The next in my look at each BCS Conference's fantasy prospects is the Big Ten.  Click here to see the other conferences.

Here are my sleepers for the Big Ten. Some of these are for Big Ten-only leagues, while others are useful for all formats.

Jarred Fayson took direct snaps for Urban Meyer- back when we called them 'direct snaps' and not 'Wildcat'- so if Ron Zook watches any tape of those 33 carries he might realize there are other ways to utilize this weapon.  He's draftable based on his athletic upside in Big Ten-only leagues.

Big Ten fans know, but more casual college football fans may not, that Indiana runs a reasonably stat-producing spread offense.  Ben Chappell is outside the top 20 in CBS QB rankings, but he'll get the opportunities to challenge for a top 10 ranking.  He's a great option for a backup QB in BCS leagues, with the potential to be even better.

CBS seems to have forgotten about Jewel Hampton in their rankings.  Let me tell you a secret: Iowa annually produces quality fantasy running backs.  Hampton is coming off injury, and there is some risk that he'll end up in a timeshare, but he's a great bet to generate far more value than you'd expect out of where you'll likely draft him.

Michigan's Roy Roundtree is his team's leading returning receiver.  That fact didn't translate to much fantasy goodness for BCS leagues, but that sort of pedigree warrants mentioning.  If Michigan finally develops an offense, Roundtree will be involved.  For Big Ten-only leagues, at a certain point it makes sense to grab a team's #1 option, rather than a third or fourth option from another team with a better offense.

Surprise, surprise: Michigan State was the #2 passing offense in the Big Ten last year.  This year, there are no job security questions surrounding Kirk Cousins.  He's a sleeper in that Tolzien and Stanzi will get more attention from your league mates, based on name recognition.  Hold out for Cousins, he's the better fantasy option.

Tim Brewster wants a power running game.  If that finally comes to fruition, the pick here is for Duane Bennett to lead the way.  Arby Fields is another RB sleeper out of Northwestern, mainly because he seems to have the best shot at locking down the job.  And Brandon Saine is my pick to be the next Ohio State back to surpass 1,000 yards- a figure which should have all fantasy players taking notice.

Robert Marve, the Miami transfer, is coming into a great situation.  Purdue QBs (Joey Elliott, anyone?) always seem to have fantasy value, and Marve is a much better talent that Elliott was.  Marve is a very deep sleeper in BCS Leagues, as he's rarely been drafted... but by the end of the year, he could be prominently involved in your roster.

Penn State recently moved Chaz Powell back to offense.  I love slot receiver-types who are expected to get carries.  They can be a great source of consistent fantasy scoring.

Wisconsin, like Iowa, also regularly supplies fantasy rosters with running backs.  All those reasons that make John Clay such a desirable commodity on draft day can be extended to Montee Ball, if something were to happen to Clay.

Position Scarcity

It should come as no surprise to anyone that a few elite RBs can be found in the Big Ten- starting with Clay.  A bigger surprise is that, despite the dearth of elite, top-round BCS League talent at QB, there is a sufficient number of breakout candidates to stock Big Ten-only leagues.  Wide receiver, however, is very scarce.  Many teams do no throw the ball often enough to make any receivers an option for BCS Leagues, while others spread it around so much it's hard to predict where the value will come from for your draft.  In a BCS league, definitely monitor some of the Big Ten options for week-to-week matchup plays- and of course jump on any breakouts- but I can't advise drafting too many WRs from this conference in that sort of format.