Since the brutal day on running backs this past Sunday, many fantasy owners are going to have to dig deep for some RB help. Hopefully you already had handcuffs on one or two of your backs, if you didn’t get ready to scrape the wire for fantasy help.
Brad Evans: A Trio Of RBs
Brad Evans at Yahoo! Sports has a trio of backs that could be available, so check your waiver wire.
Anybody who owned Julius Jones should’ve already made a move on Justin Forsett a week or two ago, but amazingly enough he’s still available in some leagues.
The former Cal standout proved once again fantasy value can come in small packages. With Julius Jones(notes) sidelined by a broken rib, the 5-foot-8, 194-pound dynamo totaled a career-best 149 yards and a touchdown against the Cardinals, averaging a ridiculous 7.2 yards per carry. Prior to his explosion, the Seattle coaching staff stated repeatedly their desire to include Forsett more into the offensive structure. His versatility and fleet feet provide the Hawks with instant offense, different from Jones. With the incumbent likely out for the next week or two, Forsett should be useful in deep, PPR-heavy leagues.
Be careful though, Forsett has to go against the Vikings run-defense this week, not a desirable matchup.
With the Michael Turner injury, the Falcons would like to get Jerious Norwood involved in the running game. But injuries have hampered Norwood this year, so the Falcons will probably turn to Jason Snelling.
Michael Turner’s rest-of-season prognosis is rather ominous. As reported Monday, the popular first round pick suffered a potentially damning high ankle sprain. Due to the plaguing nature of the injury, in most cases it’s a multi-week setback. Filling in for the fallen star, Snelling performed admirably, totaling 93 yards and a touchdown on 21 touches in Carolina. The former seventh-round pick is a plodder in comparison to his predecessor, but his plus versatility and power between the tackles labels are similar to Baltimore’s Le’Ron McClain(notes). In other words, with a full complement of touches he should yield borderline RB2 numbers in deeper formats.
And finally, for a deep sleeper, comes Bernard Scott for the Bengals. This one is dicey, Cedric Benson could end up playing, and the Bengals are bringing on Larry Johnson, so Scott could be worthless, or valuable in deep leagues, depending on what happens with the Bengals this week.
In [Benson’s] stead, [Bernard Scott] from tiny Abilene Christian inflicted more damage on special teams than burrowing between the tackles against the league’s stingiest run defense. Gripping the pigskin 14 times, he totaled 54 yards. Benson and Bengals officials declared the Clydesdale would play this week in Oakland, but he’s officially a game-time decision. Because Benson will likely be limited in practice for much of the week, Scott could net an appreciable workload. With 10-12 touches he could produce generous numbers. The Raiders have allowed the most fantasy points to rushers since Week 6. However, keep in mind his possible expanded role will likely be short-lived due to Larry Johnson’s arrival.
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