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Willis McGahee Click to track this player  
Running Back, Denver Broncos

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Draft: 2003 Round 1 (23)
DOB: 1981-10-21 Age: 31
RB Rank Tier ADP-12
#23 4 4.08

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
2003 BUF 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 0.0 0.0
2004 BUF 16 11 284 1,128 4.0 13 36 22 169 7.7 0 207.7 13.0
2005 BUF 16 15 325 1,247 3.8 5 37 28 178 6.4 0 172.5 10.8
2006 BUF 14 14 259 990 3.8 6 28 18 156 8.7 0 150.6 10.8
2007 BAL 15 15 294 1,207 4.1 7 49 43 231 5.4 1 191.8 12.8
2008 BAL 14 8 170 671 3.9 7 32 24 173 7.2 0 126.4 9.0
2009 BAL 16 1 109 544 5.0 12 22 15 85 5.7 2 146.9 9.2
2010 BAL 15 1 99 377 3.8 5 18 14 55 3.9 1 79.2 5.3
2011 DEN 15 14 249 1,199 4.8 4 20 12 51 4.3 1 155.0 10.3
2012 DEN 10 0 167 731 4.4 4 33 26 221 8.5 0 119.2 11.9
2012 (Projected) DEN     242 1,017 4.2 8   11 67 6.1 0 156.4  

2012 Outlook
Depth Chart
Having been signed by the Broncos prior to last season to supplement Knowshon Moreno, nobody can say that McGahee did not exceed expectations in his first year in Denver. Rather than supplement Moreno, he supplanted him and by season’s end had topped 1,000 rushing yards for the first time since 2007, his first season with the Ravens. McGahee finished the year with 1,199 rushing yards, 51 receiving yards and five total touchdowns. While you could make the argument that Tim Tebow pilfered some touchdowns from McGahee, you could make an equaling compelling argument that Tebow’s presence necessitated a run-first philosophy and also forced opposing defenses to account for him in the running game. Either way, it’s all moot for 2012 with Tebow having been jettisoned to the Jets and Peyton Manning in town to lead a far more heavily passed based offense. Look no further than the Colts rushing production during the 2008-2010 seasons as the team finished 29th, 32nd and 31st in rushing yards. On the plus side, McGahee is clearly the Broncos best short yardage back and there doesn’t appear to be a player on the roster capable of stealing his starting position by opening day but his ability as a receiver has steadily eroded over time as evidenced by his 41 receptions over the past three seasons. Basically, his fantasy value will come as a rusher so you need to believe that the team’s offense will generate enough red zone touches and 4th quarter clock eating work if you want to draft him as a starter. He will likely be chosen as a low end RB2 but I would be more comfortable grabbing him as my RB3.

Fan. Tm. Player
RB1RB1 Willis McGahee
RB2RB3 Montee Ball
RB3RB3 Ronnie Hillman
RB4RB4 Lance Ball
RB4RB4 Knowshon Moreno
Broncos Depth Chart
News From The Past 90 Days
McGahee a no-show for OTAs     -- Mon May 20 4:55 pm --

Only non-injured veteran not present
The running game was missing veterans Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno. McGahee continued his practice of not showing up for the voluntary OTA sessions. Moreno was present and seems to be running well but he has not been cleared to take live reps because of the knee injury he sustained in the final game against Baltimore. With McGahee and Moreno out, Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball got a few more reps. (Denver Post)

FF Today's Take: McGahee rushed for 1,199 yards in 2011 and was on pace for another 1,000-yard season in 2012 when he suffered a slightly torn MCL and compression fracture in his right tibia. Ball will take his job eventually, but HC John Fox is notorious for making rookies "earn it", so McGahee could have one more year of solid fantasy production in him. He could just as easily be released before training camp, making this backfield situation one of the more interesting storylines of the summer.
Broncos still searching for RB help     -- Fri Apr 5 9:00 am --

Ahmad Bradshaw remains on the radar
Both Knowshon Moreno and Willis McGahee are coming back from injuries. The Broncos believe McGahee is showing some wear and tear at this point in his career. He'll turn 32 during the upcoming season. By the time training camp opens, the Broncos will have at least one more back who they believe could take carries as a potential starter in the offense. (Denver Post)

FF Today's Take: Denver has kicked the tires on Rashard Mendenhall (ARI), Shonn Greene (TEN) and Ahmad Bradshaw. Bradshaw is coming off foot surgery in January but still remains an option. The Broncos also worked out Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell and could take a running back high in the 2013 draft.
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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
1 PIT W 31-19 16 64 4.0 0 1 0 0 - 0 6.4
2 at ATL L 21-27 22 113 5.1 2 2 2 11 5.5 0 24.4
3 HOU L 25-31 12 36 3.0 0 2 1 6 6.0 0 4.2
4 OAK W 37-6 19 112 5.9 1 6 6 23 3.8 0 19.5
5 at NE L 21-31 14 51 3.6 0 6 5 51 10.2 0 10.2
6 at SD W 35-24 17 56 3.3 0 5 4 42 10.5 0 9.8
8 NO W 34-14 23 122 5.3 1 2 2 33 16.5 0 21.5
9 at CIN W 31-23 23 66 2.9 0 1 1 4 4.0 0 7.0
10 at CAR W 36-14 14 56 4.0 0 6 4 33 8.3 0 8.9
11 SD W 30-23 7 55 7.9 0 2 1 18 18.0 0 7.3

2011 Gamelog Stats
FF Today Default Scoring: Review Scoring
  RushingReceiving Fantasy
Week Opp Result Att Yard Avg TDTarget Rec Yard Avg TD FFPts
1 OAK L 20-23 4 3 0.8 0 7 5 32 6.4 0 3.5
2 CIN W 24-22 28 101 3.6 1 2 1 5 5.0 0 16.6
3 at TEN L 14-17 22 52 2.4 0 5 3 2 0.7 1 11.4
4 at GB L 23-49 15 103 6.9 0 2 2 10 5.0 0 11.3
5 SD L 24-29 16 125 7.8 0 1 0 0 - 0 12.5
7 at MIA W 18-15 18 76 4.2 0 0 0 0 - 0 7.6
9 at OAK W 38-24 20 163 8.2 2 0 0 0 - 0 28.3
10 at KC W 17-10 4 17 4.3 0 0 0 0 - 0 1.7
11 NYJ W 17-13 12 18 1.5 0 0 0 0 - 0 1.8
12 at SD W 16-13 23 117 5.1 0 0 0 0 - 0 11.7
13 at MIN W 35-32 20 111 5.6 1 0 0 0 - 0 17.1
14 CHI W 13-10 17 34 2.0 0 1 1 2 2.0 0 3.6
15 NE L 23-41 7 70 10.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7.0
16 at BUF L 14-40 15 64 4.3 0 1 0 0 - 0 6.4
17 KC L 3-7 28 145 5.2 0 1 0 0 - 0 14.5
WC PIT W 29-23 19 61 3.2 0 0 0 0 - 0 6.1
DP at NE L 10-45 17 76 4.5 1 2 0 0 - 0 13.6
WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff

TD Distance
Rushing: 1, 60, 24, 24, 5
Receiving: 5

2010 Gamelog Stats
FF Today Default Scoring: Review Scoring
  RushingReceiving Fantasy
Week Opp Result Att Yard Avg TDTarget Rec Yard Avg TD FFPts
1 at NYJ W 10-9 6 -2 -0.3 1 1 1 -6 -6.0 0 5.2
2 at CIN L 10-15 3 10 3.3 0 1 0 0 - 0 1.0
3 CLE W 24-17 7 29 4.1 0 0 0 0 - 0 2.9
4 at PIT W 17-14 14 39 2.8 1 4 2 2 1.0 0 10.1
5 DEN W 31-17 10 67 6.7 1 0 0 0 - 0 12.7
7 BUF W 37-34 11 64 5.8 1 2 1 10 10.0 0 13.4
9 MIA W 26-10 6 24 4.0 0 3 3 42 14.0 1 12.6
10 at ATL L 21-26 3 8 2.7 0 1 1 -4 -4.0 0 0.4
11 at CAR W 37-13 8 23 2.9 0 2 2 -10 -5.0 0 1.3
12 TB W 17-10 3 9 3.0 0 3 3 13 4.3 0 2.2
13 PIT L 10-13 7 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0.7
14 at HOU W 34-28 4 7 1.8 1 0 0 0 - 0 6.7
15 NO W 30-24 7 53 7.6 0 0 0 0 - 0 5.3
16 at CLE W 20-10 8 34 4.3 0 0 0 0 - 0 3.4
17 CIN W 13-7 2 5 2.5 0 1 1 8 8.0 0 1.3
WC at KC W 30-7 10 44 4.4 1 2 2 10 5.0 0 11.4
DP at PIT L 24-31 4 4 1.0 0 2 2 14 7.0 0 1.8
WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff

TD Distance
Rushing: 1, 9, 30, 2, 1, 25
Receiving: 32

2009 Gamelog Stats
FF Today Default Scoring: Review Scoring
  RushingReceiving Fantasy
Week Opp Result Att Yard Avg TDTarget Rec Yard Avg TD FFPts
1 KC W 38-24 10 44 4.4 1 5 4 31 7.8 1 19.5
2 at SD W 31-26 15 79 5.3 2 2 2 10 5.0 0 20.9
3 CLE W 34-3 7 67 9.6 2 1 0 0 - 0 18.7
4 at NE L 21-27 5 11 2.2 0 3 1 13 13.0 1 8.4
5 CIN L 14-17 1 -2 -2.0 0 1 1 4 4.0 0 0.2
6 at MIN L 31-33 7 3 0.4 0 0 0 0 - 0 0.3
8 DEN W 30-7 2 -1 -0.5 0 1 1 4 4.0 0 0.3
9 at CIN L 7-17 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
10 at CLE W 16-0 13 35 2.7 0 0 0 0 - 0 3.5
11 IND L 15-17 6 25 4.2 0 1 1 7 7.0 0 3.2
12 PIT W 20-17 5 18 3.6 1 1 1 1 1.0 0 7.9
13 at GB L 14-27 4 -4 -1.0 1 1 0 0 - 0 5.6
14 DET W 48-3 12 76 6.3 2 1 1 2 2.0 0 19.8
15 CHI W 31-7 4 9 2.3 0 5 3 13 4.3 0 2.2
16 at PIT L 20-23 2 17 8.5 0 0 0 0 - 0 1.7
17 at OAK W 21-13 16 167 10.4 3 0 0 0 - 0 34.7
WC at NE W 33-14 20 62 3.1 1 1 1 13 13.0 0 13.5
DP at IND L 3-20 2 7 3.5 0 1 1 7 7.0 0 1.4
WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff

TD Distance
Rushing: 1, 5, 3, 7, 15, 2, 1, 8, 19, 2, 77, 2, 3
Receiving: 3, 13

2008 Gamelog Stats
FF Today Default Scoring: Review Scoring
  RushingReceiving Fantasy
Week Opp Result Att Yard Avg TDTarget Rec Yard Avg TD FFPts
3 CLE W 28-10 15 64 4.3 1 2 1 11 11.0 0 13.5
4 at PIT L 20-23 13 42 3.2 0 3 3 19 6.3 0 6.1
5 TEN L 10-13 22 64 2.9 0 1 1 2 2.0 0 6.6
6 at IND L 3-31 8 18 2.3 0 4 4 26 6.5 0 4.4
7 at MIA W 27-13 19 105 5.5 1 2 2 47 23.5 0 21.2
8 OAK W 29-10 23 58 2.5 1 3 2 -1 -0.5 0 11.7
9 at CLE W 37-27 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
10 at HOU W 41-13 25 112 4.5 2 1 1 9 9.0 0 24.1
11 at NYG L 10-30 9 18 2.0 0 2 2 7 3.5 0 2.5
12 PHI W 36-7 7 8 1.1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0.8
14 WAS W 24-10 11 32 2.9 0 2 1 -8 -8.0 0 2.4
15 PIT L 9-13 6 18 3.0 0 6 2 15 7.5 0 3.3
16 at DAL W 33-24 8 108 13.5 1 3 3 21 7.0 0 18.9
17 JAC W 27-7 4 24 6.0 1 3 2 25 12.5 0 10.9
WC at MIA W 27-9 7 62 8.9 0 1 1 9 9.0 0 7.1
DP at TEN W 13-10 12 32 2.7 0 1 1 4 4.0 0 3.6
CC at PIT L 14-23 20 60 3.0 2 2 2 13 6.5 0 19.3
WC = Wild-Card DP = Divisional Playoff CC = Conference Championship

TD Distance
Rushing: 5, 5, 1, 1, 4, 77, 13, 3, 1

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