The 2009 fantasy football season has been a very interesting one through the first six weeks of the year. We've seen many breakout players that no one really expected, and we've definitely seen our share of busts as well. Today we're going to focus on the overachievers of the fantasy football world.
Let's give some respect to the guys who have gone above and beyond the call of duty so far. Having impressed just about everyone out there, here are three players we all wish we drafted when we had the opportunity to get them.
Pierre Garcon has done some great things with the Colts in 2009. Had you asked me who Pierre Garcon was before the season started, I would've told you I had no idea. Now, he's a household name in the fantasy football world.
Having filled in for Anthony Gonzalez, Garcon has done a great job. He's been a top notch receiver with the Colts, and plays the perfect second fiddle to Reggie Wayne. He's a big part of the reason the Colts are so strong at this point in the year.
Cedric Benson. So many people doubted Benson and his abilities going into the season. He had never averaged more than 4 yards per carry in his career, so there was good reason to think he couldn't get it done.
Things are different when Carson Palmer's your QB though. Benson has been great through the first several weeks of the 2009 football season.
Matt Schaub. Who would have thought that Matt Schaub would be the second highest fantasy points scorer through the first 5 games of the season, only behind Peyton Manning?
Few people could say that they did. As he's the second best QB in football so far, no one saw that coming.