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Football > 2012 > Week 9 > Rankings

Week #9 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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The following teams are on a bye this week:
Arizona, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, New York Giants, San Francisco
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Rank Player NFL
Team
Opp. Injury
Status
Average Points
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
1Arian Foster HOUBUF Prob - Illness 16.6 / A Yes 21.7
2LeSean McCoy PHI@NO   12.6 / A Yes 16.9
3Ray Rice BAL@CLE   13.9 / A Yes 16.0
4Marshawn Lynch SEAMIN   15.7 / A Yes 13.8
5Darren McFadden OAKTB   9.5 / A Yes 13.7
6Doug Martin TB@OAK   16.5 / B Yes 13.7
7Trent Richardson CLEBAL Prob - Ankle 13.6 / A Yes 13.6
8Ryan Mathews SDKC IR 8.5 / A Yes 13.2
9Adrian Peterson MIN@SEA   19.3 / A Yes 13.2
10Matt Forte CHI@TEN   12.0 / A Yes 13.1
11Alfred Morris WASCAR   15.4 / A Yes 13.1
12Jamaal Charles KC@SD   13.2 / C Yes 12.5
13Reggie Bush DET@IND   11.0 / C Yes 12.3
14Willis McGahee News DEN@CIN IR 11.9 / A Yes 11.8
15Mikel Leshoure Profiled this Week DET@JAX   11.1 / A Yes 11.5
16Chris Johnson TENCHI   11.4 / B Yes 11.4
17Jonathan Stewart Profiled this Week CAR@WAS Prob - Ankle 6.8 / A Yes 11.2
18Pierre Thomas NOPHI IR 6.3 / B Yes 10.4
19C.J. Spiller BUF@HOU   13.6 / A Yes 10.3
20Alex Green Profiled this Week GBARI Prob - Knee 5.4 / A Yes 10.0
21Isaac Redman PIT@NYG   5.5 / C Yes 9.9
22Rashad Jennings OAKDET IR 5.3 / C Yes 9.9
23BenJarvus Green-Ellis Profiled this Week CINDEN   10.4 / A Yes 9.7
24LaRod Stephens-Howling PIT@GB   5.0 / F Yes 9.2
25Felix Jones PHI@ATL   6.0 / C Yes 8.6
26Andre Brown NYGPIT IR 9.5 / C Yes 7.3
27Daniel Thomas Profiled this Week MIA@IND IR 6.0 / C Yes 7.2
28Donald Brown INDMIA IR 5.7 / B Yes 6.8
29Fred Jackson BUF@HOU IR 8.9 / C Yes 6.6
30Vick Ballard Profiled this Week INDMIA   7.2 / B Yes 6.2
31Jacquizz Rodgers ATLDAL   5.5 / B Yes 5.6
32Montario Hardesty CLEBAL   3.5 / C Never 5.3
33Mark Ingram NOPHI   5.8 / C Yes 5.0
34Joique Bell Profiled this Week DET@JAX   6.7 / A Yes 5.0
35DeAngelo Williams CAR@WAS   8.4 / C Yes 4.8
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