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2011 Fantasy Sleeper Running Backs

Everyone wants to try and find the fantasy sleepers for the coming year. Many analysts and experts come out with sleeper picks and predictions for which players will have a breakout year. These players can be the difference between winning or losing your fantasy league, because they are usually drafted in lower rounds or picked up as a free agent because they are not household names when the season starts. If you can identify which players will have a breakout season then you can use a late round pick to select them, so the risk is usually minimal.

Below are the projected 2011 Fantasy Running Back Sleepers, which have the largest projected increase in fantasy points for the upcoming season compared to last season. Players are also listed who have moved up the depth chart from being a backup to now being a starter so their playing time should increase and thus they could be a potential fantasy sleeper.

  Position Sleepers:
  QB | RB | WR | TE | K
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2011 Fantasy Running Backs Sleepers & Breakout Players
   Player    Team 2011 Total Fantasy Points Projection 2010 Total Fantasy Points
   1. Ryan Grant [+]    Green Bay Packers 116.49 4.50
   2. Marshawn Lynch [+]    Seattle Seahawks 62.61 16.75
   3. DeAngelo Williams [+]    Carolina Panthers 117.05 45.15
   4. Pierre Thomas [+]    New Orleans Saints 92.45 48.95
   5. Reggie Bush [+]    New Orleans Saints 58.81 31.40
   6. Chris Wells [+]    Arizona Cardinals 87.32 55.40
   7. John Kuhn [+]    Green Bay Packers 97.15 68.95
   8. Joseph Addai [+]    Indianapolis Colts 91.87 79.70
   9. Jamaal Charles [+]    Kansas City Chiefs 232.63 218.10
   10. Ahmad Bradshaw [+]    New York Giants 195.61 187.20