Fantasy Football 2014 Running Back Rankings: Week 2
Adrian Peterson was handed a tasty matchup, which was why he was the easy choice for the top spot in Athlon Sports’ Fantasy Football Week 2 Running Back Rankings. However, Peterson was deactivated by Minnesota on Friday night after it was announced he had been indicted by a Texas grand jury and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Peterson owners need to go a different direction as unheralded Matt Asiata (No. 27) will likely see the bulk of the carries against New England.
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 Web site can give you.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K
2014 NFL Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings — Running Backs
Rank | Player | Team | Opp | Comments |
1 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | at IND (Mon.) | No TDs, but 27 total touches. |
2 | Jamaal Charles | KC | at DEN | Expect to see him double his 11 touches. |
3 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | at SD | Beastly (110, 2) in opener against Packers. |
4 | Arian Foster | HOU | at OAK | 51 of his 103 yards rushing came after contact. |
5 | Matt Forte | CHI | at SF | Can 49ers' D bottle up Forte? |
6 | Montee Ball | DEN | vs. KC | Scored a TD, but held in check by Colts. |
7 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | at BAL (Thurs.) | Put up 197 total yards, TD vs. Browns. |
8 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs. ATL | Should see about 20 touches per game. |
9 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | at TEN | Put up 118 yards rushing on 49ers last week. |
10 | Alfred Morris | WAS | vs. JAC | Gained 91 yards on the ground on just 14 att. |
11 | Eddie Lacy | GB | vs. NYJ | Concussion concerns already? |
12 | Frank Gore | SF | vs. CHI | Bears' run D still lacks bite. |
13 | Shane Vereen | NE | at MIN | Scored rushing TD, but did little else. |
14 | Chris Johnson | NYJ | at GB | Caught a TD pass in his Jets' debut. |
15 | Toby Gerhart | JAC | at WAS | Redskins gave up 115 yards rushing, but just 3.0 ypc. |
16 | Zac Stacy | STL | at TB | Tough sledding (43 yards rushing) vs. MIN. |
17 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | vs. MIA | Caught a TD, got 18 total touches vs. Bears. |
18 | Andre Ellington | ARI | at NYG | Played, but foot injury a factor vs. SD. |
19 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | vs. ARI | Finished with 96 total yards, TD in Giants' debut. |
20 | Knowshon Moreno | MIA | at BUF | Huge (134 yds., TD) debut for Dolphins. |
21 | Doug Martin | TB | vs. STL | 16 yards on 10 touches is not going to cut it. |
22 | Ryan Mathews | SD | vs. SEA |
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23 | Joique Bell | DET | at CAR | Needed late TD to salvage his output. |
24 | Reggie Bush | DET | at CAR | More effective as receiver than rusher vs. NYG. |
25 | Terrance West | CLE | vs. NO | Gets start w/ Tate (sprained knee) out. |
26 | Shonn Greene | TEN | vs. DAL | Led Titans in yards (71) and carries (15). |
27 | Matt Asiata | MIN | vs. NE | Surprise starter following Peterson's deactivation. |
28 | Darren Sproles | PHI | at IND (Mon.) | Impact came on ground w/ 49-yard TD. |
29 | Fred Jackson | BUF | vs. MIA | Big 38-yard run set up game-winning FG in OT. |
30 | Steven Jackson | ATL | at CIN |
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31 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | at GB | 71-yard TD run upstages CJ's Jets debut. |
32 | Justin Forsett | BAL | vs. PIT (Thurs.) | Took over (70 yds., TD) when Pierce faltered. |
33 | Pierre Thomas | NO | at CLE | Saints backfield could be a true timeshare. |
34 | Mark Ingram | NO | at CLE | Only 60 yards, but 2 TDs. |
35 | Lamar Miller | MIA | at BUF | Fewer touches following Moreno's big debut? |
36 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | vs. DET | Averaged 5.1 ypc (14 att.) vs. Bucs. |
37 | Trent Richardson | IND | vs. PHI (Mon.) | More of same (6 att., 20 yds.) from T-Rich. |
38 | Maurice Jones-Drew | OAK | vs. HOU | Jets held him to 11 yards on 9 carries. |
39 | Bernard Pierce | BAL | vs. PIT (Thurs.) | Can he seize starting job? |
40 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | vs. ATL | Got just 4 carries last week. |
41 | Stevan Ridley | NE | at MIN | Practically non-existent (28 total yds.) vs. MIA. |
42 | Carlos Hyde | SF | vs. CHI | Made his presence felt (50 yds., TD) vs. DAL. |
43 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. NO | No. 2 behind West w/ Tate out. 2 TDs last week. |
44 | Danny Woodhead | SD | vs. SEA |
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45 | Khiry Robinson | NO | at CLE | Took one goal-line look away from Ingram. |
46 | Ahmad Bradshaw | IND | vs. PHI (Mon.) | More effective (85 total yards) than T-Rich. |
47 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | vs. DAL | Not big part (6 att., 25 yds.) of Week 1 game plan. |
48 | James Starks | GB | vs. NYJ | Next in line if Stacy's concussion issues persist. |
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
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