Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet: Running Back Rankings Week 1
David Johnson
Week 1 of the NFL season is upon us, which means fantasy football is back and so are the weekly running back rankings! It also appears that Ezekiel Elliott will be back Sunday night against division rival New York. And for fantasy purposes, that’s all that matters right now.
However, Jay Ajayi and Jacquizz Rodgers aren’t available because the Miami-Tampa Bay game has been rescheduled for Week 11 due to the threat of Hurricane Irma. But with every other team is in action there should be no lack of options when it comes to filling out your starting lineup.
So which RBs should you start and which ones should you consider leaving on the bench? Use these rankings to help you make those tough decisions. And enjoy the return of fantasy football!
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | at CLE |
2 | David Johnson | ARI | vs. DET |
3 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. NYJ |
4 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | vs. OAK |
5 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | at CHI |
6 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | vs. NYG |
7 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs. IND |
8 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. ATL |
9 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | at DEN (Mon.) |
10 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. JAC |
11 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. PIT |
12 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | vs. NO (Mon.) |
13 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | vs. LAC (Mon.) |
14 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | at HOU |
15 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | at SF |
16 | Carlos Hyde | SF | vs. CAR |
17 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | at TEN |
18 | Kareem Hunt | KC | at NE (Thurs.) |
19 | Ty Montgomery | GB | vs. SEA |
20 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | at BUF |
21 | Mark Ingram | NO | at MIN (Mon.) |
22 | Mike Gillislee | NE | vs. KC (Thurs.) |
23 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | at SF |
24 | Ameer Abdullah | DET | vs. ARI |
25 | LeGarrette Blount | PHI | at WAS |
26 | Joe Mixon | CIN | vs. BAL |
27 | Adrian Peterson | NO | at MIN (Mon.) |
28 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | at CHI |
29 | Terrance West | BAL | at CIN |
30 | Rob Kelley | WAS | vs. PHI |
31 | Frank Gore | IND | at LAR |
32 | Paul Perkins | NYG | at DAL |
33 | Danny Woodhead | BAL | at CIN |
34 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs. ARI |
35 | Eddie Lacy | GB | at GB |
36 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. PIT |
37 | Derrick Henry | TEN | vs. OAK |
38 | James White | NE | vs. KC (Thurs.) |
39 | Matt Forte | NYJ | at BUF |
40 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | vs. BAL |
41 | Thomas Rawls | SEA | at GB |
42 | Darren Sproles | PHI | at WAS |
43 | Darren McFadden | DAL | vs. NYG |
44 | Jamaal Charles | DEN | vs. LAC (Mon.) |
45 | C.J. Prosise | SEA | at GB |
46 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs. BAL |
47 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs. NO (Mon.) |
48 | Chris Thompson | WAS | vs. PHI |
49 | Rex Burkhead | NE | vs. KC (Thurs.) |
50 | Shane Vereen | NYG | at DAL |
— 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.
