Arizona Cardinals RB Andre Ellington becoming fantasy football stud

By Jason Marcum | Oct 28, 2013

Oct 27, 2013; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Andre Ellington (38) runs for an 80 yard touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the first half at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 29, 2013; Tampa, FL, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Rashard Mendenhall (28) works out prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Mendenhall and Ellington have both gotten plenty of carries for the Cardinals this year. Going into Sunday, Ellington had 179 rushing yards on 28 carries, plus 190 receiving yards on 20 catches. Mendenhall has just 281 rushing yards and three scores, plus 66 receiving yards.

Now that Head Coach Bruce Arians sees that Mendenhall has been holding back what’s already a limited offense, he’ll see that Ellington needs to get more touches. The Cardinals have one of the worst rushing offenses in the NFL.

Ellington should be the starter going forward and help spark this Cardinals offense.

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