Top 2010 Pre-Spring Sleepers: Quarterbacks
Top 2010 Pre-Spring Sleepers: Running Backs
Top 2010 Pre-Spring Sleepers: Wide Receivers
Top 2010 Pre-Spring Sleepers: Tight Ends

Top 2010 Pre-Spring Sleepers: Wide Receivers

Vidal Hazelton – Cincinnati (USC Transfer)
Vidal Hazelton began his career as a USC Trojan. Back in 2007 he played in thirteen games and compiled 50 receptions, 540 yards, and 4 touchdowns in the west coast USC offense. Now Hazelton will be in the pass-happy Butch Jones offense. Jones utilized two go-to WRs during his time at Central Michigan, and Vidal looks to be ready to step into a go-to role.  Hazelton should be able to exceed many fantasy expectations in 2010. 

Chris Rainey – Florida (R-Jr)
Chris Rainey was just one cog in the Florida RB wheel for the past two seasons. His fantasy value was diluted due to a lack of overall touches. Now the offense is being revamped with the loss of Tim Tebow. Rainey’s move to WR allows him to be used in multiple places around the field, and should provide a much larger amount of potential touches. If he is utilized in the running game like Percy Harvin was in 2008, Rainey will become a steal for those fantasy owners that were savvy enough to draft him. His dual threat ability makes him a very hot draft day commodity.

Duval Kamara – Notre Dame (Sr)
Well it seems like any Notre Dame WR that’s not named Michael Floyd is being considered a sleeper for 2010. New head coach Brian Kelly brings with him a very fantasy friendly offense. But when it comes to pointing out one Notre Dame WR as the key sleeper heading into spring camp we will lean on experience. Kamara has plenty of game experience. He has not busted out as a playmaker because of injury and having to play second fiddle to Golden Tate and Michael Floyd. Tate has moved on and now there is a wide open race to see who can fill Tate’s void. If Kamara can emerge as the #2 WR in the offense, he will be an easy fantasy starter in 2010.

Juron Criner – Arizona (Jr)
It took half of the season, and a change at QB for the Arizona passing offense to take off in 2009. Nick Foley looks to be the man that can take the passing game to the next level, and Juron Criner proved to be one of his favorite targets. Criner totaled 45 receptions for 582 yards and 9 TDs over the course of 2009. With the passing game now clicking for an entire year, it’s safe to assume Criner could hit the 900-1,000 yard / 13-15 TD mark.

Terrance Wilkerson – SMU (Jr)
June Jones’ influence on the SMU passing game is in full effect now for year 3 of the Jones era. SMU returns their trigger man Kyle Pardon, and one of their two top pass catchers. Terrance Wilkerson looks to be the perfect fit to fill the void left by Emmanual Sanders. Aldrick Robinson should see a bump up from his 2009 numbers, but Wilkerson will still command a healthy production load. Wilkerson will make a good spot start WR for 2010 fantasy line-ups. 

Aldarius Johnson – Miami, FL (Jr)
This is the second straight year that Aldarius Johnson has made the sleeper watch list. He has not been able to crack past the “potential barrier” in the fantasy world just yet. There are too many targets for QB Jacory Harris to generate one WR getting the type of receptions needed for high fantasy point production. If Johnson is able to have a fantasy break out this year, he must find a way to score touchdowns on the big play. Johnson was a little dinged up in 2009. His chances to score by the way of the big play should increase with him being at 100%.

Andre Debose – Florida (R-Fr)
Many in the fantasy world expected Andre Debose to make a fantasy splash in 2009. After sitting out the season with a redshirt, the fantasy gurus are singing the same tune. But take a bit of caution here. Chris Rainey’s move to WR hurts Debose’s chances for being the next Percy Harvin. This means Debose will have to make more plays through the air. If the Florida offense does pass more as many rumors are indicating, then there’s still a chance for Debose to be worth a late round draft pick.

Tracy Moore – Oklahoma State (So)
There’s excitement in the air with the arrival of new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. Fantasy owners are very aware of the Playstation-like stats that his offense produced at Houston. But the big question at WR is where will the production fall? The last two seasons favored a big-bodied slot WR as one of the main targets of the offense. The two starting slot WRs on the initial spring depth chart are Tracy Moore and Josh Cooper. Cooper is only 5-11, 185. The main targets at Houston have been larger, TE-body types. Enter Tracy Moore: 6-3, 225. Watch for him in the spring game.

Russell Shepard – LSU (So)
Russell Shepard entered LSU as the next “Slash.” A little QB, a little RB, a little WR. He was too talented to keep off of the field as a true freshman, and now being one year older he is too talented to not be on the field every snap. Shepard was unable to win the QB job outright from Jordan Jefferson, so the coaches decided to move him to WR fulltime. Good decision! Last season’s leading WR is off to the NFL. Terrance Toliver was the second leading WR from 2009 and he does return, but he recently broke his hand in a fight. Shepard should not only see plenty of snaps this spring, but the coaches may design a larger role for him when the fall rolls around.

Other 2010 Pre-Spring Sleepers To Keep an Eye On

ACC
Jaron Brown – Clemson (R-So)
Jarmon Fortson – Florida State (Jr)
Stephen Hill – Georgia Tech (So)

Big XII
Eddie Johnson – Baylor (T-Fr)
Toney Clemons – Colorado (Michigan Transfer)
DJ Bashears – Kansas (R-Fr)
Brodrick Smith – Kansas State (Minnesota Transfer)
Marcus Lucas – Missouri (T-Fr)
Kenny Stills – Oklahoma (T-Fr)
Hubert Anyiam – Oklahoma State (Jr)

Big East
Mike Shanahan – Pittsburgh (R-So)
Sterling Griffin – South Florida (So)

Big Ten
Jared Fayson – Illinois (Sr)
Keshawn Martin – Michigan State (Jr)
O.J. Ross – Purdue (T-Fr)

Conference USA
Marcus Rucker – Memphis (R-So)
Jermaine McKenzie – Memphis (R-Jr)

MAC
Kito Poblah – Central Michigan (Sr)
Armand Robinson – Miami, OH (R-Sr)
James Green – Toledo (T-Fr)

Mountain West
Mazi Ogbonna – Wyoming (T-Fr)
DeJay Lester – Wyoming (T-Fr)

Pac-10
Aaron Pflugrad – Arizona State (Oregon Transfer)
Gerell Robinson – Arizona State (Sr)
Diante Jackson – Oregon (R-Fr)
Markus Wheaton – Oregon State (So)
Jamal-Rashad Patterson – Stanford (So)
Josh Smith – UCLA (Colorado Transfer)
Kyle Prater – USC (T-Fr)

SEC
Rueben Randle – LSU (So)

Sun Belt
Jamal Davis – Florida Atlantic (R-Fr)
Brandon Williams – Louisiana Monroe (So)
Tyler Stradford – North Texas (R-So)
Christopher Bynes – North Texas (T-Fr)

WAC
Malcolm Lane – Hawaii (Sr)
Ahmad Paige – Louisiana Tech (Tennessee Transfer)
Tim Molton – Louisiana Tech (LSU Transfer)
Cameron Sanders – Utah State (R-Fr)