Sleeper IDPs On The Rise

We’ve taken a look at the obvious IDP risers and fallers as a result of free agency over the last couple weeks, but there are several under-the-radar IDPs that nobody is talking about. We’re not going to waste any more time - let’s take a look at more individual defensive players that benefited from March’s happenings, and are ready to make an impact in 2009. Read more

Third Round IDP Prospects…

A few fantasy IDP prospects were taken in the third round…

- Miami OLB Tavares Gooden went to Baltimore, where he’ll compete with Bart Scott for playing time, potentially on the weak side of John Harbaugh’s new 4-3 alignment.

- Virginia Tech DE Chris Ellis was drafted by the Buffalo Bills, and the 6′4″, 260 pounder will compete to start opposite Aaron Schobel as a pass rushing DE. He’s someone to keep an eye on in deep leagues.

- Oklahoma DB Reggie Smith was taken by the 49ers. Smith can play safety and corner, but Mike Nolan has said Smith will compete to start at corner.

- Dajuan Morgan, a safety from North Carolina State, was taken by the Chiefs. Morgan could start a FS next to Bernard Pollard.

- The Ravens took Notre Dame FS Tom Zbikowski, but he likely won’t have much IDP PO with Ed Reed in front of him on the depth chart.

- The Falcons took Cal safety Thomas DeCoud. With Lawyer Milloy aging, DeCoud is someone for dynasty owners to keep an eye on.

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How Good Is Tavares Gooden?

We’re almost done with round three of our NFL Mock Draft, and there are still plenty of fine prospects being selected. Among today’s picks are solid value guys like Arkansas State’s Tyrell Johnson, Maryland’s Dre Moore, UCLA’s Bruce Davis and Notre Dame’s John Carlson, but none are as highly touted as hard-hitting Miami OLB Tavares Gooden. Read more