Fantasy Football 2012: Red Flag Awareness for Tailbacks, Receivers, Tight Ends

As part of our ongoing evaluation of running backs, wide receivers and tight ends, let's appease the fantasy pessimists with a list of noteworthy statistical accomplishments or isolated red flags from last season that likely won't be repeated in 2012.

For a list of last week's green-light scenarios involving tailbacks, receivers and tight ends, click here.

Running Backs

• Ray Rice: You shouldn't expect...15 total touchdowns
• Maurice Jones-Drew: You shouldn't expect...1,606 rushing yards
• Marshawn Lynch: You shouldn't expect...13 total touchdowns
• Willis McGahee: You shouldn't expect...1,199 yards rushing
• Adrian Peterson: You shouldn't expect...13 total touchdowns
• Frank Gore: You shouldn't expect...1,211 rushing yards
• Michael Bush: You shouldn't expect...1,395 total yards/eight TDs
• Darren Sproles: You shouldn't expect...1,313 total yards/nine TDs
• Cedric Benson: You shouldn't expect...1,067 rushing yards/six TDs
• Chris Johnson: You shouldn't expect...57 catches/79 receiving targets
• Pierre Thomas: You shouldn't expect...50 catches/425 receiving yards
• Ben Tate: You shouldn't expect...942 rushing yards
• Beanie Wells: You shouldn't expect...10 touchdowns

Wide Receivers

• Calvin Johnson: You shouldn't expect...96 catches/1,681 receiving yards
• Jordy Nelson: You shouldn't expect...15 touchdowns
• Wes Welker: You shouldn't expect...122 catches/1,573 receiving yards
• Laurent Robinson: You shouldn't expect...11 touchdowns
• Steve Smith: You shouldn't expect...79 catches/1,394 receiving yards
• Roddy White: You shouldn't expect...100 receptions/179 targets
• Victor Cruz: You shouldn't expect...1,536 receiving yards/nine TDs
• Nate Washington: You shouldn't expect...121 receiving targets
• Reggie Wayne: You shouldn't expect...132 receiving targets
• Nate Burleson: You shouldn't expect...73 catches/110 receiving targets
• Plaxico Burress: You shouldn't expect...eight touchdowns
• Lance Moore: You shouldn't expect...eight touchdowns

Tight Ends

• Rob Gronkowski: You shouldn't expect...1,327 receiving yards/18 total TDs
• Jimmy Graham: You shouldn't expect...11 TDs/149 receiving targets
• Tony Gonzalez: You shouldn't expect...80 catches/116 receiving targets
• Jason Witten: You shouldn't expect...942 receiving yards
• Brandon Pettigrew: You shouldn't expect...126 receiving targets
• Jake Ballard: You shouldn't expect...38 catches/604 receiving yards
• Kellen Winslow: You shouldn't expect...75 catches/121 receiving targets
• Anthony Fasano: You shouldn't expect...five touchdowns

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