Obviously, this depends on his, ahem, legal situation. But if Lynch is in camp and working hard, he’s another one of the more reliable backs you can ask for.
8. Clinton Portis
This one would make me nervous as an owner. He’s another guy that can be substituted on the whims of his coach and has struggled with injuries as well. I like Portis, but I don’t know about how he’ll adapt, and how quickly his offensive line will adapt, to a new system.
9. Marion Barber
He’ll get most of the carries now in Dallas and has proven his value even when Julius Jones was around to steal touchdowns. Beware of another Jones stealing carries, but Barber is still solid.
10. Larry Johnson
I feel like we’re saying this a lot, but, if healthy, Johnson is a one of the best in the game. He just hasn’t been healthy enough to show it.
The rest of the backs break down like this:
11. Willis McGahee
12. Willie Parker
13. Maurice Jones-Drew
14. Ryan Grant
15. Laurence Maroney
Another break in talent here. These five should make you feel good right? Well, McGahee forgot where the end zone was for a solid portion of last season and that hurt a lot of teams.
Willie Parker could have his own battle with rookie Rashard Mendenhall in camp. Make sure you handcuff him to Parker.
Jones-Drew adds value in the return game and is always a big play waiting to happen. But until there is no Fred Taylor, you always need to be aware.
Ryan Grant burst on to the scene last season, but needs to be able to take the punishment over an entire campaign. Not an easy task.
And Maroney, well, you never know what the Patriots are going to do. If he’s good, he’ll run the ball. If not, they’ll start pulling people out of the stands.
16. Jamal Lewis
17. Ronnie Brown
18. Reggie Bush
19. Darren McFadden
20. Rudi Johnson
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