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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 JAC22232
Doug Martin , TB, at NYJ33353
LeSean McCoy , PHI, at WAS44625
C.J. Spiller , BUF, vs. NE55764
Trent Richardson , CLE, vs. MIA66586
Marshawn Lynch , SEA, at CAR77478
Alfred Morris , WAS, vs. PHI8810411
Ray Rice , BAL, at DEN9129107
Stevan Ridley , NE, at BUF1098914
Steven Jackson , ATL, at NO111011139
Matt Forte , CHI, vs. CIN1213121210
Arian Foster , HOU, at SD1314131112
David Wilson , NYG, at DAL1411141615
Reggie Bush , DET, vs. MIN1516161413
Maurice Jones-Drew , JAC, vs. KC1615191516
Chris Johnson , TEN, at PIT1720171819
Frank Gore , SF, vs. GB1823151721
Darren Sproles , NO, vs. ATL1917232217
DeMarco Murray , DAL, vs. NYG2024202018
Lamar Miller , MIA, at CLE2121182124
Daryl Richardson , STL, vs. ARI2219262620
Ahmad Bradshaw , IND, vs. OAK2318252525
Ryan Mathews , SD, vs. HOU2426242423
Eddie Lacy , GB, at SF2527212326
Darren McFadden , OAK, at IND2635221922
Shane Vereen , NE, at BUF2722292727
Christopher Ivory , NYJ, vs. TB2828272928
DeAngelo Williams , CAR, vs. SEA2929282830
Giovani Bernard , CIN, at CHI3031303029
Ben Tate , HOU, at SD3125313234
Rashard Mendenhall , ARI, at STL3234343131
Mark Ingram , NO, vs. ATL3333323432
Montee Ball , DEN, vs. BAL3439333333
BenJarvus Green-Ellis , CIN, at CHI3536373535
Isaac Redman , PIT, vs. TEN3637353636
Vick Ballard , IND, vs. OAK3730363741
Bernard Pierce , BAL, at DEN3832403943
Pierre Thomas , NO, vs. ATL3940393842
Ronnie Hillman , DEN, vs. BAL4041414037
Danny Woodhead , SD, vs. HOU4142424138
Knowshon Moreno , DEN, vs. BAL4245384440
Bryce Brown , PHI, at WAS4344434339
Fred Jackson , BUF, vs. NE4443-4244
Bilal Powell , NYJ, vs. TB4538444545
Shonn Greene , TEN, at PIT4646454646
Jacquizz Rodgers , ATL, at NO4747464747
Felix Jones , PIT, vs. TEN4848-4848
Donald Brown , IND, vs. OAK4949474949
Michael Bush , CHI, vs. CIN5050485050
Ryan Williams , ARI, at STL5151495151
Roy Helu , WAS, vs. PHI5252-5252
Joique Bell , DET, vs. MIN5353505353
Mike Tolbert , CAR, vs. SEA5454515454
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.
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.

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