Fred Taylor, RB, New England Patriots

July 15, 2009 @ 00:00:00

By KFFL Staff
Edited by KFFL Staff

Fred Taylor | New England Patriots | 6-foot-1, 228 pounds | 12th year

Bye

Run Att

Run Yds

Run TD

Rec

Rec Yds

Rec TD

Tot TD

Wk

Lo

Hi

Lo

Hi

Lo

Hi

Lo

Hi

Lo

Hi

Lo

Hi

Lo

Hi

8

162

202

762

912

2

4

9

15

57

95

0

1

2

5

Pros: Taylor could be the most durable, every-down back the Pats have this year. Neither Sammy Morris nor Laurence Maroney has proven they can handle a full workload over the course of the whole season. There should be plenty of room for Taylor to run with the Pats' high-powered passing game. Joining a team that is in contention for the Super Bowl could have a revitalizing effect on Taylor's career.

Cons: New England has a multitude of options available to them: Maroney, Morris, Kevin Faulk, BenJarvus Green-Ellis. All of them could demand carries in the offense. Taylor is 33 and showed his age last year; he ran for just 556 yards on 143 carries (3.9 yards per carry; lowest since 2001). With all the weapons on New England's offense, it might be tough for Taylor to find the end zone often.

Fantasy tip: On average, fantasy owners are taking Taylor at the beginning of the 10th round. View him as a weak No. 4 back with minor upside. He's not the Taylor of old, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him bounce back playing in a winning environment.

KFFLians are saying....

Comment

 

---

What do you think? We want to hear from you!

Name: E-mail: Please, enter the number that you see

Comment Guidelines

Talk Sports 24/7!
KFFL Sports Forums: Over 24,000 strong and growing!

Fantasy Baseball Roundtable: Handling hot starts, like Bryan LaHair's (05/16)
Fantasy Baseball Closer Hot Seat: Jose Valverde, Rafael Dolis, Brett Myers, more (05/16)
Fantasy Baseball Player Prospecting: Top players for 2013 and beyond (05/16)
Fantasy Baseball Diamond Market: Vance Worley placed on DL (05/16)
Fantasy baseball closer depth charts - AL (05/16)
Fantasy baseball closer depth charts - NL (05/16)
Fantasy baseball players in the news (05/16)
Fantasy football players in the news (05/16)
Josh Hamilton's fantasy baseball trade value (05/15)
Fantasy Baseball Diamond Market: Chris Parmelee demoted; Trevor Plouffe's opportunity (05/15)