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AD, MJD top Week 8 RB ranks
Updated: October 30, 2009, 11:52 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Week 8 running back rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | @GB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 |
| 2 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | @Ten | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Steve Slaton | HOU | @Buf | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Steven Jackson | STL | @Det | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Michael Turner | ATL | @NO | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6.3 |
| 6 | Ronnie Brown | MIA | @NYJ | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Thomas Jones | NYJ | Mia | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 8 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | @Ari | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Chris Johnson | TEN | Jac | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Kevin Smith | DET | StL | 3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Ray Rice | BAL | Den | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Matt Forte | CHI | Cle | 10 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12.3 |
| 13 | Frank Gore | SF | @Ind | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 14 | LaDainian Tomlinson | SD | Oak | 15 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 13.5 |
| 15 | Joseph Addai | IND | SF | 17 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Brandon Jacobs | NYG | @Phi | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16.0 |
| 17 | Marion Barber | DAL | Sea | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 18 | Ricky Williams | MIA | @NYJ | 14 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17.8 |
| 19 | Ryan Grant | GB | Min | 22 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19.3 |
| 20 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | NYG | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 20.5 |
| 21 | Knowshon Moreno | DEN | @Bal | 19 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 21.8 |
| 22 | Pierre Thomas | NO | Atl | 18 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 22.0 |
| 23 | Marshawn Lynch | BUF | Hou | 30 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 23.8 |
| 24 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | @Phi | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 25.3 |
| 25 | Mike Bell | NO | Atl | 24 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 25.5 |
| 26 | Beanie Wells | ARI | Car | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 27.5 |
| 27 | Tim Hightower | ARI | Car | 31 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 27.8 |
| 28 | Justin Fargas | OAK | @SD | 25 | 33 | 35 | 24 | 29.3 |
| 29 | Darren Sproles | SD | Oak | 32 | 21 | 34 | 30 | 29.3 |
| 30 | Felix Jones | DAL | Sea | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | Mia | 35 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 29.8 |
| 32 | Jamal Lewis | CLE | @Chi | 27 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30.3 |
| 33 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @Ari | 33 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 30.8 |
| 34 | Julius Jones | SEA | @Dal | 23 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 33.0 |
| 35 | Reggie Bush | NO | Atl | 37 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 35.3 |
| 36 | Correll Buckhalter | DEN | @Bal | 34 | 37 | 31 | 44 | 36.5 |
| 37 | Willis McGahee | BAL | Den | 39 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 37.0 |
| 38 | Michael Bush | OAK | @SD | 36 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 37.5 |
| 39 | Fred Jackson | BUF | Hou | 44 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 40.0 |
| 40 | Tashard Choice | DAL | Sea | 43 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 42.3 |
| 41 | Jason Snelling | ATL | @NO | 46 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 42.5 |
| 42 | Mike Hart | IND | SF | 38 | 36 | 45 | NR | 42.5 |
| 43 | Chester Taylor | MIN | @GB | 40 | 41 | 49 | 41 | 42.8 |
| 44 | LenDale White | TEN | Jac | 41 | 43 | 40 | NR | 43.8 |
| 45 | Chris Brown | HOU | @Buf | 50 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45.8 |
| 46 | Jerome Harrison | CLE | @Chi | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 46.3 |
| 47 | Glen Coffee | SF | @Ind | 45 | 50 | 42 | 49 | 46.5 |
| 48 | Justin Forsett | SEA | @Dal | 42 | NR | 50 | 47 | 47.5 |
| 49 | Donald Brown | IND | SF | NR | NR | NR | 39 | 48.0 |
| 50 | Rashad Jennings | JAC | @Ten | NR | 46 | 46 | NR | 48.5 |
Week 8 teams on bye: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Bucs, Washington Redskins.
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 8 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 8 can be viewed by clicking here.
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