Week 2 Ranks: Running backs
Top 50 running backs for Week 2
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPNote: Rankings were updated Thursday to account for the latest news and to remove players from Wednesday's Packers/Bears game. Last update: Sunday, 1:30 a.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Team | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arian Foster | HOU | @Jac | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Ray Rice | BAL | @Phi | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | Bal | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 4 | Darren McFadden | OAK | @Mia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | @Ind | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | Hou | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 7 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | KC | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8.5 |
| 8 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | @Sea | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | Dal | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 9.8 |
| 10 | Jamaal Charles | KC | @Buf | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Doug Martin | TB | @NYG | 7 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Frank Gore | SF | Det | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 13 | Stevan Ridley | NE | Ari | 14 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | TB | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14.0 |
| 15 | Chris Johnson | TEN | @SD | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Steven Jackson | STL | Wsh | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15.5 |
| 17 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | CIN | Cle | 11 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16.3 |
| 18 | Darren Sproles | NO | @Car | 19 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 19.0 |
| 19 | Reggie Bush | MIA | Oak | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19.3 |
| 20 | Willis McGahee | DEN | @Atl | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19.8 |
| 21 | Trent Richardson | CLE | @Cin | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20.8 |
| 22 | Michael Turner | ATL | Den | 29 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21.5 |
| 23 | Alfred Morris | WSH | @StL | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23.3 |
| 23 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | @Pit | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23.3 |
| 25 | Donald Brown | IND | Min | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 26 | Kevin Smith | DET | @SF | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27.5 |
| 27 | Jonathan Dwyer | PIT | NYJ | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 28.5 |
| 28 | Mark Ingram | NO | @Car | 30 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 29.0 |
| 29 | Peyton Hillis | KC | @Buf | 37 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29.5 |
| 30 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | NO | 27 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 29.8 |
| 31 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | NO | 32 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 31.0 |
| 32 | Beanie Wells | ARI | @NE | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 32.5 |
| 33 | Ryan Williams | ARI | @NE | 34 | 31 | 38 | 31 | 33.5 |
| 34 | Ben Tate | HOU | @Jac | 39 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 35.8 |
| 35 | Isaac Redman | PIT | NYJ | 38 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 37.5 |
| 36 | Toby Gerhart | MIN | @Ind | 43 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 38.0 |
| 37 | Ronnie Brown | SD | Ten | NR | 32 | 37 | 33 | 38.3 |
| 38 | Kendall Hunter | SF | Det | 33 | 43 | 34 | 45 | 38.8 |
| 39 | David Wilson | NYG | TB | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 39.8 |
| 39 | Pierre Thomas | NO | @Car | 40 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 39.8 |
| 39 | Jacquizz Rodgers | ATL | Den | 36 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 42 | Roy Helu | WSH | @StL | 45 | 40 | 35 | 41 | 40.3 |
| 43 | Dexter McCluster | KC | @Buf | 31 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 42.0 |
| 44 | Ryan Mathews | SD | Ten | 20 | NR | NR | NR | 43.3 |
| 45 | Knowshon Moreno | DEN | @Atl | 44 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 44.3 |
| 46 | Curtis Brinkley | SD | Ten | 42 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46.0 |
| 47 | Bernard Scott | CIN | Cle | NR | 44 | 49 | 42 | 46.5 |
| 47 | Tashard Choice | BUF | KC | 47 | 42 | 48 | 49 | 46.5 |
| 49 | Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | NYJ | NR | NR | 41 | NR | 48.5 |
| 50 | Danny Woodhead | NE | Ari | 46 | 48 | NR | 50 | 48.8 |
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