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Football > 2012 > Week 16 > Rankings

Week #16 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
& Fantasy
Consistency
Head to
Head
Stats?
Fantasy
Pts
36Ben Tate HOUMIN   4.1 / F Yes 6.0
37Pierre Thomas NO@DAL IR 6.3 / B Yes 5.8
38Shane Vereen NE@JAX   5.8 / C Never 5.6
39Danny Woodhead Profiled this Week SD@JAX   7.8 / B Yes 5.6
40Mike Goodson News NYJ@CAR   4.0 / D Yes 5.0
41Mike Tolbert CAROAK   5.4 / D Yes 4.9
42Ronnie Hillman DENCLE   3.2 / C Yes 4.9
43LaRod Stephens-Howling PITCHI   5.0 / F Yes 4.6
44Isaac Redman PITCIN   5.5 / C Yes 4.2
45LaMichael James SF@SEA   3.9 / A Yes 4.0
46Daryl Richardson STL@TB   4.0 / C Yes 4.0
47Lance Ball DENCLE   3.7 / C Yes 3.9
48Marcel Reece OAK@CAR   5.5 / C Yes 3.6
49Rashard Mendenhall ARICIN   5.1 / C Yes 3.6
50Justin Forsett JAXMIN   4.0 / C Yes 3.5
51Curtis Brinkley Profiled this Week SD@NYJ   2.1 / D Yes 3.4
52John Kuhn GBTEN   2.5 / C Yes 3.3
53James Casey PHIMIN   3.2 / C Yes 3.3
54Robert Turbin SEASF   3.6 / C Yes 3.3
55Bernard Pierce BALNYG   4.3 / C Yes 3.2
56Shaun Draughn KCIND   3.3 / C Yes 3.2
57Cedric Peerman CIN@PIT   4.0 / C Yes 3.1
58LeGarrette Blount NESTL   2.7 / F Yes 2.8
59Toby Gerhart MIN@HOU   2.6 / C Yes 2.6
60Phillip Tanner DALNO   2.0 / B Never 2.5
61Montario Hardesty CLE@DEN   3.5 / C Yes 2.4
62Jason Snelling ATL@DET   2.2 / C Yes 2.4
63Leon Washington NESF   1.1 / F Yes 2.4
64William Powell ARICHI   2.9 / C Yes 2.4
65Dion Lewis CLEWAS   2.6 / C Yes 2.3
66Brandon Bolden NE@JAX   5.1 / D Yes 2.2
67Darrel Young WAS@PHI   2.9 / C Yes 2.1
68Taiwan Jones OAK@CAR   0.8 / B Never 2.0
69Tashard Choice BUF@MIA   3.3 / D Yes 1.7
70Keiland Williams WAS@PHI   0.4 / A Yes 1.7
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