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Grinding It Out - RBs
Submitted by Todd Beckstead on Thu, 12/24/2009 - 11:14
| 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 |
| Jerome Harrison | CLE | 36 | 298 | 3 | This one came out of left field. If you've got him on your roster, you've got to think about starting him this week against Oakland. |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | 32 | 140 | 2 | Jones-Drew is playing great at the right time of the year for fantasy owners. |
| Chris Johnson | TEN | 31 | 159 | 0 | |
| Jamaal Charles | KCC | 27 | 170 | 1 | Charles has been a solid fantasy play since replacing Larry Johnson. |
| Jonathan Stewart | CAR | 27 | 123 | 2 | Stewart's prospects improved when DeAngelo left the game with an ankle injury. |
| Steven Jackson | STL | 24 | 123 | 0 | Continues to play through back pain. |
| Laurence Maroney | NEP | 23 | 81 | 1 | |
| Maurice Morris | DET | 22 | 161 | 1 | Morris was very good in relief of Kevin Smith who is out for the season. |
| Ricky Williams | MIA | 22 | 89 | 1 | |
| Knowshon Moreno | DEN | 22 | 81 | 0 | |
| Matt Forte | CHI | 22 | 69 | 0 | |
| Ray Rice | BAL | 21 | 104 | 0 | |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | SDC | 20 | 117 | 0 | |
| Derrick Ward | TBB | 20 | 73 | 1 | |
| Michael Bush | OAK | 19 | 144 | 1 | Very good week for Bush. |
| Frank Gore | SFO | 19 | 126 | 0 | |
| Fred Jackson | BUF | 19 | 112 | 0 | |
| Joseph Addai | IND | 19 | 73 | 0 | |
| Leonard Weaver | PHI | 19 | 70 | 0 | |
| Jason Snelling | ATL | 19 | 64 | 0 | |
| Thomas Jones | NYJ | 19 | 52 | 0 | |
| Chris Wells | ARI | 18 | 123 | 1 | Chris Wells is starting to come on. |
| Marion Barber | DAL | 18 | 73 | 2 | Barber's 2 TDs were great for his owners. |
| Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | 17 | 111 | 1 | Good week for Mendenhall. |
| Cedric Benson | CIN | 17 | 72 | 0 | |
| Brandon Jacobs | NYG | 17 | 54 | 0 | |
| Adrian Peterson | MIN | 15 | 108 | 1 | |
| Felix Jones | DAL | 15 | 68 | 0 | |
| Julius Jones | SEA | 14 | 65 | 0 | |
| Cadillac Williams | TBB | 13 | 88 | 1 | |
| Ryan Moats | HOU | 13 | 46 | 0 | |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | 12 | 90 | 2 | Good week for Bradshaw. |
| Darren McFadden | OAK | 12 | 74 | 0 | |
| LeSean McCoy | PHI | 12 | 56 | 1 | |
| Quinton Ganther | WAS | 12 | 40 | 1 | |
| Tim Hightower | ARI | 12 | 38 | 1 | |
| Pierre Thomas | NOS | 11 | 70 | 0 | Thomas has not been getting the touches he needs to help his owners get through in the playoffs. |
| Justin Forsett | SEA | 11 | 69 | 0 | |
| Jerious Norwood | ATL | 11 | 69 | 0 | |
| Ryan Grant | GBP | 8 | 37 | 1 | |