| Player |
Change |
Now |
Date |
| LeSean McCoy |
 |
38 |
09-06-09 |
McCoy's role is made even better by the release of Lorenzo Booker. McCoy is not only the relief for Westbrook, he's the lock sure replacement for when he is injured.
|
| Pierre Thomas |
 |
18 |
09-06-09 |
| Thomas enters the season with an MCL sprain and is questionable to play in week one. I slightly lowered his season total. |
| Samkon Gado |
|
58 |
09-06-09 |
| The Rams released Antonio Pittman and Gado is now the primary replacement for the fragile Steven Jackson. |
| Matt Forte |
|
4 |
09-04-09 |
| Kevin Jones is out for the season with a torn ligament in his ankle. That means Forte is back to work as one of the heaviest used backs in the league. |
| Matt Forte |
|
6 |
09-04-09 |
| Forte was overworked last year and as a result he had big numbers. This year the plan is to involve him less and focus more on him as a runner. Problem is that Kevin Jones just sprained his ankle badly so at least to start the season we're back to Forte all day, every day. |
| Steve Slaton |
|
12 |
09-04-09 |
| Slaton drops a little with the insistence of HC Gary Kubiak that he will use Chris Brown as the short yardage and goalline back. That will cut into Slaton's scoring. |
| Patriots running backs |
|
xx |
09-04-09 |
| Just a reshuffle to throw Lamont Jordan and Sammy Morris further down since they've done little this summer. It's still a coin flip backfield and nothing is going to change that. |
| Brandon Jackson |
|
73 |
09-02-09 |
| Jackson is out indefinitely with a high ankle sprain. |
| Chris Wells |
|
19 |
08-30-09 |
| It was more than a little encouraging to see Chris Wells on the field running for 46 yards and two touchdowns while claiming he was still not 100% over his sprained right ankle. Wells has a golden opportunity and a wonderful schedule. If he can somehow remain healthy, he could be a real surprise. |
| James Davis |
|
48 |
08-30-09 |
| Davis continues to shine whenever he plays and Jerome Harrison has now missed three weeks and is getting passed by the dynamic rookie. |
| Panthers running backs |
|
xx |
08-28-09 |
| Jonathan Stewart continues to have Achilles tendon issues and has to lowered in the rankings. Mike Goodson rises because he has looked so great this summer that he's likely to get some work even when/if Stewart is healthy. |
| Broncos running backs |
|
xx |
08-28-09 |
| Knowshon Moreno is expected to be less than 100% when the season opens and he has already missed invaluable time learning the offense with his MCL sprain. Buckhalter should see an increase but so could any of the runners here. |
| Buccaneers running backs |
|
xx |
08-28-09 |
| The Bucs are going to run a lot this year but are committed to using all three backs in a rotation. This will ruin the fantasy value of them all with Ward being mildly interesting in a points per reception league. |
| DeAngelo Williams |
|
9 |
08-25-09 |
| That bad rushing schedule hasn't improved but then again neither has Jonathan Stewart. Williams gets a small bump up from looking so sharp in preseason games. |
| Oakland RBs |
|
xx |
08-25-09 |
| I moved each one down a few spots from a feeling that they are not going to carry the team as much as initially believed. |
| Chris Wells |
|
24 |
08-25-09 |
| Williams is slowly getting better but he's just a big injury risk already. Best to make him your RB3 than to rely on him for more. |
| Leon Washington |
|
36 |
08-25-09 |
| Washington blazed through the first team Ravens defense this week and richly deserves a bump up. It will remain a committee backfield, but Washington is certainly buying himself more playing time. |
| Seahawks running backs |
|
xx |
08-25-09 |
| The addition of Edgerrin James remains to be clarified and there is an least unsubstantiated news that Duckett willl be released. That would suggest that the Seahawks are willing to rely on James at least in a small part since Julius Jones is not likely to see 300+ carries ever without being injured. |
| Glen Coffee |
|
59 |
08-25-09 |
| He's not going to cut into Frank Gore's playing time really but should Gore become injured, Coffee looks like a great player to already own. |
| Steven Jackson |
|
6 |
08-22-09 |
| Jackson falls a spot because the Rams are looking so bad - and with an injury bug already starting - that Jackson is a higher risk because defenses may have nothing else to think about but him. |
| Clinton Portis |
|
10 |
08-22-09 |
| Portis falls slightly from repeated news that the Redskins want to incorporate Ladell Betts more on third downs. Betts is now a mandatory handcuff for Portis owners. |
| Javon Ringer |
|
72 |
08-22-09 |
| Ringer is making the most of his time in camp and preseason games. He has the markings of a new "Tashard Choice" who is most likely buried on the depth chart but who could see productive playing time should injuries give him the chance. |
| Adrian Peterson |
|
1 |
08-19-09 |
| Peterson gets a bump up with Favre there to at least make the defense think there could be a pass. Peterson was already #1 so it just makes him more betterer. |
| Jaguars RBs |
|
55 / 68 |
08-17-09 |
| It looks more like the rookie Jennings will get the role as the #2 behind Jones-Drew which could be a nifty late round draft pick. Greg Jones admits himself that he is not the runner he once was. |
| Giants RBs |
|
NR / 65 |
08-17-09 |
| The rookie Andre Brown is lost for the season with a torn Achilles tendon and is removed from the rankings. That moves Danny Ware up but not much since Ahmad Bradshaw remains the #2. |
| Steve Slaton |
|
10 |
08-17-09 |
| The Texans are officially set on using Chris Brown to relieve Slaton. That has to help Slaton late season when Brown is out. Again. |
| Colts RBs |
|
24 / 27 |
08-17-09 |
| First preseason game and Addai looks lethargic and Brown looks electric. Too early to expect any big change but never to early to avoid risk with Addai and admire upside with Brown. |
| Jonathan Stewart |
|
36 |
08-17-09 |
| He's missed much of camp with an Achilles Tendon injury and his risk is increasing. The notion is he getting more playing time this year is harder to accept. |
| Ray Rice |
|
24 |
08-14-09 |
| Rice has to move up looking sharp in camp and now after he opened the first preseason game. Though this remains a committee with McGahee, Rice is buying himself a bigger share of what could be up to 500 carries by the Ravens this year. |
| Kenny Watson |
|
NR |
08-11-2009 |
| Watson was released |
| James Davis |
|
68 |
08-08-09 |
| Davis has been impressive on a team that only has aged Jamal Lewis and smallish Jerome Harrison. Davis is a great pick for your running back roster depth just to see what happens. |
| Donald Brown |
|
27 |
08-05-09 |
| Brown has signed already and will be in camp. The coaches are already expecting him to gain a growing share of the workload. That drops Addai a bit more and barring injury, both players could continue similar moves in the future. Addai down, Brown up. |
| Matt Forte |
|
9 |
08-02-09 |
| Just a drop of one spot that comes from continued statements about how good Kevin Jones looks and how Forte will have a reduced workload and that his role as a receiver will be decreased to let him focus more on being a runner. He's still a solid pick, just with less upside. |
| Jamaal Charles |
|
46 |
08-02-09 |
| The Chiefs still won't name a starting tailback and Charles is just buying himself more playing time by impressing the coaches. While Larry Johnson is still likely to win the starting role, Charles could become a bigger factor at the minimum. |
| Kevin Jones |
|
49 |
08-02-09 |
| With positive vibes coming out of camp about Jones, he's moved up to being a needed handcuff for Forte owners but not quite yet good enough to consider as a possible starter even for a bye week. But he's moving in the right direction and training camp could boost his stock even further. |
| Clinton Portis |
|
8 |
07-07-09 |
| Portis drops slightly from his continuing differences with the coaching staff. It's likely not a big deal but adds a bit of risk all the same. |
| Ray Rice |
|
32 |
06-27-09 |
| Rice continues to be the subject of favor from the Ravens coaches. He's expected to share the load equally with McGahee and could well end up as the favored runner. |
| Willis McGahee |
|
33 |
06-27-09 |
| It is all but certain now that McGahee and Ray Rice are likely to split perhaps 50/50 and may even favor Rice. That makes McGahee have even more risk. |
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