Week 8 Ranks: Running backs

Updated: October 27, 2012, 11:18 AM ET

By Fantasy Staff | ESPN.com

Top 50 running backs for Week 8

By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST
More rankings: Flex

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Byes: Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans
Note: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Bucs-Vikings game.
Last update: Saturday 11:20 a.m. ET

Rank	Name	Team	Opp.	Berry	Harris	Karabell	Cockcroft	Avg.
1	Matt Forte	CHI	Car	2	1	2	3	2.0
2	Jamaal Charles	KC	Oak	3	4	1	1	2.3
3	LeSean McCoy	PHI	Atl	1	3	3	5	3.0
4	Ryan Mathews	SD	@Cle	8	6	7	2	5.8
4	Alfred Morris	WSH	@Pit	7	2	6	8	5.8
6	Willis McGahee	DEN	NO	4	9	9	4	6.5
7	Chris Johnson	TEN	Ind	5	11	5	6	6.8
8	Darren McFadden	OAK	@KC	11	5	4	10	7.5
9	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	@Det	6	8	8	9	7.8
10	Frank Gore	SF	@Ari	9	7	10	7	8.3
11	Reggie Bush	MIA	@NYJ	10	12	11	11	11.0
12	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	@Dal	12	10	12	12	11.5
13	Stevan Ridley	NE	@StL	14	17	13	13	14.3
14	Darren Sproles	NO	@Den	15	15	15	15	15.0
15	Rashad Jennings	JAC	@GB	13	13	16	19	15.3
16	Michael Turner	ATL	@Phi	21	14	14	14	15.8
17	Trent Richardson	CLE	SD	16	16	17	18	16.8
18	Steven Jackson	STL	NE	20	18	18	22	19.5
19	Shonn Greene	NYJ	Mia	24	21	19	16	20.0
19	Alex Green	GB	Jac	17	25	21	17	20.0
21	Mikel Leshoure	DET	Sea	19	24	20	21	21.0
22	Felix Jones	DAL	NYG	23	20	23	24	22.5
22	Jonathan Dwyer	PIT	Wsh	18	22	25	25	22.5
24	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@Chi	22	19	31	27	24.8
25	Vick Ballard	IND	@Ten	26	28	26	20	25.0
26	LaRod Stephens-Howling	ARI	SF	27	29	22	26	26.0
27	Pierre Thomas	NO	@Den	29	26	28	28	27.8
28	Michael Bush	CHI	Car	30	32	32	23	29.3
29	Daryl Richardson	STL	NE	31	30	30	31	30.5
30	Shane Vereen	NE	@StL	32	27	33	33	31.3
31	Kendall Hunter	SF	@Ari	36	36	27	30	32.3
31	Phillip Tanner	DAL	NYG	28	31	29	41	32.3
33	Montario Hardesty	CLE	SD	34	33	34	29	32.5
33	Andre Brown	NYG	@Dal	25	35	36	34	32.5
35	Donald Brown	IND	@Ten	33	23	24	NR	32.8
36	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	@Phi	37	39	40	36	38.0
37	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	@Chi	42	41	35	35	38.3
38	Danny Woodhead	NE	@StL	40	37	39	40	39.0
39	Joique Bell	DET	Sea	39	34	41	45	39.8
40	Jamie Harper	TEN	Ind	44	46	37	37	41.0
41	Ronnie Hillman	DEN	NO	43	40	38	46	41.8
42	William Powell	ARI	SF	35	45	44	44	42.0
43	Daniel Thomas	MIA	@NYJ	46	48	46	32	43.0
44	Peyton Hillis	KC	Oak	48	42	45	39	43.5
45	Mark Ingram	NO	@Den	49	47	42	38	44.0
46	Mike Tolbert	CAR	@Chi	41	38	50	48	44.3
47	Shaun Draughn	KC	Oak	38	NR	49	43	45.3
47	Delone Carter	IND	@Ten	45	NR	43	42	45.3
49	James Starks	GB	Jac	NR	44	48	47	47.5
50	Isaac Redman	PIT	Wsh	NR	43	NR	NR	49.0