|
Name |
Notes |
|
Maurice Jones-Drew |
Hard to say how many carries he'll get but it'll be a lot more than
last year with Taylor gone; great o-line with great depth. |
|
Matt Forte |
Forte may not get as many touches as last year but he will still get
a lot and could do better behind an improved o-line. |
|
Adrian Peterson |
Loss of Matt Birk will hurt; 9th RB in PPR leagues in 2008 with 363
carries, where can he really improve? |
|
Steve Slaton |
130 carries in the final 6 games of 2008; 5 starters back on o-line
and all are durable; caught 42 of Schaub's 251 completions in 2008 |
|
Frank Gore |
Stephen Davis had 356 carries under OC Raye in 2001; Gore is
talented and has a better o-line; should be a top 10 RB again. |
|
Steven Jackson |
Much improved o-line and should get a lot of touches including a lot
of receptions in this offense but he missed 8 games in last 2 years. |
|
Brian Westbrook |
Top 12 RB in PPR leagues for 5 straight years despite never playing
16 games; his injury is a concern though |
|
Chris Johnson |
From weeks 9 to 16 he had 129 carries to White's 103; expect a 55/45
split again, maybe a little more in favor of Johnson. |
|
LaDainian Tomlinson |
Very few RBs have performed well after reaching 3,000 career
touches; big risk after dealing with injuries last year |
|
Marion Barber |
Barber should be the #1 back but he has 2 young guys behind him;
Barber will still get the goal line touches like in 2006 and 2007 |
|
Ronnie Brown |
Split was 56/44 with Williams last year but Brown is now healthy and
looking great; Williams is 32. Brown is still an injury-risk though. |
|
Ryan Grant |
Had 175 carries for 739 yards (4.2 YPC) in 9 games after bye week;
o-line is improved this year and Packers plan to run more often. |
|
Kevin Smith |
169 carries in final 8 games last year; Linehan is a pass-first
coach; o-line is pretty much the same as last year. |
|
Clinton Portis |
Over 320 carries in 4 of last 5 seasons and no new RB on the roster;
no reason to believe he would slow down this year. |
|
Darren McFadden |
Should get a lot more carries in his 2nd year and will continue to
be a receiving threat but needs to stay healthy |
|
Pierre Thomas |
Improved line with good depth, Thomas showed last year that he could
do the job and he should get goal line carries |
|
Brandon Jacobs |
Giants will use a RBBC but Jacobs had 198 carries in his 11 full
games in 2008 and 183 in 9 full games in 2007. |
|
Larry Johnson |
When healthy he was successful last year but at 30 years old, not
sure how he'll be used in Haley's offense. |
|
Cedric Benson |
#1 RB but injury-prone; 173 carries in final 8 games; Rudi had 3
seasons of 330+ carries & 12+ TDs in this offense; improved o-line |
|
Michael Turner |
Had a career year, addition of Gonzalez will limit his carries and
TD / Touches ratio will also drop. |
|
Reggie Bush |
Expect a season similar to 2006 when he was splitting with
McAllister but he needs to stay healthy |
|
DeAngelo Williams |
Fox usually sticks with his veterans as he did with Foster over
Williams. O-Line has very little depth. |
|
Joseph Addai |
Big injury risk; Brown will steal carries but Addai should still get
his fair share and is a much bigger receiving threat |
|
Thomas Jones |
600 carries in last 2 years; Jets will run more but Washington and
Greene will steal carries; O-Line has very little depth |
|
Marshawn Lynch |
Lynch is suspended for the first three games and his carries will
depend on how Jackson performs early on. |
|
Ray Rice |
We believe he'll be the #1 RB in this offense but he'll still split
carries with McGahee and McClain |
|
Jamal Lewis |
Lewis is still the #1 RB in this offense but Harrison will steal
carries; Browns will run more this year; improved o-line in run
blocking; |
|
Tim Hightower |
Will be in a RBBC with Wells but he should get most of the goal line
carries and will continue to be targeted in the passing game. |
|
Fred Jackson |
Jackson will get 3 games to prove himself with Lynch suspended and
has a chance to split carries with Lynch for the rest of the year. |
|
Julius Jones |
Duckett will still get most of the goal line carries but Jones won't
have to split with Morris anymore. |
|
Earnest Graham |
3 RBs in this backfield and new OC; very risky pick but could pay
off behind a good young o-line |
|
Knowshon Moreno |
Very good o-line but McDaniels likes to run a RBBC, Still competing
with Jordan and Hillis |
|
Derrick Ward |
3 RBs in this backfield and new OC; very risky pick but could pay
off behind a good young o-line |
|
Leon Washington |
Washington averages 4.9 YPC in last 3 years but his role never seems
to increase. Could this be his year with a new head coach? |
|
Jerious Norwood |
Very talented but is stuck behind Turner on the depth chart. |
|
Peyton Hillis |
Extremely impressive thus far in camp and could have a huge season
if he emerges as the starter; should get a lot of goal line carries |
|
Darren Sproles |
Should see a lot more touches than last year and instantly becomes a
top 10 RB if LT gets hurt. |
|
Donald Brown |
Brown is getting a lot of hype but Addai should still get the
majority of carries and many more receptions |
|
LenDale White |
White should continue to receive 40-45% of the carries and most of
the goal line touches but gets very few receptions |
|
Willie Parker |
Will have to compete with Mendenhall and Moore for carries but he's
still the #1 RB in this offense |
|
Ahmad Bradshaw |
#2 RB on the depth chart but will move to #1 if Jacobs is injured;
should get quite a few receptions as RB #2 |
|
LeSean McCoy |
McCoy could turn out to be a huge sleeper if Westbrook takes longer
to recover. The Eagles line is very good. |
|
Jonathan Stewart |
Fox usually sticks with his veterans as he did with Foster over
Williams. O-Line has very little depth. |
|
Chester Taylor |
Taylor should play a similar role as last year but may get fewer
receptions; if Peterson gets hurt though, he becomes a top 15 RB |
|
Kevin Faulk |
The Patriots are a pass first team and they have 5 RBs fighting for
carries; only RB worth having on your team because of his
receptions. |
|
Jerome Harrison |
Harrison could play an important role, similar to Leon Washington in
Mangini's offense with the Jets; Browns will run more this year. |
|
LeRon McClain |
He was pretty effective last year but with Neal gone he'll be used
as a FB more; he should get the goal line carries as well. |
|
Willis McGahee |
He had 2 surgeries in the off-season and will be splitting carries
with Rice and McClain. |
|
Rashard Mendenhall |
He will probably split carries with Parker and receive the goal line
carries but he has not proven anything yet. |
|
Chris Wells |
He has the edge for the #1 RB job but this is a pass-first team;
Hightower will compete for carries; not a receiving threat. |
|
Laurence Maroney |
Maroney is the most talented back on this team but he has a lot of
competition and can't seem to stay healthy. |
|
Ricky Williams |
Split was 56/44 with Williams last year but Brown is now healthy and
looking great; Williams is 32. |
|
Mewelde Moore |
Moore won't get many carries if Mendenhall plays like he is expected
to but he'll still be a factor in the passing game |
|
Fred Taylor |
Taylor is nearing the end of his career and won't get a whole lot of
carries in this loaded backfield. |
|
Michael Bush |
Played well last season; could replace Fargas and split carries with
McFadden; not much more than a handcuff for McFadden for now. |
|
Felix Jones |
#2 on the depth chart but he was very impressive last season. |
|
Tashard Choice |
#3 on the depth chart but he was very impressive last season and can
catch the ball out of the backfield. |
|
T.J. Duckett |
Probably no more than a short yardage guy but could get more carries
than we expect as he is #2 behind Julius Jones |
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