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DeSean Jackson, WR, Philadelphia Eagles (1 Viewer)

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Entering his 3rd year (and no, I don't beleive in the "3rd year breakout" theory for WRs) - I think he still improving. Even so, I don't see a huge change in total numbers from last seas, although I do see his receptions going up a tick, I also see his yards per reception dropping a little. I think Kolb being under center doesn't actually hurt Jackson much - if anything Kolb's accuracy may actually help DJax a little.

I see Jackson with 72-1150-8 in receiving and 12-130-1 rushing the ball.

That should put him in the WR3-WR8 range - easily top 5 if your league rewards return TDs or yards.

 
IMO, one of the more overrated players in fantasy football heading into 2010. D-Jax thrived on the big play last year, so much so that it will be nearly impossible to repeat. That's not to say he won't have his share of big plays - he's a dynamic weapon; you just have to wonder how many of those will turn into touchdowns. If he were a high catch guy, that would not concern me much, but he's likely to end up below 80 catches so he'll need those huge chunks of yardage and long TD's to really warrant WR1 status.

I'd be fine with him as a WR2 but I do not think he will come that cheap. I like Kolb but I do not think the Eagles passing offense is as prolific in 2010 as it was with McNabb.

67 receptions, 1072 yards (16 YPC), 6 TD's

 
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This is a guy that I'm pretty wary of. I don't like the fact that he has a new and relatively unproven quarterback. I don't like the fact that he doesn't get a lot of receptions and fewer than 8 targets a game. Or that his fantasy value is dependent on the big play.

60 receptions for 900 yards and 5 touchdowns.

 
Desean Jackson may represent value this season because of the question mark Philadelphia presents at QB. The truth is that Kolb has a big arm and Desean Jackson should be the direct benefit of that strong arm. I am not hesitating on pulling the trigger if I'm in the right position to draft Jackson. He's the most dangerous player in space and those are the kinds of players I love to get on my fantasy team.

73 receptions for 1150 yards and 9 td's

15 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td's

 
Desean Jackson may represent value this season because of the question mark Philadelphia presents at QB. The truth is that Kolb has a big arm and Desean Jackson should be the direct benefit of that strong arm. I am not hesitating on pulling the trigger if I'm in the right position to draft Jackson. He's the most dangerous player in space and those are the kinds of players I love to get on my fantasy team.73 receptions for 1150 yards and 9 td's15 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td's
11 TDs.. hes going to score than 2009?he had 62 & 63 recs in both of his FF seasons, so you got to figure that mid 60 is the mark for him. 65 recs at a total of 1000 yds is still 15.4 per catch at 16 games. Very hard to project him with double digit TDs.. more like 7 TDs and maybe 1 or 2 STs but I believe he was being taken off the ST teams this yr.
 
he had 62 & 63 recs in both of his FF seasons, so you got to figure that mid 60 is the mark for him. 65 recs at a total of 1000 yds is still 15.4 per catch at 16 games. Very hard to project him with double digit TDs.. more like 7 TDs and maybe 1 or 2 STs but I believe he was being taken off the ST teams this yr.
I can't find anything suggesting the Eagles would take him off punt returns, nor can I imagine any reason they would unless they think Maclin can do just as well. Jackson was the best punt returner in the league last year by a mile, with a superb average of 15 yards per return and a pair of TDs. Nobody else in the league broke 13 yards per.
 
Not buying the naysayer arguments on DeSean. He is just that talented. The Eagles will use him even more as their primary weapon. He is a true game-breaker. He will surpass last years numbers easily. When evaluating players, don't forget to use the eyeball test.

This guy is a stud.

Take whatever he did last year and bump 10-15%.

 
The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's

 
The most explosive playmaker on the team and the Coach knows it. On top of his slightly dimished "baseline" production (call it 60ish for 900 and 6) I expect for at least 1.5 more bubble screan/quick slant per game this year.

80/1150/7

Maybe 1/100 rushing, but at least 1 PR TD if not 2.

 
The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's
So? One doesn't invalidate the same argument about the other. It's likely that neither CJ nor DJax will match their # of long TDs from last year.

 
The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's
So? One doesn't invalidate the same argument about the other. It's likely that neither CJ nor DJax will match their # of long TDs from last year.
Nobody is devaluing CJ because its unlikely he scores as many long TD's as last year. So why do it to Desean? The fact that DJax did score so many long TD's tells me they will want to give him the ball even more in 2010.

 
The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's
So? One doesn't invalidate the same argument about the other. It's likely that neither CJ nor DJax will match their # of long TDs from last year.
Nobody is devaluing CJ because its unlikely he scores as many long TD's as last year. So why do it to Desean? The fact that DJax did score so many long TD's tells me they will want to give him the ball even more in 2010.
Because if you got rid of DeSean Jackson's long TD's last year, he wouldn't be nearly as valuable in fantasy. Chris Johnson would still have been an elite running back last season. And Chris Johnson isn't dependent on a quarterback getting him the ball to break those big plays.
 
IMO, one of the more overrated players in fantasy football heading into 2010. D-Jax thrived on the big play last year, so much so that it will be nearly impossible to repeat. That's not to say he won't have his share of big plays - he's a dynamic weapon; you just have to wonder how many of those will turn into touchdowns. If he were a high catch guy, that would not concern me much, but he's likely to end up below 80 catches so he'll need those huge chunks of yardage and long TD's to really warrant WR1 status. I'd be fine with him as a WR2 but I do not think he will come that cheap. I like Kolb but I do not think the Eagles passing offense is as prolific in 2010 as it was with McNabb.67 receptions, 1072 yards (16 YPC), 6 TD's
:goodposting: Seriously...i love the logic you used on this one. I traded for and rode desean into the playoffs to win my league last year...im totally in agreement with you and basically opposing all the others who think CJ/ Desean will match production. I can seriously remember CJ on like 3 occasions just totally not covered on tthe outside on his like 80 yard rec the one game..i mean hes good but i think he had a lot of lucky variance last year, as did desean. i think desean will still put up numbers but as you said, not enough to warrant taking such a high gamble on him.I really am going to consider maclin late this year.Great post
 
The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's
So? One doesn't invalidate the same argument about the other. It's likely that neither CJ nor DJax will match their # of long TDs from last year.
Nobody is devaluing CJ because its unlikely he scores as many long TD's as last year. So why do it to Desean? The fact that DJax did score so many long TD's tells me they will want to give him the ball even more in 2010.
Because if you got rid of DeSean Jackson's long TD's last year, he wouldn't be nearly as valuable in fantasy. Chris Johnson would still have been an elite running back last season. And Chris Johnson isn't dependent on a quarterback getting him the ball to break those big plays.
So you would still have CJ ranked #1 if you knew he wasnt going to have any TD runs over 30 yards?

Also, thats the great thing about desean, he doesnt need a great QB to get him the ball to be a succuessful WR, he can turn a short pass/bubble screen/reverse/etc. into a long TD like no other WR in the league.

 
The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's
So? One doesn't invalidate the same argument about the other. It's likely that neither CJ nor DJax will match their # of long TDs from last year.
Nobody is devaluing CJ because its unlikely he scores as many long TD's as last year. So why do it to Desean? The fact that DJax did score so many long TD's tells me they will want to give him the ball even more in 2010.
Because if you got rid of DeSean Jackson's long TD's last year, he wouldn't be nearly as valuable in fantasy. Chris Johnson would still have been an elite running back last season. And Chris Johnson isn't dependent on a quarterback getting him the ball to break those big plays.
So you would still have CJ ranked #1 if you knew he wasnt going to have any TD runs over 30 yards?

Also, thats the great thing about desean, he doesnt need a great QB to get him the ball to be a succuessful WR, he can turn a short pass/bubble screen/reverse/etc. into a long TD like no other WR in the league.
Even if you got rid of CJ's long TDs from last season he's still putting up around 2000 total yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns. DeSean Jackson isn't breaking a thousand yards or five touchdowns last season without those big TDs. I think the other thing to keep in mind is that the offensive situation that enabled Chris Johnson to break those big plays is almost the same as it was last year, whereas it is different for DeSean Jackson because of the new quarterback, and I am not convinced yet on Kolb.Look, you can't ask where you would rank a player if you absolutely knew he wasn't going to have ANY big TD runs. But, if I assumed that the number of big TDs were drastically less, I would still consider him at the top spot, and wouldn't consider dropping him much more than a couple spots in the rankings. That's the crux of my point, that Chris Johnson still retains fantasy value without those big TD runs and DeSean Jackson doesn't. And TD numbers tend to fluctuate more than other stats we use to judge fantasy players.

 
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DeSean is at the age that players are still improving, add to that the general consensus is Kolb is more accurate than McNabb. I don't see why DeSean won't exceed last seasons production. I don't like guessing stats, it's like picking powerball numbers. I feel that a top 10 finish is a given & I wouldn't be surprised seeing him finish around the 5 spot.

 
Desean Jackson may represent value this season because of the question mark Philadelphia presents at QB. The truth is that Kolb has a big arm and Desean Jackson should be the direct benefit of that strong arm. I am not hesitating on pulling the trigger if I'm in the right position to draft Jackson. He's the most dangerous player in space and those are the kinds of players I love to get on my fantasy team.73 receptions for 1150 yards and 9 td's15 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td's
11 TDs.. hes going to score than 2009?he had 62 & 63 recs in both of his FF seasons, so you got to figure that mid 60 is the mark for him. 65 recs at a total of 1000 yds is still 15.4 per catch at 16 games. Very hard to project him with double digit TDs.. more like 7 TDs and maybe 1 or 2 STs but I believe he was being taken off the ST teams this yr.
He had double digit Td's last year. He caught 9 and ran in 1. I have him projected for 1 more TD than he scored last year. You may disagree but I'm surprised you'd quote someone who gave him 1 more TD in his 3rd year than his 2nd.I think D. Jackson is the most dangerous player in space in the NFL and that's Johnson included.
 
Even if you got rid of CJ's long TDs from last season he's still putting up around 2000 total yards from scrimmage and nine touchdowns. DeSean Jackson isn't breaking a thousand yards or five touchdowns last season without those big TDs. I think the other thing to keep in mind is that the offensive situation that enabled Chris Johnson to break those big plays is almost the same as it was last year, whereas it is different for DeSean Jackson because of the new quarterback, and I am not convinced yet on Kolb.

Look, you can't ask where you would rank a player if you absolutely knew he wasn't going to have ANY big TD runs. But, if I assumed that the number of big TDs were drastically less, I would still consider him at the top spot, and wouldn't consider dropping him much more than a couple spots in the rankings. That's the crux of my point, that Chris Johnson still retains fantasy value without those big TD runs and DeSean Jackson doesn't. And TD numbers tend to fluctuate more than other stats we use to judge fantasy players.
I feel the same about Desean, i doubt he scores as many long TD's as he did last year, but he is still my #2 WR this year.
 
Desean Jackson may represent value this season because of the question mark Philadelphia presents at QB. The truth is that Kolb has a big arm and Desean Jackson should be the direct benefit of that strong arm. I am not hesitating on pulling the trigger if I'm in the right position to draft Jackson. He's the most dangerous player in space and those are the kinds of players I love to get on my fantasy team.

73 receptions for 1150 yards and 9 td's

15 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td's
11 TDs.. hes going to score than 2009?he had 62 & 63 recs in both of his FF seasons, so you got to figure that mid 60 is the mark for him.

65 recs at a total of 1000 yds is still 15.4 per catch at 16 games. Very hard to project him with double digit TDs.. more like 7 TDs and maybe 1 or 2 STs but I believe he was being taken off the ST teams this yr.
You do? Why? :thumbup:
 
The guy is a weapon. The logic of Reid and Kolb has to be, "get this guy touches." If we assume that he comes back down to earth in regards to long TDs, fine, but the above maxim still should be true, so his touches should increase. I don't see why he can't be a Steve Smith (Car) for the Eagles, catching 85+ balls. Maybe his YPC drops, maybe it doesn't. Maybe his long TDs drop. But at the end of the day, I think we're looking at a top 8 WR. Whether that comes in the form of 65, 1250 and 10, or 83 for 1300 and 8 is probably not accurately predictable, but the bottom line is that he's in the top 3-8 range.

 
ok bigmiiiiike but youre gonna have to explain why was that not the logic they used last season despite not really having someone worthwhile starting opposite him. If anything his catches could be down this year with maclin assuming a much bigger role.

 
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The best argument his naysayers have is he wont be able to score as many long TD's as he did last year. That might be true, but the same could be said about Chris Johnson. Desean is the most explosive WR in the league. The Eagles will do anything to get the ball in his hands, so i fully expect his touches to go up, so he wont need to score as many long TD's as he did last year to be a top 5 WR. All my leagues score for return yardage, so he is likely my #1 WR.

83 rec. 1360 yards, 9 TD's

18 car. 145 yards, 2 TD's
So? One doesn't invalidate the same argument about the other. It's likely that neither CJ nor DJax will match their # of long TDs from last year.
Nobody is devaluing CJ because its unlikely he scores as many long TD's as last year. So why do it to Desean? The fact that DJax did score so many long TD's tells me they will want to give him the ball even more in 2010.
Because if you got rid of DeSean Jackson's long TD's last year, he wouldn't be nearly as valuable in fantasy. Chris Johnson would still have been an elite running back last season. And Chris Johnson isn't dependent on a quarterback getting him the ball to break those big plays.
And even beyond that, CJ simply had a lot of long TDs last year, whereas DeSean Jackson smashed the NFL record for long TDs last year. History has slapped us in the face over and over again with the fact that people who smash NFL records do not maintain those records the next year. Some guys have stats elsewhere to make up for that, but the thing with DeSean is that thusfar in his career, he does not.When LT scored 31 TDs it was obvious he wasn't going to do it again next year. But LT had the other numbers to still be a top back even after his TDs regressed to "just top 5". Same thing with Peyton Manning's 49 TDs, Brady's 50 TDs, etc.

The thing with DeSean is that even if you don't take away his big plays, even if you bring his big plays down to "just" tied for 1st in the entire NFL with the next closest guy, it makes him no longer a fantasy WR1 unless he drastically increases his production outside of those plays.

 
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ok bigmiiiiike but youre gonna have to explain why was that not the logic they used last season despite not really having someone worthwhile starting opposite him. If anything his catches could be down this year with maclin assuming a much bigger role.
What makes you think Maclins role will get bigger in 2010? Why not give him a bigger role last year? Like Maclin, Jackson is still maturing as a WR. People are acting like Jackson has been in the league for 5-6 years and has already peaked. Part of the reason Jackson wasnt getting more cathches other than the fact he is still young and learning is he was returning kicks. Its not often a WR who returns kicks will catch 80-90 passes. If he remains to be a primary kick returner, i could see him having a 70-75 catch ceiling, but i doubt that will be the case. Now in his 3rd year, and pretty much proven to be the most explosive WR in the NFL, i cant see him not taking over #1 WR duties and catching 80+ passes a year. As far as Maclin, i do like him, and think he could be a #1 WR on most teams, but he can still put up good numbers as a 1B in Philly. If anything, he could help Jackson, even if he takes some targets. Maybe the next Bruce/Holt?
 
The major conflict with DeSean Jackson is that his current ADP of WR 9 and 24 overall is so much higher than a year ago that some are having difficulty swallowing it. Jackson's targets remained similar between 08 and 09, in fact they decreased by three, but he missed a game in 09. He just did so much more with this opportunities in 09. He caught a slightly higher percentage of his targets and with Kolb, I anticipate the catch percentage rising more. His ypc dramatically increased from 14.7 to 18.5. I agree with others that have posted his extremely long plays will likely decrease as that part of his game was extraordinary last year. However, if Kolb is more accurate than McNabb, Jackson should consistently get higher yards after the catch to counter the anticipated decrease in huge gains.

I expect that Jackson will get more targets as well. Westbrook is gone and I think some of the swing and outlet short routes could go to Jackson. McCoy will get his share, but not to the extent that Westbrook was previously targeted. I forecast more targets, more catches, slightly less TDs and less yards per catch, but still a very nice season for Jackson.

DeSean Jackson 16 gmsd 135 targets (8.4 per game) 77 catches 1271 yards 16.5 ypc 8 TDs 15 rushes 120 yds 8.0 ypc and 1 TD

 
ok bigmiiiiike but youre gonna have to explain why was that not the logic they used last season despite not really having someone worthwhile starting opposite him. If anything his catches could be down this year with maclin assuming a much bigger role.
That was the logic last year, which is why he finished the year up as WR#4. My point is that last year he did most of his damage on deep plays. If those deep plays aren't hitting again this year, then the Eagles will find other ways to get him involved, and his touches will increase. I'm not saying that the 40+ yard plays won't be there in 2010, just that no matter how you slice it, DJax will be in the WR3-8 range, whether it's on 65 or 95 catches.
 
I'm on record saying something like there's at least a 1/3 chance that Maclin becomes Philly's WR1, so I'm obviously not as high on DeSean as most people here.
Cuckoo!
Why is it cuckoo to think that the (arguably) best WR of his own class might become a #1 in his second year? For all the hype over Jackson, Maclin was very impressive as a rookie too. Jackson's a terrific WR, but it shouldn't shock anyone if Maclin matches or even (slightly) beats his production.
 
Through the first two preseason games, Desean is basically uncoverable and Kolb seems to be looking for him. I think the potential for

a big season is there.

I would be wary of overpaying for him in a dynasty league. Because of his size, he is liable to suffer a serious injury at some point. This could either end his career, or significantly affect his speed, which in essence would end his career. The presence of Maclin could also affect his long-term prospects as no. 1 receiver on the Eagles.

 
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I'm on record saying something like there's at least a 1/3 chance that Maclin becomes Philly's WR1, so I'm obviously not as high on DeSean as most people here.
Cuckoo!
Why is it cuckoo to think that the (arguably) best WR of his own class might become a #1 in his second year? For all the hype over Jackson, Maclin was very impressive as a rookie too. Jackson's a terrific WR, but it shouldn't shock anyone if Maclin matches or even (slightly) beats his production.
I agree with you on this one. It's kinda like the Harrison/Wayne scenario where one year Harrison leads the team then the next Wayne does.
 
Anyone have any updated thoughts here?
Stud?
What happened with Kolb last game?
Nothing?
Ok, his state line wasn't that great and I did catch an article where he talked about about being really disappointed in his play. So you think DJackson will pick up where he left off last year and score a lot of big play TDs...for whatever reason, I am just really nervous about this guy.
 
I'm on record saying something like there's at least a 1/3 chance that Maclin becomes Philly's WR1, so I'm obviously not as high on DeSean as most people here.
Cuckoo!
Why is it cuckoo to think that the (arguably) best WR of his own class might become a #1 in his second year? For all the hype over Jackson, Maclin was very impressive as a rookie too. Jackson's a terrific WR, but it shouldn't shock anyone if Maclin matches or even (slightly) beats his production.
I agree with you on this one. It's kinda like the Harrison/Wayne scenario where one year Harrison leads the team then the next Wayne does.
You are misremembering. Wayne didn't outscore Harrison until 2007 and since then Harrison has never outscored Wayne. There was never a back and forth between them.
 
Anyone have any updated thoughts here?
Stud?
What happened with Kolb last game?
Nothing?
Ok, his state line wasn't that great and I did catch an article where he talked about about being really disappointed in his play. So you think DJackson will pick up where he left off last year and score a lot of big play TDs...for whatever reason, I am just really nervous about this guy.
Big play guys are inherently nerve racking. That said, he is special and personally I don't see Maclin taking over that #1 spot.
 
Big play guys are inherently nerve racking.
Randy Moss scored 12 TDs of 30 yards or longer in 1998 (his rookie season). He never matched that number again, but you probably did OK if you drafted him as an elite WR in subsequent years.Jerry Rice had 9 in 1986 (his second season). He never matched that number again, but somehow managed to be a productive WR for a few years anyway.Since 1970, there have been a total of 36 WR seasons of at least 7 receiving TDs (including DeSean's 2009), representing 29 different WRs (Moss, Rice, and Owens have done it more than once). Of those 29, 4 of them are Hall of Famers (Largent, Bob Hayes, Rice, and Paul Warfield), and three others are shoo-ins (Owens, Harrison, and Moss). Many of the others are top WRs but not quite Hall-worthy: Freeman, Anthony Miller, Cliff Branch, Gary Clark, Mark Clayton, Gene Washington, John Taylor. This is not a list of one-hit wonders; most of the players who managed so many long receiving TDs became superstars.If you limit it to players who accomplished the feat at age 25 or younger, you get this list:1 Randy Moss 1998 MIN 122 Randy Moss 2000 MIN 93 Jerry Rice* 1986 SFO 94 Michael Haynes 1991 ATL 85 Stanley Morgan 1979 NWE 86 Jerry Rice* 1987 SFO 87 Wesley Walker 1978 NYJ 88 Roger Carr 1976 BAL 79 Mark Clayton 1984 MIA 710 DeSean Jackson 2009 PHI 711 Steve Largent* 1979 SEA 712 Ashley Lelie 2004 DEN 713 Marcus Robinson 1999 CHI 714 Chris Sanders 1995 HOU 715 Daryl Turner 1985 SEA 716 Gene A. Washington 1970 SFO 7Of the 13 players who've done it before Jackson, 3 are among the best to ever play the game, and four others had long and productive careers. So this stat is looking more like an indicator of possible greatness, than a warning to stay away.Do you think DeSean Jackson looks more like Marvin Harrison or Ashley Lelie?
 
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Desean Jackson may represent value this season because of the question mark Philadelphia presents at QB. The truth is that Kolb has a big arm and Desean Jackson should be the direct benefit of that strong arm. I am not hesitating on pulling the trigger if I'm in the right position to draft Jackson. He's the most dangerous player in space and those are the kinds of players I love to get on my fantasy team.73 receptions for 1150 yards and 9 td's15 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td's
I have Jackson at 80 catches, 1200 yards receiving and 10 receiving TDs to go with 150 yards rushing and 2 rushing TDs. Jackson is the premier big-play WR in the league, and he's only going to get better.
 

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