Got a big draft this weekend and not sure about how to address running back? Check out our latest updated ranking for PPR and standard formats.
Welcome back, everyone. It's going to be a busy weekend here at SB Nation Fantasy, and we're going to help you all with an updated set of rankings for your drafts.
Honestly, who in the Wide World of Sports buys a magazine these days? You guys should see what my rankings looked like from back in May. Well, I just wanted to stress the importance of being up to the minute on the news in your draft. Make sure you spend as much time as you can before heading into your draft room. You should know that a player like Evan Royster has a swollen knee and NFL.com is reporting several sources say Michael Turner is losing steam.
I'd also like to mention a draft I did with a bunch of fellow writers. If your league is competitive, you might want to check out this PPR draft. On the other hand, I did a story on a draft I did with some friends. Half of them are plugged in all the time and half of them weren't as prepared as they should have been. If this sounds like your league, you might want to check out this two-QB, IDP and PPR draft.
On to our running back rankings. I've broken them down into standard league rankings and Points Per Reception (PPR) rankings. The top five is the same in both but, after that, guys like Matt Forte and Darren Sproles gain some serious value.
Note: These rankings were updated following Saturday's game:
| Standard League | PPR League | ||
| 1 | Arian Foster | Arian Foster | |
| 2 | Ray Rice | Ray Rice | |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | LeSean McCoy | |
| 4 | Darren McFadden | Darren McFadden | |
| 5 | Chris Johnson | Chris Johnson | |
| 6 | DeMarco Murray | DeMarco Murray | |
| 7 | Jamaal Charles | Matt Forte | |
| 8 | Adrian Peterson | Jamaal Charles | |
| 9 | Matt Forte | Adrian Peterson | |
| 10 | Steven Jackson | Steven Jackson | |
| 11 | Ryan Mathews | Reggie Bush | |
| 12 | Doug Martin | Darren Sproles | |
| 13 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Ryan Mathews | |
| 14 | Trent Richardson | Maurice Jones-Drew | |
| 15 | Reggie Bush | Doug Martin | |
| 16 | Marshawn Lynch | Trent Richardson | |
| 17 | Fred Jackson | Fred Jackson | |
| 18 | Willis McGahee | Marshawn Lynch | |
| 19 | Darren Sproles | Ahmad Bradshaw | |
| 20 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Willis McGahee | |
| 21 | Frank Gore | Donald Brown | |
| 22 | Donald Brown | Frank Gore | |
| 23 | Stevan Ridley | David Wilson | |
| 24 | Jonathan Stewart | Evan Royster | |
| 25 | Ben Tate | Ben Tate | |
| 26 | Ryan Williams | Ryan Williams | |
| 27 | David Wilson | Stevan Ridley | |
| 28 | Evan Royster | Jacquizz Rodgers | |
| 29 | Cedric Benson | Michael Turner | |
| 30 | Michael Turner | Rashad Jennings | |
| 31 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Jonathan Stewart | |
| 32 | Rashad Jennings | Peyton Hillis | |
| 33 | Peyton Hillis | Cedric Benson | |
| 34 | Kevin Smith | C.J. Spiller | |
| 35 | Shonn Greene | Kevin Smith | |
| 36 | Mark Ingram | Mark Ingram | |
| 37 | C.J. Spiller | Shonn Greene | |
| 38 | Michael Bush | Michael Bush | |
| 39 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | |
| 40 | Mikel LeShoure | DeAngelo Williams | |
| 41 | Beanie Wells | Beanie Wells | |
| 42 | DeAngelo Williams | Mikel LeShoure | |
| 43 | Rashard Mendenhall | Rashard Mendenhall | |
| 44 | Alfred Morris | Bernard Scott | |
| 45 | Shane Vereen | Roy Helu | |
| 46 | Toby Gerhart | Shane Vereen | |
| 47 | Robert Turbin | Toby Gerhart | |
| 48 | Jonathan Dwyer | Isaiah Pead | |
| 49 | Vick Ballard | Robert Turbin | |
| 50 | Isaac Redman | Vick Ballard |
Thanks for reading! I'll be on Twitter pretty much all weekend watching preseason games, so don't be bashful and shoot over some questions. My feed is @MikeSGallagher and it should be buzzing, too.
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