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Week 1 RB Fantasy Football Rankings | Running Back

September 4, 2013 by Kurt Turner

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Adrian Peterson , MIN, at DET11111
Jamaal Charles , KC, at JAC22223
Doug Martin , TB, at NYJ33335
LeSean McCoy , PHI, at WAS45462
C.J. Spiller , BUF, vs. NE54576
Trent Richardson , CLE, vs. MIA66658
Marshawn Lynch , SEA, at CAR78747
Alfred Morris , WAS, vs. PHI8118104
Ray Rice , BAL, at DEN9712910
Stevan Ridley , NE, at BUF1014989
Steven Jackson , ATL, at NO119101113
Matt Forte , CHI, vs. CIN1210131212
Arian Foster , HOU, at SD1312141311
David Wilson , NYG, at DAL1415111416
Reggie Bush , DET, vs. MIN1513161614
Maurice Jones-Drew , JAC, vs. KC1616151915
Chris Johnson , TEN, at PIT1719201718
Frank Gore , SF, vs. GB1821231517
Darren Sproles , NO, vs. ATL1917172322
DeMarco Murray , DAL, vs. NYG2018242020
Lamar Miller , MIA, at CLE2124211821
Daryl Richardson , STL, vs. ARI2220192626
Ahmad Bradshaw , IND, vs. OAK2325182525
Ryan Mathews , SD, vs. HOU2423262424
Eddie Lacy , GB, at SF2526272123
Darren McFadden , OAK, at IND2622352219
Shane Vereen , NE, at BUF2727222927
Christopher Ivory , NYJ, vs. TB2828282729
DeAngelo Williams , CAR, vs. SEA2930292828
Giovani Bernard , CIN, at CHI3029313030
Ben Tate , HOU, at SD3134253132
Rashard Mendenhall , ARI, at STL3231343431
Mark Ingram , NO, vs. ATL3332333234
Montee Ball , DEN, vs. BAL3433393333
BenJarvus Green-Ellis , CIN, at CHI3535363735
Isaac Redman , PIT, vs. TEN3636373536
Vick Ballard , IND, vs. OAK3741303637
Bernard Pierce , BAL, at DEN3843324039
Pierre Thomas , NO, vs. ATL3942403938
Ronnie Hillman , DEN, vs. BAL4037414140
Danny Woodhead , SD, vs. HOU4138424241
Knowshon Moreno , DEN, vs. BAL4240453844
Bryce Brown , PHI, at WAS4339444343
Fred Jackson , BUF, vs. NE444443-42
Bilal Powell , NYJ, vs. TB4545384445
Shonn Greene , TEN, at PIT4646464546
Jacquizz Rodgers , ATL, at NO4747474647
Felix Jones , PIT, vs. TEN484848-48
Donald Brown , IND, vs. OAK4949494749
Michael Bush , CHI, vs. CIN5050504850
Ryan Williams , ARI, at STL5151514951
Roy Helu , WAS, vs. PHI525252-52
Joique Bell , DET, vs. MIN5353535053
Mike Tolbert , CAR, vs. SEA5454545154
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.
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.

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