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Week 12: Champs and Chumps

Contributed by: Mike Bainbridge
Last Updated: Nov 20, 2011 10:40 PM

In a big playoff week in college fantasy football, who came through for their owners? Who were the letdowns? Champs Quarterbacks: 1. Robert Griffin III, Baylor- Can you say Heisman? That was the type of comeback performances that gets you the bronze trophy; 550 total yards and 4 TDs. 2. Chandler Harnish, NIU- The senior QB continues to be o

In a big playoff week in college fantasy football, who came through for their owners?  Who were the letdowns?

Champs

Quarterbacks:
1.     Robert Griffin III, Baylor- Can you say Heisman? That was the type of comeback performances that gets you the bronze trophy; 550 total yards and 4 TDs.
2.     Chandler Harnish, NIU- The senior QB continues to be one of the best dual-threat gunslingers in the nation. Harnish threw for 338 yards and added 181 on the ground as he went for 3 TDs in the win.
3.     James Franklin, Missouri- After a lackluster performance against Texas, Franklin rebounded both through the air and on the ground against Texas Tech; 324 total yards, 4 TDs.  

Running Backs:
1.     Robert Turbin, Utah State- Turbin is really finishing the season off strong with his third straight multi-touchdown performance. The senior RB also topped 200 yards in the win over Idaho.
2.     Bernard Pierce, Temple- A big game for Pierce in his return from injury; 157 yards, 3 TDs.     
3.     Trent Richardson, Alabama- Just another day at the office for Richardson as he topped 150 yards rushing for the fourth time this season. He also added 2 TDs.    

Wide Receivers:
1.     Kendall Wright, Baylor- There was some luck involved with his catches, but a great day nonetheless; 208 yards receiving and a touchdown.
2.     Tyler Shoemaker, Boise State- Shoemaker was the only receiver to have more than 3 catches; 10 in all to go with 3 TDs.     
3.     Nick Harwell, Miami (OH)- Another MAC game, another huge fantasy day. Harwell had 14 catches for 138 yards and 3 TDs.

Tight Ends:
1.     Chris Gragg, Arkansas- By far the best game of the season for Gragg; 119 yards on 8 catches and a touchdown.    
2.     Cooper Helfet, Duke- Nice 2 TD performance for Helfelt. This was the way the Duke passing game should have played all year long.     
3.     Gavin Escobar, San Diego State- Huge day for Escobar in the blowout loss to Boise State. It was his first game this season in which he topped the 100-yard mark.
 
Chumps

Quarterbacks:
1.     B.J. Daniels, South Florida- When your team only scores 3 points total, it’s pretty clear that the QB did not have a good day. Daniels only had 118 total yards of offense.      
2.     Tajh Boyd, Clemson- It was pretty obvious that Clemson did not care about their game against NC State as they had already secured a spot in the ACC title game. This was the first game of the year in which Boyd did not have a touchdown pass.
3.     Casey Pachall, TCU- The run game was working this week for TCU. Pachall was not needed in the blowout win. He only had 117 yards passing with no scores.     

Running Backs:
1.     Stepfan Taylor, Stanford- Typically being the leading rusher for the Cardinal signals a very good day. Not so with Taylor as he only had 46 yards on the ground.       
2.     Perry Jones, Virginia- Had a decent day catching the ball out of the backfield, but Jones was shut down for the most part against a stingy Seminoles defense.
3.     Andre Ellington, Clemson- Rough game all around for Clemson on offense. Ellington was the leading rusher with a measly 28 yards.   

Wide Receivers:
1.     Mike Willie, Arizona State- Only 16 of Brock Osweiler’s 487 passing yards went in the way of Willie.       
2.     Tyron Carrier, Houston- Second game in a row where Carrier was basically a non-factor. Did not matter much though as Houston still rolled.
3.     Paul Richardson, Colorado- Just not the kind of season we envisioned Richardson having. In the 3 games since coming back from injury, he has only had 36 yards receiving.  

Tight Ends:
1.     Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern- 2 catches for 14 yards is well below the standard for this senior TE.  

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