Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

July 14, 2010 @ 12:00:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Cory J. Bonini

Mike Wallace | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-foot, 199 pounds | 2nd 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
59	69	1080	1230	8	10	1	7	12	42	0	1	8	11

Pros: Wallace has good speed, which helped him finish '09 with 19.4 yards per reception. He'll likely be stepping into the starting lineup with Santonio Holmes having been shipped to the New York Jets. Wallace finished last year strong with 226 receiving yards and three touchdowns in his final three games.

Cons: Wallace won't have Ben Roethlisberger heaving him the ball for the first four games, at least. Byron Leftwich will instead be behind center. Leftwich has one of the slowest deliveries in the league; he might not have enough time to hit the speedy Wallace downfield. Defenses should be more keyed to Wallace, too, who benefited from being a relatively unknown commodity last year.

Fantasy tip: Holmes finished with 79 receptions for 1,248 yards and five touchdowns last year in a similar role to what Wallace's should be. Can Wallace replicate that? He has the speed to, and owners will just have to spend a seventh-round pick to find out. He's a low-end No. 3 wideout on point-per-reception rosters; owners in standard leagues should place a bit more value in him.

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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