2011 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: NFL Week 12

Ryan LesterNov 22, 2011

Here are the LestersLegends Week 12 2011 fantasy football running back rankings:

1. Arian Foster at Jacksonville: He is averaging 173.6 total yard the past four games with seven TDs.

2. LeSean McCoy vs. New England: He didn’t score last week, but continued his dominating season with 115 total yards.

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3. Matt Forte at Oakland: He’ll miss Jay Cutler, but Oakland is giving up 131.6 rushing YPG.

4. DeMarco Murray vs. Miami: He is averaging 157.4 total YPG the past five games. He has been very active in the passing game (16 catches) the past three weeks.

5. Ray Rice vs. San Francisco: He is averaging 117.6 total yards and a touchdown per game.

6. Michael Turner vs. Minnesota: He is averaging 112.4 total yards the past five games with four TDs (99.7, seven TDs in past seven).

7. Rashard Mendenhall at Kansas City: The Chiefs struggle to stop the run. Mendy has three scores in his past two games.

8. Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Houston: He has steady yardage all season and has scored in three straight games.

9. Steven Jackson vs. Arizona: He is averaging 136.3 total yards over the past four games. The Cardinals are giving up 127.2 YPG on the ground.

10. Marshawn Lynch vs. Washington: He has scored in the last six games he’s played in and is averaging 110.7 rushing yards the past three games.

11. Frank Gore at Baltimore: He didn’t get a light load (24 carries) despite the Niners handling Arizona so he must be fine. The short week doesn’t help, but he showed his toughness.

12. Michael Bush vs. Chicago: I don’t see McFadden returning yet. Bush has been a beast replacing Run DMC and is showing us what he’ll do next year when he lands a starting gig.

13. Cedric Benson vs. Cleveland: The Browns are giving up 139.3 YPG.

14. Reggie Bush at Dallas: He is averaging 94.8 total yards the past four games with four TDs.

15. Chris Johnson vs. Tampa Bay: The Bucs are giving up 133.5 YPG. Perhaps CJ0.75K will pick up the pace a bit.

16. LeGarrette Blount at Tennessee: He burned me last week as he didn’t get run out of the game by the Packers offense. The Titans are giving up 124.3 YPG. Consistency is an issue.

17. Fred Jackson at New York Jets: He’s dealing with a calf bruise and an offense that stopped scoring (8.7 PPG in the past three games).

18. Willis McGahee at San Diego: He had more time to heal. San Diego is giving up 124.4 YPG on the ground.

19 Shonn Greene vs. Buffalo: He also had more time to heal. Buffalo is giving up 122.4 YPG.

20. Kevin Smith vs. Green Bay: I’m not ready to go all-in on Kevin Smith, but after his brilliant performance last week (201 total yards, three TDs), he’s worth a shot as a RB2.

21. Ryan Mathews vs. Denver: He dropped the ball (literally) last week, but should bounce back against Denver.

22. Beanie Wells at St. Louis: His health still concerns me, but St. Louis is terrible against the run.

23. Chris Ogbonnaya at Cincinnati: He's had two strong weeks in a row and should get plenty of carries.

24. Jonathan Stewart at Indianapolis: J-Stew will do damage on the ground and in the passing game. The Colts are giving up 145.6 YPG so there should be points for Stewart and D-Will.

25. Brandon Jacobs at New Orleans: I think Bradshaw remains out and Jacobs will be a tough tackle for a Saints team giving up 5.2 YPC.

26. DeAngelo Williams at Indianapolis: He is splitting carries with J-Stew, but Indy is bad enough that they both are borderline RB2s this week.

27. Ben Tate at Jacksonville: Averaging 81.0 YPG the past four games with a TD in his past two. Expect plenty of running without Schaub.

28. Toby Gerhart at Atlanta: The early assumption is Adrian Peterson misses this week. Atlanta has the league’s second-best run defense though (85.4 YPG).

29. Darren Sproles vs. New York Giants: He was hardly used last week and the Saints are deep at RB. Still, it’s a big game and I expect Sproles to make a mark.

30. Jackie Battle vs. Pittsburgh: I just don’t like the matchup for Battle, who is on the decline.

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