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Rest Of Season Player Rankings: Running Backs - Week 6
John Tuvey October 13, 2010			Print

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

RUNNING BACKS

Rank	Player	Team	Bye
1	Chris Johnson	TEN	9
2	Adrian Peterson	MIN	4
3	LeSean McCoy	PHI	8
4	Arian Foster	HOU	7
5	Frank Gore	SFO	9
6	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	5
7	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	9
8	Michael Turner	ATL	8
9	Ray Rice	BAL	8
10	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	8
11	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	7
12	Steven Jackson	STL	9
13	Cedric Benson	CIN	6
14	Jamaal Charles	KCC	4
15	Ryan Mathews	SDC	10
16	Peyton Hillis	CLE	8
17	Jahvid Best	DET	7
18	Matt Forte	CHI	8
19	Shonn Greene	NYJ	7
20	Michael Bush	OAK	10
21	Joseph Addai	IND	7
22	Ronnie Brown	MIA	5
23	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	6
24	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	9
25	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NEP	5
26	Pierre Thomas	NOS	10
27	Darren McFadden	OAK	10
28	Thomas Jones	KCC	4
29	Ryan Torain	WAS	9
30	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	5
31	Felix Jones	DAL	4
32	Mike Tolbert	SDC	10
33	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	8
34	Ricky Williams	MIA	5
35	Chris Wells	ARI	6
36	Carnell Williams	TBB	4
37	Brandon Jackson	GBP	10
38	Fred Jackson	BUF	6
39	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	6
40	Willis McGahee	BAL	8
41	C.J. Spiller	BUF	6
42	Earnest Graham	TBB	4
43	Marion Barber	DAL	4
44	Mike Hart	IND	7
45	Danny Woodhead	NEP	5
46	Chris Ivory	NOS	10
47	Tim Hightower	ARI	6
48	Jason Snelling	ATL	8
49	Deji Karim	JAC	9
50	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	9

LeSean McCoy, Eagles –
The Eagles drafted McCoy to replace Brian Westbrook; it didn't take last year, but this season McCoy has been everything Philly hoped for. He may trend back down if Michael Vick starts stealing goal line carries, but right now he's looking to be every bit as valuable as Westy used to be.

Matt Forte, Bears –
It's unlikely the Bears will run the ball as successfully the rest of the season as they did last week against the Panthers. But Chicago demonstrated that if Jay Cutler goes down again, the offense will run through Forte. Don't be surprised if Cutler's check-downs to the back increase as well as a way to keep him from absorbing another nine sacks.

DeAngelo Williams, Panthers –
You'd think with nothing working offensively the Panthers would give Williams a bunch of carries in hopes of kick-starting the attack. However, it doesn't appear as if that's the way John Fox is going to play this.

Thomas Jones, Chiefs –
It only took a month, but Todd Haley finally figured out which of his backs was the more effective one and started giving him the larger share of the workload. Now we'll see if Jones settles into a niche role, i.e. goal line guy.

Felix Jones, Cowboys –
What Jerry Jones wants, Jerry Jones usually gets. And Jerry wants fellow Arkansas alum Felix to get the larger share of the workload. Now if Felix can find some way to avoid the injury bug that usually takes a bite out of his season, he'll live up to the preseason fantasy hype.

Brandon Jacobs, Giants –
Jacobs is still the junior partner in the Giants' backfield committee, but he seems to be getting his touches at the stripe. And then there's Ahmad Bradshaw's injury history...

Chris "Beanie" Wells, Cardinals –
Another week in the wrong direction for Wells. Now he's getting carries, but with Max Hall under center teams don't respect the passing game and are ready for Wells; Arizona's offensive line isn't good enough to block that sort of play just yet.

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