Percy Harvin

                           RUSHING                            RECEIVING                            FANTASY

(+) Harvin is the most deadly wideout in the NFL when he gets in the open field. No one may even be close, actually

(+) Can score anytime the ball is in his hands

(+) 120 targets with 87 receptions… yet had 345 rushing yards as well – AWOW!

(+) Also had a punt return for a TD last year, so he’s able to score in many ways for your fantasy team

(+) Scored 8 TDs in final nine games of 2011

(+) Six games he went over 100 total yards with five coming in the last six weeks; Trend Alert

(+) Christian Ponder is no idiot…meaning he LOVES getting the ball in Percy’s hands

(+) AP WILL return strong and help Harvin big-time when he does

(–) Didn't score a TD until Week 8 last season

(–) Only had two 100-yard receiving games in 2011…and one was in a meaningless Week 17 game

(–) He's already complaining about his contract. Gulp!

(–) If the migraines return, trade him

Lightning speed?  Check.  Tricky as a credit card ho?  Check.  Does anything he wants on the field?  Check.  Fun as shit to watch?  Double-check.  Percy Harvin came out of the University of Florida last year being touted as one of those players you don’t know what in hell to do with, just that you have to have him out there.  To that end, Harvin certainly did not disappoint.  The one problem that came about for Harvin (and his fantasy owners) last year was that there was always so much talent on the field for the Vikings, there was no way to get him the ball as much as he might have gotten it on another team.  This was of course a problem Minnesota loved having, as their star rookie was broken into the offense as smoothly as they could have hoped for.  Percy made his presence known throughout the league, and despite a few migraines, he proved his worth beyond its price in 2009.

~  Ranked 24th in the league with 128.5 WR fantasy points (basic scoring system)

~  Tied for 28th in the league with 6 receiving touchdowns

~  Tied for 39th in the league with 790 receiving yards

~  Ranked 45th in the league with 52.7 receiving yards per game

~  Tied for 39th in the league with 60 receptions

~  Ranked 51sT in the league with 91 targets

~  Tied for 30th in the league with 12 receptions of 20+ yards

~  Tied for 30th in the league with 42 catches for first downs

~  Tied for 36th in the league with 358 yards after the catch (YAC)

~  Set career highs in every major receiving category

~  Made his first Pro-bowl as a returner

Unlike most other players on the team, The Migraine’s fantasy worth in 2010 isn’t dependent on Brett Favre’s return.  Sure it’s an added bonus, and would boost his value some come draft day, but what is most important to Harvin’s fantasy owners this year is that the Vikings did well in the offseason to find new ways in which to utilize his crazy-talent each and every game.  It’s a strange situation in that his unique skill-set should make it easy to find things for him to do, but you also have to be cautious in over-using him to the extent that he wears down by season’s end.  That said, as he did last season, expect to see Percy lined up in the slot a bunch, returning kicks, lined up in the backfield, and working the sidelines from time to time.  The one thing we’re sure will change in 2010 is that instead of averaging just 5 touches a game (on offense), you’ll see more along the lines of 7-8, with the uptick coming from his increased usage out of the backfield.  With Chester Taylor moving on to Chicago this past offseason, the Vikings now have a 3^rd-down back slot to fill… which is exactly how the Vikings will be able to get Harvin in the mix more in 2010.

~ Whether Favre is the QB or not, Harvin does so many different things on the field that it almost doesn’t matter

~ With Chester Taylor gone and a rookie bruiser as the main backup, the Vikings will need to use Harvin as a 3^rd-down back more

~ Having a full season under his belt and another offseason to boot, his timing and knowledge of the system will make him even more versatile

~ Will his migraine problem keep him out of any games?

~ The kid has crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy skills!  Period

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What we all saw last year was no fluke.  The guy's been doing it his whole life:

Skills beyond Skills

Right as training camp opened in 2009, Percy signed himself a five-year, $12.05 million contract that included $8.425 million guaranteed and another $2.2 million available through incentives.  The details are listed below:

2010 - $395,000

2011 - $655,000

2012 - $915,000

2013 - $1.55 million

2014 - Free Agent

Bernard Berrian should be the handcuff to Harvin this year instead of the other way around

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