NFL Fantasy Football Week 5: Maurice Jones-Drew Tops Running Back Projections

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	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	at BUF	145	1	3	30	0	25
2	Frank Gore	SF	PHI	105	1	6	40	0	23.5
3	Steven Jackson	STL	at DET	90	0	5	45	1	22
4	Arian Foster	HOU	NYG	105	1	4	30	0	21.5
5	Chris Johnson	TEN	at DAL	90	1	4	30	0	20
6	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at NYJ	100	1	3	20	0	19.5
7	Matt Forte	CHI	at CAR	50	0	6	50	1	19
8	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	at HOU	80	1	4	30	0	19
9	Jahvid Best	DET	STL	60	1	4	35	0	17.5
10	Ray Rice	BAL	DEN	50	0	5	35	1	17
11	Peyton Hillis	CLE	ATL	80	1	3	15	0	17
12	Ryan Mathews	SD	at OAK	105	1	0	0	0	16.5
13	Thomas Jones	KC	at IND	85	1	1	5	0	15.5
14	Beanie Wells	ARI	NO	75	1	1	5	0	14.5
15	Cedric Benson	CIN	TB	75	1	1	5	0	14.5
16	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	MIN	65	1	2	10	0	14.5
17	Ryan Torain	WAS	GB	70	1	1	10	0	14.5
18	Michael Turner	ATL	at CLE	70	1	1	5	0	14
19	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	CHI	70	1	1	5	0	14
20	Mike Tolbert	SD	at OAK	65	1	1	5	0	13.5
21	Michael Bush	OAK	SD	65	1	0	0	0	12.5
22	Jamaal Charles	KC	at IND	70	0	3	30	0	11.5
23	Marion Barber	DAL	TEN	30	1	1	5	0	10
24	Tim Hightower	ARI	NO	35	0	4	30	0	8.5
25	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	CHI	25	1	0	0	0	8.5
26	Joseph Addai	IND	KC	40	0	3	25	0	8
27	Ladell Betts	NO	at ARI	25	0	4	30	0	7.5
28	Mike Bell	PHI	at SF	50	0	2	15	0	7.5
29	Cadillac Williams	TB	at CIN	50	0	2	15	0	7.5
30	Fred Jackson	BUF	JAC	55	0	1	10	0	7
31	C.J. Spiller	BUF	JAC	25	0	3	25	0	6.5
32	Felix Jones	DAL	TEN	40	0	2	10	0	6
33	Jason Snelling	ATL	at CLE	35	0	2	10	0	5.5
34	John Kuhn	GB	at WAS	45	0	1	5	0	5.5
35	Brandon Jackson	GB	at WAS	35	0	2	10	0	5.5
36	Darren Sproles	SD	at OAK	20	0	3	20	0	5.5
37	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	at BAL	30	0	2	10	0	5
38	Earnest Graham	TB	at CIN	10	0	3	20	0	4.5
39	Derrick Ward	HOU	NYG	40	0	0	0	0	4
40	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	at HOU	30	0	1	5	0	4
41	Shonn Greene	NYJ	MIN	40	0	0	0	0	4
42	Chris Ivory	NO	at ARI	35	0	0	0	0	3.5
43	Chester Taylor	CHI	at CAR	15	0	1	10	0	3
44	Bernard Scott	CIN	TB	25	0	0	0	0	2.5
45	Javon Ringer	TEN	at DAL	25	0	0	0	0	2.5
46	Laurence Maroney	DEN	at BAL	20	0	0	0	0	2
47	Willis McGahee	BAL	DEN	15	0	0	0	0	1.5