My Steve Smith NFL Blog

I could probably write a book (or at least a mini one) with all of the fantasy football surprises of 2009. There have been some great overachievers this season, and I wouldn't be surprised to see many of them stick around for a few years as top fantasy football options. Let's have a quick look at some of the better surprise players of this 2009 fantasy football season thus far. I'm only going to discuss three, but you know as well as I do that there are many more.

1. Steve Smith, New York Giants wide receiver. Did anyone ever think that Steve Smith would be an elite wide receiver through the first several weeks of the 2009 NFL season? Maybe the Steve Smith on the Panthers, but not this guy. People have quickly forgotten that Plaxico Burress was ever a New York Giant, thanks to Steve Smith.

2. Austin Collie, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver. Collie was an unexpected surprise who really only received the playing time he's gotten since Anthony Gonzalez is out for the season with injury. Still, the rookie WR has risen to the occasion, scoring several big TDs and grabbing a bunch of receptions each game.

3. Rashard Mendenhall. There was a great deal of hype surrounding the RB Mendenhall in his rookie season last year, but an injury led to a disappointing year. He's bounced back in a big way in 2009 and has fully taken advantage of the absence of Willie Parker. A new star is born.

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