2011 NFL Fantasy Football Week 12: Running Backs (RB) Rankings and Projections

LeGarrette Blount @ Titans—

The Buccaneers haven’t been the same since LeGarrette Blount suffered a knee injury against the 49ers, but with his first 100-yard performance against the Packers, since his injury, the Buccaneers played a close game in Green Bay. It’s hard to know what to expect from the Titans as they look good one week and then bad the next, but expect Blount to perform like a RB-2 this week.
 

Last week's performance was just a nice stat line, but the second-year tailback out of Oregon flashed his trademark physical running when he broke six tackles on his way to a 54-yard touchdown run. Look for anther head cracking performance from Blount this week.

Jonathan Stewart / DeAngelo Williams @ Colts—

The Panthers backfield has been a disappointment this year, as Cam Newton has been the star of the offense. Look for Williams and Stewart to be start-worthy options this week as the Panthers should have no problems rolling up a big lead in Indianapolis, and they will run the football most of the game.

Stewart should be considered a worthy RB-2 play, and Williams is a flex-play option after both posted over 100 yards from scrimmage last week against the Lions.

Chris Johnson vs. Buccaneers—

After a breakout game of sorts for Chris Johnson against the Panthers, he looked horrible against the Falcons running the football 12 times for only 13 yards. Johnson will be an up and down player down the stretch, but he should have a respectable RB-2 performance against a bad Tampa Bay run defense.

More WK 12 Rankings – QB | RB | WR | TE | Flex | K/D| Waivers | Start/Sit |

1	Arian Foster	@ Jaguars
2	LeSean McCoy	Patriots
3	Matt Forte	@ Raiders
4	Rashard Mendenhall	Chiefs
5	DeMarco Murray	Dolphins
6	Maurice Jones-Drew	Texans
7	Steven Jackson	Cardinals
8	Ray Rice	49ers
9	Michael Bush	Bears
10	Marshawn Lynch	Redskins
11	Michael Turner	Vikings
12	Chris Johnson	Buccaneers
13	Kevin Smith	Packers
14	Fred Jackson (I)	@ Jets
15	Jonathan Stewart	@ Colts
16	LeGarrette Blount	@ Titans
17	Reggie Bush	@ Cowboys
18	Willis McGahee (I)	@ Chargers
19	Ryan Mathews	Broncos
20	Frank Gore (I)	@ Ravens
21	Cedric Benson	Browns
22	Ben Tate	@ Jaguars
23	Brandon Jacobs	@ Saints
24	Chris Ogbonnaya	@ Bengals
25	Mike Tolbert	Broncos
26	Shonn Greene (I)	Bills
27	Toby Gerhart	@ Falcons
28	Darren Sproles	Giants
29	Beanie Wells (I)	@ Rams
30	BenJarvus Green-Ellis (I)	@ Eagles
31	DeAngelo Williams	@ Colts
32	Mark Ingram	Giants
33	C.J. Spiller	@ Jets
34	Roy Helu	@ Seahawks
35	Jackie Battle	Steelers
36	Ryan Grant	@ Lions
37	Steven Ridley	@ Eagles
38	Kendall Hunter	@ Ravens
39	Ryan Torain	@ Seahawks
40	Pierre Thomas	Giants
41	Donald Brown	Panthers
42	Delone Carter	Panthers
43	Daniel Thomas	@ Cowboys
44	Maurice Morris	Packers