2012 PPR Fantasy Football Week 10: Running Backs (RB) Rankings / Projections

The Buffalo Bills' coaching staff continues to have problems finding ways to give both Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller the amount of touches that they truly deserve. It’s times like these that show the difference in playing in a PPR league rather than a standard league.

No running back has more targets (24) or receptions (18) than Jackson over the past four weeks. Even Spiller is ranked 11th among running backs in targets over the past four weeks with 16, and he’s totaled 15 receptions in that time for over 100 yards.

The kicker is that both running backs have amassed these numbers in only three games of action as they were on a bye in Week 8.

Picking up the valuable receptions and yardage in the passing game goes a long way to holding RB2 value for both running backs, and because of their continued activity, we should feel good about their odds of giving us top-20 value on most weeks.

Fumbles Won’t Be Tolerated In Kansas City

As if we needed another reason to be down on Jamaal Charles after a few poor performances and a neck injury last week. According to Randy Covitz of The Kansas City Star, head coach Romeo Crennel will bench players for turning the football over.

You can’t fault Crennel for wanting to install some discipline into his offense, but it’s probably a little too late in the season for it to be a big difference for a team with only one win.

Charles has had problems holding onto the football this year, so be prepared to see him on the bench for a time if he should cough it up at any point going forward. Because the Chiefs are out of the playoff hunt, it’s not like benching star players will cost them key games (not to mention the coaching staff and GM are probably already on the way out after the season), so we could see a situation where Charles is pulled from playing.

Consider him an RB2 option going forward with RB1 potential.

1	Adrian Peterson	Lions
2	Ray Rice	Raiders
3	Doug Martin	Chargers
4	Matt Forte	Texans
5	Marshawn Lynch	Jets
6	Arian Foster	@ Bears
7	Stevan Ridley	Bills
8	Frank Gore	Rams
9	LeSean McCoy	Cowboys
10	Willis McGahee	@ Panthers
11	Mikel Leshoure	@ Vikings
12	Michael Turner	@ Saints
13	Chris Johnson	@ Dolphins
14	Jamaal Charles	@ Steelers
15	Fred Jackson	@ Patriots
16	C.J. Spiller	@ Patriots
17	Ryan Mathews	@ Buccaneers
18	Reggie Bush	Titans
19	Isaac Redman	Chiefs
20	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Giants
21	Shane Vereen	Bills
22	Ahmad Bradshaw (I)	@ Bengals
23	Shonn Greene	@ Seahawks
24	Steven Jackson	@ 49ers
25	Pierre Thomas	Falcons
26	Marcel Reece	@ Ravens
27	Jonathan Stewart	Broncos
28	Taiwan Jones	@ Ravens
29	Jonathan Dwyer (I)	Chiefs
30	Felix Jones	Eagles
31	Joique Bell	@ Vikings
32	Mark Ingram	Falcons
33	Chris Ivory	Falcons
34	Danny Woodhead	Bills
35	Andre Brown	@ Bengals
36	Jacquizz Rodgers	Saints

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