Fantasy Football Week Ten Ranking: Running Backs

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As we head into Week 10 of the NFL season we are getting closer and closer to the end of the fantasy football regular season, which means fantasy football playoffs are fast approaching. It is becoming more crucial each week to make sure you don’t make a mistake when putting your weekly starting lineup in order, one simple mistake could not only cost you a victory, it could cost you a playoff birth.

Every position is important to your fantasy team, but maybe none more so then the running back position. There have been a lot of changes in the ranks of the running backs this year. New weekly must-starts have emerged this year led by Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens and Cedric Benson of the Cincinnati Bengals. While these running backs and others have taken steps forward obviously there are some who have taken steps back including Willie Parker of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Willis McGahee of the Baltimore Ravens and of course Larry Johnson now formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs.

As you prepare your fantasy football lineup for this very important fantasy week, please enjoy the Bruno Boys Fantasy Football Week 10 Running Back Rankings.

1. Chris Johnson (Tennessee Titans) vs. Buffalo

When you take the leading rusher in the NFL and put him in a match-up with the league’s worst rushing defense, you have the makings of what should be a big fantasy football performance. Chris Johnson has 959 rushing yards on the season with seven total touchdowns and will take on a Buffalo team that is giving up an average of 173.6 yards per game with 12 rushing touchdowns this season. Johnson has rushed for 491 yards with four touchdowns over his last three games and should be considered a must-start RB1 this week against a very poor Bills rush defense.
Point Projection: 23 points

2. Ray Rice (Baltimore Ravens) @ Cleveland

Ray Rice was the lone bright spot in what was a dismal loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 9. He is having an outstanding sophomore season as he has rush for 573 yards with five touchdowns and has added another 436 receiving yards with a touchdown. He has scored double figures in seven of eight games this season. Look for another big fantasy outing from Rice this week going against a Cleveland Browns rush defense that is ranked 31st overall and has given up 170.5 yards per game with 12 touchdowns. He remains a must-start No. 1 running back in this match-up.
Point Projection:  22 points

3. Michael Turner (Atlanta Falcons) @ Carolina

In a Week 9 victory over the Washington Redskins, Michael Turner rushed for a season high 166 yards on 18 carries. He also added two rushing touchdowns in the game, giving him at least one touchdown in each of the Falcons last eight games and 10 rushing touchdowns this year. He now has 720 rushing yards this season on 156 carries and should have another big game against a Panthers defense that has been susceptible to the run, giving up more then 120 rushing yards per game and eight rushing touchdowns through eight games. Turner is once again running like an elite fantasy football running back and should be used as a top-end RB1 this week.
Point Projection:  21 points

4. Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) vs. Detroit

Coming into this season Adrian Peterson was widely thought of as the best running back in the NFL as well as the best running back in fantasy football. Heading into the Vikings bye week, he has lived up to all the expectations as he has rushed for 784 rushing yards with nine rushing touchdowns through eight games. This week he will face a Detroit Lions team that he has played five times in his career and has rushed for 490 yards with three rushing touchdowns. In the previous match-up with Detroit this season he had 15 carries for 92 yards with a touchdown and a fumble. Peterson should be in your starting line-up each week he plays and he should once again reach double digit fantasy points in Week 10.
Point Projection:  20 points

5. Frank Gore (San Francisco 49ers) vs. Chicago  **THURSDAY NIGHT GAME**

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