2011 Fantasy Football Rankings- Running Backs

Sure, there might be a lock out for the NFL. Sure, we might not have a football season. Sure, I might be relegated to playing fantasy basketball and/or fantasy college football this fall (or even worse… fantasy hockey). But that's not stopping us here at GOI from fantasizing about fantasy football. Today, in my mother's basement (because we're bloggers so of course we blog from my mom's basement) Cubsfan, The 'Bright' One and myself got together for our own fantasy rankings summit. Individually we came up with our own lists for each of the four major positions (QB, RB, WR, and TE) and then I have compiled a composite list for the site.

This is currently a first draft. The biggest factor that will change all of our rankings is free agency. For the most part we assumed free agents will stay with their current teams. There are some players that we assumed will be leaving their current team, but for the most part we ranked players based on where they played in 2010. Preseason (if there is one) and injuries will also most certainly affect out rankings, but for right now. Here are our lists.

This is our third set in our four part series. Each day for the next consecutive days GOI will post our lists for a particular position. This post is obviously dedicated to Running Backs.

The 'Bright' One did not create lists coming into the summit and reluctantly created partial lists for wide outs and running backs during the discussion so his list is currently not as complete as Sexy Rexy's and Cubsfan's lists

COMPISITE RANKINGS (Player / Average Rank)

1) Adrian Peterson (MIN)

1.00

2) Chris Johnson (TEN)

2.33

3) Arian Foster (HOU)

2.67

4) Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX)

5.33

4) LeSean McCoy (PHI)

5.33

6) Jamaal Charles (KC)

6.00

7) Michael Turner (ATL)

7.00

8) Ray Rice (BAL)

8.00

9) Frank Gore (SF)

9.67

10) Darren McFadden (OAK)

10.33

11) Peyton Hillis (CLE)

12.00

12) Steven Jackson (STL)

12.33

13) Rashard Mendenhall (PIT)

12.67

14) Ryan Grant (GB)

14.67

15) DeAngelo Williams (CAR / FA)

15.00

16) Matt Forte (CHI)

15.00

17) Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG / FA)

15.33

18) LaGarette Blount (TAM)

17.33

19) Ryan Matthews (SD)

19.00

20) Cedric Benson (CIN / FA)

19.67

21) Knowshon Moreno (DEN)

21.33

22) Jonathan Stewart (CAR)

22.67

23) Shonn Green (NYJ)

23.00

24) Felix Jones (DAL)

25.00

25) Mark Ingram (NO)

26.50

26) Mikel LaShoure (DET)

27.50

27) Fred Jackson (BUF)

28.00

28) Ryan Torain (WAS)

28.00

29) Marshawn Lynch (SEA)

28.00

30) Brandon Jacobs (NYG)

28.33

31) Pierre Thomas (NO)

29.50

32) Ronnie Brown (MIA / FA)

31.33

33) Michael Bush (OAK / FA)

33.00

34) C.J. Spiller (BUF)

33.33

35) Joseph Addai (IND / FA)

33.50

36) Thomas Jones (KC)

33.67

37) BenJarvis Green-Ellis

33.67

38) Tim Hightower (ARI)

35.50

39) Marion Barber (DAL)

37.00

40) LaDanian Tomlinson (NYJ)

37.50

41) Matt Tolbert (SD)

41.50

42) Jahvid Best (DET)

42.50


 

Sexy Rexy

Cubsfan

The 'Bright' One

1) Adrian Peterson (MIN)

1) Adrian Peterson (MIN)

1) Adrian Peterson (MIN)

2) Arian Foster (HOU)

2) Chris Johnson (TEN)

2) Chris Johnson (TEN)

3) Chris Johnson (TEN)

3) Arian Foster (HOU)

3) Arian Foster (HOU)

4) Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX)

4) Jamaal Charles (KC)

4) Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX)

5) LeSean McCoy (PHI)

5) Ray Rice (BAL)

5) LeSean McCoy (PHI)

6) Peyton Hillis (CLE)

6) LeSean McCoy (PHI)

6) Michael Turner (ATL)

7) Jamaal Charles (KC)

7) Michael Turner (ATL)

7) Jamaal Charles (KC)

8) Michael Turner (ATL)

8) Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX)

8) Ray Rice (BAL)

9) Frank Gore (SF)

9) Steven Jackson (STL)

9) Darren McFadden (OAK)

10) Darren McFadden (OAK)

10) Frank Gore (SF)

10) Frank Gore (SF)

11) Ray Rice (BAL)

11) Rashard Mendenhall (PIT)

11) Peyton Hillis (CLE)

12) Ryan Grant (GB)

12) Darren McFadden (OAK)

12) Rashard Mendenhall (PIT)

13) DeAngelo Williams

(CAR / FA)

13) Ahmad Bradshaw

(NYG / FA)

13) Matt Forte (CHI)

14) Steven Jackson (STL)

14) LaGarrette Blount (TAM)

14) Steven Jackson (STL)

15) Rashard Mendenhall (PIT)

15) Ryan Grant (GB)

15) DeAngelo Williams

(CAR / FA)

16) Matt Forte (CHI)

16) Matt Forte (CHI)

16) Ahmad Bradshaw

(NYG / FA)

17) Ahmad Bradshaw

(NYG / FA)

17) DeAngelo Williams

(CAR / FA)

17) Ryan Grant (GB)

18) LeGarrette Blount (TAM)

18) Ryan Matthews (SD)

18) Cedric Benson (CIN / FA)

19) Knowshon Moreno (DEN)

19) Peyton Hillis (CLE)

19) Ryan Matthews (SD)

20) Ryan Matthews (SD)

20) Cedric Benson (CIN / FA)

20) LaGarrette Blount (TAM)

21) Cedric Benson (CIN / FA)

21)Shonn Greene (NYJ)

21) Felix Jones (DAL)

22) Shonn Greene (NYJ)

22) Jonathan Stewart (CAR)

22) Knowshon Moreno (DEN)

23) Jonathan Stewart (CAR)

23) Knowshon Moreno (DEN)

23) Jonathan Stewart (CAR)

24) Fred Jackson (BUF)

24) Mark Ingram (NO)

24) Ronnie Brown (MIA)

25) Felix Jones (DAL)

25) Marshawn Lynch (SEA)

25) C.J. Spiller (BUF)

26) Pierre Thomas (NO)

26) Ryan Torain (WAS)

26) Shonn Greene (NYJ)

27) Brandon Jacobs (NYG)

27) Mikel LeShoure (DET)

27) Michael Bush (OAK)

28) Mikel LeShoure (DET)

28) Brandon Jacobs (NYG)

28) BenJarvis Green-Ellis (NE)

29) Mark Ingram (NO)

29) Felix Jones (DAL)

29) Thomas Jones (KC)

30) Ryan Torain (WAS)

30) Tim Hightower (ARI)

30) Brandon Jacobs (NYG)

31) Marshawn Lynch (SEA)

31) BenJarvis Green-Ellis (NE)

 

32) Ryan Williams (ARI)

32) Fred Jackson (BUF)

 

33) Jospeh Addai (IND)

33) Pierre Thomas (NO)

 

34) Marion Barber (DAL)

34) Joseph Addai (IND)

 

35) Ronnie Brown (MIA)

35) Ronnie Brown (MIA)

 

36) Thomas Jones (KC)

36) Thomas Jones (KC)

 

37) LaDanian Tomlinson (NYJ)

37) C.J. Spiller (BUF)

 

38) C.J. Spiller (BUF)

38) LaDanian Tomlinson (NYJ)

 

39) Danny Woodhead (NE)

39) Michael Bush (OAK)

 

40) Matt Tolbert (SD)

40) Marion Barber (DAL)

 

41) Tim Hightower (ARI)

41) Keilland Williams (WAS)

 

42) BenJarvis Green-Ellis (NE)

42) Jahvid Best (DET)

 

43) Jahvid Best (DET)

43) Matt Tolbert (SD)

 

44) Ricky Williams (MIA)

44) James Starks (GB)

 

45) Reggie Bush (NO / FA)

45) Monterio Hardesty (CLE)

 


 

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