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Week 3 running back rankings

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

Rank	Name	Team	Opp.	Berry	Harris	Karabell	Kuselias	Average
1	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	@Hou	1	2	2	1	1.5
2	Adrian Peterson	MIN	SF	3	1	1	2	1.8
3	Michael Turner	ATL	@NE	7	4	8	3	5.5
4	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	@Dal	5	7	4	6	5.5
5	Matt Forte	CHI	@Sea	4	9	7	4	6.0
6	Clinton Portis	WAS	@Det	2	10	5	8	6.3
7	Ryan Grant	GB	@StL	8	12	9	5	8.5
8	Steven Jackson	STL	GB	9	6	12	7	8.5
9	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	@TB	6	8	10	11	8.8
10	Chris Johnson	TEN	@NYJ	17	3	3	14	9.3
11	Fred Jackson	BUF	NO	10	14	6	9	9.8
12	Frank Gore	SF	@Min	12	5	11	13	10.3
13	Kevin Smith	DET	Was	15	11	15	15	14.0
14	Ronnie Brown	MIA	@SD	11	18	18	12	14.8
15	Steve Slaton	HOU	Jac	16	16	17	10	14.8
16	Willis McGahee	BAL	Cle	14	15	14	17	15.0
17	Felix Jones	DAL	Car	13	21	13	20	16.8
18	Brian Westbrook	PHI	KC	20	17	20	18	18.8
19	Darren Sproles	SD	Mia	24	13	21	24	20.5
20	Thomas Jones	NYJ	Ten	23	24	16	23	21.5
21	Tim Hightower	ARI	Ind	18	27	22	19	21.5
22	Ray Rice	BAL	Cle	19	22	29	21	22.8
23	Darren McFadden	OAK	Den	27	19	23	22	22.8
24	Cedric Benson	CIN	Pit	22	20	27	27	24.0
25	Reggie Bush	NO	@Buf	35	29	24	16	26.0
26	Cadillac Williams	TB	NYG	30	31	19	28	27.0
27	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@Dal	28	23	26	36	28.3
28	Willie Parker	PIT	@Cin	26	43	25	26	30.0
29	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	@TB	29	25	38	30	30.5
30	Pierre Thomas	NO	@Buf	25	35	30	35	31.3
31	Joseph Addai	IND	@Ari	40	30	33	25	32.0
32	Larry Johnson	KC	@Phi	31	36	35	29	32.8
33	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	@Oak	21	40	41	32	33.5
34	Leon Washington	NYJ	Ten	36	26	45	31	34.5
35	Tashard Choice	DAL	Car	39	28	31	43	35.3
36	Julius Jones	SEA	Chi	33	42	36	34	36.3
37	Donald Brown	IND	@Ari	34	37	34	40	36.3
38	Chris Wells	ARI	Ind	43	33	32	42	37.5
39	Derrick Ward	TB	NYG	45	32	37	41	38.8
40	Jamal Lewis	CLE	@Bal	37	41	40	39	39.3
41	LeSean McCoy	PHI	KC	41	34	46	37	39.5
42	Fred Taylor	NE	Atl	32	47	43	38	40.0
43	Michael Bush	OAK	Den	49	45	28	45	41.8
44	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	@Oak	38	44	42	44	42.0
45	LenDale White	TEN	@NYJ	47	39	39	49	43.5
46	Ricky Williams	MIA	@SD	48	48	44	46	46.5
47	Marion Barber	DAL	Car	NR	NR	NR	33	46.5
48	Laurence Maroney	NE	Atl	42	50	48	50	47.5
49	Lynell Hamilton	NO	@Buf	NR	38	NR	NR	47.8
50	Chester Taylor	MIN	SF	46	49	NR	48	48.5

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 3 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 3 can be viewed by clicking here.