Tim Tebow is on more fantasy rosters than Chad Henne

In @ESPNFantasy leagues, 1.3% of teams own Tim Tebow, while 0.8% of teams own Jaguars starting QB Chad Henne. Seriously.

Henne’s backup, Blake Bortles, is owned by 5.3% of ESPN owners, which either suggests that fantasy football owners don’t believe Henne will be starting for long or that fantasy football owners are unclear on how to read a depth chart. (Or, in the case of Tebow, an active NFL roster.)

Who are these people owning Tebow and why? Is it the same tired joke being made by 1 in every 100 fantasy players? Are people customizing their league rules so that talking over Marcus Spears counts the same as a touchdown pass? More importantly, who are these folks starting Tebow in their leagues?

You read that right. Tebow is a starter on 0.1% of ESPN teams, which makes me wonder how many squads are giving Paul Finebaum some play in their flex slot.

Not being on an NFL roster hasn’t stopped other former NFL stars from being drafted either. They include Terrell Owens (owned by 0.8% of teams), Randy Moss (0.7%), Aaron Hernandez (0.6%), LaDainian Tomlinson (0.3%), John Kasay (0.3%), Chad Johnson (0.2%), Donovan McNabb (0.1%), Mark Brunell (0.1%), Charlie Batch (0.1%), Jake Delhomme (0.1%) and Chris Chambers (0.1%).

In comparison, these are the ownership rates for some active players: Redskins defense (0.8%), Jacoby Jones (0.5%), Santana Moss (0.4%), Ted Ginn (0.4%), Jason Avant (0.3%), Peyton Hillis (0.3%) and Christian Ponder (0.1%).

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/09/tim-tebow-fantasy-football-chad-henne-espn