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Week 4 rankings: Running backs
Updated: October 1, 2010, 11:55 AM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com
Top 50 running backs for Week 4
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTTeams on bye: Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Kuselias | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Johnson | TEN | Den | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Michael Turner | ATL | SF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Frank Gore | SF | @Atl | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 4 | Arian Foster | HOU | @Oak | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | Ind | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | Bal | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Cedric Benson | CIN | @Cle | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7.3 |
| 8 | Matt Forte | CHI | @NYG | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Pierre Thomas | NO | Car | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 10 | Darren McFadden | OAK | Hou | 17 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 11.0 |
| 11 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | Was | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11.8 |
| 12 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | @NO | 12 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12.3 |
| 13 | LaDainian Tomlinson | NYJ | @Buf | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13.8 |
| 14 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | Chi | 16 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15.0 |
| 15 | Peyton Hillis | CLE | Cin | 18 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 16.3 |
| 16 | Ronnie Brown | MIA | NE | 11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16.5 |
| 17 | Joseph Addai | IND | @Jac | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17.8 |
| 18 | Ray Rice | BAL | @Pit | 19 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Beanie Wells | ARI | @SD | 24 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 19.8 |
| 20 | Ryan Mathews | SD | Ari | 15 | 14 | 21 | 29 | 19.8 |
| 21 | Jahvid Best | DET | @GB | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20.0 |
| 22 | Justin Forsett | SEA | @StL | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22.8 |
| 23 | Steven Jackson | STL | Sea | NR | 18 | 14 | 10 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Clinton Portis | WAS | @Phi | 25 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 24.3 |
| 25 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | @Buf | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24.5 |
| 26 | Brandon Jackson | GB | Det | 32 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 27.5 |
| 27 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | NE | @Mia | 22 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 27.8 |
| 28 | Tim Hightower | ARI | @SD | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Mike Tolbert | SD | Ari | 33 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 29.5 |
| 30 | Marshawn Lynch | BUF | NYJ | 35 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 29.8 |
| 31 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @NO | 30 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 32 | Ricky Williams | MIA | NE | 31 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 31.3 |
| 33 | Laurence Maroney | DEN | @Ten | 29 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 31.5 |
| 34 | John Kuhn | GB | Det | 27 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 33.5 |
| 35 | Willis McGahee | BAL | @Pit | 34 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 35.0 |
| 36 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | NYJ | 36 | 37 | 44 | 34 | 37.8 |
| 37 | Kenneth Darby | STL | Sea | 26 | 39 | 37 | 49 | 37.8 |
| 38 | Jason Snelling | ATL | SF | 42 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 39.0 |
| 39 | Brandon Jacobs | NYG | Chi | 40 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 40.5 |
| 40 | Correll Buckhalter | DEN | @Ten | 43 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 41.5 |
| 41 | Ryan Torain | WAS | @Phi | 39 | 38 | 40 | 50 | 41.8 |
| 42 | Jerome Harrison | CLE | Cin | 38 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 42.3 |
| 43 | Fred Jackson | BUF | NYJ | NR | 42 | 36 | 42 | 42.8 |
| 44 | Michael Bush | OAK | Hou | 44 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 43.0 |
| 45 | Fred Taylor | NE | @Mia | NR | 49 | 46 | 33 | 44.8 |
| 46 | Ladell Betts | NO | Car | 45 | 41 | 42 | NR | 44.8 |
| 47 | Chris Ivory | NO | Car | 37 | NR | 50 | 45 | 45.8 |
| 48 | Donald Brown | IND | @Jac | NR | 47 | 47 | 44 | 47.3 |
| 49 | Maurice Morris | DET | @GB | 46 | NR | 43 | NR | 47.8 |
| 50 | Darren Sproles | SD | Ari | NR | 48 | NR | 43 | 48.3 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 4 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 4 can be viewed by clicking here.
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