Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Cardinals

Position/Rank	NFL Team	Status	Experience	Age	Height	Weight	Twitter
RB - #35	ARI	Active	5 years	25	5'10	225	@R_Mendenhall

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2012 Outlook: Gamble (high risk)

Last updated on Aug-17-2012 by Rob Warner

The Illinois alum suffered a torn ACL late in the 2011 regular season and there are rumblings that he will miss a significant portion of the 2012 season. Mendenhall topped 1,100 yards in the 2009/2010 seasons, but his production regressed in 2011 as he finished with 228 carries for 928 yards (62 YPG). He does have 30 touchdowns over the past three seasons, but with his season in jeopardy it is difficult to recommend taking him before round 10. Mendenhall is in the final year of his contract and (depending on his recovery) may have played his last snaps with the Steelers.

UPDATE: Surprisingly was activated from the PUP list on August 17th. Questions regarding his speed/burst are concerning considering he's averaged just 3.9 YPC since the start of 2010.

FFToolbox NFL News & Rumors

4/27 - Cardinals draft RBs Stepfan Taylor, Andre Ellington on Saturday

Average Draft Position

Rashard Mendenhall was drafted in 94% of MyFantasyLeague.com leagues with an average drafting position of 88.74

2012 Mock Draft Results

Month	Position	Franchise/Comments
MyFantasyLeague Expert Draft May 2, 2012	11.05	The Fantasy Typhoon
2012 Experts Mock Draft (June) June 6, 2012 - June 25, 2012	10.01	FFToolbox.com (Matt) - He's supposed to be out the first six weeks of the season. I'll risk it in Round 10.
2012 Experts Mock Draft (July) July 16 - 27	10.07	FFToolbox.com (Matt) - Mendenhall could miss nearly half the season. It's tough to find a sweet spot for his value so I'll take the risk.
2012 Experts Mock Draft (August) Aug 14 - 24	9.11	FansFantasyFootball.com - I will take the plunge....maybe its week 5 or 6 or 7 (shut up LeBron) but at some point he will be the starter in Pittsburgh. With nothing left at RB this is worth the risk

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