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Week Seventeen Running Back Rankings

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By: Pete Davidson : December 31, 2011 5:45pm

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Welcome to the week seventeen running back rankings.  I'll be back with receivers and tight ends later today.

The backs are an ugly scene in week seventeen, so buckle up.  You've got plenty of teams with nothing to play for. You also have a few teams that have locked into their playoff spots.  Players on Green Bay are inherently risky as are players on Houston.

There are injuries to the likes of Reggie Bush, Adrian Peterson, Jackie Battle and James Starks.  None of them will play.  Also likely to sit out are Ryan Matthews and Marion Barber.  All of this means that players like Mike Tolbert, Kahlil Bell, Toby Gerhart, Thomas Jones, Daniel Thomas and even our guy Brandon Saine will have enhanced value.  Of course, Daniel Thomas is not a lock to carry a full load, so even 3rd tier guys like Lex Hilliard could see some love. Make sure you understand the playoff logistics of the players you plan on playing this week.

One thing we really want you to do is to check back here next week and take advantage of our playoff league rankings.  If you play in a playoff league or a postseason pool, we have all the key fantasy talent ranked and we'll have downloadable cheat sheets too.  

The initial rankings will be released Monday and we'll update them later in the week as the injury situations are ironed out.

I'l be tweeting injury information on Sunday as usual, so sign up to follow us if you haven't already done so.  And, as always, I check the forums daily, so feel free to leave any questions you have.  With that, I give you the week seventeen running backs.

 

Rank	PLAYER	TEAM	Opponent
1	Ray Rice	BAL	@CIN
2	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	@ARI
3	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	IND
4	Arian Foster	HOU	TEN
5	Michael Bush	OAK	SD
6	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	@CLE
7	Frank Gore	SF	@STL
8	LeSean McCoy	PHI	WAS
9	C.J. Spiller	BUF	@NE
10	Toby Gerhart	MIN	CHI
11	Chris Johnson	TEN	HOU
12	Willis McGahee	DEN	KC
13	Peyton Hillis	CLE	PIT
14	Michael Turner	ATL	TB
15	Darren Sproles	NO	CAR
16	Kahlil Bell	CHI	@MIN
17	Felix Jones	DAL	@NYG
18	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	DAL
19	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	@NO
20	Steven Jackson	STL	SF
21	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@NO
22	Shonn Greene	NYJ	@MIA
23	Beanie Wells	ARI	SEA
24	Mike Tolbert	SD	@OAK
25	Thomas Jones	KC	@DEN
26	LeGarrette Blount	TB	@ATL
27	Kevin Smith	DET	@GB
28	Ben Tate	HOU	TEN
29	Donald Brown	IND	@JAC
30	Cedric Benson	CIN	BAL
31	Evan Royster	WAS	@PHI
32	Daniel Thomas	MIA	NYJ
33	Ryan Mathews	SD	@OAK
34	Roy Helu	WAS	@PHI
35	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	DAL
36	Chris Ivory	NO	CAR
37	Stevan Ridley	NE	BUF
38	Brandon Saine	GB	DET
39	Pierre Thomas	NO	CAR
40	Maurice Morris	DET	@GB
41	Dexter McCluster	KC	@DEN
42	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	BUF
43	Jason Snelling	ATL	TB
44	Joseph Addai	IND	@JAC
45	Isaac Redman	PIT	@CLE
46	LaDainian Tomlinson	NYJ	@MIA
47	Ryan Grant	GB	DET
48	Kregg Lumpkin	TB	@ATL
49	Kendall Hunter	SF	@STL
50	Jamie Harper	TEN	HOU
51	Lance Ball	DEN	KC
52	Danny Woodhead	NE	BUF
53	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	TB
54	Ricky Williams	BAL	@CIN
55	Bernard Scott	CIN	BAL
56	Curtis Brinkley	SD	@OAK
57	Ronnie Brown	PHI	WAS
58	Derrick Ward	HOU	TEN
59	Mossis Madu	TB	@ATL
60	Keiland Williams	DET	@GB
61	Marcel Reece	OAK	SD
62	Lex Hilliard	MIA	NYJ
63	Sammy Morris	DAL	@NYG
64	Dion Lewis	PHI	WAS
65	Justin Forsett	SEA	@ARI