Fantasy Football 2015 Running Back Rankings: Week 5
I think it’s safe to say that Le'Veon Bell is back and that he is going to be a permanent fixture in the top three of these fantasy running backs rankings for the foreseeable future. That’s even with Michael Vick as his quarterback and it won’t matter the matchup. The same can also be said for Jamaal Charles.
But what about guys that have struggled so far this year like DeMarco Murray, Jeremy Hill and C.J. Anderson? Where do they fit in the rankings?
Plus see who cracks the top 10 for this first time this year. (Hint – he’s a rookie).
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, New York Jets
And remember, no Adrian Peterson this week (or Lamar Miller, Chris Ivory or Jonathan Stewart). Here are your running back rankings for week 5.
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | at SD (Mon.) |
2 | Jamaal Charles | KC | vs. CHI |
3 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. WAS |
4 | Matt Forte | CHI | at KC |
5 | Eddie Lacy | GB | vs. STL |
6 | Justin Forsett | BAL | vs. CLE |
7 | Todd Gurley | STL | at GB |
8 | Karlos Williams* | BUF | at TEN |
9 | Mark Ingram | NO | at PHI |
10 | Arian Foster | HOU | vs. IND (Thurs.) |
11 | Marshawn Lynch* | SEA | at CIN |
12 | Doug Martin | TB | vs. JAC |
13 | Joseph Randle | DAL | vs. NE |
14 | Frank Gore | IND | at HOU (Thurs.) |
15 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | at TB |
16 | Carlos Hyde | SF | at NYG |
17 | Latavius Murray | OAK | at DEN |
18 | Dion Lewis | NE | at DAL |
19 | DeMarco Murray | PHI | vs. NO |
20 | Danny Woodhead | SD | at NO |
21 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs. SEA |
22 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | vs. SF |
23 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | vs. SEA |
24 | Darren Sproles | PHI | vs. NO |
25 | Thomas Rawls | SEA | at CIN |
26 | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | vs. OAK |
27 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | at BAL |
28 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | at DAL |
29 | Melvin Gordon | SD | vs. PIT (Mon.) |
30 | Chris Johnson | ARI | at DET |
31 | Alfred Morris | WAS | at STL |
32 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | vs. OAK |
33 | Duke Johnson | CLE | at BAL |
34 | Antonio Andrews | TEN | vs. BUF |
35 | Ameer Abdullah | DET | vs. ARI |
36 | Matt Jones | WAS | at ATL |
37 | Charles Sims | TB | vs. JAC |
38 | Andre Williams | NYG | vs. SF |
39 | C.J. Spiller | NO | at PHI |
40 | Ryan Matthews | PHI | vs. NO |
41 | Andre Ellington | ARI | at DET |
42 | Chris Thompson | WAS | at ATL |
43 | Christine Michael | DAL | vs. NE |
44 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs. ARI |
45 | Alfred Blue | HOU | vs. IND (Thurs.) |
46 | Khiry Robinson | NO | at PHI |
47 | Shane Vereen | NYG | vs. SF |
48 | David Johnson | ARI | at DET |
49 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | vs. BUF |
50 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | BAL | vs. CLE |
*If they play. Monitor practice and injury reports closely.
— Written by Michael Horvath, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Horvath is a Canadian who also happens to be a fantasy football (not to be confused with CFL) and fitness nut. Follow him on Twitter @realmikehorvath.
