Week 1 RB Fantasy Football Rankings | Running Back
By Kurt Turner on September 4, 2013
 Kurt Turner |  |  Greg Brosh | | Composite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson , MIN, at DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamaal Charles , KC, at JAC | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Martin , TB, at NYJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| LeSean McCoy , PHI, at WAS | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| C.J. Spiller , BUF, vs. NE | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Marshawn Lynch , SEA, at CAR | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Trent Richardson , CLE, vs. MIA | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Alfred Morris , WAS, vs. PHI | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Stevan Ridley , NE, at BUF | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Ray Rice , BAL, at DEN | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
| Arian Foster , HOU, at SD | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Steven Jackson , ATL, at NO | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Matt Forte , CHI, vs. CIN | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew , JAC, vs. KC | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| David Wilson , NYG, at DAL | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 |
| Reggie Bush , DET, vs. MIN | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
| Frank Gore , SF, vs. GB | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 19 |
| Chris Johnson , TEN, at PIT | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| DeMarco Murray , DAL, vs. NYG | 20 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 21 |
| Darren McFadden , OAK, at IND | 22 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 25 |
| Lamar Miller , MIA, at CLE | 18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
| Darren Sproles , NO, vs. ATL | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| Ryan Mathews , SD, vs. HOU | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw , IND, vs. OAK | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 23 |
| Eddie Lacy , GB, at SF | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
| Daryl Richardson , STL, vs. ARI | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 23 |
| Shane Vereen , NE, at BUF | 29 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 26 |
| Christopher Ivory , NYJ, vs. TB | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| DeAngelo Williams , CAR, vs. SEA | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Giovani Bernard , CIN, at CHI | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
| Rashard Mendenhall , ARI, at STL | 34 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 |
| Montee Ball , DEN, vs. BAL | 33 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 35 |
| Mark Ingram , NO, vs. ATL | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
| Ben Tate , HOU, at SD | 31 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 31 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis , CIN, at CHI | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
| Isaac Redman , PIT, vs. TEN | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 |
| Vick Ballard , IND, vs. OAK | 36 | 37 | 41 | 30 | 36 |
| Pierre Thomas , NO, vs. ATL | 39 | 38 | 42 | 40 | 40 |
| Bernard Pierce , BAL, at DEN | 40 | 39 | 43 | 32 | 39 |
| Ronnie Hillman , DEN, vs. BAL | 41 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 40 |
| Danny Woodhead , SD, vs. HOU | 42 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 41 |
| Fred Jackson , BUF, vs. NE | 42 | 44 | 43 | 43 | |
| Bryce Brown , PHI, at WAS | 43 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 42 |
| Knowshon Moreno , DEN, vs. BAL | 38 | 44 | 40 | 45 | 42 |
| Bilal Powell , NYJ, vs. TB | 44 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 43 |
| Shonn Greene , TEN, at PIT | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers , ATL, at NO | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
| Felix Jones , PIT, vs. TEN | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | |
| Donald Brown , IND, vs. OAK | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Michael Bush , CHI, vs. CIN | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Ryan Williams , ARI, at STL | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Roy Helu , WAS, vs. PHI | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | |
| Joique Bell , DET, vs. MIN | 50 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 |
| Mike Tolbert , CAR, vs. SEA | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 53 |
I've got Eddie Lacy pretty low this week in my fantasy football RB rankings. He's currently listed 21st, but I have a feeling this week change quickly. If you drafted him as a starter no worries. Running back depth was weak this year, and it shows in our week 1 rankings with only 54 players making my list.
I think we see a battle of the RBs when Philly takes on Washington this week. both backs looked sharp in preseason, and both lines showed struggles to STOP the run. I would be really happy to see a small "time-share" from Houston this week, and to be honest, it may happen if the Texans jump out early. Ben Tate is a solid sneaky start this week. Don't forget about Eddie Lacy who is certain to see a ton of work himself.
Even if Adrian Peterson went up against the Seahawks' No. 1 defense, I'd still rank him No. 1. No surprise there. LeSean McCoy gets a boost this week because he always seems to come up big against divisional rivals. Arian Foster plummets to No. 12 only for the fact that I want to see how he looks coming off a pretty lackluster offseason. My surprise of the week could be David Wilson putting up RB1 numbers against the Cowboys.Steven Jackson should enjoy a highly productive game in his debut for Atlanta. The Saints allowed a league worst 147.6 YPG on the ground last season, and an ominous collection of injuries have weakened their defensive unit. That will only enhance what should be an entertaining NFC South shootout.Want rankings like this? Download Plugin or read more @ Fantasy Knuckleheads
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