| 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 |
| Chris Johnson |
TEN |
35 |
232 |
2 |
Huge week for Johnson. |
| Steven Jackson |
STL |
35 |
176 |
1 |
Jackson has had 3 very solid weeks in a row. |
| Frank Gore |
SFO |
29 |
125 |
1 |
|
| Matt Forte |
CHI |
28 |
161 |
0 |
Good week for Forte. |
| Ladell Betts |
WAS |
27 |
120 |
1 |
Betts filled in nicely for Portis. |
| Maurice Jones-Drew |
JAC |
26 |
145 |
1 |
|
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
SDC |
24 |
96 |
2 |
Tomlinson is starting to show signs of getting his game back on track. |
| Ray Rice |
BAL |
23 |
104 |
1 |
Rice continues to produce. |
| Justin Forsett |
SEA |
22 |
149 |
1 |
Julius Jones left with a bruised lung and Forsett looked good. |
| Jamaal Charles |
KCC |
22 |
117 |
1 |
Charles had a solid week with Larry Johnson out of the picture. |
| Ricky Williams |
MIA |
22 |
107 |
0 |
Look for Williams opportunities to increase with Ronnie Brown lost for the year. |
| Jason Snelling |
ATL |
21 |
93 |
1 |
Good week for Snelling. |
| Ryan Grant |
GBP |
21 |
87 |
0 |
|
| Thomas Jones |
NYJ |
21 |
77 |
1 |
|
| Adrian Peterson |
MIN |
20 |
143 |
2 |
Peterson continues to pile up the production. |
| DeAngelo Williams |
CAR |
20 |
122 |
0 |
|
| Knowshon Moreno |
DEN |
20 |
104 |
0 |
|
| Chris Wells |
ARI |
18 |
117 |
2 |
Wells got 18 touches to Hightower's 15 and he looked great. |
| Michael Bush |
OAK |
16 |
129 |
0 |
|
| Kevin Smith |
DET |
15 |
65 |
0 |
|
| Tim Hightower |
ARI |
15 |
58 |
0 |
Starting to lose touches to Wells. |
| Laurence Maroney |
NEP |
15 |
46 |
1 |
|
| Ronnie Brown |
MIA |
14 |
98 |
1 |
Brown is now lost for the season with a foot injury. |
| Kevin Faulk |
NEP |
14 |
86 |
0 |
|
| Bernard Scott |
CIN |
14 |
54 |
0 |
|
| Cadillac Williams |
TBB |
14 |
52 |
1 |
|
| Rashard Mendenhall |
PIT |
14 |
41 |
0 |
|
| Marshawn Lynch |
BUF |
13 |
55 |
0 |
Lynch has struggled this year. |
| Willis McGahee |
BAL |
13 |
35 |
0 |
|
| Joseph Addai |
IND |
12 |
68 |
2 |
The 2 TDs for Addai made his owners happy. Still, only 12 touches gives concern. |
| Pierre Thomas |
NOS |
12 |
42 |
0 |
|
| Jonathan Stewart |
CAR |
11 |
82 |
2 |
|
| Fred Jackson |
BUF |
11 |
71 |
0 |
Jackson was more productive than Lynch. Will the coaching change mean more opportunity for Jackson? |
| Rock Cartwright |
WAS |
11 |
50 |
0 |
|
| Jamal Lewis |
CLE |
11 |
41 |
0 |
|
| Justin Fargas |
OAK |
10 |
41 |
1 |
|
| Derrick Ward |
TBB |
10 |
34 |
0 |
|
| Michael Turner |
ATL |
9 |
111 |
0 |
Watch the injury status. |
| Kolby Smith |
KCC |
9 |
12 |
0 |
|
| Reggie Bush |
NOS |
8 |
98 |
2 |
2 TD game for Bush on only 8 touches. |
