Fantasy Football 2013 Running Back Rankings: Week 7
While the top of Athlon Sports' fantasy football Week 7 running back rankings includes the usual suspects, there's one guy who has definitely exceeded preseason expectations. Knowshon Moreno, somewhat of an afterthought after Denver drafted Montee Ball in the second round, has not only emerged as the Broncos' No. 1 back, he's become an every-week fantasy starter.
Moreno not only leads the NFL with seven rushing touchdowns, he's fourth among his positional peers in fantasy scoring. While Peyton Manning has been doing a bunch of damage through the air, the Broncos' offense is so good that there's room for everyone to consistently produce, and that's just what Moreno has done through six weeks. Last week, Moreno led all running backs and was fifth overall in scoring after rushing for three touchdowns against Jacksonville. On the season, Moreno has 562 total yards, the seven rushing scores and he has yet to lose a fumble in 100 total touches. All eyes will be on Manning as he makes his return to Indianapolis on Sunday, but don't forget about Moreno.
Adrian Peterson played with a heavy heart last week, which was totally understandable given the unspeakable tragedy he and his family are dealing with. Not only do I think the reigning MVP will bounce back this week on "Monday Night Football" against the Giants, I am fairly sure pretty much everyone will be rooting for him to do so.
Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any website can give you.
2013 NFL Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings — Running Back
Teams on bye: New Orleans, Oakland
Rk | Player | Team | OPP | Notes |
1 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | at NYG (Mon.) | Understandably not at his best last week. |
2 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | vs. DAL | League's leading rusher will test Cowboys w/o Ware. |
3 | Jamaal Charles | KC | vs. HOU | Blisters haven't slowed him down, can Texans? |
4 | Matt Forte | CHI | at WAS | Averaging 22 touches per game. |
5 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | at ARI (Thurs.) | Scored 2 TDs, also had 78 yards receiving last week. |
6 | Arian Foster | HOU | at KC | Season-high 141 yards last week against Rams. |
7 | Knowshon Moreno | DEN | at IND | No. 4 RB in fantasy, leads NFL w/ 7 rushing TDs. |
8 | Alfred Morris | WAS | vs. CHI | Bears got run over by Jacobs/Giants last week. |
9 | Reggie Bush | DET | vs. CIN | Put up 133 total yards, rec. TD vs. Browns. |
10 | Frank Gore | SF | at TEN | Posted second 100-yard game of season last week. |
11 | Eddie Lacy | GB | vs. CLE | Has 219 yards rushing since return from concussion. |
12 | Doug Martin | TB | at ATL | Falcons have done a good job against run. |
13 | Ray Rice | BAL | at PIT | Has 36 yards rushing or fewer in all but one game. |
14 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | vs. STL | Rams giving up 130 yards rushing per game. |
15 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | at DET | 100-yard effort incl. highlight-reel TD catch-and-run. |
16 | Trent Richardson | IND | vs. DEN | Broncos giving up 69.8 yards rushing per game. |
17 | Stevan Ridley | NE | at NYJ | Is he back? 96 yards, 2 TDs vs. Saints a good start. |
18 | Chris Johnson | TEN | vs. SF | Has just one run of 20+ yards this season. |
19 | Fred Jackson | BUF | at MIA | Basically splitting carries evenly with Spiller. |
20 | Lamar Miller | MIA | vs. BUF |
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21 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | at MIA | Averaged 5.5 ypc on just 10 attempts last week. |
22 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | vs. SD | Chargers allowing second-fewest fantasy pts. to RBs. |
23 | Ryan Mathews | SD | at JAC | His 102 yards on MNF, first such effort since Dec. 2011. |
24 | Joseph Randle | DAL | at PHI | Big opportunity for rookie w/ Murray (knee) out. |
25 | Zac Stacy | STL | at CAR | May have secured starting job for rest of season. |
26 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs. NE | One less mouth to feed w/ Goodson (ACL) on IR. |
27 | Brandon Jacobs | NYG | vs. MIN (Mon.) | Turned back the clock (106, 2) last week vs. Bears. |
28 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | vs. BAL | Gets first taste of Ravens-Steelers rivalry. |
29 | Andre Ellington | ARI | vs. SEA (Thurs.) | Led the way w/ 91 total yards and TD last week. |
30 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | CIN | at DET | Still getting more carries than Gio. |
31 | Danny Woodhead | SD | at JAC | Posted 73 yards on 14 touches vs. Colts. |
32 | Jacquizz Rodgers | ATL | vs. TB | Falcons still waiting on Steven Jackson to get back. |
33 | Willis McGahee | CLE | at GB |
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34 | Rashard Mendenhall | ARI | vs. SEA (Thurs.) | Matter of time before Ellington takes over? |
35 | Joique Bell | DET | vs. CIN |
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36 | Ben Tate | HOU | at KC | Late TD salvaged pedestrian effort (10 att., 12 yds). |
37 | Jason Snelling | ATL | vs. TB |
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38 | Mike Tolbert | CAR | vs. STL | Scored second rushing TD last week. |
39 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | vs. NE |
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40 | Donald Brown | IND | vs. DEN |
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41 | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | at IND |
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42 | Bernard Pierce | BAL | at PIT |
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43 | Chris Ogbonnaya | CLE | at GB | Got team-high 12 targets last week. |
44 | Kendall Hunter | SF | at TEN |
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45 | Roy Helu | WAS | vs. CHI |
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46 | Daniel Thomas | MIA | vs. BUF |
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47 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | at NYJ | Ridley's resurgence could be bad news for Blount. |
48 | Bryce Brown | PHI | vs. DAL |
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Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
Additional Week 7 Positional Rankings
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Tight Ends
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Kickers
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