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Fantasy Football Week 3 Running Back Projections: Fred Jackson Continues To Impress

In the previous update we gave you the “collective wisdom of crowds” approach to projecting running backs, now we’ll use the statistical approach. Our partner, numberFire.com, fired up their super computer and used mathematical wizardry to create fantasy projections for Week 3. Some players listed are under injury watch, you can keep up with the status of injuries and general fantasy news here and here.

The experts liked Chris Johnson this week, but the computer really likes the Titans running back. It lists him as the top back for Week 3. Michael Turner had a good game last week against the Eagles, look for a similar performance against the Tampa Bay Bucs defense.

Fred Jackson has been a pleasant surprise for one the upstarts this year, the Buffalo Bills. If you got F-Jack in your lineup, continue to ride him. Darren McFadden isn't as high a pick this week, his game against the Jets defense knocks him down to 13th.

Top Running Backs powered by numberFire.com
Rank Player Opponent Points
1 Chris Johnson (RB, TEN) vs. DEN 17.82
2 Michael Turner (RB, ATL) vs. TB 16.11
3 Ray Rice (RB, BAL) vs. STL 15.24
4 Adrian Peterson (RB, MIN) vs. DET 14.86
5 Matt Forte (RB, CHI) vs. GB 14.72
6 Lesean McCoy (RB, PHI) vs. NYG 14.64
7 Maurice Jones-Drew (RB, JAX) vs. CAR 13.74
8 Fred Jackson (RB, BUF) vs. NE 13.71
9 Rashard Mendenhall (RB, PIT) vs. IND 13.08
10 Peyton Hillis (RB, CLE) vs. MIA 12.70
11 Steven Jackson (RB, STL) vs. BAL 12.43
12 Shonn Greene (RB, NYJ) vs. OAK 12.10
13 Darren McFadden (RB, OAK) vs. NYJ 11.90
14 Ahmad Bradshaw (RB, NYG) vs. PHI 11.76
15 LeGarrette Blount (RB, TB) vs. ATL 11.59
16 Frank Gore (RB, SF) vs. CIN 11.27
17 Cedric Benson (RB, CIN) vs. SF 11.21
18 James Starks (RB, GB) vs. CHI 10.31
19 Daniel Thomas (RB, MIA) vs. CLE 10.18
20 Felix Jones (RB, DAL) vs. WAS 10.00
21 Knowshon Moreno (RB, DEN) vs. TEN 9.74
22 Darren Sproles (RB, NO) vs. HOU 9.17
23 Tim Hightower (RB, WAS) vs. DAL 8.91
24 Arian Foster (RB, HOU) vs. NO 8.89
25 Mike Tolbert (RB, SD) vs. KC 8.75
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