2009 Fantasy Football Player Profile-Daunte Culpepper

QB Daunte Culpepper, Detroit Lions

2008 Stats: 786 passing yards, 5 total TDs, 6 INTs
Projected 2009 Stats: 1457 passing yards, 9  total TDs,  12 INTs
Projected Fantasy Round: 12th Round
Quarterbacks to be picked ahead of Daunte Culpepper: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, etc.

Fantasy Outlook:

Why you should draft Daunte Culpepper:  If your team needs a high risk, low reward No.2 quarterback, than Culpepper is your guy.  Culpepper has worked hard this off-season to get in respectable shape, and he will clearly benefit from having one of the better receivers in Calvin Johnson at his disposal.

Why you may want to stay away from drafting Daunte Culpepper: Over the last four seasons, Culpepper has averaged 1152 passing yards and under five passing touchdowns versus tossing nearly seven interceptions.  He also only managed to play in an average of six games per year in the span.

Bottom Line: Culpepper might begin the year passing the ball for the Lions, but before the season is over, Matthew Stafford will be passing Culpepper the clipboard to hold while he stands on the sidelines watching the rookie play.  Therefore, Culpepper should be viewed as a weak No.2, or injury replacement in fantasy unless he proves otherwise.