Randy Moss had a slow start, but he still managed a respectable fifth in points per game. David Boston was injured early on, struggled with it before finally bowing out for the season and eventually his career since he moves to San Diego in the Great Arizona Receiver Escape.

Other than Joe Horn, all the receivers taken from fourth to ninth in the draft were major disappointments. And to think those teams passed on solid quarterbacks or upside runningbacks when they made the pick.

Eric Moulds was the best surprise of the draft, along with Hines Ward and Peerless Price. Moulds was a known quality that finally received a bigtime passer in Drew Bledsoe. Peerless Price decided to breakout during the leather hailstorm in Boston last season. Hines Ward went from a respectable, solid receiver to being a stud almost overnight. With the lack of a formidable rushing game, along with Tommy Maddox showing what a pocket passer could do, the Steelers found themselves finally getting the payoff from having drafted so many first round receivers in the past few years.

Plaxico Burress also broke out in Pittsburgh though he needed Maddox at the helm to do it.

Lavernues Coles also turned in his first great season and was rewarded with Bruce Snyder's riches in the offseason.

Lastly Curtis Conway had a good season going but missed three games and Koren Robinson ended the year at Mach speed as he too broke out for the first time.

It was an unpredictable season for receivers, unlike quarterbacks and runningbacks that showed surprising stability. Of the first 21 receivers drafted, over half of them did not play worthy of a #2 fantasy receiver. That's just brutal. But that is about normal too.

The actual numbers favored the top three as is almost always the case each season. Considering the large number of disappointments in the position, after the top three are taken tread lightly unless you are certain your pick has more upside than risk.

What is amazing is that a fantasy team could have built a monster set of receivers and never had taken any before about the sixth round. Hines Ward, Amani Toomer, Peerless Price and Curtis Conway all could be had cheaply considering they all ended with top eight numbers for the season. Throw in Donald Driver and Lavernues Coles and the mid-round selections of receivers provided a bonanza.

After the top three, the points per game dropped noticeably and the decline in points was very gradual. Peerless Price was a nice sleeper, but in reality his 7th place performance was only two points per game better than the 22nd best season. Each point matters to be sure, but in a position that is so unpredictable, getting those picks right is a challenge.

The season also witnessed very nice years turned in by Chad Johnson, Todd Pinkston and and Jerry Porter who were not often drafted in many leagues. Not surprisingly, they were all around 25 years old and entering their second or third seasons.

Receivers are showing that the old three year rule is being changed to a two year transition period. In their second season, we saw encouraging performances by Brian Finneran, Rod Gardner, Chad Johnson, Pinkston, Porter and Dez White.

It is notable that within the best 24 receivers, those first two starting fantasy receivers on teams in your league, that only Price, Burress and Bruce made it there and yet were the #2 receiving option for their team. The #1 wideout for a team is much more likely to perform better than the #2 from another team as is shown each season. Let's look at the last three and see who the busts and undervalued players.

In a position as deep as receivers, there is no sense in listing out all the busts and undervalued players and this look should be considered more about the position than any single player. I have highlight the undervalued players in yellow and the busts in red though a bit subjective on my part.

What the past three drafts have shown is a surprising number of flops or overvalued players being taken in the 4th to 11th receiver taken in each draft. Of the 24 players in that grouping over the past three years, there has been only six of them perform to expectations and sixteen of them were a waste of an early pick.

Another bad area has been the 16th to the 21st receiver taken which has been almost all bad picks as the starting receivers were filled out on teams. These players were either receivers coming off good years that the average person was a little leery about or they were players that were admittedly risky but seemed worthy of the pick. They weren't as it ended up.

It is also notable that difference making receivers rarely ever came after the 44th one was selected unless they were never drafted. This means that the #2 receivers on teams that are not commonly good passing teams are rarely worth the pick. Taking a shot with second or third year player that could emerge was the only way to make a difference to your starting lineup.

And then there was Donald Driver, who last season broke so many rules that considering him only confuses what is true for all other receivers.

The position does not score well beyond the top players and the sleepers more likely come from nowhere than deeper in the draft. With receivers, always look for upside players with good quarterbacks to increase your odds.