Studs | Super Solid | Safe | Gambles | Busts
Sleepers | Super Sleepers | Over the Hill
Contract Year | Third Year Receivers
It's no secret players often perform above their career averages during the final year of their contract. With the money tossed around during free agency these days, a great contract year can mean instant financial security, so there's a lot of added motivation to play at a high level. You can use that motivation to your advantage if you know which players to look for.
The following list of players includes restricted free agents (RFA) as well as unrestricted free agents (UFA) who have a chance to make some sort of fantasy impact this year, even if it is a remote possibility.
Quarterback
Derek Anderson, CAR
Charlie Batch, PIT
Kyle Boller, OAK
Drew Brees, NO
Mark Brunell, NYJ
Jason Campbell, OAK
David Carr, NYG
Kellen Clemens, WAS
Dennis Dixon, PIT
Trent Edwards, OAK
A.J. Feeley, STL
Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF
Matt Flynn, GB
Rex Grossman, WAS
Caleb Hanie, CHI
Chad Henne, MIA
Shaun Hill, DET
Josh Johnson, TB
Byron Leftwich, PIT
Luke McCown, JAX
Donovan McNabb, MIN
Kyle Orton, DEN
Tyler Palko, KC
Jordan Palmer, CIN
Brady Quinn, DEN
Alex Smith, SF
Drew Stanton, DET
Michael Vick, PHI
Charlie Whitehurst, SEA
Vince Young, PHI
Running Back
Kahlil Bell, CHI
Michael Bennett, OAK
Cedric Benson, CIN
Ronnie Brown, PHI
Michael Bush, OAK
Rock Cartwright, OAK
Tashard Choice, DAL
Kevin Faulk, NE
Justin Forsett, SEA
Matt Forte, CHI
Arian Foster, HOU
Frank Gore, SF
Earnest Graham, TB
Ryan Grant, GB
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE
Tim Hightower, WAS
Peyton Hillis, CLE
Thomas Jones, KC
Marshawn Lynch, SEA
Le'Ron McClain, KC
Mewelde Moore, PIT
Maurice Morris, DET
Sammy Morris, NE
Jerious Norwood, STL
Adrian Peterson, MIN
Ray Rice, BAL
Steve Slaton, HOU
Jason Snelling, ATL
Mike Tolbert, SD
Ladainian Tomlinson, NYJ
Derrick Ward, HOU
Carnell Williams, STL
Wide Receiver
Danny Amendola, STL
Devin Aromashodu, MIN
Donnie Avery, STL
Earl Bennett, CHI
Bernard Berrian, MIN
Dwayne Bowe, KC
Deion Branch, NE
Plaxico Burress, NYJ
Andre Caldwell, CIN
Greg Camarillo, MIN
Marques Colston, NO
Jerricho Cotchery, PIT
Patrick Crayton, SD
Rashied Davis, DET
Early Doucet, ARI
Harry Douglas, ATL
Braylon Edwards, SF
Justin Gage, TEN
Pierre Garcon, IND
Ted Ginn, SF
Anthony Gonzalez, IND
Johnnie Lee Higgins, PHI
Domenik Hixon, NYG
DeSean Jackson, PHI
Vincent Jackson, SD
Steve Johnson, BUF
Malcolm Kelly, WAS
Brandon Lloyd, DEN
Mario Manningham, NYG
Robert Meachem, NO
Josh Morgan, SF
Legedu Naanee, CAR
Jordy Nelson, GB
Roscoe Parrish, BUF
Laurent Robinson, SD
Eddie Royal, DEN
Chaz Schilens, OAK
Jerome Simpson, CIN
Mike Sims-Walker, STL
Steve Smith, PHI
Donte' Stallworth, WAS
Maurice Stovall, DET
Mike Wallace, PIT
Reggie Wayne, IND
Eric Weems, ATL
Wes Welker, NE
Demetrius Williams, CLE
Derrick Williams, DET
Roy Williams, CHI
Tight End
Martellus Bennett, DAL
John Carlson, SEA
Desmond Clark, CHI
Fred Davis, WAS
Kellen Davis, CHI
Joel Dreessen, HOU
Jermichael Finley, GB
Tony Gonzalez, ATL
Jim Kleinsasser, MIN
Donald Lee, PHI
Randy McMichael, SD
Bo Scaife, CIN
Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN
Jeremy Shockey, CAR
Alex Smith, CLE
Jacob Tamme, IND
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