Returners

[shawngee03]

im in a league that gives points for return yards. not a lot...a point every 35 yards....but it helps. and makes some of these low end guys usable....especially bc its a 14 team league with a flex

so every year i go through and try and get at least one guy who gets that extra value that might not be seen by others in the league

so here is a list of some guys who got extra return value from last year...any thoughts on them for this year or any sleepers going into this year would be great. i realize this may be too early, and we might have to wait until preseason..but im bored at work and figure id post it before i forget

WR
Breaston
Jonnie Lee Higgins
Devin Hester
Eddie Royal
Ted Ginn Jr
DeSean Jackson
Wes Welker
Santonio Holmes

obviously some of these guys are being drafted high already...but i was surprised to see Royal with so many return yards...although i could see that number going down or completely taken away. Is Hester still a returner?

RB
MJD
Leon Washington
Norwood
Pierre Thomas
feliz jones
johnathan Stewart(im going to try and have him be called The Daily Show from now on...pass it on)
Fred Jackson
Reggie Bush

im pretty sure Pierre Thomas wont be returning kicks anymore, and bush, mjd and The Daily Show are already drafted high. but im looking hard at Leon Washington if he continues to return kicks. he's already sort of valuable...and if he gets this bonus he could bring good value. same with Felix Jones

[joejlitz]

DeSean Jackson was a great return man last year, but given his value to the offense, he might not return so much this year. Jeremy Maclin may step into that role, but I guess we won't know for sure until camp progresses.

[gmoney973]

personally I think The Daily Show is too long of a nickname, good try though

[Timbathia]

Alphonso Smith may get some of the return duties in Denver. Depends how he looks in camp, and whether McDaniels wants to save Royal for the offense. Now they have healthy RBs, one of them may get the kick return gig, leaving Royal or Smith for the punt return. Since the Broncos gave up a first rounder for Smith, they may as damn welll get the kid involved. Short of it is that I wouldnt count on Eddie giving you too much in the return game at this stage as it is not clear how much he will be involved.

[brdmaverick]

Does Darren Sproles return kicks for the Chargers? I could see his production in the offense increasing as well.

[DelhommesFan1]

I am in a league that gives 1 point for every 25 yards returned. Can anyone provide anyone that is a good solid rb/wr who also returns kicks. Id like to sneak out as many points in the league as possible

[Kensat30]

25 yards per point is not a huge deal.

It's a bonus for players who already get on the field like Ted Ginn, Devin Hester, and Eddie Royal. Most kick returner RBs don't score enough standard points to be startable in 25 yards per point system, however elite guys like Leon Washington, Darren Sproles, and Jerious Norwood probably see enough value boost to be a decent RB2 in most weeks even with a minimal stat line. Kick returning is much more of a factor in 10 yards per point leagues.