| Running
Backs |
| Rank |
Player |
Team |
Bye |
Total |
| 1 |
LaDainian Tomlinson |
SD |
9 |
1311 |
| 2 |
Adrian Peterson (MIN) |
MIN |
8 |
1258 |
| 3 |
Brian Westbrook |
PHI |
7 |
1209 |
| 4 |
Steven Jackson |
STL |
5 |
1164 |
| 5 |
Joseph Addai |
IND |
4 |
1155 |
| 6 |
Marion Barber |
DAL |
10 |
1101 |
| 7 |
Clinton Portis |
WAS |
10 |
1038 |
| 8 |
Marshawn Lynch |
BUF |
6 |
981 |
| 9 |
Frank Gore |
SF |
9 |
966 |
| 10 |
Larry Johnson |
KC |
6 |
904 |
| 11 |
Maurice Jones-Drew |
JAC |
7 |
861 |
| 12 |
Ryan Grant |
GB |
8 |
801 |
| 13 |
Willis McGahee |
BAL |
10 |
734 |
| 14 |
Jamal Lewis |
CLE |
5 |
728 |
| 15 |
Reggie Bush |
NO |
9 |
627 |
| 16 |
Brandon Jacobs |
NYG |
4 |
545 |
| 17 |
Laurence Maroney |
NE |
4 |
511 |
| 18 |
Thomas Jones |
NYJ |
5 |
506 |
| 19 |
Earnest Graham |
TB |
10 |
485 |
| 20 |
Michael Turner |
ATL |
7 |
440 |
| 21 |
LenDale White |
TEN |
6 |
429 |
| 22 |
Willie Parker |
PIT |
6 |
416 |
| 23 |
Edgerrin James |
ARI |
7 |
394 |
| 24 |
Ronnie Brown |
MIA |
4 |
330 |
| 25 |
Darren McFadden |
OAK |
5 |
329 |
| 26 |
Selvin Young |
DEN |
8 |
233 |
| 27 |
Kevin Smith |
DET |
4 |
219 |
| 28 |
Rudi Johnson |
CIN |
8 |
208 |
| 29 |
Jonathan Stewart |
CAR |
9 |
195 |
| 30 |
Matt Forte |
CHI |
8 |
104 |
| 31 |
Fred Taylor |
JAC |
7 |
74 |
| 32 |
Julius Jones |
SEA |
4 |
54 |
| 33 |
DeAngelo Williams |
CAR |
9 |
23 |
| 33 |
Rashard Mendenhall |
PIT |
6 |
23 |
| 35 |
Kevin Jones |
CHI |
8 |
20 |
| 36 |
Ricky Williams |
MIA |
4 |
16 |
| 37 |
Maurice Morris |
SEA |
4 |
14 |
| 38 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
NYG |
4 |
9 |
| 39 |
Justin Fargas |
OAK |
5 |
6 |
| 39 |
Felix Jones |
DAL |
10 |
6 |
| 41 |
Ahman Green |
HOU |
8 |
5 |
| 42 |
Pierre Thomas |
NO |
9 |
4 |
| 42 |
Chris Perry |
CIN |
8 |
4 |
| 44 |
Chester Taylor |
MIN |
8 |
3 |
| 44 |
Steve Slaton |
HOU |
8 |
3 |
| 46 |
Chris Johnson |
TEN |
6 |
2 |
| 47 |
Chris Brown |
HOU |
8 |
1 |
|
Analysis:
I was curious who would emerge at #6 after what has been the
consensus top five all summer long...as it turned out, Marion
Barber won that little contest going away while Frank Gore,
who I thought might end up there, fell to #9 based on concerns
no doubt about the 49ers offense. Thomas Jones clearly is
getting a bump from Brett Favre being in New York as he surged
up to #18 after spending most of the summer in the mid-twenties
in most rankings. Anybody else surprised to see LenDale White
getting this much love from the Geeks? I was. Spots #25-30
feature four rookie running backs with McFadden holding a
slight edge amongst the four. One of those four is likely
to have a breakout year...trying to figure out which one could
be the key to an FF title.
| Rankings
based on this scoring system:
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1 pt for every 20 yards passing
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1 pt for every 10 yards rushing
or receiving |
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4 pts for every passed TD |
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6 pts for every rushed/received
TD |
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