Justin Forsett

Rush Attempts = 118  /  Rush Yards = 523  /  Rush TDs = 2

Receptions = 33  /  Receiving Yards = 249  /  Receiving TDs = 0

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2010 FANTASY STATISTICS

Total Fantasy Pts = 89.2

RB Rank = 44

Fantasy Pts/Game = 5.6

RB Fantasy Pts/Game Rank = 51

*Games Played = 16

Much like Jerome Harrison and Jamaal Charles, Justin Forsett is another one of those increasingly common big-play running backs stuck in a soccer player’s body.  Just as Harrison and Charles succeeded in doing last year, whenever Justin was given the opportunity of an every-down back, he took full advantage and put up awesome numbers.  In the two games he received 15+ carries in 2009, Forsett averaged 126.5 yards/game on 6.5 yards/carry while taking the ball into the endzone three times.  Great numbers, great averages, and great efficiency, but there’s still no way to get around his smallish frame of 5’8”, 194 lbs.  All things considered, he definitely did well enough in backing up Julius Jones when needed and as a 3^rd-down back for the Seahawks to put his name on the fantasy map.

~  Ranked 32nd in the league with 124.9 RB fantasy points (basic scoring system)

~  Tied for 31st in the league with 4 rushing touchdowns

~  Tied for 74th in the league with 5 total touchdowns

~  Ranked 36th in the league with 619 rushing yards

~  Ranked 42nd in the league with 38.7 rushing yards per game

~  Tied for 45th in the league with 114 attempts

~  Tied for 17th in the league with 6 rushes of 20+ yards

~  Tied for 36th in the league with 29 rushes for first downs

~  Lost 2 fumbles on the year

~  Ranked 15th among running backs with 41 receptions

~  Ranked 13th among running backs with 350 receiving yards

~  Set career bests in every major statistical rushing and receiving category

So what exactly will be the fate of University of California midget Justin Forsett this year?  A more experienced and just as explosive (and fellow midget) Leon Washington was brought into the mix, but his possible contributions are at best unknown coming off of the compound leg fracture he suffered in 2009.  Julius Jones is still on board and the biggest back (5’10”, 208 lbs) of the Three Midgeteers, but quite honestly, the worst as well.  New head coach Pete Carroll has gone on record saying that the starting RB position is 100% up for grabs and that the best RB will win, so that bodes well for Forsett.  Without knowing how well Leon will recover from his injury, we’re inclined to say that Justin has the inside track to the job.  That said, he’s still too small to take on 250+ carries, so Seattle seems doomed to an RBBC situation no matter which way you cut it.  Forsett should end up with the best fantasy numbers of the bunch, but if that ranks him higher than as a backup on your team, you’re likely going to be the one writing a check this season instead of cashing one in.

~ The starting job is there for him to snag, but it’s still unlikely he sees more than 200-225 carries this season

~ Seattle won’t be better than 8-8 this year, which could mean a bunch more passing than running over the course of the season

~ If Charlie Whitehurst ever gets into the game, Forsett will see a lot of 8-man fronts facing him

~ He’s a boom-or-bust type of guy, which rarely makes an impact fantasy-wise nowadays

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He may be too small to carry a full load, but he's definitely an explosive player:

Not only is Kay Adams pretty much spot on here, but she's also cute as a button:

After being waived by the Seahawks just one game into his career back in 2008, Forsett was picked back up again in October of that year (after a month stint with the Colts) and was signed to the equivalent of a four-year rookie contract worth $1.705 million.  The rest of that deal is listed below:

2010 - $475,000

2011 - $555,000

2012 - Free Agent

Justin Forsett will be part of a three-man committee with Leon Washington and Julius Jones, though Forsett looks to be the best fantasy guy here

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