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Week 5 running back rankings

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

Rank	Name	Team	Opp.	Berry	Harris	Karabell	Kuselias	Average
1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	@StL	1	1	1	1	1.0
2	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	@Sea	4	3	2	2	2.8
3	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	Oak	2	4	3	3	3.0
4	Chris Johnson	TEN	Ind	3	2	5	4	3.5
5	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	Was	7	8	6	5	6.5
6	Michael Turner	ATL	@SF	9	5	7	10	7.8
7	Brian Westbrook	PHI	TB	6	11	8	7	8.0
8	Clinton Portis	WAS	@Car	8	6	13	8	8.8
9	Steve Slaton	HOU	@Ari	17	9	4	6	9.0
10	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	@Det	10	15	11	9	11.3
11	Marion Barber	DAL	@KC	12	7	15	13	11.8
12	Steven Jackson	STL	Min	11	12	10	15	12.0
13	Glen Coffee	SF	Atl	5	13	19	12	12.3
14	Ronnie Brown	MIA	NYJ	20	10	9	22	15.3
15	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	Cle	14	22	21	11	17.0
16	Ray Rice	BAL	Cin	16	21	16	17	17.5
17	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	NE	15	18	18	19	17.5
18	Jerome Harrison	CLE	@Buf	13	17	26	14	17.5
19	Willis McGahee	BAL	Cin	24	19	12	16	17.8
20	Tim Hightower	ARI	Hou	22	27	17	18	21.0
21	Cedric Benson	CIN	@Bal	21	14	25	27	21.8
22	Thomas Jones	NYJ	@Mia	30	23	14	21	22.0
23	Tashard Choice	DAL	@KC	18	32	20	20	22.5
24	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	Oak	27	16	23	26	23.0
25	Fred Jackson	BUF	Cle	19	29	22	23	23.3
26	Julius Jones	SEA	Jac	23	25	30	24	25.5
27	Joseph Addai	IND	@Ten	31	24	24	25	26.0
28	Kevin Smith	DET	Pit	32	20	32	28	28.0
29	Cadillac Williams	TB	@Phi	33	31	28	34	31.5
30	Donald Brown	IND	@Ten	34	35	27	30	31.5
31	Larry Johnson	KC	Dal	25	40	33	32	32.5
32	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	Was	37	26	29	38	32.5
33	Sammy Morris	NE	@Den	26	37	38	31	33.0
34	Michael Bush	OAK	@NYG	35	33	36	29	33.3
35	Leon Washington	NYJ	@Mia	29	30	41	37	34.3
36	Mewelde Moore	PIT	@Det	28	34	34	42	34.5
37	Ricky Williams	MIA	NYJ	36	36	35	36	35.8
38	Beanie Wells	ARI	Hou	38	42	31	33	36.0
39	LeSean McCoy	PHI	TB	42	28	37	39	36.5
40	LenDale White	TEN	Ind	43	39	39	40	40.3
41	Chester Taylor	MIN	@StL	46	38	44	35	40.8
42	Justin Fargas	OAK	@NYG	45	41	40	41	41.8
43	Derrick Ward	TB	@Phi	39	44	NR	45	44.8
44	Ladell Betts	WAS	@Car	44	49	43	44	45.0
45	Laurence Maroney	NE	@Den	40	NR	45	NR	46.8
46	Jerious Norwood	ATL	@SF	48	43	NR	48	47.5
47	Jamaal Charles	KC	Dal	NR	NR	46	43	47.8
48	Peyton Hillis	DEN	NE	41	NR	NR	NR	48.5
49	Jamal Lewis	CLE	@Buf	NR	NR	42	NR	48.8
50	Kevin Faulk	NE	@Den	NR	46	47	NR	48.8

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 5 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 5 can be viewed by clicking here.