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Week 7 rankings: Running backs

Updated: October 21, 2011, 1:57 PM ET
By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com

Top 50 running backs for Week 7

By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST (Click on ranker to sort)
More rankings: Flex | IDP
Teams on bye week: Bills, Bengals, Patriots, Giants, Eagles, 49ers

Rank Name Team Opp.
Berry
Harris
Karabell
Cockcroft 		Avg.
1 Darren McFadden OAK KC 1 1 1 1 1.0
2 Ray Rice BAL @Jac 2 3 2 2 2.3
3 Matt Forte CHI @TB 3 5 3 3 3.5
4 Adrian Peterson MIN GB 5 2 5 5 4.3
5 Arian Foster HOU @Ten 4 4 4 7 4.8
6 Michael Turner ATL @Det 6 6 6 4 5.5
7 Rashard Mendenhall PIT @Ari 9 10 7 6 8.0
7 Chris Johnson TEN Hou 8 7 8 9 8.0
9 Ryan Mathews SD @NYJ 7 9 11 10 9.3
10 Maurice Jones-Drew JAC Bal 10 8 9 11 9.5
11 Beanie Wells ARI Pit 11 11 10 8 10.0
12 Steven Jackson STL @Dal 17 12 13 12 13.5
13 Earnest Graham TB Chi 14 13 14 18 14.8
14 Ryan Torain WSH @Car 12 14 18 16 15.0
15 Willis McGahee DEN @Mia 15 15 12 19 15.3
16 Darren Sproles NO Ind 13 21 15 13 15.5
17 Daniel Thomas MIA Den 18 17 16 17 17.0
18 Mark Ingram NO Ind 19 20 17 15 17.8
19 Shonn Greene NYJ SD 25 19 19 14 19.3
19 Jackie Battle KC @Oak 20 16 21 20 19.3
21 DeMarco Murray DAL StL 21 18 20 21 20.0
22 Marshawn Lynch SEA @Cle 16 28 22 22 22.0
23 James Starks GB @Min 28 24 23 23 24.5
24 DeAngelo Williams CAR Wsh 24 22 27 27 25.0
25 Montario Hardesty CLE Sea 27 23 26 25 25.3
26 Mike Tolbert SD @NYJ 22 29 25 26 25.5
27 Maurice Morris DET Atl 23 27 29 24 25.8
28 Jonathan Stewart CAR Wsh 26 25 28 32 27.8
29 Delone Carter IND @NO 29 26 30 28 28.3
30 Pierre Thomas NO Ind 33 32 24 29 29.5
31 Tashard Choice DAL StL 32 30 33 30 31.3
32 Michael Bush OAK KC 30 33 34 31 32.0
33 Ryan Grant GB @Min 35 31 32 33 32.8
34 Ben Tate HOU @Ten 38 34 31 39 35.5
35 Reggie Bush MIA Den 34 38 40 35 36.8
36 LaDainian Tomlinson NYJ SD 31 39 37 42 37.3
37 Donald Brown IND @NO 37 36 41 37 37.8
38 Keiland Williams DET Atl 41 37 36 38 38.0
39 Roy Helu WSH @Car 36 44 35 43 39.5
40 Thomas Jones KC @Oak 44 35 39 41 39.8
41 Tim Hightower WSH @Car 42 41 44 36 40.8
42 Knowshon Moreno DEN @Mia 45 42 38 40 41.3
43 Ricky Williams BAL @Jac 39 43 42 45 42.3
44 Isaac Redman PIT @Ari 43 46 46 44 44.8
45 Marion Barber CHI @TB 40 40 49 NR 45.0
46 Peyton Hillis CLE Sea NR NR NR 34 46.8
47 Dexter McCluster KC @Oak NR 45 43 NR 47.5
48 Chris Ogbonnaya CLE Sea NR 47 45 NR 48.5
49 Kregg Lumpkin TB Chi 46 48 NR NR 49.0
49 Lex Hilliard MIA Den NR NR 47 47 49.0

These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 7 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Tristan H. Cockcroft's personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 7 can be viewed by clicking here.

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