The Rookie To Watch for this week goes to James Hardy of the Buffalo Bills. The former Indiana Hoosier could start the season as the counterpart on the field to Lee Evans in Buffalo. The 6'7", 220 pound wideout is going to be a big target, especially in the redzone, for Bills QB, Trent Edwards.

In Hardy's junior season at Indiana he amassed 1125 yard receiving and 16 TDs. With his size, he could end up being a big surprise in the upcoming season and end it with a 6-8 TDs. The only issue is who he has throwing the ball to him. Edwards is coming into his second season as the signal-caller for the Bills, so depending on how he's progressed from his rookie season could determine how well of a season his wideouts have.

Hardy has the skills to be a productive wideout for your fantasy team. If you're in a deep league with 12 to 14 teams, definitely consider taking him late in the draft as a WR4 option. As the season plays out he could very well end up as a viable WR3 option, but again, that all depends on how well Edwards plays and how quickly Hardy can pickup the plays in the playbook. While he didn't make an appearance on the first installment of the GSI.com Preseason Cheat Sheet, Hardy was recently ranked No. 58 on ESPN.com's WR rankings, ahead of veteran guys like Mushin Muhammad and Brandon Stokley. He was ranked No. 42 by CBSSports.com, ahead of a number of decent fantasy options at WR.

Keep an eye on how Hardy does in the preseason. He may jump up the depth chart by the time the season rolls around. And while he may not end up getting drafted during your league's draft, keep a close watch on him early in the season. He could end up being a decent waiver wire/free agent pickup as the season goes along.

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