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Engel: Peterson, Carr and other backups

By Scott Engel
ESPN.com

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

In the final rounds of your draft, you always are searching for a valuable reserve, either a sleeper candidate or someone who can be "handcuffed" to a starter. Many of the best late-round picks begin the season as backups, but are later pressed into action because of injuries or shaky play by a starter. Here's an early look at players clearly behind someone else on their team's depth chart, yet they could draw considerable fantasy attention if needed to work more at one of the three major skill ...

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