NFL Fantasy Football Week 9: Adrian Peterson Tops Running Back Projections

Fantasy football is full of tiny weekly battles that allow you to 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
0.5 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	ARI	140	2	3	20	0	29.5
2	Arian Foster	HOU	SD	110	2	5	35	0	29
3	Matt Forte	CHI	at BUF	85	0	6	45	1	22
4	Michael Turner	ATL	TB	90	2	0	0	0	21
5	LeSean McCoy	PHI	IND	85	1	5	40	0	21
6	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	at DET	110	1	3	15	0	20
7	Jamaal Charles	KC	at OAK	125	1	1	5	0	19.5
8	Darren McFadden	OAK	KC	100	1	3	20	0	19.5
9	Peyton Hillis	CLE	NE	55	1	5	45	0	18.5
10	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	at SEA	105	1	2	10	0	18.5
11	Danny Woodhead	NE	at CLE	35	0	5	40	1	16
12	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	at CIN	80	1	2	10	0	16
13	Thomas Jones	KC	at OAK	75	1	0	0	0	13.5
14	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	at CLE	75	1	0	0	0	13.5
15	LaGarrette Blount	TB	at ATL	65	1	1	5	0	13.5
16	Ray Rice	BAL	MIA	65	0	5	40	0	13
17	Shonn Greene	NYJ	at DET	55	1	1	10	0	13
18	Mike Tolbert	SD	at HOU	35	1	3	20	0	13
19	Beanie Wells	ARI	at MIN	55	1	0	0	0	11.5
20	Chester Taylor	CHI	at BUF	30	1	2	10	0	11
21	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	NYG	40	1	1	5	0	11
22	Michael Bush	OAK	KC	45	1	0	0	0	10.5
23	Felix Jones	DAL	at GB	50	0	4	25	0	9.5
24	Brandon Jackson	GB	DAL	45	0	3	35	0	9.5
25	Darren Sproles	SD	at HOU	20	0	6	45	0	9.5
26	Ryan Mathews	SD	at HOU	70	0	2	15	0	9.5
27	Willis McGahee	BAL	MIA	30	1	0	0	0	9
28	Jahvid Best	DET	NYJ	35	0	5	30	0	9
29	Donald Brown	IND	at PHI	40	0	3	25	0	8
30	Ronnie Brown	MIA	at BAL	40	0	3	25	0	8
31	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	NO	55	0	2	10	0	7.5
32	Fred Jackson	BUF	CHI	50	0	2	10	0	7
33	Cedric Benson	CIN	PIT	70	0	0	0	0	7
34	Jason Snelling	ATL	TB	35	0	2	15	0	6
35	Ricky Williams	MIA	at BAL	45	0	1	10	0	6
36	Justin Forsett	SEA	NYG	20	0	3	25	0	6
37	Ladell Betts	NO	at CAR	55	0	0	0	0	5.5
38	C.J. Spiller	BUF	CHI	15	0	2	15	0	4
39	Marion Barber	DAL	at GB	20	0	2	10	0	4
40	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	at SEA	40	0	0	0	0	4
41	Cadillac Williams	TB	at ATL	15	0	2	15	0	4
42	Tim Hightower	ARI	at MIN	15	0	2	10	0	3.5
43	Chris Ivory	NO	at CAR	10	0	1	15	0	3
44	Julius Jones	NO	at CAR	25	0	0	0	0	2.5