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Week 6 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	StL	1	1	2	1	1.3
2	Adrian Peterson	MIN	Bal	7	3	1	3	3.5
3	Michael Turner	ATL	Chi	2	6	3	5	4.0
4	Cedric Benson	CIN	Hou	6	4	4	2	4.0
5	Matt Forte	CHI	@Atl	4	2	5	9	5.0
6	Ryan Grant	GB	Det	3	8	9	4	6.0
7	Steven Jackson	STL	@Jac	11	10	6	10	9.3
8	Brian Westbrook	PHI	@Oak	5	11	19	6	10.3
9	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	@SD	14	9	7	12	10.5
10	Thomas Jones	NYJ	Buf	10	13	10	11	11.0
11	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	@TB	8	14	14	8	11.0
12	Clinton Portis	WAS	KC	9	7	16	13	11.3
13	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	Cle	15	19	13	7	13.5
14	Pierre Thomas	NO	NYG	13	16	12	15	14.0
15	Chris Johnson	TEN	@NE	19	5	15	17	14.0
16	Steve Slaton	HOU	@Cin	17	15	11	14	14.3
17	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	@NO	22	12	8	21	15.8
18	Kevin Smith	DET	@GB	12	17	21	19	17.3
19	Ray Rice	BAL	@Min	16	18	17	20	17.8
20	LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	Den	18	20	20	25	20.8
21	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	@NYJ	21	22	23	18	21.0
22	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	@NO	28	24	18	23	23.3
23	Tim Hightower	ARI	@Sea	24	29	25	16	23.5
24	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@TB	26	21	26	28	25.3
25	Leon Washington	NYJ	Buf	23	28	30	26	26.8
26	Cadillac Williams	TB	Car	31	27	28	22	27.0
27	Sammy Morris	NE	Ten	20	43	24	24	27.8
28	Willis McGahee	BAL	@Min	40	25	22	32	29.8
29	Fred Jackson	BUF	@NYJ	35	31	27	27	30.0
30	LeSean McCoy	PHI	@Oak	32	23	36	30	30.3
31	Jamal Lewis	CLE	@Pit	27	34	29	33	30.8
32	Julius Jones	SEA	Ari	30	33	31	34	32.0
33	Darren Sproles	SD	Den	33	26	37	36	33.0
34	Larry Johnson	KC	@Was	29	37	32	35	33.3
35	Michael Bush	OAK	Phi	34	36	38	31	34.8
36	Willie Parker	PIT	Cle	25	32	34	NR	35.5
37	Derrick Ward	TB	Car	36	39	35	37	36.8
38	Reggie Bush	NO	NYG	38	48	33	29	37.0
39	Justin Fargas	OAK	Phi	41	38	41	42	40.5
40	Beanie Wells	ARI	@Sea	39	44	40	40	40.8
41	Mewelde Moore	PIT	Cle	42	40	42	44	42.0
42	LenDale White	TEN	@NE	49	42	39	38	42.0
43	Chester Taylor	MIN	Bal	45	41	49	39	43.5
44	Mike Bell	NO	NYG	37	35	NR	NR	43.5
45	Jamaal Charles	KC	@Was	46	NR	44	41	45.5
46	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	@SD	NR	30	NR	NR	45.8
47	Jerome Harrison	CLE	@Pit	48	46	47	46	46.8
48	Kevin Faulk	NE	Ten	NR	45	50	43	47.3
49	Jerious Norwood	ATL	Chi	47	47	NR	47	48.0
50	Laurence Maroney	NE	Ten	44	NR	46	NR	48.0

Week 6 teams on bye: Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 6 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 6 can be viewed by clicking here.