Expect rookie rushers to be all the rage

Write it down: This will be the biggest season for rookie running backs in recent memory. Most years there are about four notable rookies and almost never more than six. This year it could very well end up as a dozen. Nothing spawns unbridled optimism like rookie running backs, and for good reason. No other position has the success rate for rookies that rushers do. Here are the dozen rushers you need to know for your fantasy draft. Already Starters 1. Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders: The Raiders might have the look of a backfield-by-committee, but McFadden enters after winning the Doak Walker Award two years in a row while starring at Arkansas. Selected with the fourth overall pick. No question McFadden gets all the work he can handle. 2. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers: Even if DeAngelo Williams gets the first handoff... [read full story]