Rosenhaus: Top 5 Fantasy Midseason MVP’s
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Robbie Rosenhaus
5. Jeremy Maclin – Maclin’s a big play receiver who has been scoring long TD’s all season long. He’s got 45 catches for almost 800 yards and eight scores, tied with Antonio Brown for second in the league for wideout TD’s, one behind Randall Cobb. Nick Foles, after a brilliant 2013, has had a shaky first half and now goes out for two months with a collarbone injury. Mark Sanchez proved capable, even for a half, last week against the Texans and should flourish in Chip Kelly’s QB friendly system.
4. Arian Foster – Often a forgotten man in fantasy because of injuries and the Texans inability to find a capable QB, Foster has exceeded all expectations so far this season. With 10 total TD’s and over 1000 combined yards rushing and receiving, Foster has vaulted himself back into top five conversations when talking about backs for the rest of this year and even into 2015
3. Antonio Brown – When players like Santonio Holmes, Jerricho Cotchery, Mike Wallace and Emmanuel Sanders have departed in recent years, there’s been one guy who the Steelers believed could be a star at the wide receiver position. Brown has run away with the top fantasy WR midseason award, and if you have him, you probably have another stud as your co-number one wideout and a darn good team. In 2014, he’s paying huge dividends with just under 1000 yards and 8 TD so far taking a huge part in the rebirth of the Steelers over the past month.
2. DeMarco Murray - Taken in the late first/early second of most teams’ drafts, the Cowboys tailback had a eight game streak of 100 yard games come to an end in a loss last week to Arizona. Fear not Murray owners, as he has 7 TD in the bank already and remains on pace for a 2000 yard season. With the imminent return of Tony Romo, look for Murray to get back to his 100 yard ways as soon as this week against the Jaguars.
1. Andrew Luck – The former number one overall pick by the Colts has blossomed, as expected, into a top signal caller in the league. He’s on pace for not only record personal numbers but he’s threatenining yardage and TD records as well. Already with 26 TD and almost 3100 yards through nine games, Luck is primed for an even better second half as the Colts challenge for home field in the AFC.
