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Grinding It Out - RBs
Submitted by Todd Beckstead on Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:28
| 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 |
| Steven Jackson | STL | 28 | 116 | 1 | Jackson has been slowed by injury, but is still producing. |
| Thomas Jones | NYJ | 28 | 86 | 1 | |
| Ricky Williams | MIA | 27 | 115 | 1 | Williams had another good week. |
| Adrian Peterson | MIN | 27 | 103 | 1 | |
| Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | 26 | 117 | 0 | |
| Ray Rice | BAL | 24 | 155 | 0 | Rice continues to amass the combined yards. |
| Larry Johnson | CIN | 24 | 105 | 0 | Cedric Benson should be back this week. |
| Ryan Grant | GBP | 23 | 103 | 0 | |
| Frank Gore | SFO | 23 | 47 | 1 | |
| Justin Forsett | SEA | 22 | 130 | 2 | Forsett shone filling in for Julius Jones. Jones will likely be back this week. |
| Kevin Smith | DET | 22 | 89 | 0 | |
| Chris Johnson | TEN | 21 | 186 | 1 | Wow! |
| Knowshon Moreno | DEN | 21 | 107 | 1 | Very solid. |
| LeSean McCoy | PHI | 21 | 101 | 0 | |
| Correll Buckhalter | DEN | 21 | 56 | 0 | Same opportunity as Moreno, very different result. |
| Fred Jackson | BUF | 20 | 116 | 2 | Looks so much better than Marshawn Lynch. |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | 20 | 110 | 0 | |
| DeAngelo Williams | CAR | 20 | 50 | 0 | Tough day for Williams owners. |
| Laurence Maroney | NEP | 18 | 87 | 2 | Very good day for Maroney. |
| Bernard Scott | CIN | 18 | 87 | 0 | |
| Joseph Addai | IND | 18 | 82 | 0 | |
| Rock Cartwright | WAS | 18 | 64 | 0 | |
| Jamaal Charles | KCC | 17 | 147 | 1 | Charles has produced well since Larry Johnson's departure. |
| Steve Slaton | HOU | 17 | 106 | 0 | |
| Marion Barber | DAL | 16 | 102 | 0 | |
| Pierre Thomas | NOS | 14 | 87 | 1 | |
| Darren Sproles | SDC | 14 | 83 | 0 | |
| Tim Hightower | ARI | 14 | 78 | 1 | |
| Chris Brown | HOU | 14 | 76 | 1 | Good week for Brown splitting time with Slaton. |
| Brandon Jacobs | NYG | 14 | 57 | 0 | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | SDC | 14 | 44 | 2 | Not many yards, but the 2 TDs are much appreciated by his owners. |
| Derrick Ward | TBB | 14 | 31 | 0 | |
| Justin Fargas | OAK | 13 | 67 | 0 | |
| Mike Bell | NOS | 13 | 50 | 0 | |
| Matt Forte | CHI | 12 | 61 | 0 | |
| Michael Turner | ATL | 12 | 33 | 0 | |
| Jamal Lewis | CLE | 11 | 40 | 0 | |
| Cadillac Williams | TBB | 11 | 38 | 1 | |
| Chester Taylor | MIN | 10 | 84 | 1 | |
| Darren McFadden | OAK | 10 | 66 | 0 | Splitting time with Fargas. |