Sept 9, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller (28) runs for a touchdown during the first half of their game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-US PRESSWIRE
Week 2 is here. Check out how we rate the running backs for PPR and standard leagues.
Week 1 was relatively quiet on the injury front, so the vast majority of fantasy owners should still be in good shape in the running back department. Fred Jackson was the big name to go down with an injury to his LCL and he could miss eight weeks. C.J. Spiller is going to be an elite guy while Jackson is down and is likely a must-start back while F-Jax is on the mend.
Let's look at some other news:
Ryan Mathews is looking like he'll be a question mark for Sunday against the Titans. If he doesn't go, fantasy owners certainly won't have enough confidence to roll the dice on either Ronnie Brown or Curtis Brinkley after neither player topped 12 rushing yards.
Rashard Mendenhall was a full participant in practice on Wednesday. This is obviously fantastic news for his value, but it's going to be tough to start him. Jonathan Dwyer will likely get more carries this week and this could be the last week he has any sort of value. For what it's worth, Mendenhall is a much better player to own.
Daniel Thomas will be held out of Sunday's game against the Raiders. Reggie Bush should see a featured load while Lamar Miller will likely get his first action as a pro. If you can get Bush on the cheap, go for it. He was able to muster up 4.9 YPC on his 14 carries against the Houston defense. He might go off in a big way -- considering he's on the Dolphins.
Adrian Peterson got 17 carries and if he's able to keep that workload, he'll have tremendous value as a running back one. He averaged 18 carries per game over the last two seasons. Toby Gerhart is not a must-own player.
These rankings are for standard leagues and PPR leagues. Your league might reward for 100-yard games or long touchdowns, so you can bring up specifics to me on Twitter (@MikeSGallagher) and you can always check out the Fantasy War Room Monday through Friday 4 to 8:30 p.m. ET and Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. Play SB Nation's new fantasy football game, Pick 6.
| Standard League | Points Per Reception (PPR) | ||
| 1 | Arian Foster | Darren McFadden | |
| 2 | Darren McFadden | LeSean McCoy | |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | Arian Foster | |
| 4 | Ray Rice | C.J. Spiller | |
| 5 | DeMarco Murray | Ray Rice | |
| 6 | Adrian Peterson | DeMarco Murray | |
| 7 | C.J. Spiller | Matt Forte | |
| 8 | Doug Martin | Adrian Peterson | |
| 9 | Matt Forte | Doug Martin | |
| 10 | Jamaal Charles | Jamaal Charles | |
| 11 | Stevan Ridley | Steven Ridley | |
| 12 | Chris Johnson | Reggie Bush | |
| 13 | Reggie Bush | Steven Jackson | |
| 14 | Steven Jackson | Chris Johnson | |
| 15 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Darren Sproles | |
| 16 | Trent Richardson | Trent Richardson | |
| 17 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | Ahmad Bradshaw | |
| 18 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Maurice Jones-Drew | |
| 19 | Frank Gore | Donald Brown | |
| 20 | Marshawn Lynch | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | |
| 21 | Kevin Smith | Kevin Smith | |
| 22 | Alfred Morris | Marshawn Lynch | |
| 23 | Donald Brown | Frank Gore | |
| 24 | Shonn Greene | Alfred Morris | |
| 25 | Darren Sproles | Jacquizz Rodgers | |
| 26 | Jonathan Stewart | Jonathan Stewart | |
| 27 | Willis McGahee | Shonn Greene | |
| 28 | Jonathan Dwyer | Willis McGahee | |
| 29 | Michael Bush | Michael Bush | |
| 30 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Jonathan Dwyer | |
| 31 | Michael Turner | Peyton Hillis | |
| 32 | Peyton Hillis | Ben Tate | |
| 33 | Cedric Benson | Michael Turner | |
| 34 | Ben Tate | David Wilson | |
| 35 | Ryan Williams | Ryan Williams | |
| 36 | David Wilson | Cedric Benson | |
| 37 | Evan Royster | Dexter McCluster | |
| 38 | Ryan Mathews | Ryan Mathews | |
| 39 | Kendall Hunter | Kendall Hunter | |
| 40 | Dexter McCluster | Roy Helu | |
| 41 | Mark Ingram | Mark Ingram | |
| 42 | Robert Turbin | Ronnie Brown | |
| 43 | Beanie Wells | Evan Royster | |
| 44 | DeAngelo Williams | Robert Turbin | |
| 45 | Ronnie Brown | Beanie Wells | |
| 46 | Roy Helu | Toby Gerhart | |
| 47 | Toby Gerhart | Rashad Jennings | |
| 48 | Rashard Mendenhall | Knowshon Moreno | |
| 49 | Knowshon Moreno | Curtis Brinkley | |
| 50 | Lamar Miller | Alex Green |
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