Week 3 ranks: Running backs

Updated: September 22, 2012, 4:02 PM ET

By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com

Top 50 running backs for Week 3

By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST
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Note: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Giants/Panthers game. Last update: Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET

Rank	Name	Team	Opp.	Berry	Harris	Karabell	Cockcroft	Avg.
1	Ray Rice	BAL	NE	1	2	2	1	1.5
2	Arian Foster	HOU	@Den	2	1	1	3	1.8
3	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	@Ind	4	4	4	2	3.5
4	LeSean McCoy	PHI	@Ari	7	3	3	4	4.3
5	C.J. Spiller	BUF	@Cle	3	5	5	5	4.5
6	DeMarco Murray	DAL	TB	5	8	6	6	6.3
7	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	GB	9	6	7	7	7.3
8	Michael Bush	CHI	StL	6	11	9	11	9.3
9	Frank Gore	SF	@Min	8	10	8	16	10.5
10	Stevan Ridley	NE	@Bal	11	13	10	9	10.8
11	Darren McFadden	OAK	Pit	12	9	11	13	11.3
12	Reggie Bush	MIA	NYJ	10	17	12	8	11.8
13	Doug Martin	TB	@Dal	15	15	16	10	14.0
14	Ryan Mathews	SD	Atl	16	7	17	18	14.5
15	Trent Richardson	CLE	Buf	13	16	13	17	14.8
16	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	CIN	@Wsh	14	19	15	12	15.0
17	Adrian Peterson	MIN	SF	20	12	14	15	15.3
18	Darren Sproles	NO	KC	19	22	18	14	18.3
19	Alfred Morris	WSH	Cin	18	21	19	19	19.3
20	Chris Johnson	TEN	Det	23	18	21	20	20.5
21	Jamaal Charles	KC	@NO	17	14	23	32	21.5
22	Willis McGahee	DEN	Hou	21	24	24	23	23.0
23	Steven Jackson	STL	@Chi	22	23	25	24	23.5
23	Michael Turner	ATL	@SD	32	20	20	22	23.5
25	Kevin Smith	DET	@Ten	24	28	22	27	25.3
26	Peyton Hillis	KC	@NO	27	25	29	26	26.8
27	Donald Brown	IND	Jac	25	26	27	30	27.0
28	Shonn Greene	NYJ	@Mia	33	30	26	21	27.5
29	Cedric Benson	GB	@Sea	26	27	28	31	28.0
30	Mark Ingram	NO	KC	29	31	30	25	28.8
31	Ben Tate	HOU	@Den	31	29	33	28	30.3
32	Beanie Wells	ARI	Phi	36	33	31	29	32.3
33	Pierre Thomas	NO	KC	30	32	34	34	32.5
34	Jonathan Dwyer	PIT	@Oak	28	38	32	36	33.5
35	Mikel Leshoure	DET	@Ten	34	34	36	35	34.8
36	Isaac Redman	PIT	@Oak	38	36	35	33	35.5
37	Ryan Williams	ARI	Phi	44	35	38	38	38.8
38	Dexter McCluster	KC	@NO	37	37	43	40	39.3
39	Daryl Richardson	STL	@Chi	35	44	40	39	39.5
40	Toby Gerhart	MIN	SF	47	39	37	37	40.0
41	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	@SD	41	40	39	42	40.5
42	Kendall Hunter	SF	@Min	39	43	41	43	41.5
43	Lamar Miller	MIA	NYJ	40	45	42	41	42.0
44	Jackie Battle	SD	Atl	43	NR	45	45	46.0
45	Shaun Draughn	KC	@NO	45	NR	46	46	47.0
46	Curtis Brinkley	SD	Atl	NR	41	NR	47	47.5
47	Mike Goodson	OAK	Pit	42	NR	47	NR	47.8
48	Bilal Powell	NYJ	@Mia	46	NR	44	NR	48.0
48	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	Hou	NR	42	48	NR	48.0
50	Felix Jones	DAL	TB	50	NR	NR	44	49.0