Oct 2, 2013

Week 5 Shuffle: RB

Listed are the Top 60 RBs for the upcoming week.  Rankings are based on the projected mean performance without any specific team context on who you should start.  Sometimes you need to start the lower of two players due to upside or a high floor, so things are fluid.  As always, players can move up or down as we approach kickoff.  So please indulge yourself & dissect our list from top to bottom.  Let's Go!


Cannot & Will Not Bench Top 12:

1. LeSean McCoy @NYG
     Projection: 23 carries for 151 yards 1 TD: 4 catches for 22 yards 1 TD: 29.3 points
2. Reggie Bush @GB
     Projection:  14 carries for 122 yards: 6 catches for 88 yards 1 TD: 27.0 points
3. Matt Forte vs NO
     Projection: 19 carries for 81 yards 1 TD: 6 catches for 61 yards: 20.2 points
4. Darren Sproles @CHI
     Projection: 6 carries for 31 yards 1 TD: 6 catches for 44 yards 1 TD: 19.5 points
5. Jamaal Charles @TEN
     Projection: 16 carries for 84 yards 1 TD: 5 catches for 48 yard: 19.2 points
6. Chris Johnson vs KC
     Projection: 22 carries for 122 yards 1 TD: 1 catches for 4 yards: 18.6 points
7. Marshawn Lynch @IND
     Projection: 19 carries for 78 yards 1 TD: 3 catches for 31 yards: 16.9 points
8. DeMarco Murray vs DEN
     Projection: 19 carries for 88 yards 1 TD: 2 catches for 12 yards: 16.0 points
9. Frank Gore vs HOU
     Projection: 17 carries for 96 yards 1 TD: 0 catches for 0 yards 15.6 points
10. DeAngelo Williams @ARI
     Projection: 19 carries for 88 yards 1 TD: 1 catch for 5 yards: 15.3 points
11. Knowshon Moreno @DAL
     Projection: 16 carries for 64 yards 1 TD: 3 catches for 28 yards: 15.2 points
12. Ryan Mathews @OAK
     Projection: 19 carries for 61 yards 1 TD: 4 catches for 28 yards: 14.9 points


You Should Probably Start Me 13-25:

13. Eddie Lacy vs DET
     Projection: 16 carries for 66 yards 1 TD: 2 catches for 3 yards: 12.9 points
14. David Wilson vs PHI
     Projection: 14 carries for 55 yards 1 TD: 4 catches for 11 yards: 12.6 points
15. Rashad Jennings vs SD
     Projection: 15 carries for 81 yards 0 TDs: 5 catches for 41 yards: 12.2 points
16. Giovanni Bernard vs NE
     Projection: 12 carries for 81 yards 0 TDs: 6 catches for 40 yards: 12.1 points
17. Stevan Ridley @CIN
     Projection: 15 carries for 56 yards 1 TD: 1 catch for 4 yards: 12.0 points
18. Arian Foster @SF
     Projection: 18 carries for 86 yards 0 TDs: 3 catches for 33 yards: 11.9 points
19. Joique Bell @GB
     Projection: 6 carries for 14 yards 1 TD: 3 catches for 29 yards: 10.3 points
20. Bilal Powell @ATL
     Projection: 14 carries for 56 yards 0 TDs: 4 catches for 46 yards: 10.2 points
21. Ray Rice @MIA
     Projection: 13 carries for 31 yards 1 TD: 3 catches for 9 yards: 10.0 points
22. Lamar Miller vs BAL
     Projection: 14 carries for 35 yards 1 TD: 0 catches for 0 yards: 9.5 points
23. Jason Snelling vs NYJ
     Projection: 6 carries for 16 yards 0 TDs: 3 catches for 18 yards 1 TD: 9.4 points
24. C.J. Spiller @CLE
     Projection: 12 carries for 45 yards 0 TDs: 3 catches for 41 yards: 8.6 points


Flex Play Sad Options 25-36:


25. Maurice Jones-Drew @STL
     Projection: 18 carries for 66 yards 0 TDs: 2 catches for 18 yards: 8.4 points
26. Daryl Richardson vs JAC
     Projection: 14 carries for 58 yards 0 TDs: 3 catches for 14 yards: 7.2 points
27. Fred Jackson @CLE
     Projection: 15 carries for 64 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 5 yards: 6.9 points
28. Danny Woodhead @OAK
     Projection: 3 carries for 12 yards 0 TDs: 4 catches for 56 yards: 6.8 points
29. Daniel Thomas vs BAL
     Projection: 6 carries for 4 yards 1 TD: 0 catches for 0 yards: 6.4 points
30. Trent Richardson vs SEA
     Projection: 19 carries for 57 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 3 yards: 6.0 points
31. Willis McGahee vs BUF
     Projection: 17 carries for 56 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 4 yards: 6.0 points
32. Pierre Thomas @CHI
     Projection: 5 carries for 22 yards 0 TDs: 6 catches for 37 yards: 5.9 points
33. Rashad Mendenhall vs CAR
     Projection: 13 carries for 46 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 4.6 points
34. Ronnie Hillman @DAL
     Projection: 8 carries for 34 yards 0 TDs: 2 catches for 11 yards: 4.5 points
35. Bernard Pierce @MIA
     Projection: 13 carries for 38 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 0 yards: 3.8 points
36. Jacquizz Rodgers vs NYJ
     Projection: 8 carries for 13 yards 0 TDs: 4 catches for 34 yards: 3.7 points

You Really Don't Want to Do This 37-48:

37. Ahmad Bradshaw vs SEA
     Projection: 9 carries for 22 yards 0 TDs: 2 catches for 15 yards: 3.7 points
38. Chris Ivory @ATL
     Projection: 9 carries for 35 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards : 3.5 points
39. Ben Tate @SF
     Projection: 6 carries for 16 yards 0 TDs: 2 catches for 19 yards: 3.5 points
40. Brandon Bolden @CIN
     Projection: 5 carries for 15 yards 0 TDs: 4 catches for 19 yards: 3.4 points
41. LeGarrette Blount @CIN
     Projection: 12 carries for 33 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 3.3 points
42. BenJarvus Green Ellis vs NE
     Projection: 8 carries for 25 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 7 yards: 3.2 points
43. Andre Ellington vs CAR
     Projection: 5 carries for 9 yards 0 TDs: 3 catches for 21 yards: 3.0 points
44. Bryce Brown @NYG
     Projection: 11 carries for 27 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 2 yards 2.9 points
45. Tashard Choice @CLE
     Projection: 6 carries for 23 yards 0 TDs: 2 catches for 3 yards: 2.6 points
46. James Starks vs DET
     Projection: 4 carries for 24 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 2.4 points
47. Jonathan Franklin vs DET
     Projection: 4 carries for 15 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 6 yards: 2.2 points
48. Kendall Hunter vs HOU
     Projection: 4 carries for 17 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 4 yards: 2.1 points


You Are Probably Going to Lose this Week 49-60:

49. Chris Ogbonnaya vs BUF
     Projection: 4 carries for 9 yards 0 TDs: 3 catches for 12 yards: 2.1 points
50. Montee Ball @DAL
     Projection: 5 carries for 18 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 1.8 points
51. Mike Tolbert @ARI
     Projection: 5 carries for 17 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 1.7 points
52. Bobby Rainey
     Projection: 5 carries for 12 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 5 yards: 1.7 points
53. Benny Cunningham vs JAC
     Projection: 5 carries for 16 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 1 yard: 1.7 points
54. Isaiah Pead vs JAC
     Projection: 2 carries for 12 yards: 0 TDs: 2 catches for 4 yards: 1.6 points
55. Donald Brown vs SEA
     Projection: 4 carries for 9 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 5 yards: 1.4 points
56. Ronnie Brown @OAK
     Projection: 3 carries for 8 yards 0 TDs: 2 catches for 5 yards: 1.3 points
57. Michael Bush vs NO
     Projection: 4 carries for 12 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 1.2 points
58. Robert Turbin @IND
     Projection: 2 carries for 5 yards 0 TDs: 1 catch for 6 yards: 1.1 points
59. Mark Ingram @CHI
    
Projection: 4 carries for 11 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards: 1.1 points
60. Khiry Robinson @CHI
     Projection: 6 carries for 11 yards 0 TDs: 0 catches for 0 yards : 1.1 points

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