Fantasy Football: Second-half performers
These guys scored more than half of their points in Weeks 9-17 last season
By: Corby Yarbrough | 8/26/11, 7:00 AM EDT
Want to know whose best efforts came in the second half of the season? Here’s a list of 35 players that scored at least 51 percent of their fantasy points from Weeks 9-17 of the 2010 season.
| Player | Pos. | Team | 2010 Pts | Weeks 9-17 |
| Santonio Holmes* | WR | NYJ | 134.3 | 116.8 |
| Jacob Tamme | TE | IND | 120.6 | 105.2 |
| Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE | 133.6 | 100.5 |
| LeGarrette Blount | RB | TB | 134.6 | 94.5 |
| Tim Tebow | QB | DEN | 108.9 | 94.2 |
| Devin McCourty | CB | NE | 137.5 | 91.5 |
| Marshawn Lynch | RB | SEA | 127.2 | 89.2 |
| Danny Woodhead | RB | NE | 143.6 | 87.2 |
| Jacoby Ford | WR | OAK | 97 | 86.5 |
| Rashad Jennings | RB | JAC | 105.2 | 84.6 |
| Brent Grimes | CB | ATL | 129 | 84.5 |
| Colt McCoy | QB | CLE | 100.6 | 82.8 |
| David Hawthorne | LB | SEA | 108.5 | 80 |
| Mike Thomas | WR | JAC | 144.4 | 79.2 |
| Dimitri Patterson | CB | PHI | 92 | 74 |
| Jimmy Graham | TE | NO | 81.4 | 73.7 |
| Ryan Mathews | RB | SD | 129 | 73.4 |
| Keiland Williams | RB | WAS | 104.5 | 73.2 |
| Donald Brown | RB | IND | 92.2 | 70.6 |
| Cameron Wake | LB | MIA | 121.5 | 69.5 |
| Alterraun Verner | CB | TEN | 126 | 68.5 |
| Desmond Bishop | LB | GB | 126 | 68.5 |
| Blair White | WR | IND | 83.5 | 67.9 |
| Earl Bennett | WR | CHI | 98 | 66.9 |
| Brandon Gibson | WR | STL | 103.3 | 65.5 |
| Jacoby Jones | WR | HOU | 100.4 | 64.8 |
| Robert Meachem | WR | NO | 117.2 | 64.4 |
| Geno Hayes | LB | TB | 114 | 63.5 |
| Carlos Dunlap | DE | CIN | 62 | 59 |
| Pat Angerer | LB | IND | 83 | 56.5 |
| Jordy Nelson | WR | GB | 86.7 | 55.8 |
| Mohamed Massaqoui | WR | CLE | 76 | 54 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | WR | PIT | 61.6 | 54 |
| Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | NYG | 61.5 | 52 |
| LaMarr Houston | DE | OAK | 62.5 | 36.5 |
| Return yards not included |
*Holmes missed the first four games due to an NFL suspension. He averaged 4.4 fantasy points in his first four games and 14.6 in his final eight.
Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
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