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Is Percy Harvin Overrated in Fantasy Football?
Percy Harvin has always struggled to stay on the field, but do his advanced metrics make up for his lack of playing time?

Sometimes, as a fantasy football owner, you draft a player once and then get attached to that player due to initial production or results. In turn, rational thought precludes you from evaluating that player fairly from that point forward. ESPN's John Clayton's interview of Harvin highlights that he has no physical restrictions with his hip or other injuries or interruptions to football right now (his father recently succumbed to pancreatic cancer), and the sky is the limit for the Seahawks offense.

Well, that's a great prognosis on the Seahawks from "The Professor," but what does that mean for Harvin's prospects specifically as they relate to fake football? Many average draft position sites rank Harvin around the 15th- to 20th-best receiver in fantasy football this year. His 16-game Total NEP history would support this ranking, but to assume he's going to stay healthy wouldn't be the best bet given his history. Harvin certainly has the potential to be that good (or better), but given his past health issues and Seattle's usual focus on the running game, I'm a little skittish for once on Harvin in fantasy football. Just don't ask me to take his jersey off on Sundays.

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