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QB QB QB QB 1. * ! 1. * 1. * 1. * 2. E.J. Manuel 2. Matt Moore 2. Ryan Mallett 2. 3. 3. Pat Devlin 3. 3. Matt Simms 4. Greg McElroy RB RB RB 1. C.J. Spiller * 1. * 1. * RB 2. Fred Jackson 2. Daniel Thomas 2. 1. Chris Ivory * ! 3. Tashard Choice 3. Mike Gillislee 3. 2. Mike Goodson ! 4. Zach Brown 4. Marcus Thigpen 4. LeGarrette Blount 3. 5. 5. Leon Washington 4. Joe McKnight WR 1 1. * ! WR 1 WR 1 WR 1 2. T.J. Graham 1. Mike Wallace * ! 1. * 1. * ! 3. Brad Smith 2. 2. 2. Jeremy Kerley 4. Marcus Easley 3. Jeff Fuller 3. 3. Ben Obomanu 4. 4. Matt Slater 4. Marcus Davis WR 2 1. Robert Woods * WR 2 WR 2 WR 2 2. 1. * 1. * 1. Braylon Edwards * 3. Da’Rick Rogers 2. Rishard Matthews ! 2. Kenbrell Thompkins 2. Stephen Hill 4. DeMarco Sampson 3. Marvin McNutt 3. Kamar Aiken 3. Clyde Gates 4. Chad Bumphis 4. Michael Jenkins 4. Joe Collins TE 1. Scott Chandler * TE TE TE 2. Lee Smith 1. * 1. * ! 1. Jeff Cumberland * 3. 2. Dion Sims 2. Jake Ballard 2. Kellen Winslow 4. Mike Caussin 3. Charles Clay 3. 3. Hayden Smith 4. 4. 4. Konrad Reuland K 1. Rian Lindell * K K K 2. 1. * 1. * 1. * 2. Dan Carpenter 2.

* Denotes Starter ! Denotes Injury/Suspension Last Updated: 8/05/13

2012 Record: 8-8

T ony Romo gets a ton of flack for his failure to come up big when the Cowboys need him most. He makes poor decisions and turns the ball over way too much. Romo’s not a QB. With that being said, he’s actually very useful in fantasy circles. Romo is perennially undervalued on Day for a guy who’s going to throw for 4,500 yards and 30 TDs. Not bad for someone who’s currently going in the mid 6th round in mock drafts. If your strategy calls for waiting on a QB you can certainly do a lot worse than Romo.

DeMarco Murray is fully healthy but it’s only a matter of time before he’s injured once again. Murray stated this offseason that he’s not going to change his style of play to avoid injury. Even when healthy he wasn’t very good last season averaging only 4.1 YPC. The Cowboys have a below average offensive line and will be a pass first team. Murray is a talented back, but he can’t be depended upon to stay healthy Drafting him will 2012 STATS obviously be a risk. Backup has some obvious value. Nabbing him in the later rounds could pay Offense (Rank) dividends if Murray misses an extended period of time. Passing YPG: 295.6 (3rd) Rushing YPG: 79.1 (31st) finally figured it out last season. After a 1 catch for 15 yard performance in Week 9, Bryant was arguably PPG: 23.5 (15th) the best receiver in the NFL. He caught 50 balls for 879 yards and 10 TDs over his final eight games. He’s a top 5 Sacks Allowed: 36 (T-15th) receiver entering the season. Expect a huge year from him. Miles Austin is a hamstring waiting to tear. He’s on the Turnovers: 29 (25th) team’s injury report pretty much every week for some sort of leg issue. Austin is a solid WR2 because of Dallas’ Pass Play %: 66.16 (2nd) propensity for throwing the ball, but nagging injuries are maddening for fantasy owners. The third receiver job will Run Play %: 33.84 (31st) come between and rookie . Williams reportedly has some strides to make Defense (Rank) leaving Harris as the third guy. He’ll be an injury to Miles Austin away fantasy relevance. Passing YPG: 230.3 (19th) Rushing YPG: 125.2 (22nd) has been among the best tight ends seemingly forever. Romo loves to throw him the ball. Witten caught PPG: 25.0 (24th) an astounding 110 balls last season, a record for the TE position. He probably won’t duplicate that many catches, but Sacks: 34 (T-20th) 1,000 yards is once again doable. He’s caught no less than 79 passes for 942 yards every year since 2006. He’s an elite Turnovers: 16 (T-28th) TE1. Rookie Gavin Escobar will join Witten in two TE sets and gives Romo a huge target. He could have some appeal Special Teams in the red zone. Return TD: 1

The Cowboys switch to a 4-3 should work well for DeMarcus Ware and Anthony Spencer. They won’t have any trouble getting to the QB, although the run D could be a problem with an undersized defensive front. They have talent at , but need help at safety with and penciled in as starters. gives the team hope though. His Tampa Bay teams finished outside the top 10 in points allowed just once in thirteen seasons.

1. (DET) BYE TGT REC YDS AVG TD RUSH YDS TD PTS 2012 Stats: 9 204 122 1964 16.1 5 0 0 0 324 2013 Preview: Did you really have to look to see who our number one ranked WR was? Obviously Johnson is the best at his position. He led the league in targets and receptions and set a new NFL record for receiving yards in a season, averaging a whopping 122.8 YPG. Megatron also led the league in plays of 20+ yards (40). Simply put, he’s everything you want in a fantasy . His 5 TDs last year were a fluke: he was tackled 6 times on the 1 yard line. He’ll be back in double-digits this year. At 6’5” 235 and with 4.32 speed, Johnson is a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses. Expect another jaw-dropping year from Megatron.

2. A.J. Green (CIN) BYE TGT REC YDS AVG TD RUSH YDS TD PTS 2012 Stats: 12 164 97 1350 13.9 11 4 38 0 287 2013 Preview: Green finished third in fantasy points among wide receivers, but we have him as our second ranked guy entering 2013. Green has racked up 2,407 yards and 18 TDs in his first two years in the league. He was 5th in the league in targets and drew 23 looks inside an opponents 10 yard line, most in the league. The only thing possibly holding Green back is Andy Dalton’s limited arm strength. Green only had 16 plays of 20+ yards (T-15th). Nevertheless, Green will remain the focal point of Cincinnati’s offense. He’s only 25 years old and should continue to get better in his third year in the league.

3. (CHI) BYE TGT REC YDS AVG TD RUSH YDS TD PTS 2012 Stats: 8 194 118 1508 12.8 11 1 -2 0 319 2013 Preview: Brandon Marshall was the Bears passing game in 2012. loves to throw him the ball and oftentimes forgets he has other receivers. Marshall was targeted 194 times and drew 38.4% of his team’s targets, the highest percentage in the league. should have an expanded role in the offense, but Marshall is Cutler’s first and second option. The Bears still have offensive line problems, and we don’t love Cutler as a . New Coach wants to get the ball out of Cutler’s hands faster too, so we wonder if he’ll be able to duplicate his 18 plays of 20+ yards. Regardless, he figures to get a ton of looks in Chicago.

4. Dez Bryant (DAL) BYE TGT REC YDS AVG TD RUSH YDS TD PTS 2012 Stats: 11 138 92 1382 15.0 12 2 -5 0 281 2013 Preview: Bryant finally lived up to his potential last season, finishing third in the league in TDs and 6th in receiving yards. Bryant really came into his own in the second half of the year, catching 50 passes for 879 yards and 10 TDs in Dallas’ final 8 games. Bryant produced 12 TDs without being heavily targeted near the end zone. His 6 targets inside the 10 were the same as Austin Pettis, and 1 less than Louis Murphy. He was out-targeted last year by Jason Witten, but that should change now that he has ’s complete trust. More targets and more looks near the goal-line leaves Bryant with even more upside.

5. Julio Jones (ATL) BYE TGT REC YDS AVG TD RUSH YDS TD PTS 2012 Stats: 6 129 79 1198 15.2 10 6 30 0 244 2013 Preview: Jones and form the scariest WR combo in the league. White finished with more receptions and yards last year, but Jones was the one that caught double-digit TDs. tied New Orleans for the most attempted passes in the red zone (99), and Jones’ 10 targets inside an opponent’s 10 were 2 more than White. The only downfall is that there are too many mouths to feed. Along with White, Jones will have Tony Gonzalez and Steven Jackson to siphon targets. Entering his third season in the league we expect Jones to keep improving and surpass White as the team’s number one. Atlanta’s firepower keeps him out of the top three.