Brandon Lloyd
Brandon Lloyd | Denver Broncos | WR
2011 Experience: 9th Season
Fantasy Football Outlook: Did anyone really see Brandon Lloyd coming last season? Sure, there was talk about him looking good in camp, and he had spent time with Kyle Orton with the Bears, but where did that stat line come from? I guess it goes to show you that some players are just late bloomers as Lloyd could always make the unbelievable play, since he came up with the 49ers but could never put the entire package together.
Whatever the reasons, Lloyd earned an opportunity for more playing time with Brandon Marshall gone from the team, and he went on his way to almost 1,500 yards receiving on just 77 receptions and eleven touchdowns. While Lloyd was one heck of a waiver wire pickup, he will probably go as at least a top 25 receiver, even if Orton goes to another team.
With Coach Josh McDaniels gone, I believe it will be imperative for Orton to stay with the Broncos to ensure that Lloyd can remain at least a No.2 receiver option for fantasy leagues.
Coming into the summer, Lloyd’s ADP value on Mock Draft Central is listed as the 15th best receiver (39.86 average pick) taken for PPR leagues and just about the same for standard redraft leagues. This values Lloyd as a mid No.2 receiver to take in ten team leagues and is going as a late fourth round selection. Again, if Orton should stay with the Broncos, I don’t have a problem with fantasy owners going for Lloyd in the first five round of a ten team league.
But if Orton should go, you need to view Lloyd as more of a flex play to No.3 receiver as Tim Tebow did show he could get the football to Lloyd but has much developing to do, and Lloyd’s consistency should be a problem.
| Receptions | Yards | TD | |
| 2011 Projected Stats | 68 | 1,088 | 7 |
2011 NFL Fantasy Football Draft: ADP Values | Rankings | Mocks | Cheat Sheets + Auction Values
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| Year | Age | Tm | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |||||||||
| 2008 | 27 | CHI | 11 | 5 | 26 | 364 | 14.0 | 2 | 32 | 2.4 | 33.1 | ||||||
| 2009 | 28 | DEN | 2 | 1 | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 0 | 44 | 4.0 | 58.5 | ||||||
| 2010* | 29 | DEN | 16 | 11 | 77 | 1448 | 18.8 | 11 | 71 | 4.8 | 90.5 | ||||||
Career |
97 |
59 |
241 |
3818 |
15.8 |
26 |
89 |
2.5 |
39.4 |
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