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Week 9 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	KC	1	1	1	1	1.0
2	Michael Turner	ATL	Was	2	2	4	8	4.0
3	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	@NO	5	5	5	4	4.8
4	Frank Gore	SF	Ten	3	4	3	9	4.8
5	Ray Rice	BAL	@Cin	4	8	6	3	5.3
6	Chris Johnson	TEN	@SF	10	7	2	2	5.3
7	Cedric Benson	CIN	Bal	8	3	7	7	6.3
8	Ryan Grant	GB	@TB	6	6	9	6	6.8
9	Pierre Thomas	NO	Car	7	11	12	10	10.0
10	Ronnie Brown	MIA	@NE	12	9	8	12	10.3
11	Matt Forte	CHI	Ari	9	13	10	15	11.8
12	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	SD	16	10	16	5	11.8
13	Brian Westbrook	PHI	Dal	13	15	18	14	15.0
14	Joseph Addai	IND	Hou	18	23	11	11	15.8
15	Marion Barber	DAL	@Phi	21	18	15	13	16.8
16	Clinton Portis	WAS	@Atl	11	17	22	17	16.8
17	LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	@NYG	22	14	14	20	17.5
18	Kevin Smith	DET	@Sea	19	16	17	22	18.5
19	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	@Den	20	12	28	16	19.0
20	Julius Jones	SEA	Det	15	22	26	18	20.3
21	Steve Slaton	HOU	@Ind	14	27	13	29	20.8
22	Jamaal Charles	KC	@Jac	17	26	19	24	21.5
23	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@NO	23	20	23	23	22.3
24	Ricky Williams	MIA	@NE	26	21	20	28	23.8
25	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	Pit	24	19	25	32	25.0
26	Laurence Maroney	NE	Mia	28	35	21	19	25.8
27	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	SD	29	25	24	26	26.0
28	Tim Hightower	ARI	@Chi	25	28	34	21	27.0
29	Mike Bell	NO	Car	30	32	27	31	30.0
30	Cadillac Williams	TB	GB	27	34	33	27	30.3
31	Beanie Wells	ARI	@Chi	32	30	30	35	31.8
32	Ryan Moats	HOU	@Ind	38	29	31	30	32.0
33	Darren Sproles	SD	@NYG	35	24	36	34	32.3
34	Felix Jones	DAL	@Phi	31	33	29	37	32.5
35	LeSean McCoy	PHI	Dal	39	31	35	25	32.5
36	Reggie Bush	NO	Car	34	38	32	33	34.3
37	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	Pit	33	37	37	36	35.8
38	Willie Parker	PIT	@Den	37	45	39	38	39.8
39	LenDale White	TEN	@SF	50	40	41	40	42.8
40	Maurice Morris	DET	@Sea	NR	43	38	42	43.5
41	Willis McGahee	BAL	@Cin	40	46	47	41	43.5
42	Tashard Choice	DAL	@Phi	NR	39	40	45	43.8
43	Kevin Faulk	NE	Mia	42	48	49	39	44.5
44	Justin Forsett	SEA	Det	45	44	42	47	44.5
45	Derrick Ward	TB	GB	41	NR	44	44	45.0
46	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	Mia	43	41	48	NR	45.8
47	Kolby Smith	KC	@Jac	36	NR	45	NR	45.8
48	Chris Brown	HOU	@Ind	NR	42	43	49	46.3
49	Donald Brown	IND	Hou	NR	36	NR	NR	47.3
50	Mewelde Moore	PIT	@Den	48	47	46	50	47.8

Week 9 teams on bye: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams.

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 9 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 9 can be viewed by clicking here.