| Grinding it Out - RBs |
| Top 40 Touches |
| This is a look back at the previous week's touches (carries + catches) for RB's. Use this information to identify RB's who are getting plenty of opportunity. While this isn't a perfect indicator of performance it does highlight players that teams or QB's are focusing on getting the ball to. |
| Name |
TM |
Touches |
Yards |
TD's |
Comments |
| Cedric Benson |
CIN |
37 |
189 |
1 |
Benson continues as this season's surprise. |
| Ryan Grant |
GBP |
28 |
151 |
1 |
Good week for Grant. |
| Thomas Jones |
NYJ |
27 |
124 |
1 |
Jones and Shonn Greene combined for 268 yards and 3 TDs. Look for Greene's role to continue to increase with Leon Washington now lost for the season. |
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
SDC |
25 |
73 |
0 |
|
| Steven Jackson |
STL |
24 |
133 |
0 |
|
| Adrian Peterson |
MIN |
22 |
129 |
1 |
|
| Steve Slaton |
HOU |
22 |
89 |
2 |
|
| DeAngelo Williams |
CAR |
21 |
139 |
1 |
Williams is getting on a little roll here. |
| Joseph Addai |
IND |
21 |
67 |
1 |
|
| Shonn Greene |
NYJ |
19 |
144 |
2 |
Greene stepped in and had a great week with Leon Washington going down for the season. He will likely split carries with Thomas Jones. |
| LeSean McCoy |
PHI |
19 |
67 |
0 |
Westbrook left early in this one with a concussion. Check for his status. |
| Michael Turner |
ATL |
18 |
50 |
1 |
|
| Marshawn Lynch |
BUF |
18 |
47 |
1 |
|
| Chris Wells |
ARI |
17 |
77 |
1 |
This could be the turning point for Wells. |
| Larry Johnson |
KCC |
17 |
56 |
0 |
|
| Ronnie Brown |
MIA |
16 |
48 |
1 |
|
| Brandon Jacobs |
NYG |
15 |
87 |
1 |
|
| Marion Barber |
DAL |
15 |
48 |
0 |
|
| Frank Gore |
SFO |
15 |
47 |
0 |
|
| Jamal Lewis |
CLE |
15 |
47 |
0 |
|
| Derrick Ward |
TBB |
14 |
56 |
0 |
|
| Clinton Portis |
WAS |
14 |
43 |
0 |
The Redskins are really scuffling. |
| Cadillac Williams |
TBB |
13 |
57 |
0 |
|
| Laurence Maroney |
NEP |
13 |
43 |
1 |
|
| Ahmad Bradshaw |
NYG |
13 |
27 |
0 |
|
| Mike Bell |
NOS |
12 |
80 |
0 |
|
| Ricky Williams |
MIA |
11 |
92 |
3 |
Great production from Williams. |
| Justin Fargas |
OAK |
11 |
90 |
0 |
Fargas seems to be grabbing the opportunity here. |
| Rashard Mendenhall |
PIT |
11 |
68 |
0 |
|
| Jonathan Stewart |
CAR |
11 |
45 |
0 |
|
| Matt Forte |
CHI |
10 |
49 |
0 |
|
| Felix Jones |
DAL |
10 |
43 |
0 |
|
| Pierre Thomas |
NOS |
9 |
44 |
0 |
9 touches for Thomas was very disappointing. |
| Michael Bush |
OAK |
9 |
31 |
0 |
|
| Brandon Jackson |
GBP |
9 |
31 |
0 |
|
| Darren Sproles |
SDC |
8 |
99 |
1 |
|
| Jason Snelling |
ATL |
8 |
78 |
0 |
|
| Bernard Scott |
CIN |
7 |
31 |
0 |
|
| Jerome Harrison |
CLE |
7 |
30 |
0 |
|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
NEP |
7 |
6 |
0 |
|
