Editor's Update: Since these rankings came out, Andre Ellington has become a game-time decision. Your best bet if you do not have another Monday option is to start your Sunday running backs.
It's no shock to see the top tier of running backs ranked in their rightful positions. After all, in most cases, you didn't draft one of the big four to simply sit them on your bench. And fortunately, they each have their own fortuitous matchup during Week 1. After that, however, is an entirely different story.
There isn't much jostling in the top 10 between Standard and PPR ranks. But once you reach the mid-teens, Reggie Bush and Shane Vereen jump considerably. Frank Gore, on the other hand, just can't seem to fight off the next generation of PPR staples. As for Bishop Sankey and Knowshon Moreno, wel l... prove it, then we'll talk.
Here are our Week 1 RB Rankings.
Consensus Writer Rankings (Standard)
| Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | LeSean McCoy | Philadelphia | Jacksonville |
| 2 | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City | Tennessee |
| 3 | Matt Forte | Chicago | Buffalo |
| 4 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | at St. Louis |
| 5 | Montee Ball | Denver | Indianapolis |
| 6 | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle | Green Bay |
| 7 | Arian Foster | Houston | Washington |
| 8 | Eddie Lacy | Green Bay | at Seattle |
| 9 | DeMarco Murray | Dallas | San Francisco |
| 10 | Andre Ellington | Arizona | San Diego |
| 11 | Alfred Morris | Washington | at Houston |
| 12 | Le'Veon Bell | Pittsburgh | Cleveland |
| 13 | Frank Gore | San Francisco | at Dallas |
| 14 | Zac Stacy | St. Louis | Minnesota |
| 15 | Doug Martin | Tampa Bay | Carolina |
| 16 | Giovani Bernard | Cincinnati | at Baltimore |
| 17 | Reggie Bush | Detroit | NY Giants |
| 18 | Ben Tate | Cleveland | at Pittsburgh |
| 19 | C.J. Spiller | Buffalo | at Chicago |
| 20 | Toby Gerhart | Jacksonville | at Philadelphia |
| 21 | Rashad Jennings | NY Giants | at Detroit |
| 22 | Shane Vereen | New England | at Miami |
| 23 | Ryan Mathews | San Diego | at Arizona |
| 24 | Chris Johnson | NY Jets | Oakland |
| 25 | Joique Bell | Detroit | NY Giants |
| 26 | Pierre Thomas | New Orleans | at Atlanta |
| 27 | Steven Jackson | Atlanta | New Orleans |
| 28 | Fred Jackson | Buffalo | at Chicago |
| 29 | Bernard Pierce | Baltimore | Cincinnati |
| 30 | Trent Richardson | Indianapolis | at Denver |
| 31 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Oakland | at NY Jets |
| 32 | Shonn Greene | Tennessee | at Kansas City |
| 33 | Knowshon Moreno | Miami | New England |
| 34 | Danny Woodhead | San Diego | at Arizona |
| 35 | Stevan Ridley | New England | at Miami |
| 36 | Bishop Sankey | Tennessee | at Kansas City |
| 37 | DeAngelo Williams | Carolina | at Tampa Bay |
| 38 | Darren Sproles | Philadelphia | at Jacksonville |
| 39 | Ronnie Hillman | Denver | Indianapolis |
| 40 | Lamar Miller | Miami | New England |
| 41 | Mark Ingram | New Orleans | at Atlanta |
| 42 | Jeremy Hill | Cincinnati | at Baltimore |
| 43 | Lance Dunbar | Dallas | San Francisco |
| 44 | Chris Ivory | NY Jets | Oakland |
| 45 | Darren McFadden | Oakland | at NY Jets |
| 46 | Carlos Hyde | San Francisco | at Dallas |
| 47 | Jonathan Stewart | Carolina | at Tampa Bay |
| 48 | Terrance West | Cleveland | at Pittsburgh |
| 49 | Benny Cunningham | St. Louis | Minnesota |
| 50 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Atlanta | New Orleans |
Consensus Writer Rankings (PPR)
| Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent |
| 1 | LeSean McCoy | Philadelphia | Jacksonville |
| 2 | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City | Tennessee |
| 3 | Matt Forte | Chicago | Buffalo |
| 4 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | at St. Louis |
| 5 | Montee Ball | Denver | Indianapolis |
| 6 | Arian Foster | Houston | Washington |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle | Green Bay |
| 8 | Eddie Lacy | Green Bay | at Seattle |
| 9 | Andre Ellington | Arizona | San Diego |
| 10 | DeMarco Murray | Dallas | San Francisco |
| 11 | Reggie Bush | Detroit | NY Giants |
| 12 | Le'Veon Bell | Pittsburgh | Cleveland |
| 13 | Giovani Bernard | Cincinnati | at Baltimore |
| 14 | Doug Martin | Tampa Bay | Carolina |
| 15 | Shane Vereen | New England | at Miami |
| 16 | Alfred Morris | Washington | at Houston |
| 17 | Zac Stacy | St. Louis | Minnesota |
| 18 | C.J. Spiller | Buffalo | at Chicago |
| 19 | Frank Gore | San Francisco | at Dallas |
| 20 | Rashad Jennings | NY Giants | at Detroit |
| 21 | Joique Bell | Detroit | NY Giants |
| 22 | Chris Johnson | NY Jets | Oakland |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | New Orleans | at Atlanta |
| 24 | Ben Tate | Cleveland | at Pittsburgh |
| 25 | Toby Gerhart | Jacksonville | at Philadelphia |
| 26 | Ryan Mathews | San Diego | at Arizona |
| 27 | Danny Woodhead | San Diego | at Arizona |
| 28 | Steven Jackson | Atlanta | New Orleans |
| 29 | Fred Jackson | Buffalo | at Chicago |
| 30 | Darren Sproles | Philadelphia | at Jacksonville |
| 31 | Bernard Pierce | Baltimore | Cincinnati |
| 32 | Trent Richardson | Indianapolis | at Denver |
| 33 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Oakland | at NY Jets |
| 34 | Knowshon Moreno | Miami | New England |
| 35 | Bishop Sankey | Tennessee | at Kansas City |
| 36 | Lamar Miller | Miami | New England |
| 37 | Shonn Greene | Tennessee | at Kansas City |
| 38 | DeAngelo Williams | Carolina | at Tampa Bay |
| 39 | Stevan Ridley | New England | at Miami |
| 40 | Mark Ingram | New Orleans | at Atlanta |
| 41 | Darren McFadden | Oakland | at NY Jets |
| 42 | Jeremy Hill | Cincinnati | at Baltimore |
| 43 | Terrance West | Cleveland | at Pittsburgh |
| 44 | Chris Ivory | NY Jets | Oakland |
| 45 | Jonathan Stewart | Carolina | at Tampa Bay |
| 46 | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta | New Orleans |
| 47 | Carlos Hyde | San Francisco | at Dallas |
| 48 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Atlanta | New Orleans |
| 49 | Ronnie Hillman | Denver | Indianapolis |
| 50 | Benny Cunningham | St. Louis | Minnesota |
Individual Writer Rankings (Standard)
| Rank | Daniel Kelley | Dan Ciarrocchi | John Daigle | Scott Kaliska |
| 1 | LeSean McCoy | LeSean McCoy | LeSean McCoy | LeSean McCoy |
| 2 | Jamaal Charles | Jamaal Charles | Jamaal Charles | Jamaal Charles |
| 3 | Adrian Peterson | Matt Forte | Matt Forte | Matt Forte |
| 4 | Matt Forte | Adrian Peterson | Adrian Peterson | Adrian Peterson |
| 5 | Marshawn Lynch | Montee Ball | Montee Ball | Montee Ball |
| 6 | Arian Foster | Marshawn Lynch | Andre Ellington | Marshawn Lynch |
| 7 | Alfred Morris | Eddie Lacy | Arian Foster | Eddie Lacy |
| 8 | Montee Ball | DeMarco Murray | Marshawn Lynch | Arian Foster |
| 9 | Eddie Lacy | Arian Foster | Eddie Lacy | DeMarco Murray |
| 10 | Le'Veon Bell | Zac Stacy | Reggie Bush | Giovani Bernard |
| 11 | DeMarco Murray | Andre Ellington | Frank Gore | Zac Stacy |
| 12 | Andre Ellington | Doug Martin | DeMarco Murray | Andre Ellington |
| 13 | Doug Martin | Frank Gore | Joique Bell | Le'Veon Bell |
| 14 | C.J. Spiller | Le'Veon Bell | Shane Vereen | Alfred Morris |
| 15 | Reggie Bush | Alfred Morris | Le'Veon Bell | Doug Martin |
| 16 | Ryan Mathews | Gio Bernard | Alfred Morris | Frank Gore |
| 17 | Ben Tate | Toby Gerhart | Giovanni Bernard | Toby Gerhart |
| 18 | Frank Gore | Ben Tate | Zac Stacy | C.J. Spiller |
| 19 | Giovani Bernard | Rashad Jennings | Chris Johnson | Rashad Jennings |
| 20 | Zac Stacy | Reggie Bush | Pierre Thomas | Reggie Bush |
| 21 | Rashad Jennings | Shane Vereen | Ben Tate | Ryan Mathews |
| 22 | Chris Johnson | CJ Spiller | Doug Martin | Ben Tate |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | Ryan Mathews | Rashad Jennings | Shane Vereen |
| 24 | Toby Gerhart | Joique Bell | Toby Gerhart | Chris Johnson |
| 25 | Steven Jackson | Chris Johnson | C.J. Spiller | Joique Bell |
| 26 | Fred Jackson | Pierre Thomas | Ryan Mathews | Steven Jackson |
| 27 | Bernard Pierce | Fred Jackson | Stephen Jackson | Bernard Pierce |
| 28 | Shane Vereen | Bernard Pierce | Danny Woodhead | Pierre Thomas |
| 29 | Trent Richardson | Steven Jackson | Fred Jackson | Fred Jackson |
| 30 | DeAngelo Williams | Trent Richardson | Shonn Greene | Trent Richardson |
| 31 | Joique Bell | Stevan Ridley | Maurice Jones-Drew | Stevan Ridley |
| 32 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Maurice Jones-Drew | Mark Ingram | Bishop Sankey |
| 33 | Shonn Greene | Knowshon Moreno | Darren Sproles | Maurice Jones-Drew |
| 34 | Darren Sproles | Bishop Sankey | Knowshon Moreno | Lamar Miller |
| 35 | Danny Woodhead | Mark Ingram | Trent Richardson | Knowshon Moreno |
| 36 | Knowshon Moreno | Lamar Miller | Stevan Ridley | Mark Ingram |
| 37 | Benny Cunningham | Shonn Greene | Ronnie Hillman | Shonn Greene |
| 38 | Lamar Miller | Danny Woodhead | Jeremy Hill | Danny Woodhead |
| 39 | Bishop Sankey | Jeremy Hill | DeAngelo Williams | DeAngelo Williams |
| 40 | Darren McFadden | DeAngelo Williams | Jacquizz Rodgers | Darren Sproles |
| 41 | Chris Ivory | Darren Sproles | Bernard Pierce | Jeremy Hill |
| 42 | Ahmad Bradsahw | Carlos Hyde | Bishop Sankey | Carlos Hyde |
| 43 | Stevan Ridley | Christopher Ivory | Chris Ivory | Christopher Ivory |
| 44 | Bobby Rainey | Jonathan Stewart | Lamar Miller | Terrance West |
| 45 | Jonathan Stewart | Darren McFadden | Carlos Hyde | Darren McFadden |
| 46 | Jeremy Hill | Terrance West | Christine Michael | Jonathan Stewart |
| 47 | Terrance West | LeGarrette Blount | Darren McFadden | Devonta Freeman |
| 48 | Ronnie Hillman | Devonta Freeman | Lance Dunbar | Khiry Robinson |
| 49 | Donald Brown | Khiry Robinson | Andre Williams | Andre Williams |
| 50 | LeGarrette Blount | Andre Williams | Johnathan Stewart | Ahmad Bradshaw |
Individual Writer Rankings (PPR)
| Rank | Daniel Kelley | Dan Ciarrocchi | John Daigle | Scott Kaliska |
| 1 | Jamaal Charles | LeSean McCoy | LeSean McCoy | LeSean McCoy |
| 2 | LeSean McCoy | Jamaal Charles | Jamaal Charles | Jamaal Charles |
| 3 | Matt Forte | Matt Forte | Matt Forte | Matt Forte |
| 4 | Adrian Peterson | Adrian Peterson | Adrian Peterson | Adrian Peterson |
| 5 | Arian Foster | Montee Ball | Montee Ball | Montee Ball |
| 6 | Montee Ball | Eddie Lacy | Andre Ellington | Marshawn Lynch |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | Demarco Murray | Reggie Bush | Arian Foster |
| 8 | Eddie Lacy | Marshawn Lynch | Arian Foster | Eddie Lacy |
| 9 | DeMarco Murray | Andre Ellington | Marshawn Lynch | DeMarco Murray |
| 10 | Le'Veon Bell | Arian Foster | Eddie Lacy | Giovani Bernard |
| 11 | Andre Ellington | Giovani Bernard | Shane Vereen | Andre Ellington |
| 12 | Alfred Morris | Doug Martin | DeMarco Murray | Le'Veon Bell |
| 13 | Doug Martin | Zac Stacy | Joique Bell | Zac Stacy |
| 14 | Reggie Bush | LeVeon Bell | Le'Veon Bell | Reggie Bush |
| 15 | C.J. Spiller | Reggie Bush | Giovanni Bernard | Doug Martin |
| 16 | Giovani Bernard | Shane Vereen | Frank Gore | Shane Vereen |
| 17 | Ben Tate | Alfred Morris | Pierre Thomas | Rashad Jennings |
| 18 | Frank Gore | C.J. Spiller | Chris Johnson | C.J. Spiller |
| 19 | Rashad Jennings | Rashad Jennings | Alfred Morris | Alfred Morris |
| 20 | Pierre Thomas | Frank Gore | Doug Martin | Toby Gerhart |
| 21 | Chris Johnson | Toby Gerhart | Ben Tate | Frank Gore |
| 22 | Shane Vereen | Ryan Mathews | Zac Stacy | Ryan Mathews |
| 23 | Zac Stacy | Joique Bell | C.J. Spiller | Chris Johnson |
| 24 | Ryan Mathews | Chris Johnson | Rashad Jennings | Joique Bell |
| 25 | Joique Bell | Pierre Thomas | Toby Gerhart | Pierre Thomas |
| 26 | Toby Gerhart | Ben Tate | Danny Woodhead | Ben Tate |
| 27 | Darren Sproles | Bernard Pierce | Ryan Mathews | Steven Jackson |
| 28 | Danny Woodhead | Fred Jackson | Fred Jackson | Bernard Pierce |
| 29 | Steven Jackson | Steven Jackson | Darren Sproles | Fred Jackson |
| 30 | Fred Jackson | Danny Woodhead | Stephen Jackson | Danny Woodhead |
| 31 | DeAngelo Williams | Darren Sproles | Maurice Jones-Drew | Trent Richardson |
| 32 | Knowshon Moreno | Trent Richardson | Knowshon Moreno | Lamar Miller |
| 33 | Bernard Pierce | Maurice Jones-Drew | Shonn Greene | Darren Sproles |
| 34 | Trent Richardson | Bishop Sankey | Jeremy Hill | Maurice Jones-Drew |
| 35 | Darren McFadden | Lamar Miller | Mark Ingram | Bishop Sankey |
| 36 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Jeremy Hill | Trent Richardson | Knowshon Moreno |
| 37 | Lamar Miller | Shonn Greene | Jacquizz Rodgers | Stevan Ridley |
| 38 | Bishop Sankey | Mark Ingram | Bishop Sankey | Mark Ingram |
| 39 | Shonn Greene | Stevan Ridley | Stevan Ridley | Shonn Greene |
| 40 | Benny Cunningham | DeAngelo Williams | Ronnie Hillman | Dexter McCluster |
| 41 | Donald Brown | Knowson Moreno | Bernard Pierce | Terrance West |
| 42 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Darren McFadden | DeAngelo Williams | DeAngelo Williams |
| 43 | Jonathan Stewart | Terrance West | Lamar Miller | Darren McFadden |
| 44 | Stevan Ridley | Devonta Freeman | Chris Ivory | Devonta Freeman |
| 45 | Bobby Rainey | Christopher Ivory | Darren McFadden | Christopher Ivory |
| 46 | Terrance West | Carlos Hyde | Carlos Hyde | Carlos Hyde |
| 47 | Chris Ivory | Jonathan Stewart | Lance Dunbar | Jeremy Hill |
| 48 | Ronnie Hillman | Mike Tolbert | Andre Williams | Jonathan Stewart |
| 49 | Jeremy Hill | Roy Helu | Christine Michael | Lance Dunbar |
| 50 | Devonta Freeman | Tre Mason | Roy Helu |