According to the St. Louis Dispatch, Torry Holt states that he’s only 70 to 80 percent healthy while continuing to recover from offseason knee surgery. Holt will probably play Week 1 against the Panthers, but won’t be completely healthy and in fact, he might not be 100% all season.
So if you haven’t already drafted, what round does Holt fall to now? He’s 31, didn’t show the burst or ability to separate from defenders last year like in previous seasons, and now is slow to recover from knee surgery. I would still say he’s a fourth round pick in a 10-team league, falling behind Marvin Harrison, Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens, Steve Smith and probably Reggie Wayne. I would still take him ahead of Roy Williams and the two Cardinal receivers, but obviously recognize he’s much more of a risk these days.
He might start slow, but at least there are other weapons in that offense that defenses have to key on so he’ll still put up decent numbers this year.
