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Mikel Leshoure Click to track this player  
Running Back, Detroit Lions

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Draft: 2011 Round 2 (25)
College: Illinois
DOB: 1990-03-30 Age: 23
RB Rank Tier ADP-12
#52 6 9.10

Season Stats
FF Today Default Scoring: Review Scoring
  RushingReceiving Fantasy
Season Team G GS Att Yard Avg TDTarget Rec Yard Avg TD FFPts FFPts/G
2012 DET 14 0 215 798 3.7 9 48 34 214 6.3 0 155.2 11.1
2012 (Projected) DET     119 510 4.3 3   6 45 7.5 0 73.5  

2012 Outlook
Depth Chart
After being a 2nd round selection in the 2011 draft, Leshoure’s prospects looked rosy. Let’s run down Leshoure’s running back opportunity checklist as it looked heading into this rookie season. Incumbent is coming off a disappointing season? Check. Incumbent is injury prone? Check. Incumbent isn’t a great short yardage back? Check. Unfortunately a torn Achilles tendon ended Leshoure’s rookie season in the preseason and he enters 2012 with some major question marks, specifically maturity issues that resulted in the league imposing a two-game suspension and a hamstring problem that caused him to miss the early part of training camp. The suspension came from not one but two marijuana charges so Leshoure’s clearly got some growing up to do. Basically, the Lions don’t know what they have in Leshoure and neither do we. He’s a big back who should excel in short yardage work but he faces competition from Kevin Smith and possibly Jahvid Best for playing time, a pair of backs whose pass catching skills make them better fits in the Lions offense. Leshoure is worth taking a flier on but don’t reach for him expecting him to emerge as an upper tier RB2 in 2012.

Comment: Leshoure (Achilles) is expected to be 100% by the start of the season but will be facing a 2-game suspension to start the season.

Fan. Tm. Player
RB1RB1 Reggie Bush
RB2RB2 Mikel Leshoure
RB3RB3 Joique Bell
RB4RB4 Theo Riddick
RB5RB5 Jahvid Best
Lions Depth Chart
News From The Past 90 Days
Reggie Bush heading to Motor City     -- Wed Mar 13 1:15 pm --

4-year deal with Lions
The Detroit Lions have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Reggie Bush and will introduce the running back at a a news conference Wednesday afternoon. The 29-year-old Bush proved that he can be an every-down tailback in Miami, rushing for 2,072 yards and 12 touchdowns in two seasons with the Dolphins. (ESPN)

FF Today's Take: Bush stayed healthy enough to play in all 16 games last season which was a big reason why he finished 14th among fantasy RBs. With Mikel Leshoure still in the mix and likely to get goaline carries, Bush's value will be greatest in PPR leagues.
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2012 Gamelog Stats
FF Today Default Scoring: Review Scoring
  RushingReceiving Fantasy
Week Opp Result Att Yard Avg TDTarget Rec Yard Avg TD FFPts
3 at TEN L 41-44 26 100 3.8 1 4 4 34 8.5 0 19.4
4 MIN L 13-20 13 26 2.0 0 5 4 37 9.3 0 6.3
6 at PHI W 26-23 15 70 4.7 0 4 3 24 8.0 0 9.4
7 at CHI L 7-13 12 63 5.3 0 7 6 20 3.3 0 8.3
8 SEA W 28-24 10 46 4.6 0 5 3 9 3.0 0 5.5
9 at JAC W 31-14 16 70 4.4 3 2 0 0 - 0 25.0
10 at MIN L 24-34 13 43 3.3 0 3 1 5 5.0 0 4.8
11 GB L 20-24 19 84 4.4 1 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 14.2
12 HOU L 31-34 12 32 2.7 1 2 2 27 13.5 0 11.9
13 IND L 33-35 21 57 2.7 1 3 2 16 8.0 0 13.3
14 at GB L 20-27 14 49 3.5 0 0 0 0 - 0 4.9
15 at ARI L 10-38 14 55 3.9 1 3 2 4 2.0 0 11.9
16 ATL L 18-31 15 46 3.1 1 4 3 20 6.7 0 12.6
17 CHI L 24-26 15 57 3.8 0 5 3 20 6.7 0 7.7

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