Of course, on Sunday Wells likely changed many a fantasy owner's opinion of him by exploding for a franchise-record 228 rushing yards on 27 carries, tallying 26 fantasy points in the rematch against the Rams. Listed as questionable to play, Wells was active in 65.3 percent of ESPN standard leagues, 15th among running backs, and he entered the week just 13th in standard running back scoring, despite his tale of two seasons. Through eight weeks, Wells was one of fantasy's most pleasant surprises, with a 31-point fantasy game in Week 4 and six double-digit fantasy performances in seven games. In Weeks 9-11, however, Wells owners could have lost faith, as the production abruptly ended.
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Eric Karabell
Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.
Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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