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10 super-deep sleepers to watch

Updated: September 6, 2010, 12:27 AM ET
By Christopher Harris | ESPN.com
It's an annual rite of passage. The swallows come back to Capistrano. The reviews of a Drew Barrymore movie are unfavorable. And I go deep.

As we near the start of the NFL regular season each year, I'm asked to come up with a list of 10 "names to know." These aren't just any sleepers. I mean, yes, Donald Brown is a sleeper this year. Jacoby Jones is a sleeper this year. But they're the kind of sleeper that should be drafted in all leagues. Hopefully with my list of 10 high-value players ...

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