by Ray Kuhn
Let’s continue our positional projections with a look at running backs. Remember, the order here may be slightly different then the site’s rankings, as these were prepared by Ray Kuhn.
The points column, the scoring used was 1 point per reception, 1 point per 10 rushing/receiving yards and 6 points per TD
| Rank | Name |
Points |
Rush YD |
Rush TD |
Rec |
Rec YD |
Rec TD |
| 1 | LeSean McCoy |
347 |
1420 |
15 |
57 |
460 |
2 |
| 2 | Arian Foster |
345 |
1360 |
13 |
59 |
540 |
3 |
| 3 | Ray Rice |
339 |
1290 |
13 |
62 |
580 |
2 |
| 4 | Chris Johnson |
298 |
1270 |
10 |
55 |
440 |
2 |
| 5 | Ryan Mathews |
297 |
1220 |
10 |
50 |
470 |
3 |
| 6 | Trent Richardson |
282 |
1230 |
10 |
42 |
390 |
3 |
| 7 | Reggie Bush |
267 |
1030 |
5 |
68 |
480 |
3 |
| 8 | Matt Forte |
262 |
1200 |
6 |
51 |
370 |
3 |
| 9 | Maurice Jones-Drew |
261 |
1190 |
11 |
35 |
290 |
2 |
| 10 | Darren Sproles |
257 |
540 |
3 |
81 |
680 |
6 |
| 11 | Darren McFadden |
248 |
1290 |
9 |
31 |
220 |
2 |
| 12 | DeMarco Murray |
241 |
1170 |
9 |
36 |
284 |
1 |
| 13 | Fred Jackson |
239 |
1110 |
9 |
34 |
280 |
2 |
| 14 | Steven Jackson |
236 |
1190 |
9 |
28 |
290 |
1 |
| 15 | Jamaal Charles |
234 |
1150 |
7 |
35 |
300 |
2 |
| 16 | Marshawn Lynch |
223 |
1220 |
11 |
15 |
140 |
1 |
| 17 | Ahmad Bradshaw |
221 |
1070 |
8 |
30 |
240 |
2 |
| 18 | Doug Martin |
206 |
1100 |
7 |
27 |
210 |
1 |
| 19 | C.J. Spiller |
204 |
720 |
4 |
46 |
440 |
3 |
| 20 | Kevin Smith |
194 |
830 |
6 |
35 |
280 |
2 |
| 21 | Donald Brown |
192 |
1040 |
8 |
21 |
130 |
1 |
| 22 | Roy Helu |
185 |
710 |
3 |
44 |
335 |
3 |
| 23 | Beanie Wells |
185 |
1110 |
8 |
12 |
75 |
1 |
| 24 | Frank Gore |
184 |
1060 |
7 |
22 |
140 |
0 |
| 25 | Adrian Peterson |
180 |
1070 |
7 |
14 |
110 |
1 |
| 26 | Michael Turner |
180 |
1150 |
8 |
10 |
65 |
0 |
| 27 | Isaac Redman |
177 |
940 |
5 |
29 |
180 |
1 |
| 28 | Jacquizz Rodgers |
176 |
600 |
3 |
45 |
350 |
3 |
| 29 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis |
173 |
1030 |
9 |
9 |
70 |
0 |
| 30 | Shonn Greene |
172 |
1090 |
6 |
16 |
105 |
0 |
| 31 | Jonathan Stewart |
171 |
690 |
5 |
37 |
285 |
1 |
| 32 | Stevan Ridley |
163 |
980 |
6 |
18 |
110 |
0 |
| 33 | Willis McGahee |
163 |
1070 |
7 |
9 |
45 |
0 |
| 34 | Pierre Thomas |
160 |
620 |
4 |
33 |
290 |
2 |
| 35 | David Wilson |
160 |
710 |
5 |
25 |
220 |
2 |
| 36 | James Starks |
149 |
790 |
4 |
25 |
210 |
0 |
| 37 | Ronnie Hillman |
147 |
570 |
3 |
35 |
250 |
2 |
| 38 | Toby Gerhart |
145 |
750 |
5 |
19 |
150 |
1 |
| 39 | Mark Ingram |
136 |
880 |
6 |
7 |
45 |
0 |
| 40 | Felix Jones |
135 |
520 |
3 |
29 |
240 |
2 |
| 41 | DeAngelo Williams |
129 |
770 |
6 |
9 |
70 |
0 |
| 42 | Isaiah Pead |
128 |
470 |
2 |
29 |
220 |
3 |
| 43 | Michael Bush |
124 |
560 |
6 |
15 |
110 |
1 |
| 44 | Ben Tate |
119 |
640 |
4 |
15 |
95 |
1 |
| 45 | Ryan Williams |
115 |
620 |
4 |
13 |
95 |
1 |
| 46 | Jonathan Dwyer |
114 |
750 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
| 47 | Daniel Thomas |
110 |
630 |
5 |
10 |
65 |
0 |
| 48 | Alex Green |
108 |
560 |
4 |
17 |
110 |
0 |
| 49 | Shane Vereen |
102 |
490 |
4 |
17 |
120 |
0 |
| 50 | Evan Royster |
102 |
600 |
5 |
7 |
50 |
0 |
| 51 | LeGarrette Blount |
101 |
630 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
0 |
| 52 | Mike Goodson |
100 |
490 |
4 |
15 |
120 |
0 |
| 53 | Peyton Hillis |
97 |
540 |
5 |
8 |
50 |
0 |
| 54 | Rashad Jennings |
97 |
600 |
4 |
8 |
50 |
0 |
| 55 | Mikel Leshoure |
94 |
570 |
5 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
| 56 | Tim Hightower |
87 |
480 |
3 |
12 |
90 |
0 |
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Wow feeling pretty good about Reggie Bush eh? 68 catches are possible if he lines up at WR more often, but his rush yds would drop like crazy (a la Sproles). Also, not feeling Benson?
I would agree with you on Bush. I am a big fan of his in PPR league, because I do think 60+ catches are possible, but I still wouldn’t expect him to be a Top 10 back.
I agree that if he does reach the 60+ catches, I don’t see the 1,000+ yards. It’s going to be one or the other. He has more value in PPR formats, but he’s still a RB2 for me.
How come your rankings and projections are different for the rb’s and te’s?
As I said in the introduction they are from two different people. Ray Kuhn has been doing the projections (and, in turn, they are his rankings).
I am the one that does the general rankings for the site, as I have always done.
yeah whoops realized it after I posted
I am in a 10 team PPR league
Currently stuck with both Fred Jackson and Stevie Johnson and really want to break up that combo
-See it possible to offer Shonn Greene, Stevie Johnson, And Crabtree
for Reggie Bush and Lance Moore? Would I be better off staying put and hoping its Greenes breakout year and that my Bills combo really isn’t a hamper?
How many points per reception do you get? That does have an impact, though I think you’d be giving up a little bit too much just for Bush. Not that Crabtree is a lock to produce, but one could argue both receivers are better than Moore.
I am not a fan of anything Jets right now, but I’m not sure this deal makes sense unless the scoring really tilts things towards Bush.