(photo, ESPN)

To honor the final days of the decade, here is a story we ran last summer.  We’ll insert the best 2009 performances into the mix after the bowl season is complete. - TD

Our own Michael Calabrese announced his college fantasy football All-Decade team. 

Here is the natural follow up - a look at the best single season performances of the 00’s. 

We ranked the players by their fantasy points per game.  Minimum of 10 games played.  Scoring system used (1 pt per 10 yds rushing/receiving, 6 pts per rushing/receiving TD, 1 pts per 25 passing yards, 4 pts per passing TD, no PPR).

QUARTERBACKS

QB Notes:
THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.  Look at the numbers.  Eight of the ten guys on this list are from the ‘now’ era of 2006-2008.  Three of these stat-gobblers will be lining up under center this fall (Tebow, LeFevour, Keenum).  It’s nice to see Symons in the No. 2 slot.  As Calabrese stated in his All-Decade article, Symons is kind of the forgotten man in Lubbock.  But man he was fun to watch.  No one embodied Mike Leach’s swashbuckling spirit better than B.J.

RUNNING BACKS

RB Notes:
Sandwiched among the familiar names at the top of the list is BYU’s Luke Staley.  He missed the Hawaii and New Mexico games in 2001, but still managed to put up some sick stats.  It’s interesting to see Brian Calhoun on this list.  When you think of great Wisconsin RBs, his name isn’t top of mind.

WIDE RECEIVERS

WR Notes:
‘07 Crabtree is no surprise in the top spot.  But here are three guys you didn’t expect to see on this list:  J.R. Tolver, Edell Shepard, and Nate Burleson.  What James Casey did as a tight end was truly remarkable, even though his position designation was a wee bit shaky (for those of us who DIDN’T have him on our fantasy roster, anyway).