Jawon Chisholm

The MAC is loaded with elite running backs like David Fluellen, Beau Blankenship, Zurlon Tipton, Jahwan Edwards and the Kent State duo, but Chisholm deserves plenty of praise himself. Indeed, Chisholm might have more skill than some of his statistic superiors, as he has to deal with more dysfunction around him on Akron’s talent-deficient offense. Chisholm averaged 5.3 yards per rush while bolting for 953 yards in 11 games last year, and he made a further impact by catching 38 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns. Chisholm is a strong asset in MAC-only leagues who figures to get on the nationwide radar as well when the matchups are friendly.

Despite playing in one of the worst passing offenses of recent memory, Chisholm managed to approach the 1,000-yard mark for Akron last year. He ran for 916 yards (4.4 YPC) and five touchdowns last year – numbers that are marginal outside of Akron, but deserve a standing ovation for a player facing the difficulties Chisholm does. His upside will again be limited in 2012, in any case, because figures to be similarly awful on offense, but he's a must-draft in MAC-only leagues and is worth a bench spot in most other formats.