Fantasy Football Projections Week 2: 3 RBs Who Will Rebound After Awful Week 1

If your star running back failed to generate the points you were hoping for in Week 1, don't panic. There are running backs who did close to nothing in their openers who will bounce back in Week 2 with monster games.

It's way too early to start second guessing your draft or considering this a botched season. These three running backs will make their fantasy owners happy on Sunday after abandoning them last week.

LeGarrette Blount

LeGarrette Blount was completely shut down last week. Five carries for 15 yards is a far cry from the monster season he was supposed to have as the feature back. That's because the Bucs tried unsuccessfully to pick on the Lions' secondary last week.

Look for Tampa Bay to get back to the same team they were last year when they take on the Vikings. The Bucs are at their best when Blount is ripping apart a defense and rest assured, Raheem Morris hasn't forgotten about him.

Frank Gore

Fifty-nine yards isn't going to cut it from Frank Gore. If the 49ers are going to have any chance against the Cowboys, they have to get it going on the ground. Gore has been known to disappear at times, but he makes up for it by having huge games from time to time.

This could be one of those weeks. The Jets decided to attack the Cowboys through the air last week, but one of the weakest parts of their defense is right in the heart of it. Gore has a knack for busting off a big gainer between the tackles and could produce a couple big runs that put up mega points this week.

Peyton Hillis

Peyton Hillis is going to run at will against the Colts. They allowed Ben Tate to rush for over 100 yards last week and Hillis is behind a better offensive line and is twice the running back Tate is. Once he gets going, there is no way he's going to be shut down this week.

He struggled to find his rhythm against the Bengals, but you had better believe that Hillis is going to do everything he can to make up for the embarrassing effort the entire team put forth in their huge loss last week.