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Running Back Rankings Week 6

Running Back Rankings Week 6

UPDATED 10/14 (Sunday)
By: Pete Davidson : October 11, 2012 3:17pm

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Welcome to the week six running back rankings.  The bye losses are quite significant and are listed below.  And, as we tweeted yesterday, we also have Donald Brown down with an injury.  Vick Ballard is the guy to add as a replacement.  He's a solid play against the Jets this week.  The wide receivers are coming up next and we should have everything posted before tonight's game.  Be sure to check out our starts and sits tomorrow at weei.com and sign up to follow us on Twitter for late-breaking news and Sunday deactivations.

Check out our weekly Stars/Sits article at weei.com.

 

        BYE WEEKS

  • Darren Sproles
  • Michael Bush
  • Jonathan Stewart
  • Maurice Jones-Drew
  • DeAngelo Williams
  • Matt Forte
  • Mark Ingram
  • Pierre Thomas
  • Rashad Jennings
  • Mike Tolbert

Rank PLAYER TEAM Opponent THE SKINNY
1 Ray Rice BAL DAL
2 Arian Foster HOU GB The knee should not hold him back, but we’ll tweet if he gets deactivated.
3 LeSean McCoy PHI DET
4 Jamaal Charles KC @TB
5 Adrian Peterson MIN @WAS Probable (ankle)
6 Marshawn Lynch SEA NE Probable (back)
7 Trent Richardson CLE CIN
8 Ryan Mathews SD DEN
9 Darren McFadden OAK @ATL
10 Willis McGahee DEN @SD Ribs don’t seem to be an issue this week. Start him.
11 Michael Turner ATL OAK
12 Alfred Morris WAS MIN
13 Frank Gore SF NYG
14 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG @SF
15 Doug Martin TB KC
16 C.J. Spiller BUF @ARI
17 Reggie Bush MIA STL
18 DeMarco Murray DAL @BAL
19 Stevan Ridley NE @SEA
20 Vick Ballard IND @NYJ He’ll get the start and we like his chances against the Jets.
21 Mikel Leshoure DET @PHI
22 Fred Jackson BUF @ARI
23 BenJarvus Green-Ellis CIN @CLE
24 Alex Green GB @HOU We need to see how they use him and this is a tough matchup, but he can be a RB2 for you.
25 Steven Jackson STL @MIA
26 William Powell ARI BUF He looks ready to go and this is a big opportunity for him and a decent matchup. He’s a good bye week replacement right now.
27 Shonn Greene NYJ IND
28 Jacquizz Rodgers ATL OAK
29 Ben Tate HOU GB He practiced well on Thursday, so we like his chances of playing. He could get a few extra touches with Foster banged up a bit. He’s a decent flex in big leagues.
30 Kendall Hunter SF NYG
31 Bilal Powell NYJ IND
32 Danny Woodhead NE @SEA
33 Brandon Bolden NE @SEA The knee issue appears to be minor. We like him, but not this week in a bad matchup.
34 Daryl Richardson STL @MIA
35 Jackie Battle SD DEN
36 Ronnie Hillman DEN @SD
37 Joique Bell DET @PHI
38 Lamar Miller MIA STL
39 LaRod Stephens-Howling ARI BUF Has a hip issue but he’ll probably go. He looks good as of Sunday morning.
40 Toby Gerhart MIN @WAS
41 Alfonso Smith ARI BUF
42 LeGarrette Blount TB KC
43 Shaun Draughn KC @TB
44 David Wilson NYG @SF
45 Ronnie Brown SD DEN
46 Robert Turbin SEA NE
47 Mike Goodson OAK @ATL
48 James Starks GB @HOU Toe is better and Benson is out. Starks is definitely a player to watch though too risky to play.
49 John Kuhn GB @HOU
50 Cedric Peerman CIN @CLE He could get extra time with all the injuries, but he’s still a reach.
51 Lance Ball DEN @SD
52 Bernard Pierce BAL DAL
53 Chris Ogbonnaya CLE CIN
54 Brian Leonard CIN @CLE
55 Brandon Jacobs SF NYG No way to know if he play and he’s way risky either way. Was a healthy scratch last week though they used the knee as an excuse. He could play well against the Giants if they give him a chance, but that is very uncertain.
56 Joe McKnight NYJ IND
57 Felix Jones DAL @BAL
58 Kevin Smith DET @PHI He’s forgotten for now.
59 Bryce Brown PHI DET
60 Evan Royster WAS MIN
61 Jorvorskie Lane MIA STL
62 Ryan Grant WAS MIN
63 Peyton Hillis KC @TB Ruled out (ankle.)
64 Daniel Thomas MIA STL He’s out with concussion problems.
65 Andre Brown NYG @SF He’s out with concussion problems.
66 Rashard Mendenhall PIT @TEN Played Thursday
67 Isaac Redman PIT @TEN Played Thursday
68 Chris Rainey PIT @TEN Played Thursday
69 Chris Johnson TEN PIT Played Thursday