WR Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh)

Percent owned (ESPN): 18.3%

With Hines Ward out, Antonio Brown had 9 catches for 67 yards and 1 touchdown to bring his season totals to 34 catches for 441 yards and that score in 8 games. Ward might be back next week, but Brown has been producing even with Ward in the lineup this season. Plus, Brown is obviously more talented than Ware at this stage in his career so Brown might play more snaps at Ward’s expense even if Ward returns.

RB Javon Ringer (Tennessee)

Percent owned (ESPN): 2.2%

Whatever Chris Johnson was doing during his holdout, it wasn’t playing football. Johnson has rushed for 302 yards on 107 carries this season. Instead of having his Twitter followers pray for him to get a new contract, maybe he should have had his Twitter followers pray for him to not suck ass. Anyway, Tennessee seems to be getting tired of Johnson’s suckiness. Ringer got 14 carries to Johnson’s 14 against Indianapolis, including the majority of the 4^th quarter carries. Johnson rushed for 33 yards and Ringer for 60. Tennessee doesn’t have the best offensive line, but Ringer looked solid against Indianapolis and he played well in the preseason so maybe he’s the lead back going forward. There’s at least upside here.

 

QB Christian Ponder (Minnesota)

Percent owned (ESPN): 13.5%

In his two starts, Ponder has 455 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 picks. He’s still a rookie so one would assume he’d get better. He’s got some upside as a QB2.

RB Chris Ogbonnaya (Cleveland)

Percent owned (ESPN): 0.1%

Yeah, it’s a thin week for pickups. Peyton Hillis and Montario Hardesty were both hurt against San Francisco so some guy named Chris Ogbonnaya rushed for 37 yards on 11 carries and caught 5 passes for 24 yards. If Hillis and Hardesty don’t play next week, Ogbonnaya figures to be the lead back again against a much easier run defense than San Francisco’s.