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Fantasy Football Week 2 Gold Mine: Meet Broncos’ Eric Decker

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Eric Decker (credits below)

It's what you say when your buddy tells you that he snagged Eric Decker off the waiver wire. Eric Decker. Sounds like the name of a bully you used to know in sixth grade. No, Decker isn't cornering spelling champions so he can score lunch money.  He is, however, bullish on fantasy points. Where did Decker come from?  That's what the Gold Mine is all about… digging up the goods on no-namers that put up big fantasy numbers one week.  To be clear, this is not a recommendation for future play. Gold Mine is a get-to-know you rather than a starting lineup consulting firm.

Eric Decker, WR, Denver Broncos: 5 catches, 133 yards, 2 TD
Decker is a graduate of Rocori High School a few miles outside of St. Cloud, Minnesota. He attended University of Minnesota and, after two years, became one of the best receivers in the nation. In his junior year, Decker had 84 catches for 1074 yards and 7 TD's in 12 games.  In 2010, he started on a tear.  The 6'3", 218 pound pass catcher hauled in 50 catches for 758 yards and 5 TD's in only 8 games.  Unfortunately, he sprained his foot and didn't play another game. The Broncos drafted Decker in the 3rd round of the 2010 NFL Draft.  He was picked just after the Bengal's Jordan Shipley and one pick before Tampa Bay's Dezmon Briscoe.

Projection:
Decker is no stranger to racking up yards and touchdowns. Like Bills wideout Stevie Johnson, he already had a prolific college season under his belt, and while he may not have started the season on anyone's radar, he has the potential to end up on most rosters by the end of the season.  With two games against the Chiefs remaining on the Broncos' schedule, he may be a good play.

(January 1, 2011 – Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images North America)

Written by James Duren exclusively for www.thefantasyfix.com

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