2012 Fantasy Football Solid/Safe Picks
Solid/Safe Pick: A player with good potential and low risk. Players in this category are statistically consistent from year to year. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
We have classified the following players as Safe Picks for 2012. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | --- | 27 | 5 | RB - #20 |
| Even though the Giants drafted RB David Wilson in the first round, expect Bradshaw to remain the lead runner (especially with Brandon Jacobs gone via free agency). Despite only playing parts of 12 games last season due to injury, Bradshaw still totaled 926 total yards and set a career-high with 11 touchdowns. If he can stay healthy, Bradshaw should have no problem ... Read More | |||||
Reggie Bush  |
RB | DET | 28 | 6 | RB - #14 |
| If the Dolphins are going to win games this season they'll need to do so on the shoulders of Reggie Bush. Bush is a big time play maker who can break a game wide open. When he does, fantasy owners love having Reggie on their team. The problem is when Bush doesn't break one, his numbers are not the greatest and fantasy teams suffer. If you're looking for a secon... Read More | |||||
| Jamaal Charles | RB | KC | 26 | 4 | RB - #10 |
| Charles suffered a torn ACL in the first quarter of the Chiefs' second game last season. Everyone knows it takes at least 12 months for players to recover from an ACL injury. This means sometime shortly after the season begins Charles should be at 100%. Jamaal claims he'll be ready for week one, but we'll believe that when we see it. When Charles does return he... Read More | |||||
| Frank Gore | RB | SF | 30 | 7 | RB - #15 |
| Last year, for only the second time in his NFL career, Frank Gore appeared in all 16 regular season games. While his receiving totals took a major hit in Harbaugh's offense, his rushing numbers were as strong as ever. Brandon Jacobs and LaMichael James will almost certainly cut into Gore's playing time, but he remains a top-20 running back.... Read More | |||||
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | RB | CIN | 27 | 4 | RB - #22 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis should be the Bengals' starting running back for the 2012 season. The former Patriot signed a three year deal with the Bengals this off-season; with Cedric Benson unlikely to return to Cincinnati, his only competition for carries will come from Bernard Scott. While Green-Ellis is not the playmaker that Scott is, he is a solid ball carrier wh... Read More | |||||
| Peyton Hillis | RB | --- | 27 | 4 | RB - #34 |
| After a very disappointing 2011 season with the Browns, Hillis found himself on the free agent market. Some believe Hillis was disgruntled last season because Cleveland wouldn't sign him to a long term contract. They believe this was the cause of Peyton's poor performance. All that became water under the bridge when Hillis signed with the Chiefs. When the seaso... Read More | |||||
| Fred Jackson | RB | BUF | 32 | 6 | RB - #24 |
| When it was announced that Fred Jackson would be placed on injured reserve last season, he was a Top 5 running back. Through the first 10 games, he averaged 92 rushing yards per game and solid PPR numbers. Despite the late emergence of C.J. Spiller last season, make no mistake, Jackson is Buffalo's lead back. The Bills drafted three offensive linemen this offseason... Read More | |||||
| Doug Martin | RB | TB | 24 | R | RB - #17 |
| The Buccaneers drafted Doug Martin in the first round of the NFL Draft with the hope that he would challenge LeGarrette Blount for the starting job. Martin, who rushed for 1,000 yards with double-digit touchdowns in each of his final two collegiate seasons at Boise State, appears to have overtaken Blount for the starting job in the pre-season and should have an imm... Read More | |||||
| DeMarco Murray | RB | DAL | 25 | 1 | RB - #5 |
| In a single week 7 performance, Murray went from a backup to the Cowboys' single-game record holder with 253 rushing yards. The shifty back also effectively supplanted Felix Jones as the starter. That dynamic remains entering 2012 and Murray's explosive ability positions him as a low-end RB1. Durability and over usage remains concerning; Murray's dynamic ability do... Read More | |||||
| Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN | 28 | 5 | RB - #7 |
| A disastrous season for the Vikings got much worse when franchise player RB Adrian Peterson tore his ACL/MCL in a week 16 win over Washington. Peterson has shown remarkable recovery from the injury, but is still a candidate for the PUP list (miss the first 6 games). AP recently finished first in a wind sprint competition with teammates, but his ability to cut has s... Read More | |||||
| Trent Richardson | RB | CLE | 21 | R | RB - #13 |
| The hype may seem a bit over the top, but all the praise being given to Trent Richardson is very well-deserved. This highly-touted rookie will face a lot of pressure to produce for Cleveland's struggling offense. Even when former teammate Mark Ingram was at Alabama, everyone agreed Richardson was the better back. In order for him to reach his full potential this ye... Read More | |||||
| Darren Sproles | RB | NO | 29 | 7 | RB - #18 |
| Darren Sproles broke out last season, moving from a third down scat back, to one of the league's top playmaking running backs. The shifty running back totalled more than 1300 total yards and nine touchdowns, making him a top 20 fantasy running back. The Saints will look to get Sproles on the field as much as possible this season, making it likely that he finishes... Read More | |||||
| Michael Turner | RB | --- | 31 | 8 | RB - #26 |
| Michael Turner has rushed for over 1,000 yards in three of the last four seasons and has scored double-digit touchdowns in four consecutive seasons. However, there are legitimate concerns that the heavy workload will start to take its toll. Turner is also 30 years old now and is not a factor in the passing game, which hurts his value in point-per-reception leagues.... Read More | |||||
