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Running Back Rank: #58
Overall: #236
Bush got sporadic playing time last season, but made some things happen when given the carries. He had a monster game to end the season, rushing for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Bush finished with 500-plus total yards after missing his entire rookie season because of injury. The Raiders are high on Bush, but he has two other backs to compete with for playing time, which is a concern. Bush could have erratic carries throughout the season. He is a big, athletic back with speed. Injuries have slowed him throughout college and the NFL, though.
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Bush has some upside. He is a good guy to use a pick on late in your draft. You don't know what you will get with him, but it wouldn't surprise to see him get 700 or so total yards and five touchdowns. |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders RB Michael Bush rushed for 119 yards on 14 carries in Week 10. |
| Fantasy Impact: Bush probably earned some more carries with his huge game. |
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| David White, of the San Francisco Chronicle, reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said he would like to use RBs Darren McFadden, Justin Fargas and Michael Bush in Week 10. 'It just means more formations, getting Michael and Justin involved, Darren in other ways as well as a runner,' Cable said. 'So, it's good for us because, as I mentioned, when we started doing it we were a little bit better than when we finished the year last year doing that. That's how we can open it up and be more aggressive.' |
| Fantasy Impact: Fargas seems the best bet out of this group, but nothing is certain at this point. |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders RB Michael Bush (head) said he received a blow to the back of the head in Week 6, which kept him out of the game and allowed RB Justin Fargas to carry the majority of the rushing load. |
| Fantasy Impact: Bush opened the door for Fargas to grab some playing time from him. His injury came at a bad time for him. |
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| Steve Corkran, for the San Jose Mercury News, reports Oakland Raiders RB Michael Bush said he hopes to show the Raiders that he is an every down running back and will have to opportunity to because of the injury to RB Darren McFadden (knee). There are several people both inside and outside the organization that believe Bush is best suited to be an every down back among the Raiders backs because of his combination of size, speed and strength. |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said RB Michael Bush will be the backup running back to starting RB Darren McFadden in Week 2. |
| Fantasy Impact: Bush has some fantasy value, especially if he continues to get the goal-line work. |
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| CBSSports.com report Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said the Raiders have six legitimate playmakers on the offensive side of the ball. He categorizes RB Darren McFadden, RB Michael Bush, TE Zach Miller, WR Chaz Schilens, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey and WR Louis Murphy as playmakers. |
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| Oakland Raiders RBs Michael Bush and Darren McFadden combined for one yard on four carries in the team's preseason game Saturday, Aug. 29. |
| Fantasy Impact: They didn't get many chances, so don't put all of this on the Raiders backs. They were down big and threw often. |
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| CBSSports.com reports Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable said RB Michael Bush will start the team's third preseason game Saturday, Aug. 22. |
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| Jerry McDonald, of ANG Newspapers, reports the jury is still out on Oakland Raiders RB Michael Bush. In two big fourth-quarter appearances against the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bush has carried the ball 24 times for 206 yards and two breakaway touchdown runs. If you remove those two huge quarters, Bush has 71 carries for 215 yards and one touchdown, averaging just 2.8 yards per carry. |
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| John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports the San Diego Chargers attempted to trade for Oakland Raiders RB Michael Bush during the 2008 season. However, Raiders managing general partner Al Davis would not trade Bush to an AFC West division rival. |
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