Week 13 Fantasy Football Projections: Frank Gore and More RBs Ready to Please

Peering into my fantasy football crystal ball, I see a number of quality running backs putting up a boatload of points during Week 13 of the 2011 NFL season.

Okay, so maybe it doesn't take a clairvoyant to figure out that these guys will end up atop the heap on Sunday, but that hint of mysticism made things a bit more interesting, didn't it?

Frank Gore

Hmmm...Beanie Wells had two games this season with more than a hundred yards from scrimmage before he exploded for 228 yards and a touchdown against the Rams.

Who's St. Louis playing on Sunday? Ah yes, the 49ers! And who's the 49ers' top running back? Right, Frank Gore. He's had five 100-yard rushing performances in 2011, you say? Where do I sign?

LeGarrette Blount

Speaking of running backs destined for point bonanzas against defenses that got torched last week (try spitting that out all in one breath), LeGarrette Blount has about a 110-percent chance of raking in big yardage on Sunday.

Indy's Donald Brown—all 5'10'' and 210 pounds of him—picked up 97 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers' defense last week, so why wouldn't Blount do much the same? The big fella's racked up well over 100 total yards in each of his last two games and should have little trouble extending that streak to three on Sunday.

DeAngelo Williams

Then again, it's not like Tampa Bay's run defense is any good either. If Chris Johnson circa 2011 can put up 193 total yards against the Buccaneers, then certainly DeAngelo Williams can hang at least 100 on 'em, perhaps with a touchdown or two.

Williams found his way to the end zone twice against the Colts last weekend and figures to do so again with only the Bucs in his way, unless Carolina's coaching staff thinks it better to just let Cam Newton punch it in each time.