Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

August 9, 2010 @ 18:00:00

By Cory J. Bonini
Edited by Bryce McRae

Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-foot-5, 241 pounds | 7th year

2010 Projected NFL/Fantasy Football Statistics

Pass Att		Pass Com		Pass Yds		Pass TDs		Int		Run Att		Run Yds		Run TDs		Tot TDs
Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi
504	554	315	365	3875	4275	25	29	10	12	36	46	141	171	2	4	27	33

Pros: Big Ben has thrown for at least 3,150 yards in four straight seasons, capped off by a career-best 4,328 yards last season. He threw 32 touchdown passes in 2007 and 26 last year, the two highest single-season marks of his career. He has scored at least two rushing touchdowns every season since his 2004 rookie campaign, too. A 63.3 percent career passer, Roethlisberger has looked sharp this offseason.

Cons: Hovering over his head is a four- or six-game suspension, depending on an upcoming decision by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Injuries have caused Roethlisberger to miss at least one game in every NFL season except 2008. For as good as he has been (2007, '09), Big Ben was pretty bad in 2008 and 2006. How will he handle coming back from the suspension? Will it affect chemistry? Wide receiver Santonio Holmes (Jets) was traded this offseason, and Pittsburgh plans to rely more on the run than they have in recent years.  

Fantasy tip: If your No. 1 quarterback has a bye week while Roethlisberger is serving his suspension, you may be better off looking elsewhere. He is a quality No. 2, and we expect his suspension to be reduced to four games.  

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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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