College Fantasy Football 2012: Week 9 Preview
Written by JB   
Friday, 26 October 2012

It's time to begin your playoff push.  I'm back to give you some options to replace your regular starters who may be on bye or have a tough in-conference matchup this week.

As always, I'm sticking to guys in BCS conferences, and trying to stay away from he 25% FCS weak opponent penalty.  Ownership percentages are as reported by CBS.

Quarterbacks

Bo Wallace, Ole Miss (@ Arkansas) - 5% owned, 2% started - Went for 38 points against Auburn before the bye.  I don't think we should expect more out of the Hogs' defense.

Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati (@ Louisville) - 4% owned, 2% started - Averaging almost 26 points the last 4 weeks, with a high of 33 and a low of 21.  He's very solid.

If you're hardcore: Sean Mannion, Oregon State (@ Washington) - 4% owned, 1% started - He's back in the starting role, and he's good.

Running Backs

James Sims, Kansas (Texas) - 22% owned, 14% started - He's gone over 100 yards and scored a TD in three of the four games since his early season suspension.  The fourth he went for 91 and 2 TDs.  The Longhorn defense is not good against the run, and considering the benching of Dayne Crist the Jayhawk offensive gameplan should center around Sims.

George Winn, Cincinnati (@ Louisville) - 13% owned, 5% started - Winn has been averaging 15.5 carries/game over his last 4, and gets occasional passes thrown his way, as well.  USF was just able to run on the Louisville defense last week.  Winn's been solid, but if he finds the end zone a couple of times he could really be specacular.

If you're hardcore: Ben Malena, Texas A&M (@ Auburn) - 5% owned, 3% started - He's in a timeshare, but there is typically enough fantasy goodness to go around for the Aggies.

Wide Receivers

Mike Davis, Texas (@ Kansas) - 22% owned, 18% started - He's a big-play threat, and he has a good chance of breaking one against the awful Fightin' Weises.

Mike Evans, Texas A&M (@ Auburn) - 16% owned, 11% started - Johnny Football's go-to receiver is a great play in games where they aren't facing the top 3-4 defenses in the SEC (and thus, the BCS).  Auburn isn't one of those defenses!

Lindsey Lamar, USF (Syracuse) - 3% owned, 2% started - Just rushed for 110 yards against Louisville, and now he gets the Orange.  I love playing guys at WR that get guaranteed carries as they lineup in the backfield.

If you're hardcore: Josh Huff, Oregon (Colorado) - 6% owned, 3% started - Has only 3 catches in 2 games since returning from an injury, although he caught a TD in the last game.  Coming off a bye, I have a suspicion he gets more work here, if only to show USC something new on film for he big showdown next week.  It goes without saying that playing someone against Colorado is usually a good idea.

Tight Ends

Chris Gragg, Arkansas (Ole Miss) - 38% owned, 30% started - Possibly the best fantasy TE option in the country comes back this week.  And he gets Ole Miss.

If you're hardcore: Nick Kasa, Colorado (@ Oregon) - 8% owned, 6% started - Garbage time counts.

Defense / Special Teams

Rutgers (Kent State) - 48% owned, 42% started - Can't believe they aren't owned more... they are a must-start this week.

If you're hardcore: Missouri (Kentucky) - 11% owned, 6% started - Not your typical SEC defense... but it's Kentucky.