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Football > 2012 > Week 3 > Rankings

Week #3 Who to Start Rankings / Projections

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Fantasy football projections are based on the following scoring system:
  • Pass Yards: 25/1pt
  • Pass TD: 4pts
  • Pass INT: -1pt
  • Rush/Rec Yards: 10/1pt
  • Rush/Rec TD: 6pts
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Arian Foster HOU@DEN Prob - Illness 16.6 Yes 19.6
2Ray Rice BALNE   13.9 Yes 19.3
3C.J. Spiller BUF@CLE   13.6 Yes 17.1
4LeSean McCoy PHI@ARI   12.6 Yes 16.1
5Marshawn Lynch SEAGB   15.7 Yes 15.7
6Calvin Johnson DET@TEN Prob - Knee 14.2 Yes 15.7
7Maurice Jones-Drew JAX@IND IR 10.3 Yes 15.5
8DeMarco Murray DALTB   11.5 Yes 15.3
9A.J. Green CIN@WAS   12.8 Yes 14.4
10Julio Jones Profiled this Week ATL@SD   11.4 Yes 14.1
11Victor Cruz NYG@CAR   10.6 Yes 14.0
12Reggie Bush DETNYJ   11.0 Yes 13.7
13Adrian Peterson MINSF   19.3 Yes 13.6
14Brandon Marshall CHISTL Prob - Hip 13.5 Yes 13.6
15Michael Bush Profiled this Week CHISTL IR 6.1 Yes 13.4
16Trent Richardson Profiled this Week CLEBUF Prob - Ankle 13.6 Yes 13.2
17Andre Johnson HOU@DEN   11.5 Yes 13.1
18Darren McFadden OAKPIT   9.5 Yes 13.0
19Frank Gore SF@MIN   12.4 Yes 12.8
20Steve Smith CARNYG   9.0 Yes 12.8
21Jamaal Charles Profiled this Week KC@NO   13.2 Yes 12.6
22Jimmy Graham NOKC Prob - Wrist 10.1 Yes 12.6
23Rob Gronkowski News NE@BAL IR 13.2 Yes 12.2
24DeAngelo Williams CARNYG   8.4 Yes 12.1
25Stevan Ridley NE@BAL Prob - Head 12.8 Yes 12.1
26Ryan Mathews Profiled this Week SDATL IR 8.5 Yes 12.0
27Doug Martin TB@DAL   16.5 Yes 11.8
28Roddy White ATL@SD   11.1 Yes 11.8
29Darren Sproles NOKC   10.7 Yes 11.5
30Andre Brown Profiled this Week NYG@CAR IR 9.5 Yes 11.4
31Chris Johnson Profiled this Week TENDET   11.4 Yes 11.3
32Alfred Morris WASCIN   15.4 Yes 11.3
33Steven Jackson Profiled this Week ATL@CHI   10.0 Yes 11.2
34BenJarvus Green-Ellis CIN@WAS   10.4 Yes 10.8
35Willis McGahee DENHOU IR 11.9 Yes 10.7
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