Week 7 RB Rankings: Raheem Mostert and Ito Smith Primed For Takeoff

This weeks running back rankings are brought to you by none other than the bye-week filler himself, me. David Hess is under the weather so I'm stepping in to ensure your lineups are ready to roll in week 7. The top 13 running backs are a lock, no question they are your starters this week. Once we get past that zone things start to get a little foggy. I'm going to break down my top picks with the most upside and a couple guys I've got my eyes on this week.

All Eyes on Raheem Mostert

Mostert was given a chance last week over Alfred Morris, and boy did that work out. But I'm watching him close, as in the game, to see what he can do this week vs the Rams. If he can split time with Breida again it will increase my confidence as an as-needed spot filler. It's tight in several league I'm in and I already added him.

Ito Smith is Boring

But in touchdown leagues he's a solid pickup. I'm looking for Atlanta to expand his roll with each passing week. But even once at full capacity I'm pretty sure his value has already peaked as Atlanta's goal-line back. He's a RB2.5 this week. Upgrade to RB2 with a solid 12 to 15 touch performance.

The Week 7 Rankings

I'm very interested to see how CIN uses Giovani Bernard this week. Some more players I'll be checking on throughout the week are: Tarik Cohen, Dalvin Cook, Marlon Mack, Wendell Smallwood and Jamaal Charles. Those picks are my upside surprise picks. Fournette is listed way down at the bottom of the rankings, but if he ends up playing I'll move him up for sure!

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Opp
1	Todd Gurley	LAR	at SF
2	Saquon Barkley	NYG	at ATL
3	Melvin Gordon	LAC	vs. TEN
4	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	at WAS
5	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. CIN
6	Joe Mixon	CIN	at KC
7	David Johnson	ARI	vs. DEN
8	Alvin Kamara	NO	at BAL
9	Sony Michel	NE	at CHI
10	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	at PHI
11	Carlos Hyde	CLE	at TB
12	Tevin Coleman	ATL	vs. NYG
13	Mark Ingram	NO	at BAL
14	Adrian Peterson	WAS	vs. DAL
15	Alex Collins	BAL	vs. NO
16	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	at ARI
17	James White	NE	at CHI
18	Matt Breida	SF	vs. LAR
19	LeSean McCoy	BUF	at IND
20	Kerryon Johnson	DET	at MIA
21	Jordan Howard	CHI	vs. NE
22	T.J. Yeldon	JAC	vs. HOU
23	Tarik Cohen	CHI	vs. NE
24	Corey Clement	PHI	vs. CAR
25	Dalvin Cook	MIN	at NYJ
26	Marlon Mack	IND	vs. BUF
27	Wendell Smallwood	PHI	vs. CAR
28	Royce Freeman	DEN	at ARI
29	Kenyan Drake	MIA	vs. DET
30	Isaiah Crowell	NYJ	vs. MIN
31	Peyton Barber	TB	vs. CLE
32	Frank Gore	MIA	vs. DET
33	Bilal Powell	NYJ	vs. MIN
34	Ito Smith	ATL	vs. NYG
35	Austin Ekeler	LAC	vs. TEN
36	Latavius Murray	MIN	at NYJ
37	Dion Lewis	TEN	at LAC
38	Lamar Miller	HOU	at JAC
39	Javorius Allen	BAL	vs. NO
40	Nyheim Hines	IND	vs. BUF
41	LeGarrette Blount	DET	at MIA
42	Derrick Henry	TEN	at LAC
43	Raheem Mostert	SF	vs. LAR
44	Duke Johnson	CLE	at TB
45	Chris Thompson	WAS	vs. DAL
46	Nick Chubb	CLE	at TB
47	Ronald Jones II	TB	vs. CLE
48	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	vs. LAR
49	Alfred Blue	HOU	at JAC
50	Theo Riddick	DET	at MIA
51	Jamaal Charles	JAC	vs. HOU
52	Chris Ivory	BUF	at IND
53	Devontae Booker	DEN	at ARI
54	Mark Walton	CIN	at KC
55	Spencer Ware	KC	vs. CIN
56	Alfred Morris	SF	vs. LAR
57	Jordan Wilkins	IND	vs. BUF
58	Wayne Gallman	NYG	at ATL
59	Malcolm Brown	LAR	at SF
60	C.J. Anderson	CAR	at PHI
61	Leonard Fournette	JAC	vs. HOU
62	Chase Edmonds	ARI	vs. DEN
63	Kapri Bibbs	WAS	vs. DAL
64	Rod Smith	DAL	at WAS
65	Jacquizz Rodgers	TB	vs. CLE
66	Roc Thomas	MIN	at NYJ
67	Darren Sproles	PHI	vs. CAR
68	Robert Turbin	IND	vs. BUF
69	CJ Ham	MIN	at NYJ
70	Samaje Perine	WAS	vs. DAL
71	Giovani Bernard	CIN	at KC
72	Josh Adams	PHI	vs. CAR
73	Mike Boone	MIN	at NYJ
74	Benny Cunningham	CHI	vs. NE
75	Damien Williams	KC	vs. CIN