RB Carey Davis, Pittsburgh Steelers
Most fullbacks aren’t startable in the fantasy football world but with Carey Davis of the Steelers, you can be confident that he’ll at least get a couple touches. In the two games Pittsburgh has played in the playoffs, Davis has five touches. In their last three games, he has seven touches. If you need an emergency starter and all the other RBs are taken, look at Davis.

WR Jerheme Urban, Arizona Cardinals
There’s no doubt that the Cardinals will try a couple trick plays against the Steelers to try to catch Pittsburgh off guard. One target for the trick play could be Urban, who is the fourth wide receiver for the Cardinals. During the regular season, he threw a pass that was complete and he also had two touchdowns in the final three games.

WR Limas Sweed, Pittsburgh Steelers
Against the Ravens, Limas Sweed’s stat line would have looked a lot better if he would have hauled in the long bomb that fell right through his finger tips. If Hines Ward is banged up and Santonio Holmes is double-covered, Sweed could be the difference maker as a long ball threat.

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Heading into the 2008 NFL Draft, the Bears have a lot of holes in their roster. Offensively, they still have Rex Grossman at quarterback. Cedric Benson was a disappointment at running back and he’s returning as the likely starter. Muhsin Muhammad and Bernard Berrian were lost to free agency – thinning an already thin corps of wide receivers.

With the 14th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Bears will likely be in the market for the best offensive player available. Although they’ve invested a lot of time and effort in Benson, the team could very well take another running back this year. Rashard Mendenhall could be on the board and he’d give another option if Benson struggles again in 2008.

At wide receiver, the Bears will likely consider Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas. If Kelly is still on the board, he’d make a very solid pick. Thomas would be a bit of a reach but the team is so desperate for wide receiver help that it’d be understandable.

Grossman appears safe for another year because this draft isn’t very top heavy when it comes to quarterback. It’s extremely unlikely that the Bears will pick a quarterback in the first round.

Overall, expect the Bears to target either Kelly or Mendenhall. If both are off the board, Thomas would make sense. If all three are off the board, the Bears could look at another receiver such as Limas Sweed or Mario Manningham.

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Limas Sweed Analysis
Even though Sweed is coming off of an injury, he’s too exciting of a prospect to let drop out of the first round. If there is a wide receiver with Randy Moss type skills, Sweed is the one. He’s tall, lanky and strong. Sweed is likely to go in the middle of the first round, with a possibility that he drops to the end of the first round.

Limas Sweed Fantasy Projections
Next to Malcolm Kelly, Sweed has to be the most fantasy football friendly wide receiver in the 2008 NFL draft. Sweed should be a touchdown threat right out of the gates in his professional career. While he likely won’t catch many passes is rookie season, it’s not too unlikely that he could have four or five touchdowns in his first year.

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QB Brian Brohm, Louisville
Brohm was the top rated quarterback coming into this season and he performed very well this season. While he didn’t quite have the senior season that some people projected, he’s still a sure fire first rounder who could very well end up going in the top five. Like any rookie quarterback, he’d be a long-term project but he surely has very good promise.

RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
McFadden finished second in the Heisman after a huge junior season. While he’d be the no-brainer favorite to win the Heisman next season, everyone expects him to jump into the draft this year. He’s a very explosive running back who could come in and be a stud right away in the NFL. He will most likely be the first pick in most dynasty drafts this coming year.

WR Limas Sweed, Texas
Sweed is a big wide receiver with long arms who should make a team happy somewhere in the first round of the draft. At just at shade under 6-foot-5, Sweed is a player with nearly limitless potential. Many scouts feel he should be a good fit on the NFL level. He had some injury trouble in his senior season that could scare off a few teams.

TE John Carlson, Notre Dame
Despite Notre Dame’s pitiful season, Carlson is considered by many to be the best tight end in the draft. While he isn’t expected to be selected before the end of the first round or the beginning of the second round, he’s a player who could step in and play right away. His measurements at the NFL combine will be crucial and could make the difference between him going in the first round or him going in the third round.

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