Patrick Peterson or Titus Young 16 Team Keeper?

[Philly_05]

I'm looking at these two as my last keeper for my 16 team league. I get to keep 6 players off my roster. The first 5 keepers look like this.

QB- Michael Vick
RB- Ryan Mathews
TE- Vernon Davis
WR- Andre Johnson
LB- Patrick Willis

We get rewarded for return yards and touchdowns. Last season Peterson racked up 260 points for a 16.3 average per game. I know Titus is a bit of a stretch at a WR 2 but in a 16 team league he might be worth it? My only other offensive player even worth looking at would be Michael Bush. But he's not much more than a TD vulture in Chicago unless Forte gets hurt.

[Guru13]

Titus Young for sure. Hes young, explosive and seriously pushing for more snaps in a phenomenal offense that could struggle to run the ball. Not to mention DBs are a little easier to find and less important point-wise each week than a young stud receiver.

edit: And despite how dangerous he is in the return game, the Cardinals may want to limit his returns to keep their young stud corner healthy. I haven't read anything to this effect but it seems plausible.

[dagnuk]

It's the return yardage that makes Peterson worth considering. You said he scored 260 pts/16 per game, but how does this stack up to other Dbs?

[Guru13]

It's the return yardage that makes Peterson worth considering. You said he scored 260 pts/16 per game, but how does this stack up to other Dbs?

Oh it certainly puts him a level up on other DBs, as they're functioning pretty exclusively on tackles and turnovers but to lock down a young stud receiver like Titus is paramount imo in Keeper/Dynasty leagues. Consider that there are always 4 DBs on the field when often times there are only two to three receivers on the field. This means that throughout the NFL there's a larger selection of DBs that are going to consistently put up some sort of points whereas receivers aren't necessarily that way.

[Philly_05]

Peterson ranked 2nd out of all the DB's only behind Charles Tillman by 5 points. Young had 153 points at 9.6 last year as a rookie which put him at the 59th WR.

[dagnuk]

Keep Titus Young, and hope for the breakout season that's being projected for him.