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Onto the AFC South and a team with serious potential firepower.

Matt Schaub:
I have him ranked somewhere in the top 10 around #8 or so for QBs. He's injury prone, but he's a good QB when healthy and has serious weapons. Invest in him as a QB1, but realize that:
A) His ADP is slowly creeping up...(was at 7.06 in mid June, is around 7.01 now, and I suspect it'll be 6.something come August)
B) You must get a serviceable QB2 if he does go down for some time due to injury.
That said, the guy missed 4 or 5 games and still chucked over 3,000 yards last year. Not too shabby. Expect yardage in the upper 3000s and a TD count around 20.


Andre Johnson:
People are willing to take Fitzgerald in the top 5, but sometimes Andre slips out of the first round. Explain that logic to me. He's an absolute beast in PPR formats (most receptions last year, more than Welker), had more yardage than Fitz, and I still think he's a better redzone targets due to his size. He is absolutely my WR1 in PPR formats, and a top 3 WR in any format. And yes, I expect double digit touchdowns this season.


Kevin Walter:
One of the more underrated WRs in the league for real-life purposes. Most people likely don't know he had as many touchdowns as Andre last year. He won't get you too many receptions or ultra-consistency (see the fantasy playoff weeks last year for details), but I'll gladly take him over people like Crabtree and Laveranues, who have a better ADP than him. I do expect his TD count might go down a touch, but he's still a relatively solid WR2 and great WR3.


Steve Slaton:
I've seen this guy picked 18th overall. What the hell? Is there something wrong with 1600-1700 total yards and double digit touchdowns in a running back? Houston was supposed to get a goal-line back to spell Slaton, he's too small to handle the load, blah blah blah. He did exceptionally well last year, and in a PPR format, he's easily a first round pick. Until I see Houston draft the next Lenwhale White or TJ Duckett, he's still a solid RB1, and you should treat him that way.


Owen Daniels:
An underrated TE because of his TD count, especially in PPR formats. I said the exact same thing about Jason Witten in his 2006 season, and the next season he absolutely exploded for about 1100 yards and 7 TDs. Don't overlook this kid because he had 2 TDs. He's consistent, he'll get you yardage, he'll get you catches, and I'd bet money he'll get more than 2 TDs this year. A nice TE1 to have.


The Texans D. Hm. Okoye needs to step it up, Dunta Robinson needs to stay healthy. That said, if they perform at their potential, Super Mario, Barwin and Okoye have the potential to get to the QB with consistency, and they drafted Brian Cushing to help out with the LB corps. I'd call this D a sleeper D, but with the caveat that they could fully perform with thorough mediocrity throughout the season.


Potential sleepers:
Several actually. David Anderson SHOULD turn into a serviceable WR3, but this is deep dynasty material only for now. Arian Foster could become the dreaded goal-line back that Slaton owners fear. Ryan Moats could also play a situational role in the running game. But again, both are dynasty league only type guys. Chris Brown is made of glass, so I never concern myself with him. Andre Davis is also nice in dumb leagues that award too many points for return yardage. And last but certainly not least, <!--sizeo:3--><!--/sizeo-->Sexy Rexy<!--sizec--><!--/sizec--> is on the Texans. A likely 7,000 yard, 100 TD season incoming soon. Unleash that Dragon baby.

This is just a random guys article from Rotoworld...i love seeing the love from all around the country (even on ESPN John Clayton said HOU had best move of the offseason in the South and that they are the team on the rise in the South...) Now lets hope the Texans do as well and better than predicted