It's Week 10 and we have more than enough information about each running back to assess individual situations moving forward. That includes, but is not limited to, the answer to all of your Giovani Bernard problems, the Cleveland Browns backfield mess, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers backfield mess, any other backfield mess I missed, and the return (?) of Adrian Peterson. In fact, let's quickly address a few of those.
Terrance West - Call it crazy, but that befuddled situation in Cleveland seems to be a thing of the past. West out-touched Ben Tate 16-14 last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Mike Pettine reassured the action by clarifying West "had earned those touches." If that is the case, buy in now as Cleveland's next three opponents have allowed a total of 27 rushing touchdowns.
Jeremy Hill - I'm not aware of the actual severity of Bernard's injury, but I do know that, even when healthy, he's been ineffective. That seems like reason enough for the Cincinnati Bengals to hand the reigns over to Hill, treating Bernard as nothing more than a 10- to 15-touch back moving forward. As for this week, our rankings show just how much we're favoring him. Keep that same confidence moving forward.
Charles Sims - Did I mention the Buccaneers are a mess? Not only is Bobby Rainey sorta good, but there's no doubt in my mind he could creep into the top 10 this week. Of course, he plays for Tampa Bay, so all logic is thrown out the window. If Sims even so much as splits touches with Rainey, I wouldn't mind using them both against one of the worst rushing defenses in the league.
You might be missing Shane Vereen, Branden Oliver, Arian Foster, Ahmad Bradshaw, Alfred Morris, and Jerick McKinnon, but it doesn't matter when the answers are right in front of you.
Running back rankings (standard), Week 10
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent | DK | DC | JD | SK |
1 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | JAC (London) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2 | Matt Forte | CHI | @GB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | NYG | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
4 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | CAR | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Jamaal Charles | KAN | @BUF | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
6 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | @NYJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
7 | Andre Ellington | ARI | STL | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
8 | Eddie Lacy | GB | CHI | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
9 | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | @OAK | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
10 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | CLE | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
11 | Mark Ingram | NO | SF | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
12 | Denard Robinson | JAC | DAL (London) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
13 | Justin Forsett | BAL | TEN | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
14 | Bobby Rainey | TAM | ATL | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
15 | Joique Bell | DET | MIA | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
16 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | PIT | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
17 | Terrance West | CLE | @CIN | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
18 | Frank Gore | SF | @NO | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 |
19 | Steven Jackson | ATL | @TAM | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
20 | Reggie Bush | DET | MIA | 16 | 19 | 34 | 21 |
21 | Darren McFadden | OAK | DEN | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
22 | Tre Mason | STL | @ARI | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
23 | Lamar Miller | MIA | @DET | 22 | 15 | -- | 15 |
24 | Anthony Dixon | BUF | KAN | 29 | 29 | 17 | 29 |
25 | Ben Tate | CLE | @CIN | 30 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
26 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | BAL | TEN | 31 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
27 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | @BAL | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
28 | Andre Williams | NYG | @SEA | 27 | 24 | 38 | 24 |
29 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | @PHI | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
30 | Charles Sims | TAM | ATL | 32 | 35 | 20 | 35 |
31 | Bryce Brown | BUF | KAN | 23 | 36 | 37 | 34 |
32 | Chris Johnson | NYJ | PIT | 41 | 31 | 26 | 33 |
33 | Darren Sproles | PHI | CAR | 35 | 25 | 47 | 27 |
34 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @PHI | 36 | 30 | 44 | 30 |
35 | James Starks | GB | CHI | 37 | 41 | 31 | 39 |
36 | Juwan Thompson | DEN | @OAK | 38 | 33 | -- | 32 |
37 | Chris Polk | PHI | CAR | 33 | -- | 22 | -- |
38 | Theo Riddick | DET | MIA | 34 | 43 | 39 | 44 |
39 | Benny Cunningham | STL | @ARI | 39 | 40 | 42 | 40 |
40 | Carlos Hyde | SF | @NO | 43 | 37 | 45 | 38 |
41 | Khiry Robinson | NO | SF | 25 | -- | 40 | 48 |
42 | Toby Gerhart | JAC | DAL (London) | 42 | 39 | 41 | 45 |
43 | Travaris Cadet | NO | SF | -- | 34 | -- | 36 |
44 | Knile Davis | KAN | @BUF | 48 | 38 | 49 | 37 |
45 | Zac Stacy | STL | @ARI | 45 | 46 | 32 | -- |
46 | Damien Williams | MIA | @DET | 40 | -- | 33 | -- |
47 | Peyton Hillis | NYG | @SEA | 49 | 49 | 36 | 41 |
48 | Daniel Thomas | MIA | @DET | 50 | 42 | 43 | 42 |
49 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | @OAK | -- | -- | 28 | -- |
50 | LeGarrette Blount | PIT | @NYJ | 46 | 45 | -- | 43 |
-- | Maurice Jones-Drew | OAK | DEN | -- | -- | 35 | -- |
-- | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | @CIN | 44 | 48 | -- | -- |
-- | Devonta Freeman | ATL | @TAM | -- | 47 | -- | 46 |
-- | Doug Martin | TAM | ATL | -- | 44 | -- | -- |
-- | Marion Grice | ARI | STL | -- | -- | 46 | -- |
-- | Lance Dunbar | DAL | JAC (London) | 47 | -- | 50 | -- |
-- | Cedric Peerman | CIN | CLE | -- | -- | -- | 47 |
-- | Antone Smith | ATL | @TAM | -- | 50 | 48 | -- |
-- | Robert Turbin | SEA | NYG | -- | -- | -- | 49 |
-- | Mike James | TAM | ATL | -- | -- | -- | 50 |
Running back rankings (PPR), Week 10
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent | DK | DC | JD | SK |
1 | Matt Forte | CHI | @GB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | JAC (London) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | @NYJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
4 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | CAR | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Jamaal Charles | KAN | @BUF | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
6 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | NYG | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Andre Ellington | ARI | STL | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
8 | Eddie Lacy | GB | CHI | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
9 | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | @OAK | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
10 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | CLE | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
11 | Mark Ingram | NO | SF | 12 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
12 | Justin Forsett | BAL | TEN | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
13 | Bobby Rainey | TAM | ATL | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
14 | Denard Robinson | JAC | DAL (London) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
15 | Joique Bell | DET | MIA | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
16 | Reggie Bush | DET | MIA | 16 | 17 | 22 | 17 |
17 | Darren McFadden | OAK | DEN | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
18 | Terrance West | CLE | @CIN | 20 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
19 | Frank Gore | SF | @NO | 22 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
20 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | PIT | 17 | 20 | 31 | 19 |
21 | Steven Jackson | ATL | @TAM | 21 | 22 | 32 | 21 |
22 | Lamar Miller | MIA | @DET | 19 | 13 | -- | 14 |
23 | Darren Sproles | PHI | CAR | 27 | 23 | 28 | 22 |
24 | Tre Mason | STL | @ARI | 23 | 25 | 33 | 24 |
25 | Ben Tate | CLE | @CIN | 32 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
26 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | BAL | TEN | 30 | 30 | 24 | 29 |
27 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | @BAL | 25 | 29 | 34 | 28 |
28 | Charles Sims | TAM | ATL | 35 | 33 | 15 | 35 |
29 | Chris Johnson | NYJ | PIT | 38 | 31 | 20 | 31 |
30 | Bryce Brown | BUF | KAN | 24 | 37 | 27 | 34 |
31 | Anthony Dixon | BUF | KAN | 29 | 34 | 30 | 30 |
32 | Andre Williams | NYG | @SEA | 31 | 27 | 41 | 26 |
33 | Theo Riddick | DET | MIA | 28 | 38 | 26 | 39 |
34 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | @PHI | 33 | 32 | 37 | 33 |
35 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @PHI | 37 | 28 | 43 | 32 |
36 | Travaris Cadet | NO | SF | 45 | 26 | -- | 27 |
37 | Benny Cunningham | STL | @ARI | 39 | 36 | 40 | 36 |
38 | Chris Polk | PHI | CAR | 36 | -- | 19 | -- |
39 | James Starks | GB | CHI | 41 | 42 | 35 | 42 |
40 | Juwan Thompson | DEN | @OAK | 42 | 35 | -- | 38 |
41 | Peyton Hillis | NYG | @SEA | 50 | -- | 29 | 37 |
42 | Khiry Robinson | NO | SF | 26 | -- | 42 | -- |
43 | Damien Williams | MIA | @DET | 34 | -- | 38 | -- |
44 | Zac Stacy | STL | @ARI | 43 | 44 | 36 | -- |
45 | Carlos Hyde | SF | @NO | 44 | 43 | 46 | 41 |
46 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | @OAK | -- | -- | 23 | -- |
47 | Knile Davis | KAN | @BUF | 47 | 40 | 50 | 40 |
48 | Daniel Thomas | MIA | @DET | -- | 41 | 45 | 43 |
49 | Toby Gerhart | JAC | DAL (London) | 40 | 48 | 44 | -- |
50 | De'Anthony Thomas | KAN | @BUF | -- | 47 | -- | 45 |
-- | LeGarrette Blount | PIT | @NYJ | -- | 39 | -- | 47 |
-- | Lance Dunbar | DAL | JAC (London) | 48 | 46 | 47 | 49 |
-- | Maurice Jones-Drew | OAK | DEN | -- | -- | 39 | -- |
-- | Cedric Peerman | CIN | CLE | -- | -- | -- | 44 |
-- | Dexter McCluster | TEN | @BAL | -- | 45 | -- | -- |
-- | Marcel Reece | OAK | DEN | 46 | -- | -- | -- |
-- | Devonta Freeman | ATL | @TAM | -- | -- | -- | 46 |
-- | Antone Smith | ATL | @TAM | 49 | -- | 48 | -- |
-- | Joseph Randle | DAL | JAC (London) | -- | -- | -- | 48 |
-- | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | @CIN | -- | 49 | -- | 50 |
-- | Marion Grice | ARI | STL | -- | 50 | 49 | -- |