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Week 1 running back rankings

By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST

Rank	Name	Team	Opp.	Berry	Harris	Kuselias	Karabell	Average
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	@Cle	1	1	1	1	1.0
2	LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	@Oak	3	2	5	3	3.3
3	Matt Forte	CHI	@GB	4	5	3	2	3.5
4	Steven Jackson	STL	@Sea	5	3	6	4	4.5
5	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	@Ind	2	7	2	11	5.5
6	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	Phi	7	8	4	5	6.0
7	Michael Turner	ATL	Mia	6	6	7	8	6.8
8	Steve Slaton	HOU	NYJ	10	10	9	6	8.8
9	Brian Westbrook	PHI	@Car	14	4	15	7	10.0
10	Frank Gore	SF	@Ari	15	9	10	9	10.8
11	Thomas Jones	NYJ	@Hou	8	14	8	15	11.3
12	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	Was	12	13	11	12	12.0
13	Ray Rice	BAL	KC	11	11	14	21	14.3
14	Ronnie Brown	MIA	@Atl	22	12	13	13	15.0
15	Cedric Benson	CIN	Den	9	18	12	22	15.3
16	Kevin Smith	DET	@NO	16	15	16	17	16.0
17	Clinton Portis	WAS	@NYG	13	19	18	16	16.5
18	Marion Barber	DAL	@TB	21	16	19	10	16.5
19	Ryan Grant	GB	Chi	19	17	21	14	17.8
20	Darren McFadden	OAK	SD	21	22	20	18	20.3
21	Fred Jackson	BUF	@NE	24	24	22	19	22.3
22	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	@Cin	18	25	17	33	23.3
23	Reggie Bush	NO	Det	26	21	23	23	23.3
24	Julius Jones	SEA	StL	20	23	27	25	23.8
25	Joseph Addai	IND	Jac	25	20	26	28	24.8
26	Mike Bell	NO	Det	17	32	31	20	25.0
27	Cadillac Williams	TB	Dal	32	28	28	26	28.5
28	Larry Johnson	KC	@Bal	36	26	24	33	29.8
29	Chris Wells	ARI	SF	27	42	25	27	30.3
30	Felix Jones	DAL	@TB	34	33	34	24	31.3
31	Jamal Lewis	CLE	Min	33	31	37	32	33.3
32	Fred Taylor	NE	Buf	28	27	35	45	33.8
33	Derrick Ward	TB	Dal	38	29	41	29	34.3
34	Leon Washington	NYJ	@Hou	29	35	40	37	35.3
35	Tim Hightower	ARI	SF	40	30	32	40	35.5
36	Donald Brown	IND	Jac	43	36	36	31	36.5
37	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	Was	42	34	42	30	37.0
38	Darren Sproles	SD	@Oak	44	41	33	38	39.0
39	Le'Ron McClain	BAL	KC	30	NR	39	36	39.0
40	Willis McGahee	BAL	KC	39	38	38	42	39.3
41	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	Phi	37	40	NR	34	40.5
42	Chester Taylor	MIN	@Cle	41	43	49	35	42.0
43	Peyton Hillis	DEN	@Cin	35	NR	46	44	44.0
44	Sammy Morris	NE	Buf	31	NR	NR	47	45.0
45	LeSean McCoy	PHI	@Car	45	39	50	46	45.0
46	LenDale White	TEN	@Pit	NR	NR	30	NR	45.8
47	Earnest Graham	TB	Dal	46	47	NR	39	45.8
48	Edgerrin James	SEA	StL	NR	37	45	NR	46.0
49	Laurence Maroney	NE	Buf	49	44	43	50	46.5
50	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	@Cin	NR	45	NR	41	47.0

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 1 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 1 can be viewed by clicking here.