Fantasy Football Week 3: Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson Ranked Top RB

Fantasy football is full of tiny, weekly battles that will help you win the eventual war.

The following projections are to help you win those battles.

QB | RB | WR | TE

These numbers are based on a number of factors, each of which is inspected before any projection is made.

The most common usage for these projections is to decide who to start and who to sit from week to week; they can also be used if you're in need of a bye-week replacement or a spot-starter in a given week.

These projections do not take into account the future, so they should not be used for dynasty leagues.

The scoring system for these projections may vary from your league, so please inspect not only the "points" category but also how the points are accumulated and how the scoring may vary from your league.

The scoring system for these projections is:

• 1 point per 25 yards passing
• 4 points per passing touchdown
• -2 points per passing interception
• 1 point per 10 yards rushing
• 6 points per rushing touchdown
• .5 point per reception
• 1 point per 10 yards receiving
• 6 points per receiving touchdown

	Player Name	Team	Opp.	Rush Yd	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yd	Rec TD	Points
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	DET	145	2	5	35	0	32.5
2	Chris Johnson	TEN	NYG	135	2	3	35	0	30.5
3	Pierre Thomas	NO	ATL	60	2	4	45	0	24.5
4	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	PHI	80	2	3	25	0	24
5	Frank Gore	SF	at KC	105	1	5	35	0	22.5
6	Cedric Benson	CIN	at CAR	75	2	2	10	0	21.5
7	Ray Rice	BAL	CLE	85	0	5	35	1	20.5
8	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	at TB	115	1	2	20	0	20.5
9	Steven Jackson	STL	WAS	65	0	5	50	1	20
10	Darren McFadden	OAK	at ARI	85	0	4	30	1	19.5
11	Matt Forte	CHI	GB	70	1	5	35	0	19
12	LeSean McCoy	PHI	at JAC	80	1	3	25	0	18
13	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	CIN	95	1	2	10	0	17.5
14	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	TEN	95	1	1	5	0	16.5
15	Peyton Hillis	CLE	at BAL	75	1	2	15	0	16
16	Tim Hightower	ARI	OAK	60	1	3	20	0	15.5
17	Clinton Portis	WAS	at STL	75	1	1	10	0	15
18	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	IND	65	1	2	15	0	15
19	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	at MIA	45	1	3	20	0	14
20	Brandon Jackson	GB	at CHI	40	1	3	20	0	13.5
21	Michael Turner	ATL	at NO	70	1	0	0	0	13
22	Mike Tolbert	SD	at SEA	70	1	0	0	0	13
23	Jahvid Best	DET	at MIN	40	0	7	50	0	12.5
24	Arian Foster	HOU	DAL	75	0	4	30	0	12.5
25	Thomas Jones	KC	SF	55	1	1	5	0	12.5
26	Fred Taylor	NE	BUF	45	1	1	5	0	11.5
27	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	at NE	50	1	0	0	0	11
28	Marion Barber	DAL	at HOU	40	1	0	0	0	10
29	Joseph Addai	IND	at DEN	65	0	3	20	0	10
30	Ricky Williams	MIA	NYJ	40	1	0	0	0	10
31	Donald Brown	IND	at DEN	30	1	0	0	0	9
32	C.J. Spiller	BUF	at NE	30	0	5	30	0	8.5
33	Willis McGahee	BAL	CLE	15	1	0	0	0	7.5
34	Felix Jones	DAL	at HOU	20	0	4	30	0	7
35	Ronnie Brown	MIA	NYJ	50	0	2	10	0	7
36	Justin Forsett	SEA	SD	55	0	1	10	0	7
37	Darren Sproles	SD	at SEA	10	0	4	35	0	6.5
38	Beanie Wells	ARI	OAK	50	0	1	5	0	6
39	Jason Snelling	ATL	at NO	25	0	3	20	0	6
40	Jamaal Charles	KC	SF	60	0	0	0	0	6
41	Shonn Greene	NYJ	at MIA	50	0	1	5	0	6
42	Fred Jackson	BUF	at NE	40	0	1	10	0	5.5
43	Cadillac Williams	TB	PIT	45	0	1	5	0	5.5
44	Bernard Scott	CIN	at CAR	35	0	1	10	0	5
45	John Kuhn	GB	at CHI	25	0	2	15	0	5
46	Rashad Jennings	JAC	PHI	25	0	2	15	0	5
47	Laurence Maroney	DEN	IND	35	0	1	5	0	4.5
48	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	CIN	45	0	0	0	0	4.5
49	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	BUF	30	0	1	10	0	4.5
50	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	TEN	35	0	0	0	0	3.5
51	Earnest Graham	TB	PIT	10	0	2	15	0	3.5
52	Chester Taylor	CHI	GB	20	0	1	5	0	3
53	Tashard Choice	DAL	at HOU	15	0	1	5	0	2.5
54	Michael Bush	OAK	at ARI	25	0	0	0	0	2.5
55	Javon Ringer	TEN	NYG	20	0	0	0	0	2
56	Steve Slaton	HOU	DAL	15	0	0	0	0	1.5
57	Julius Jones	SEA	SD	15	0	0	0	0	1.5
58	Jerome Harrison	CLE	at BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Ryan Mathews	SD	at SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0