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Football > 2012 > Week 17 > Rankings

Week #17 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
1Adrian Peterson MINGB   19.3 / A Yes 18.8
2Marshawn Lynch SEASTL   15.7 / A Yes 17.8
3Arian Foster HOU@IND Prob - Illness 16.6 / A Yes 17.1
4Alfred Morris WASDAL   15.4 / A Yes 14.3
5C.J. Spiller BUFNYJ   13.6 / A Yes 13.9
6Doug Martin TB@ATL   16.5 / B Yes 13.6
7Frank Gore SFARI   12.4 / A Yes 13.2
8Chris Johnson TENJAX   11.4 / B Yes 13.1
9LeSean McCoy PHI@NYG   12.6 / A Yes 13.0
10Reggie Bush DET@NE   11.0 / C Yes 13.0
11Darren McFadden OAK@SD   9.5 / A Yes 11.9
12Jamaal Charles KC@DEN   13.2 / C Yes 11.9
13Knowshon Moreno News DENKC Prob - Knee 11.7 / A Yes 11.9
14DeMarco Murray DAL@WAS   11.5 / A Yes 11.7
15Stevan Ridley NEMIA Prob - Head 12.8 / A Yes 11.6
16Matt Forte Profiled this Week CHI@DET   12.0 / A Yes 11.2
17BenJarvus Green-Ellis CINBAL   10.4 / A Yes 10.8
18Shonn Greene TEN@BUF   10.6 / C Yes 10.3
19Darren Sproles NOCAR   10.7 / A Yes 9.3
20Mikel Leshoure Profiled this Week DETCHI   11.1 / A Yes 9.1
21Bernard Pierce BAL@CIN   4.3 / C Yes 9.0
22Vick Ballard Profiled this Week INDHOU   7.2 / B Yes 9.0
23DeAngelo Williams CAR@NO   8.4 / C Yes 8.9
24Mark Ingram Profiled this Week NOCAR   5.8 / C Yes 8.9
25Jacquizz Rodgers ATLTB   5.5 / B Yes 8.1
26Steven Jackson Profiled this Week ATL@SEA   10.0 / A Yes 7.8
27David Wilson NYGPHI   4.3 / F Yes 6.6
28Bilal Powell NYJ@BUF   5.8 / C Yes 6.5
29Jonathan Dwyer PITCLE   6.5 / A Yes 6.3
30Mike Tolbert CAR@NO   5.4 / D Yes 6.1
31Alex Green Profiled this Week GB@MIN Prob - Knee 5.4 / A Yes 6.1
32Ben Tate HOU@IND   4.1 / F Yes 5.9
33Robert Turbin SEASTL   3.6 / C Yes 5.9
34Rashard Mendenhall ARICLE   5.1 / C Yes 5.8
35Ray Rice Profiled this Week BAL@CIN   13.9 / A Yes 5.7
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