Commentary
Week 2 rankings: Running backs
Updated: September 17, 2010, 12:04 PM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Week 2 running back rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | Mia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Chris Johnson | TEN | Pit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | Steven Jackson | STL | @Oak | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | @SD | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Ray Rice | BAL | @Cin | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Michael Turner | ATL | Ari | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Frank Gore | SF | NO | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | @Ten | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 9 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | TB | 6 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Jamaal Charles | KC | @Cle | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | @Ind | 8 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Arian Foster | HOU | @Was | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11.8 |
| 13 | Cedric Benson | CIN | Bal | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Ryan Mathews | SD | Jac | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Brandon Jackson | GB | Buf | 14 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 15.3 |
| 16 | Pierre Thomas | NO | @SF | 15 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16.8 |
| 17 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | @Det | 17 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 17.5 |
| 18 | Knowshon Moreno | DEN | Sea | 20 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 19.3 |
| 19 | Joseph Addai | IND | NYG | 18 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Jahvid Best | DET | Phi | 33 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Matt Forte | CHI | @Dal | 27 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 22.0 |
| 22 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | NE | 21 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 23.0 |
| 23 | Ronnie Brown | MIA | @Min | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Darren McFadden | OAK | StL | 23 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24.0 |
| 25 | LaDainian Tomlinson | NYJ | NE | 19 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 26.3 |
| 26 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | TB | 26 | 24 | 33 | 22 | 26.3 |
| 27 | Marion Barber | DAL | Chi | 28 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 26.8 |
| 28 | Cadillac Williams | TB | @Car | 22 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27.0 |
| 29 | Jerome Harrison | CLE | KC | 32 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 30.8 |
| 30 | Clinton Portis | WAS | Hou | 30 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 31.3 |
| 31 | Tim Hightower | ARI | @Atl | 24 | 29 | 41 | 32 | 31.5 |
| 32 | Brandon Jacobs | NYG | @Ind | 34 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 31.8 |
| 33 | Felix Jones | DAL | Chi | 35 | 27 | 37 | 34 | 33.3 |
| 34 | Justin Forsett | SEA | @Den | 29 | 46 | 30 | 30 | 33.8 |
| 35 | Thomas Jones | KC | @Cle | 36 | 32 | 38 | 36 | 35.5 |
| 36 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | @GB | 38 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 35.8 |
| 37 | Ricky Williams | MIA | @Min | 37 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 36.0 |
| 38 | Reggie Bush | NO | @SF | 31 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36.8 |
| 39 | Beanie Wells | ARI | @Atl | NR | 26 | 32 | 40 | 37.3 |
| 40 | Peyton Hillis | CLE | KC | 39 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 38.0 |
| 41 | Fred Taylor | NE | @NYJ | 42 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 41.5 |
| 42 | Fred Jackson | BUF | @GB | 41 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 42.0 |
| 43 | Darren Sproles | SD | Jac | 40 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 42.3 |
| 44 | Willis McGahee | BAL | @Cin | 48 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 42.8 |
| 45 | Chester Taylor | CHI | @Dal | 46 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 46.5 |
| 46 | Michael Bush | OAK | StL | 44 | NR | 47 | 45 | 46.8 |
| 47 | Steve Slaton | HOU | @Was | 43 | NR | 46 | 47 | 46.8 |
| 48 | Donald Brown | IND | NYG | 45 | NR | 48 | 48 | 48.0 |
| 49 | Bernard Scott | CIN | Bal | NR | 50 | 43 | NR | 48.8 |
| 50 | John Kuhn | GB | Buf | 49 | 45 | NR | NR | 49.0 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 2 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 2 can be viewed by clicking here.
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