Week 12 RB Fantasy Football Rankings

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The Week 12 RB Fantasy Football Rankings gets a shake up this week after news broke Monday that Willis McGahee will miss the next 6-8 weeks with a torn MCL and a broken leg. Those who held onto Ronnie Hillman as McGahee’s handcuff, or those who took Hillman in this year’s Dynasty League rookie draft, got an unexpected boost of fantasy value going forward. Hillman has the Chiefs coming up in Week 11, but where did I rank him this week?

Aside from the Denver backfield news. there is another running back I’d like to discuss for this week:

Don’t Expect Reggie Bush Back In Miami In 2013

After having been nothing more than a complimentary back in New Orleans, I was just as surprised as everyone else when Bush notched his first 1000-yard season in his debut as a Dolphin in 2011. And on a mere 216 carries to boot. That all changed once the 2012 season began, however, as Bush seems to have reverted back to his old change-of-pace lifestyle. Outside of his 172 rushing yards against the Raiders back in Week 2, Bush hasn’t exactly been able to find the steam he had last year. If you take that game out, he has yet to reach 70 rushing yards in any of the other games and has scored just 2 rushing touchdowns in 9 games overall (minus the Raiders game). Having gone from an RB2 earlier in the year, Bush can’t even find himself as a flex option after putting up a mere 41 total rushing yards against the Bills and the Titans the past 2 weeks, both of whom have running defenses that rank last and next to last against fantasy running backs on the year. This is a good indication that Bush will not be re-signed once the season is up. It also shows me that teams will wind up viewing Bush as the type of player he was with the Saints: A guy who might give you 1-2 good starts, but is nothing more than a backup and a guy who will help you on passing downs. This isn’t good news for those owners who have been holding him in Dynasty Leagues. I doubt we’ll see Bush reach RB2 status again for the rest of the year. He’s also only 1 more fumble away from matching his season high of 3 in his rookie year.

Now lets take a look at the Week 12 RB Fantasy Football Rankings. Like every week, make sure to check out the rest of our rankings in our RANKINGS SECTION (Including IDP).

Also, make sure to check the rankings again between now and Friday to see if anyone has moved up or down due to latest news and injuries.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	OPPONENT	NOTES
1.	Arian Foster	Houston	@ Detroit
2.	Doug Martin	Tampa Bay	vs. Atlanta
3.	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota	@ Chicago
4.	Chris Johnson	Tennessee	@ Jacksonville	No reason to think he can't have another huge game this week.
5.	C.J. Spiller	Buffalo	@ Indianapolis	Chan Gailey expects Fred Jackson back this week, but Spiller is too hot to put back into a timeshare.
6.	Frank Gore	San Francisco	@ New Orleans
7.	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle	@ Miami	Lynch has played great even worse matchups.
8.	Stevan Ridley	New England	@ New York Jets	Stats from last week were bad simply due to the fact that the Pats were up so much so quickly.
9.	Matt Forte	Chicago	vs. Minnesota
10.	Alfred Morris	Washington	@ Dallas	As the new third-down back over Evan Royster, Morris value has gone up even more.
11.	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City	vs. Denver
12.	Ray Rice	Baltimore	@ San Diego	Rice has really fallen hard lately. 75 rushing yards in the past 2 weeks with a bad matchup coming up.
13.	Trent Richardson	Cleveland	@ Pittsburgh
14.	Ryan Mathews	San Diego	vs. Baltimore
15.	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Cincinnati	vs, Oakland	BGE could be valued as an RB1 with this week's matchup.
16.	Steven Jackson	St. Louis	@ Arizona
17.	Mikel Leshoure	Detroit	vs. Houston
18.	Marcel Reece	Oakland	@ Cincinnati	It's not known if Darren McFadden will be back or not, but Reece has shown he deserves more work.
19.	Ronnie Hillman	Denver	@ Kansas City	This is Hillman's time to shine.
20.	Ahmad Bradshaw	New York Giants	vs. Green Bay	Was pretty close to ranking Bradshaw much lower due to Andre Brown, but I will give him the benefit of the doubt this week.
21.	Jalen Parmele	Jacksonville	vs. Tennessee	Looked a hell of a lot better than Rashad Jennings against the Texans. Matchup is a good one, but he only has one more week until MJD comes back.
22.	Michael Turner	Atlanta	@ Tampa Bay	Just doesn't have the legs to get the job done, but the Falcons aren't giving Jacquizz Rodgers any chances either.
23.	Vick Ballard	Indianapolis	vs. Buffalo
24.	Beanie Wells	Arizona	vs. St. Louis	First game back in weeks. The matchup isn't too shabby, but this is the Cardinals we are talking about. More of a flex than an RB2.
25.	Shonn Greene	New York Jets	vs. New England
26.	Bryce Brown	Philadelphia	vs. Carolina	Too soon to say whether LeSean McCoy will start after suffering a concussion against the Redskins. But I believe Brown should get the start for at least one week.
27.	Reggie Bush	Miami	vs. Seattle	There is no reason to think the Dolphins will be bringing Bush back after the season. Awful matchup.
28.	Andre Brown	New York Giants	vs. Green Bay	If he continues to get scoring opportunities over Ahmad Bradshaw, he will go up for Week 13.
29.	Rashard Mendenhall	Pittsburgh	@ Cleveland	I like the matchup, but the fact that the quarterback situation is a mess does Mendy no favors. Plus it's an RBBC I would try and avoid.
30.	Jonathan Stewart	Carolina	@ Philadelphia	Not a bad flex option against an Eagles Defense that has given up.
31.	James Starks	Green Bay	@ New York Giants
32.	Felix Jones	Dallas	vs. Washington
33.	Darren Sproles	New Orleans	vs. San Francisco	Was a very late-minute scratch last week. Matchup isn't too good if he does play.
34.	Donald Brown	Indianapolis	vs. Buffalo
35.	Mark Ingram	New Orleans	vs. San Francisco	Would leave him on the bench.
36.	Jonathan Dwyer	Pittsburgh	@ Cleveland	I would rather stay way from this entire mess if possible.
37.	Bilal Powell	New York Jets	vs. New England
38.	Lance Ball	Denver	@ Kansas CIty	Will get some looks, but not enough to make him a viable fantasy option.
39.	Jacquizz Rodgers	Atlanta	@ Tampa Bay
40.	Daniel Thomas	Miami	vs. Seattle