Quarterback
1 – Ryan Fitzpatrick
The Harvard graduate took over as the starting quarterback for the Bills in week 3 and played every offensive snap until week 17. Fitzpatrick finished the season with just under 3,000 yards passing but did average 230 yards passing per game and just under two touchdowns per game (1.77), making him a usable fantasy quarterback for much of the 2010 season. Fitzpatrick was most efficient when throwing passes between 10-19 yards from the line of scrimmage, but attempted just 21% of his passes in that range. Fitzpatrick finished the season as the third-leading rusher on the Bills, accumulating 269 yards on the ground on 40 attempts which amounts to just over 20 yards per game which adds some value to his fantasy stock.
2 – Levi Brown
Brown, the Bills’ seventh-round draft pick in 2010, played in just five snaps as a rookie all of which came in week 17 against the Jets. Brown completed two of his three attempts for 24 yards.
Running Back
1- Fred Jackson
After playing in just 36% of Buffalo’s snaps carrying the ball 20 times in the first four games of the 2010 season, Jackson became the primary ball carrier for the Bills following the trade of Marshawn Lynch to the Seahawks. Jackson failed to eclipse 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season, but did average 71 yards rushing per game after week four and finished as the second most elusive running back in the NFL according to PFF, forcing 51 missed tackles between his running and pass catching duties.
2- CJ Spiller
Spiller’s selection by the Bills as the 10th overall pick in the 2010 draft was seen as surprise to many experts considering Marshawn Lynch and Fred Jackson were returning to the backfield and Spiller was used sparingly as a rusher in his rookie season. The Clemson product never carried the ball more than nine times in a game, totaling 74 rush attempts in 14 games for 283 yards. Spillers peripheral stats are encouraging (nine missed tackles, 2.6 YCo/Att), but Chan Gailey comparing his future role to that of Reggie Bush is not.
Fullback
1 – Corey McIntyre
McIntyre is the starting fullback for Buffalo but has carried the ball just nine times in the last two seasons, making him a non-factor in fantasy.
2 – Jehuu Caulcrick – Caulcrick was a member of Buffalo’s practice squad in 2010 until he was called up to the regular roster on November 19, 2010. A Michigan State graduate, Caulcrick played in just one snap in 2010.
Wide Receiver
1 – Stevie Johnson – Johnson was one of 2010’s break-out players, racking up 1,073 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns as the sixth-most targeted wide receiver in the NFL (139). A former stand-out at Kentucky, Johnson finished among the best wide receivers in the NFL with 12 missed tackles (second among wide receivers) and 414 yards after the catch (sixth) but also led the league with 13 dropped passes.
2 – Lee Evans – Evans entered the 2010 season as Buffalo’s number one wide receiver, but Stevie Johnson’s break out combined with injuries (Evans missed four games in 2010, including the final three weeks with an ankle injury) and poor play (-2.8 pass rating) left fantasy owners disappointed. Evans finished with a catch rate of just 47.4%, which is not surprising considering 33% of his targets were 20 yards downfield and he was not targeted behind the line of scrimmage. Evans’ best game came against Baltimore in week seven as he caught six passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns.
3 – Roscoe Parrish – Parrish was primarily a slot receiver for the Bills in 2010, lining up in either slot position 345 of his 439 snaps, before landing on the injured reserve list after week nine. Parrish did finish with a career high in receiving yards (392) and was targeted 30 times in his final three games of the season, possibly an indicator that he will see a larger roll in the Bills’ offense going forward.
4 – David Nelson – Nelson finished the 2010 season with 353 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 47 targets, seeing most of his playing time in the slot.
5 – Donald Jones – Jones was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2010 by the Bills and managed 18 catches on 36 targets for 213 yards receiving and one touchdown in his debut season. Jones primarily lined up on the outside as a wide receiver, including 104 snaps on the right side.
6 – Marcus Easley – Easley was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Bills, but did not see the field in his first season.
7 – Naaman Roosevelt – Roosevelt was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Bills in 2010 and was promoted from the practice squad to the regular roster prior to week 14. Roosevelt finished the season with nine catches on 16 targets for 138 yards.
8 – Paul Hubbard – Another undrafted rookie free agent the Bills acquired prior to the 2010 season, Hubbard played in one game and caught one of three targets for eight yards.
9 – Felton Huggins – Huggins was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006. He has no NFL playing time to date.
Tight End
1 – Shawn Nelson
Nelson’s 2010 season was the second of his career and he tallied three catches on four targets for 25 yards in four games. Nelson’s season was cut short when he was placed on the reserve non-football injury/illness list on December 14, 2010 with migraines. In Nelson’s first season with the Bills, the former fourth-round pick caught 17 balls for 156 yards and one touchdown.
2 – David Martin
Martin was the Bills’ primary tight end in 2010, leading the team with 357 snaps at the position. The nine year veteran made just seven catches in 2010, and was not a factor in the passing game throughout the season, seeing just eight targets. Martin did not play in 2009, but totaled 65 catches in two seasons with the Miami Dolphins from 2007-2008.
3 – Mike Caussin
Caussin was signed with the Buffalo Bills on December 1, 2010 after starting the season on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad. Caussin did not play in 2010.
4 – Scott Chandler
Reserve/Future contract.
Kicker
1 – Rian Lindell
Lindell finished the 2010 season with 79 points, converting 16 of 21 field goals and 31 of 32 extra point attempts. Lindell has a career field goal percentage of 80.2% in 11 NFL seasons.
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