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Ranking the top running backs week to week is a bit more difficult than ranking signal-callers.
Especially when there are certain running back by committee situations to keep an eye on, such as the San Diego Chargers situation. Ryan Mathews is clearly the most talented back on the roster, but Jackie Battle is listed as the starter on the Chargers depth chart.
Should make for a very interesting Sunday of football.
Anyway, the show must go on. So let’s take a look at my top 30 running backs for this week’s action.
Remember, players active on Thursday night will not be featured in these rankings.
Week 5 byes: (Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
|
Running Back |
Opponent |
| 1) Arian Foster | @ New York Jets |
| 2) Ray Rice | @ Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3) Marshawn Lynch | @ Carolina Panthers |
| 4) Adrian Peterson | vs Tennessee Titans |
| 5) Frank Gore | vs Buffalo Bills |
| 6) LeSean McCoy | @ Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7) Reggie Bush | @ Cincinnati Bengals |
| 8) Jamaal Charles | vs Baltimore Ravens |
| 9) Matt Forte | @ Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 10) Maurice Jones-Drew | vs Chicago Bears |
| 11) Trent Richardson | @ New York Giants |
| 12) Alfred Morris | vs Atlanta Falcons |
| 13) Cedric Benson | @ Indianapolis Colts |
| 14) Ryan Mathews | @ New Orleans Saints |
| 15) Stevan Ridley | vs Denver Broncos |
| 16) Willis McGahee | @ New England Patriots |
| 17) Darren Sproles | vs San Diego Chargers |
| 18) Michael Turner | vs Washington Redskins |
| 19) Chris Johnson | @ Minnesota Vikings |
| 20) Ahmad Bradshaw | vs Cleveland Browns |
| 21) BenJarvus Green-Ellis | vs Miami Dolphins |
| 22) Michael Bush | @ Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 23) Fred Jackson | @ San Francisco 49ers |
| 24) C.J. Spiller | @ San Francisco 49ers |
| 25) Jackie Battle | @ New Orleans Saints |
| 26) DeAngelo Williams | vs Seattle Seahawks |
| 27) Donald Brown | vs Green Bay Packers |
| 28) Jonathan Stewart | vs Seattle Seahawks |
| 29) Rashard Mendenhall | vs Philadelphia Eagles |
| 30) Shonn Greene vs Houston Texans | |
Here are the Week 5 QB Rankings.
Adam Pfeifer is a fantasy football columnist for Rant Sports.
You can follow him on Twitter @aPfeiferRS.
