Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals

September 1, 2010 @ 13:31:00

By Cory J. Bonini
Edited by Bryce McRae

Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals | 6-foot-3, 217 pounds | 7th year

2010 Projected NFL/Fantasy Football Statistics

Rec		Rec Yds		Rec TD		Run Att		Run Yds		Rush TD		Tot TD
Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi
89	99	1203	1353	9	11	0	3	0	15	0	1	9	12

Pros: Entering an age-27 season, Fitzgerald is in his prime. He is coming off what can be considered a down year for him but would be outstanding for most wideouts (97-1,092-13). He set a career high in touchdown receptions, which also gave him three straight years of double-digit scoring production. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin was traded to the Baltimore Ravens this offseason. This is a double-edged sword: You can expect more targets for Fitz, but he loses someone that fairly often took away extra coverage.

Cons: Fitz suffered a sprained knee ligament and may be slow to start the year. Fitzgerald has never been much of a big-play threat. His 78-yard touchdown in 2008 being his career long, the former Pittsburgh Panther's previous long was 57 yards in 2006. He didn't snare one beyond 34 yards last season. Either Matt Leinart or Derek Anderson will be the new starter with the retirement of Kurt Warner. We haven't seen Fitz and Leinart develop much chemistry in the signal caller's limited playing time, going on the premise Leinart wins the job. We expect Arizona to become more of a running team this season to take the pressure off the passing game. Fitzgerald's yards-per-reception average dipped from 14.9 in 2008, a career high, to a career low 11.3 in '09. 

Fantasy tip: The star receiver is being drafted, on average, with the 16th overall pick. He probably won't go earlier than about eighth or ninth, and if you can land him in the late second round you're doing great. There are plenty of reasons that he could regress, but Fitz's natural physical skill set makes him worth taking a chance on.

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Cory J. Bonini

Cory J. Bonini is a senior editor at KFFL. In late 2002, Bonini joined the KFFL staff as a research analyst. He vaulted himself into one of the industry's leading fantasy analysts.

Bonini has been involved in fantasy sports since 1996. A member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association as well as Fantasy Sports Writers Association, he has been featured in print, on the radio and is also a published writer on scores of sites. Bonini co-hosted Big Lead Sports on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio from 2011 to 2012.

Bonini was recognized with the 2010 Best Article in Print Award from the FSWA and was a finalist for the same award in 2011. In '11, he finished first overall in the FSWA NFL experts challenge that featured 60 of the industry's best competitors.

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