2010 Fantasy Football Updated Running Back Rankings: Week 3

Here are my Week 3 running back rankings.

1. Adrian Peterson

2. Ray Rice

3. Chris Johnson

4. Frank Gore

5. Rashard Mendenhall

6. Maurice Jones-Drew

7. Arian Foster

8. Pierre Thomas

9. Michael Turner

10. Steven Jackson

11. Jahvid Best

12. LeSean McCoy

13. Clinton Portis

14. Darren McFadden

15. Cedric Benson

16. DeAngelo Williams

17. Mike Tolbert

18. Matt Forte

19. Ahmad Bradshaw

20. Shonn Greene

21. Joseph Addai

22. Tim Hightower

23. Jamaal Charles

24. Brandon Jackson

25. Fred Taylor

26. Ronnie Brown

27. Jonathan Stewart

28. Felix Jones

29. Thomas Jones

30. Peyton Hillis

31. Cadillac Williams

32. LaDainian Tomlison

33. Ricky Williams

34. Justin Forsett

35. Correll Buckhalter

Notable changes:

• Tom Coughlin’s doghouse is not easy to get out of, which bumps Brandon Jacobs from the list.
• Jason Snelling played too well not to get additional touches, especially with Turner at less than 100 percent. I wouldn’t do anything drastic like bench him, but I did knock him down to the nine slot.
• Even though the Raiders make a QB change and Michael Bush returned to practice, Darren McFadden was just too low. I moved the NFL’s No. 2 rusher up to No. 14.
• I slid Thomas Jones’ former running mate Shonn Greene down to No. 20 because LT looks so good, and his current running mate Jamaal Charles to No. 23 because Thomas Jones remains the starter. Thomas Jones takes Brandon Jacobs’ spot on the list.
• Initially Ronnie Brown was off the list because Ricky Williams had twice as many rushing yards against the Jets last year, but I think I was putting too much stock in last year. Ronnie makes the list at No. 26.
• Knowshon Moreno will miss this week’s game against Seattle, meaning Correll Buckhalter joins the ranks.
• Beanie Wells is expected to play this week. I think they’ll limit his touches so Hightower is still the RB to use, though I did move him down a few slots.
• Marshawn Lynch was bumped from the list to make room for Ronnie Brown.

Also check out:

• Week 2 Get ‘em or Don’t Sweat ‘em Waiver Wire Advice
• Week 3 Fantasy QB Rankings
• Week 3 Fantasy WR Rankings
• Week 3 Fantasy TE Rankings
• Week 3 Fantasy K Rankings
• Week 3 Fantasy DEF Rankings
• Week 3 Fantasy IDP Rankings
• Week 3 Sit/Start