rounds later this year.

Cowboys DST - The addition of Zak Thomas, and Adam Jones in the return game is going to put this unit over the top.  The "experts" agree, as they have them ranked #3 overall in DSTs.  But in drafts, the 'Boys are completely overlooked and taken 3-4 rounds after middle-selection DSTs!

Kevin Smith / Matt Forte / Selvin Young - all of these young RBs are going to start for their respective  teams and see the bulk of the carries.  They are all solid #3 backs, with the likelihood of emerging into #2s.  Definitely a solid pick in the "reserve" rounds of drafting.

Answer 2

tory holt, jason campbell, brett favre, joe jurevicious, edgirrin james. not necessarily in that order

Answer 3

Bobby Engram - SEA. They won't be able to run the ball so expect alot of passing plays. Last year he set career highs across the board. He'll better that this season.

Vernon Davis TE SF - Has immense talent and hopefully can thrive in a Martz offense. Could go either way though, risky pick.

Brandon Jackson GB - Not sold on Ryan Grant yet plus he just signed a 4 year extension so he's missed all the mini camps and 1st week+ of training camp. Can you say injury risk?

Ahmad Bradshaw NYG - Will see significant playing time in a run happy offense. He has game breaking ability.

Jason Campbell WAS - Will have more targets this season, a better tailored offensive plan to his strengths. Should easily set career highs and maybe a top 10 QB.

Answer 4

Edgerrin James and Thomas Jones are steals in late rounds.

Derrick Mason is without a QB, but I think he's still a good WR when he's still there in the 13th round.

Alge Crumpler is a steal in later rounds too because he's a QB's best target especially a mobile one.

I'd have to say Favre? I haven't picked him, but he's going in last round in most of my drafts.

Answer 5

willie parker 4th round!  um rashard mendenhall in like 14 or something crazy like that