Justin Smith
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Justin Smith | San Francisco 49ers | DE
2012 Experience: 12th Season
IDP Fantasy Football Outlook: As a 49ers fan, I can tell you 2011 was a fun ride and it’s no surprise that the team voted Justin Smith as the MVP. This hard nose veteran just keeps going as thanks to the team moving him into a five technique on passing downs we can count on a respectable amount of sacks yearly.
Smith’s bull rush can lift opponents off the ground and you just never seem to see him miss a start. Country strong, Smith will continue to provide steady DL2 value, once again. Just know that Smith tends to depend more on his tackles for his dependability.
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| Total | Solo | Sacks | FF | PD | |
| 2012 Projected Stats | 55 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
2011 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: ADP's | Rankings | Mocks | Cheat Sheets + Auction Values
Information is constantly changing in the NFL and fantasy player values can change at any moment. Having updated, informative news can help you not just at your fantasy football draft but during the regular season. Feel free to glance at our recent articles to make sound decisions throughout the year.
Summer of 2011: Fantasy Projections
Justin Smith may not be a big name around the NFL because he’s play for bad teams throughout his career, but he is a good IDP defensive lineman. While Smith may not get the popularity of Julius Peppers, Mario Williams or Dwight Freeney, that’s ok in the world of IDP because he tends to not get overrated as much.
Smith isn’t the most skillful lineman in all of football but he has a motor that doesn’t quite and a country boy toughness that keeps him on the field through nagging injuries. Hang your hat on Smith as a respectable option for your first defensive lineman to select on draft day as he will continue to be a fine option as the 49ers top pass rusher.
2010 IDP Fantasy Football Outlook
55 tackles and six sacks is usually a good season for an IDP defensive end but for Justin Smith this was a down year. 3.5 of his sacks came in week 17 and many IDP fantasy leagues are done playing the week before. If you take Smith expecting the production he put up last year than you should be very happy with the results you get by the end of the IDP season.
