Week 12 is a huge week for fantasy owners. At this point, most owners should have a pretty good idea of whether or not they’re bound for the playoffs.
Fantasy Football 2012, Week 12: Running back rankings for standard and PPR leagues
Week 12 has a lot of injuries in the wonderful world of running backs.
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The bye weeks are over and I’m probably in the minority saying that I’m going to miss them. Most of my teams either gained ground or made up ground thanks to they depth and I hope yours did, too.
This matchup is also likely an important one and owners should have a good idea of whether or not they need to roll the dice for a high-upside guy or play it safe. If you're up against a team that's smashing everyone, then you might want to make a play like Ronnie Hillman over Mikel LeShoure. LeShoure is a much safer bet, but it's very unlikely LeShoure will have one of those games where he makes headlines since Detroit passes so much (yes, I'm aware he had three TDs a few weeks ago).
| Standard League | PPR League | ||
| 1 | Arian Foster | Arian Foster | |
| 2 | Doug Martin | Doug Martin | |
| 3 | Adrian Peterson | Trent Richardson | |
| 4 | Ray Rice | Ray Rice | |
| 5 | Trent Richardson | Adrian Peterson | |
| 6 | C.J. Spiller | C.J. Spiller | |
| 7 | Chris Johnson | Chris Johnson | |
| 8 | Stevan Ridley | Jamaal Charles | |
| 9 | Alfred Morris | Stevan Ridley | |
| 10 | Marshawn Lynch | Ryan Mathews | |
| 11 | Jamaal Charles | Darren McFadden | |
| 12 | Ryan Mathews | Matt Forte | |
| 13 | Darren McFadden | Alfred Morris | |
| 14 | Matt Forte | Marshawn Lynch | |
| 15 | Mikel LeShoure | Steven Jackson | |
| 16 | Frank Gore | Darren Sproles | |
| 17 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Ahmad Bradshaw | |
| 18 | Steven Jackson | Mikel LeShoure | |
| 19 | Bryce Brown | Jonathan Stewart | |
| 20 | Jonathan Stewart | Ronnie Hillman | |
| 21 | Ronnie Hillman | Bryce Brown | |
| 22 | Darren Sproles | Frank Gore | |
| 23 | Shonn Greene | Reggie Bush | |
| 24 | Fred Jackson | Jacquizz Rodgers | |
| 25 | Jalen Parmele | Jalen Parmele | |
| 26 | James Starks | Fred Jackson | |
| 27 | Michael Turner | Shonn Greene | |
| 28 | Reggie Bush | James Starks | |
| 29 | Kendall Hunter | Michael Turner | |
| 30 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Kendall Hunter | |
| 31 | Felix Jones | Felix Jones | |
| 32 | Rashard Mendenhall | Vick Ballard | |
| 33 | Vick Ballard | Rashard Mendenhall | |
| 34 | Donald Brown | Marcel Reece | |
| 35 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | LaRod Stephens-Howling | |
| 36 | Andre Brown | Bilal Powell | |
| 37 | Ronnie Brown | Donald Brown | |
| 38 | Marcel Reece | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | |
| 39 | Beanie Wells | Ronnie Brown | |
| 40 | Bilal Powell | Chris Ivory | |
| 41 | LaRod Stephens-Howling | Justin Forsett | |
| 42 | Chris Ivory | Knowshon Moreno | |
| 43 | Peyton Hillis | Michael Bush | |
| 44 | Michael Bush | Andre Brown | |
| 45 | Jackie Battle | Shane Vereen | |
| 46 | Justin Forsett | David Wilson | |
| 47 | Philip Tanner | Philip Tanner | |
| 48 | Bernard Pierce | DeAngelo Williams | |
| 49 | Shane Vereen | Peyton Hillis | |
| 50 | Dion Lewis | Dion Lewis |
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