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Rest of the Season Player Rankings - Running Backs: Week 3
John Tuvey September 17, 2012 Follow @jtuvey	Print

These player rankings track a player's value for the remainder of the season.

RUNNING BACKS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Arian Foster	HOU	8
2	Ray Rice	BAL	8
3	LeSean McCoy	PHI	7
4	Adrian Peterson	MIN	11
5	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	11
6	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	6
7	Darren McFadden	OAK	5
8	DeMarco Murray	DAL	5
9	Doug Martin	TBB	5
10	Ryan Mathews	SDC	7
11	Reggie Bush	MIA	7
12	Frank Gore	SFO	9
13	Trent Richardson	CLE	10
14	Stevan Ridley	NEP	9
15	Darren Sproles	NOS	6
16	C.J. Spiller	BUF	8
17	Jamaal Charles	KCC	7
18	Steven Jackson	STL	9
19	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	CIN	8
20	Chris Johnson	TEN	11
21	Michael Bush	CHI	6
22	Willis McGahee	DEN	7
23	Alfred Morris	WAS	10
24	Matt Forte	CHI	6
25	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	11
26	Fred Jackson	BUF	8
27	Ben Tate	HOU	8
28	Michael Turner	ATL	7
29	Kevin Smith	DET	5
30	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	6
31	Peyton Hillis	KCC	7
32	Cedric Benson	GBP	10
33	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	6
34	Shonn Greene	NYJ	9
35	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	7
36	Donald Brown	IND	4
37	Mark Ingram	NOS	6
38	Beanie Wells	ARI	10
39	Isaac Redman	PIT	4
40	Kendall Hunter	SFO	9
41	Jonathan Dwyer	PIT	4
42	David Wilson	NYG	11
43	Bilal Powell	NYJ	9
44	Andre Brown	NYG	11
45	Ryan Williams	ARI	10
46	Mikel Leshoure	DET	5
47	Pierre Thomas	NOS	6
48	Toby Gerhart	MIN	11
49	Curtis Brinkley	SDC	7
50	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	4

Trent Richardson, Browns –
We're starting to see some of the running that made Richardson such a hot draft day commodity. And the Browns still have no other playmakers, so he'll get the entire workload.

C.J. Spiller, Bills –
With Fred Jackson out for a month--maybe more--Spiller gets all the touches in Buffalo. If he keeps doing with them like's done the first fortnight--the first back to average 10-plus yards a carry over the first two games since the immortal Jim Brown--Jackson may not have a job to return to.

Chris Johnson, Titans –
Last year you waited... and waited... and waited. This year, why not beat the rush? He'll probably bust off a couple of games to wind up with semi-respectable final numbers, but he's nowhere near CJ2K productivity.

Matt Forte, Bears –
A high ankle sprain will sideline Forte for at least two weeks, probably something more like four to six. By the time he returns Michael Bush may have earned a larger share of the workload--or the entire Chicago offense may have collapsed around Jay Cutler. Either way, it's no good for Forte's fantasy prospects going forward.

Cedric Benson, Packers –
Yes, that was Benson catching four passes in addition to his typical 20-for-80 performance on the ground. Maybe the Packers will take this whole "need to run the ball" seriously enough to keep giving Benson opportunities.

Shonn Greene, Jets –
Greene left the Jets' Week 2 loss to Pittsburgh with a potential concussion. By the time he gets back on the field it's entirely possible his pedestrian contributions will have been replaced by the likes of Bilal Powell.

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