Updated Fantasy Football Rankings: RBs 21-30

by Skeller on Aug 21, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in Football

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Rank	Player	Team	Change	Comments
21	Jones, Thomas	NYJ	+5	The Jets will have to run with a rookie QB
22	Jackson, Steven	STL	-3	I know, I know, I just don't trust him.
23	Bush, Reggie	NO	-2	If your league doesn't give points for receptions by an RB, drop him a bit.
24	Johnson, Larry	KC	-2	Has the potential...
25	Lewis, Jamal	CLE	-2	.. to completely flame out.
26	Thomas, Pierre	NO	-1	He's really the starter? That's a question, not a statement
27	Jones, Julius	SEA	+11	As long as he stays healthy, and fights off TJ Duckett, and the passing game stays healthy, he'll be fine.
28	Parker, Willie	PIT	-1	It's hard to know how Mendenhall will affect him. I don't think it will be good for his fantasy value.
29	McFadden, Darren	OAK	0	Like many Raiders, he looks good on paper.
30	Wells, Beanie	ARZ	0	I wonder how many carries he'll get? Fewer than 200?

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Holy crap

Jackson at 22. Sheesh.

by ILLZ on Aug 21, 2009 8:39 AM EDT reply actions

He scored 7 times and had over 1400 yards with the same crappy offense on the same crappy team in only 12 games. To come in at 22 you pretty much should have him pegged for under 1000 yards and under 5 TD’s. Is that really what you envision?

by ILLZ on Aug 21, 2009 8:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

If you want to drop him out of the top 10 because of

injury concerns or concerns that the Rams will really suck, that’s fine. But to drop him to 22 is silly. You’re right ILLZ that @ 22 Fake is assuming he’s going to be really anemic this year. That’s not happening. He doesn’t share any carries with anyone, and is used a lot in the passing game. Kevin Smith was a top 15 RB last year, only started 12 games, put up over 1200 yards of offense with 8 TD’s. Oh, and Detroit went 0-16, the high water mark for sucktitude. This speaks to how good Smith is and will be this year, but also demonstrates that even on a really bad team, the primary running back (if he has talent) will rack up yards and touchdowns.

Jacksonville was no powerhouse either, and MJD managed 14 touchdowns while still sharing the ball.

Steve Jackson is a top 10 RB.

by Mike Mueller on Aug 21, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Pierre is too low

He will be good this year. He will carry the ball much more than Bush. Speaking of that, why do you have Bush higher than him? You mention he is only moving up in PPR leagues…

Thomas was a beast down the stretch last year. My prediction is that he’s a top-15 RB by year’s end.

Oh and Bush is already injured. Knee swelling from off season surgery from what I hear.

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by spell on Aug 21, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions