Fantasy Football Week 3: Running Backs (RB) PPR Rankings

Because of an early turnaround on Thursday night, both Jonathan Stewart and Ahmad Bradshaw are possible scratches. Last week Packers star receiver Greg Jennings fell victim to a short week, but if the running backs are down, they will have a week and a half to get ready for their teams' next game.

Ultimately that extra time makes it tempting for any coach to hold a player out, especially at this point in the season. The last thing you want to do is risk further injury to a key player, so if you decide to have Stewart in your lineup, make sure he’s a go before kickoff.

Redman vs Dwyer

The Steelers running backs have an attractive matchup against the Raiders this week. Of the two I would go with Redman if you’re in need of a desperation play at running back because he scored the touchdown last week. Both will likely split time, but if Redman can put together a full week of practice perhaps he will start to outwork Dwyer in the offense.

Pittsburgh faithful had high hopes for Redman before his injuries at the start of the preseason but for now, if you can avoid using him it would be for the best. Until someone clearly steps up as the starter, this will be a committee situation all year.

1	C.J. Spiller	@ Browns
2	Arian Foster	@ Broncos
3	Ray Rice	Patriots
4	Maurice Jones-Drew	@ Colts
5	Trent Richardson	Bills
6	Reggie Bush	Jets
7	LeSean McCoy	@ Cardinals
8	DeMarco Murray	Bucs
9	Darren Sproles	Chiefs
10	Marshawn Lynch	Packers
11	Doug Martin	@ Cowboys
12	Darren McFadden	Steelers
13	Ryan Mathews	Falcons
14	Jamaal Charles (I)	@ Saints
15	Michael Bush	Rams
16	Stevan Ridley	@ Ravens
17	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	@ Redskins
18	Frank Gore	@ Vikings
19	Adrian Peterson	49ers
20	Willis McGahee	Texans
21	Steven Jackson (I)	@ Bears
22	Alfred Morris	Bengals
23	Andre Brown	@ Panthers
24	Donald Brown	Jaguars
25	Jonathan Stewart	Giants
26	Chris Johnson	Lions
27	Kevin Smith	@ Titans
28	Ben Tate	@ Broncos
29	Mark Ingram	Chiefs
30	DeAngelo Williams	Giants
31	Shonn Greene (I)	@ Dolphins
32	Beanie Wells	Eagles
33	Peyton Hillis	@ Saints
34	Isaac Redman	@ Raiders
35	Cedric Benson	@ Seahawks
36	Michael Turner	@ Chargers
37	Jonathan Dwyer	@ Raiders
38	Dayrl Richardson	@ Bears
39	Mikel Leshoure	@ Titans
40	Kendall Hunter	@ Vikings

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