Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs

Here’s today’s fantasy football rankings for running backs.

Lesean McCoy is our #1 pick.

Lesean McCoy is our #1 pick.

1) LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia: High octane offense will see McCoy to another productive year.
2) Adrian Peterson, Minnesota: Will be more active in passing game, and we know he can run.
3) Matt Forte, Chicago: Very productive with lots of touches, Forte is underrated.
4) Jamaal Charles, Kansas City: He’s a beast, but defenses can focus in on him, I expect a drop off.
5) Marshawn Lynch, Seattle: Lockout over, he’ll be good for another 1,000 yard year.
6) Montee Ball, Denver: With Moreno gone, Ball will rack up yardage in Denver’s O.
7) Eddie Lacy, Green Bay: Don’t get too high on him, we’ll see if he can improve after his rookie year.
8) Doug Martin, Tampa Bay: Martin is back and apart of a solid offense.
9) Alfred Morris, Washington: If RG3 bounces back, Morris’ stock should be this high.
10) Demarco Murray, Dallas: If he can play 16 games, he’s going to be dangerous.
11) Giovani Bernard, Cincinnati: He’ll get even more touches than last year, and he was really good last year.
12) Le’veon Bell, Pittsburgh: The Steelers are really high on him and they should be.
13) Arian Foster, Houston: He may never return to his pre-2014 status, but a second round pick will be well spent on Foster.
14) Andre Ellington, Arizona: Similar to Bernard, Mendenhall won’t pound the goal line, but he’ll score some and rack up yards.
15) Pierre Thomas, New Orleans: Most underrated player in Fantasy Football.
16) Reggie Bush, Detroit: Needs to stay healthy, but Detroit’s offense is perfect for him.
17) Ray Rice, Baltimore: I believe Rice will bounce back, he could be a huge sleeper.
18) Rashad Jennings, NY Giants: Whether or not he can be a feature back remains to be seen.
19) CJ Spiller, Buffalo: I’m not buying Spiller as an every down back.
20) Frank Gore, San Francisco: He’s been so reliable, but he is aging and in a crowded backfield.
21) Ryan Matthews, San Diego: He could be a lot better than this, but I’m staying away.
22) Joique Bell, Detroit: He’s the goal line back and worth a flex spot on a team.
23) Darren Sproles, Philadelphia: Sproles + Chip Kelly = Fantasy Points.
24) Bishop Sankey, Tennessee: He’s a wild card, but he should get the majority of carries.
25) Shane Vereen, New England: He’s never played more than 13 games, and Ridley is waiting.
26) Trent Richardson, Indianapolis: He has to be better than last year, right?
27) Maurice Jones-Drew, Oakland: He’s getting older, but he’s still going to be the starter.
28) Chris Johnson, NY Jets: Could be a serious sleeper after a change in scenery.
29) Toby Gerhart, Jacksonville: Big back, can he handle 250 touches?
30) Danny Woodhead, San Diego: He’ll get touches because of his versatility.
31) Zac Stacy, St Louis
32) Ben Tate, Cleveland
33) Knowshon Moreno, Miami
34) Fred Jackson, Buffalo
35) Steven Jackson, Atlanta
36) Andre Brown, Houston
37) Tre Mason, St Louis
38) Stevan Ridley, New England
39) DeAngelo Williams, Carolina
40) LeGarrette Blount, Pittsburgh
41) Khiry Robinson, New Orleans
42) Mark Ingram, New Orleans
43) KaDeem Carey, Chicago
44) Jeremy Hill, Cleveland
45) Shonne Greene, Tennessee
46) Devonta Freeman, Atlanta
47) Andre Williams, NY Giants
48) Roy Helu, Washington
49) Bernard Pierce, Baltimore
50) Darren McFadden, Oakland
51) Lamar Miller, Miami
52) CJ Anderson, Denver
53) James Starks, Green Bay
54) Charles Sims, Tampa Bay
55) Chris Ivory, NY Jets
56) Jonathan Dwyer, Arizona
57) Jonathan Stewart, Carolina
58) Carlos Hyde, San Francisco
59) Ronnie Brown, San Diego
60) Terrance West, Cleveland

Fantasy Football Rankings: Looking Ahead to 2013

QB: 

1) RG3

2) Brady

3) Rodgers

4) Newton

5) Brees

6) Ryan

7) P. Manning

8) Luck

9) Wilson

10) Stafford

11) Roethlisberger

12) E. Manning

13) Schaub

14) Romo

15) Dalton

 

RB:

1) Peterson

2) Rice

3) Martin

4) Foster

5) Morris

6) Richardson

7) Lynch

8) Charles

9) Gore

10) Forte 

11) McCoy

12) S. Jackson

13) Greene

14) Spiller

15) Ridley

16) Bush

17) Sproles

18) McFadden

19) Murray

20) Ballard

21) C. Johnson

22) Turner

23) McGahee

24) Leshoure

25) D. Williams

 

WR:

1) C. Johnson

2) Marshall

3) Green

4) J. Jones

5) D. Thomas

6) V. Jackson

7) Cobb

8) Bryant

9) White

10) A. Johnson

11) Wayne

12) Cruz

13) Welker

14) Harvin

15) Colston

16) Crabtree

17) Hilton

18) Decker

19) S. Smith

20) T. Smith

21) Hartline

22) Moore

23) M. Williams

24) Tate

25) Wallace

5 Quick Thoughts: November 17

1) Finally it’s the weekend and that means college football today! With two weeks left in the regular season there is still a lot to be decided. But today will be more of a calm before the storm as far as upsets and season deciding moments. None of the top ten teams (except Oregon) faces a tough test today. But next week will be huge with KState, Oregon, and Notre Dame all playing ranked teams. Who knows what will happen and that makes college football so fun.

2) This year I’ve really gotten into fantasy football and it’s gotten me even more into the NFL. It’s really cool for those of you who don’t do it. It gives you a reason to root in every game and keeps you on your toes following all the games. Let me know if you want to talk fantasy football (or basketball)!

3) All the talk about the AL MVP was very intriguing, classic stats vs. WAR and all the other newer stats. But to me it was a lot simpler then that. Trout was amazing, and he’ll win his MVP’s but this year Cabrera was much more valuable to his team. Trout was exciting and provided a jolt for his team but he doesn’t mean as much to the Angels as Cabrera does to the Tigers, YET. If you take Miguel off of Detroit, their an ok team, but with him they reached the World Series.

4) Why did the Lakers fire Mike Brown? Give him a chance of more than 5 games! When this happened I thought for sure they were already prepared to bring back Phil Jackson, but that didn’t happen. In fact they blew off Phil for a coach with a lot fewer championships. I just don’t get what the Lakers were doing.

5) I didn’t do a college basketball preview because of the craziness of the sport and I honestly don’t know much about the teams yet. But as the season goes on I’ll be writing more about it and will definitely have a lot to say come March.