CBSSports.com has fantasy football projections for all of the major positions, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look and what they're predicting Lions players to do this upcoming season. In addition to the stats, there is a "fantasy points" number, but that really only means something in the context of the table ranking all of the players. If you want to check that out, go here.
QB Matthew Stafford - 268/444, 3308 yards, 21 TD, 16 INT, 60.4 comp. %, 22 rushes, 95 yards, 1 TD
QB Shaun Hill - 49/82, 543 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT, 59.8 comp. %, 11 rushes, 26 yards, 0 TD
RB Jahvid Best - 206 rushes, 897 yards, 5 TD, 33 catches, 251 yards, 2 TD, 3 FL
RB Kevin Smith - 158 rushes, 596 yards, 4 TD, 21 catches, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 FL
RB Maurice Morris - 60 rushes, 267 yards, 1 TD, 11 catches, 81 yards, 1 TD, 0 FL
RB Aaron Brown - 16 rushes, 69 yards, 0 TD, 4 catches, 26 yards, 0 TD, 0FL
WR Calvin Johnson - 75 catches, 1270 yards, 9 TD, 1 FL
WR Nate Burleson - 51 catches, 692 yards, 4 TD 0 FL
WR Bryant Johnson - 23 catches, 307 yards, 2 TD, 0 FL
WR Dennis Northcutt - 20 catches, 234 yards, 0 TD, 0 FL
WR Derrick Williams - 13 catches, 155 yards, 1 TD, 1 FL
TE Tony Scheffler - 36 catches, 444 yards, 4 TD, 1 FL
TE Brandon Pettigrew - 27 catches, 306 yards, 3 TD, 0 FL
TE Will Heller - 4 catches, 30 yards, 0 TD, 0 FL
K Jason Hanson - 22/26, 33 XP
D/ST Lions - 13 INT, 11 FR, 16 FF, 34 sacks, 4 defensive TD, 1 safety, 409 points allowed
Some of these numbers seem pretty accurate, whereas others just seem off. What do you think about the numbers? Who will out-perform or under-perform them? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
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