Fantasy Football 2016 Running Back Rankings: Week 1
Todd Gurley
Here’s what we’ve all been waiting for — Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings. Week 1 brings the the dawn of a brand-new fantasy football season. A season that brings so much promise because (hopefully) your fantasy team is still intact.
Week 1 for running backs has some intriguing potential. At the top you’ll find some of the usual suspects, but some new names have popped into the top 10 that might end the week in the top five. And don’t forget that Le’Veon Bell is suspended for the first three games.
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So let’s get to it. Here are the RB rankings for Week 1:
Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Toddy Gurley | LA | at SF (Mon.) |
2 | David Johnson | ARI | vs. NE |
3 | Ezekiel Elliot | DAL | vs. NYG |
4 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | at TEN |
5 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. CHI |
6 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. TB |
7 | DeAngelo Williams | PIT | at WAS |
8 | Spencer Ware | KC | vs. SD |
9 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. OAK |
10 | Latavius Murray | OAK | at NO |
11 | Doug Martin | TB | at ATL |
12 | Eddie Lacy | GB | at JAC |
13 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | at BAL |
14 | Ryan Matthews | PHI | vs. CLE |
15 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | vs. CAR (Thurs.) |
16 | Christine Michael | SEA | vs. MIA |
17 | Ameer Abdullah | DET | at IND |
18 | Carlos Hyde | SF | vs. LA (Mon.) |
19 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | vs. MIN |
20 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | at DAL |
21 | Matt Forte | NYJ | vs. CIN |
22 | Frank Gore | IND | vs. DET |
23 | Jeremy Langford | CHI | at HOU |
24 | Melvin Gordon | SD | at KC |
25 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | vs. GB |
26 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | at NYJ |
27 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | at DEN (Thurs.) |
28 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | at NYJ |
29 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | at PHI |
30 | Arian Foster | MIA | at SEA |
31 | Danny Woodhead | SD | at KC |
32 | Matt Jones | WAS | vs. PIT |
33 | Duke Johnson | CLE | at PHI |
34 | Charles Sims | TB | at ATL |
35 | Derrick Henry | TEN | vs. MIN |
36 | Chris Ivory | JAC | vs. GB |
37 | Justin Forsett | BAL | vs. BUF |
38 | James White | NE | at ARI |
39 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. TB |
40 | Theo Riddick | DET | at IND |
41 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | at ARI |
42 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs. CIN |
43 | Darren Sproles | PHI | vs. CLE |
44 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | at TEN |
45 | Javorius Allen | BAL | vs. BUF |
46 | James Starks | GB | at JAC |
47 | Jay Ajayi | MIA | at SEA |
48 | Shane Vereen | NYG | at DAL |
49 | Thomas Rawls | SEA | vs. MIA |
50 | Terrance West | BAL | vs. BUF |
— 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.
