Brandon Jacobs

                         RUSHING                            RECEIVING                            FANTASY

This kid is a monster, there’s no denying that.  He’s built in the mold of former NFL running backs Christian Okoye, Craig Heyward, and T.J. Duckett, but at 6’4”, 264 lbs, he’s actually bigger than them all.  However, carrying around all that weight leaves you susceptible to injury; a plague Jacobs has not been able to escape for years now.  In 2009, his knee caused him enough problems (shocker!) to kill all the momentum he had coming out of his stellar 2008 season.  He ended up averaging just 3.7 YPC while rumbling for just 835 yards and 5 TDs, a huge disappointment considering his 1,089-yard, 15-TD season from the year before.  With so little experience in the Giants wide receiver corps, defenses were apt to stack the box against him and thus leaving him little room to run.  Excuses aside, we’re sure Brandon will be doing his best to forget 2009 ever happened.

~  Ranked 29th in the league with 135.9 RB fantasy points (basic scoring system)

~  Tied for 26th in the league with 5 rushing touchdowns

~  Tied for 60th in the league with 6 total touchdowns

~  Ranked 21st in the league with 835 rushing yards

~  Ranked 25th in the league with 55.7 rushing yards per game

~  Ranked 15th in the league with 224 attempts

~  Tied for 42nd in the league with 2 rushes of 20+ yards

~  Tied for 20th in the league with 43 rushes for first downs

~  Lost 2 fumbles on the year

~  Tied for 50th among running backs with 18 receptions

~  Ranked 40th among running backs with 184 receiving yards

~  Set career bests in attempts (224) and receiving yards (184)

The Giants looked pretty comfortable turning to the passing game last year after their once prolific running game took a turn for the worse.  Heading into the 2010 season, the big question for Jacobs is whether or not this is what the Giants plan to do in the future?  Probably not, and our guess is that the G-men will work more towards a 50/50 split in rushes to passes than the 45/55 split they were at last year.  The offensive line isn’t as dominant as it once was, so that definitely poses a problem, but Jacobs needs to be more aware of his awesome power and use it to his advantage more as well.  Ahmad Bradshaw is a good enough backup to keep Brandon around the 225-carry range, especially considering his injury-marred past, but Jacobs could surprise and put up decent RB2 fantasy numbers this year and be had for a steal later on in drafts.

~ If Jacobs takes his head out of his ass and uses his unique size advantage, he could regain his 2008 form

~ The Giants wide receivers turned out to be pretty damn good, so they still may throw the ball a bunch in 2010

~ Will Jacobs’ past injuries affect him, either physically or mentally?

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Like Achilles, this man was simply born to end lives...

Yet even the mighty must fall from time to time...

Jacobs signed a four-year, $25 million contract that contained $13 million guaranteed, including $7.85 million in signing and roster bonuses over the first two years, Jacobs' first-year salary, and most of his second-year salary.  The rest of the annual breakdown is below:

2010 - $3.65 million

2011 - $4.65 million

2012 - $4.9 million

2013 - Free Agent

Considering Brandon’s injury-riddled past, Ahmad Bradshaw is the necessary handcuff to Jacobs

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