Andre Johnson

                           RUSHING                            RECEIVING                            FANTASY

                            Rush    Yards    TD         Rec   Targets   Yards   TD         Tot Pts   Pts/Gm

2011 Stats           1        8      0           33         51      492     2         62.0      8.9

2010 Stats           2       10     0           86        138     1216    8        170.6     13.1

2009 Stats           2       10     0          101        171     1569    9        211.9     13.2

2008 Stats           0        0      0          115       170     1575    8        205.5     12.8

(+) After last season’s debacle, there’s nowhere to go but up for Andre

(+) Still, he had his second best yards-per-catch last season (14.9 YPC)

(+) Arian Foster is the best RB in the league, which helps open things up for Andre

(+) He's looked like a surefire Hall of Famer at points in his career (though not so much lately)

(–) Turns 31-years old this year and hasn't produced at a high level the past few seasons

(–) Two TDs is garbage – not even worthy of fantasy WR5 territory

(–) Only played in seven games last season – injured for nine

(–) Has missed 12 games over the last two years

(–) Hasn't lived up to the seven-year, $62 million contract he signed in 2010

(–) He still has no other WR to take the double-teams away from him and this year, the Texans are relying on two rookies to do it. Not really a good bet

(–) He's always been perceived as such a stud, but may be the most over-rated fantasy player ever

(–) Has no nickname to speak of…which is boring

It’s taken a few years for people to realize it, but there is no denying it at this point; Andre Johnson is the best wide receiver in the league.  Period.  Sure, arguments could be made for Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Boss, or even Calvin Johnson when he’s healthy, but none of those players have the combination of speed, size, strength, hands, fearlessness, desire and style that Johnson has.  ‘Dre and QB Matt Schaub brought the Texans as close as they have ever been to the playoffs in 2009; this being done despite being without the services of TE Owen Daniels for half the year and the severely declined play of RB Steve Slaton.  How often can you say that a wide receiver has had that much influence over a team’s success?  It’s rare, as is the exceptional talent that is Andre Johnson.

~ Set career bests in receiving TDs (9), yards/reception (15.5), and yards from scrimmage (1,579)

~ 2009 First-Team All-Pro and made his fourth career Pro Bowl team

Confucius say, can you be better than the best?  The trend is set, but folks, believe us; it can get even better.  The only area Andre hasn’t fully excelled at throughout his career thus far is touchdowns, but look for him to improve upon that in 2010.  He set his career high in 2009 with 9 TD catches, and over the past three years, he’s had 8, 8, and 9.  2010 looks to be the year he finally breaks into double-digits, if for no other reason than he’s simply too good not to!  Expect another 100+ catch, 1,500+ yard season… but this time, expect 10+ TDs as well.  Go ahead, take pleasure in watching the rest of your league cringe whenever they play against you after you draft ‘Dre as your #1 guy. Plus, we're pretty sure we saw him rob Alex Rodriguez of a homer in centerfield at Minute Maid Park the other day by running up that stupid hill and jumping OVER the wall. Yeah, he's that good.

~ Schaub is right on the cusp of elite status, and this could be the year he vaults into that stratosphere

~ Jacoby Jones is about to break out as a receiver, thus taking a little more pressure off Johnson

~ He wants to re-structure his current contract, and we all know what that means concerning a player’s production level

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Andre signed an eight-year, $60 million contract back in March of ’07 that included $15 million guaranteed.  Unlike most players nowadays, his salary situation is as straightforward as it gets and doesn’t affect his play in the slightest.  Here’s how it breaks down:

2010 - $5.8 million

2011 - $6.8 million

2012 - $7.3 million

2013 - $7 million

2014 - $7.3 million

2015 – Free Agent

Jacoby Jones or Andre’ Davis should be the handcuff to ‘Dre

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