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PFW’s Fantasy Football Guide 2000
Packers TE Bubba Franks
June 1, 2000
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Editor's note: What follows is an excerpt from Pro Football Weekly’s Fantasy
Football Guide 2000 magazine, which hits the newsstands June 27. Here we offer our
analysis of Tampa Bay WR Keyshawn Johnson, who is just one of 65 wide receivers profiled
in the magazine, accompanied by each receiver’s fantasy statistics for the past three
years. Once a week, we'll showcase a different excerpt from the magazine on
ProFootballWeekly.com.
Boom: Franks will start for an offense that has traditionally emphasized the
tight end. Packers tight ends have averaged 8.2 TD catches over the last five seasons.
Franks was the top-rated tight end in the 2000 draft by many teams, and he earned PFW
All-America honors for his ’99 performance. Franks is a big target (6-5 5/8, 255
pounds) with good, large hands. He’s very athletic and can make circus-type catches.
Bust: Franks will have to learn the ropes quickly if he is to make an immediate
impact. He lacks great deep speed and quickness, and he didn’t appear to be in very
good shape at his pre-draft workout. Also, the Packers’ passing game wasn’t
particularly efficient last season.
Bottom line: It’s not often that a rookie tight end has a chance to be
drafted as a starter in fantasy leagues, but Franks definitely does. He couldn’t have
asked for a better situation to be in, with Brett Favre throwing bullets in a TE-friendly
offense. Ranking him No. 7 may seem too high, but we believe it’s not.
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