No Marvin, No problem. It’s been a steady rise for Dallas Clark over the past 5-6 years, and now it seems the gun finally caught up to the bullet during the 2009 season. The fact is, looking at his numbers alone doesn’t do proper justice to the year he actually had. In a season full of question marks and inexperienced faces, Clark stood out as the most dependable target for Manning throughout it all. He came up with big receptions and first downs time and time again and if it weren’t for Colts owner Bill Polian, he might have led his team to an undefeated season. 100 catches, 1,100 yards, and 10 touchdowns is a career year for any wide receiver, let alone for a tight end. If this is the type of production we can expect him to have in the future, Dallas Clark might just be the new fantasy TE sheriff in town.
~ Ranked second in the league with 169.7 TE fantasy points (basic scoring system)
~ Tied for seventh in the league with 10 receiving touchdowns
~ Ranked second among tight ends in the league with 1,106 receiving yards (16th overall)
~ Ranked second among tight ends in the league with 69.1 receiving yards per game (17th overall)
~ Ranked first among tight ends in the league with 100 receptions (tied for 5th overall)
~ Ranked second among tight ends in the league with 132 targets (15th overall)
~ Tied for fifth among tight ends in the league with 11 receptions of 20+ yards (tied for 39th overall)
~ Ranked second among tight ends in the league with 59 catches for first downs (tied for 9th overall)
~ Ranked second among tight ends in the league with 378 yards after the catch (YAC) (tied for 14th overall)
~ Set career bests in receptions (100), receiving yards (1,106), yards/game (69.1), and yards from scrimmage (1,117)
~ 2009 First-Team All-Pro and made his first career Pro Bowl team


