Ray Rice a top five fantasy football player!

Ray Rice just keeps putting up numbers on the ground while also reeling in passes from Joe Flacco. Rice has put up over 1000 yards rushing and over 550 yards receiving in each of the past three seasons. While Rice gives you a dual threat coming out of the backfield it gives the Ravens offense a little security blanket that a lot of other teams don't have. Add in his stats and the fact I love to draft running backs and it makes him very attractive.

                                     Rushing Stats                                              Receiving Stats
                           Attempts   Yards    Touchdowns          Receptions    Yards     Touchdowns
2011 Season:         291         1364          12                         76               704               3
2010 Season:         307         1220           5                          63               556               1
2009 Season:         254         1339           7                          78               702               1
2008 Season:         107          454            0                          33               273               0

Those stats have continued to get better along with the amount of touchdowns going up. Last year he had the most yards from scrimmage, the third most rushing touchdowns and was second in rushing yards.

The only teams I would put ahead of Ray Rice in my draft would be a select few and at this moment a gamble as we don't know what injuries will pop up and if Adrian Peterson will return to his old self. The players I would draft ahead of him are Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Calvin Johnson. Now I would draft Adrian Peterson if I knew he would be 100 percent as long as the league is not a point per reception.

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