Last Tuesday, I had to turn in my keeper player for this years fantasy league. I was in a quandry
about whether to keep LaMont Jordan or Adam Vintateri. Good
running backs are hard to come by, but I had a hunch about LaMont
Jordan. In reality, I probably wouldn't pick Jordan until at least the middle of the third round,
and that was probably still high, as he is still unproven and I really
don’t like ranking unproven players in the first 3 rounds of a
draft. But lately, people are starting to talk about him more and
I am anticipation a great season for him.
Here is what fantasy sports writer Dave Richard of CBSSportline had to say about Jordan the other day:
If the Raiders' first preseason game is any indication, LaMont Jordan
could be a bigger Fantasy factor than first expected. Four of Oakland's
first five plays involved Jordan (two runs, two receptions). In fact,
Jordan had four catches in the game, including a nimble, one-handed
catch from Kerry Collins. That's surprising to me; Jordan's
career high in receptions is 17 in 2002. If this continues, Jordan will
move up the charts. He's worth taking in Round 2 in most leagues.
In that game, Jordan had 4 receptions for 23 yards and 4
rushes for 12 yards. (his NFL career average yards per rush is
4.9 and only 5 career fumbles, none lost). Yes, I know, it
was against the 49ers, but still.