Week 5 Rankings: Runningbacks

Runningbacks haven't too unpredictable so far and I'm a big fan of consistency. Anyway, welcome back, Mendenhall! Enjoy!

Rank	Runningback	Opp	Comments
1	Arian Foster	@NYJ	So much for Tate taking away carries, Foster leads the NFL in carries and it's not even close.
2	Adrian Peterson	TEN	Titans rush defense allowed 100 yards to Mikel Leshoure. Imagine what Peterson will do.
3	Ray Rice	@KC	Though I do think they won't use Rice as much as they should, he'll still be great because KC is really that bad.
4	Marshawn Lynch	@CAR	Carolina is third-worst against fantasy RBs. He might be top RB this week.
5	Matt Forte	@JAC	Jags gives up 130 rushing yards and 40 receiving yards a game to RBs. He'll eclipse both of those figures.
6	LeSean McCoy	@PIT	Steelers have been great against the run, but they do give up a lot of receiving stats to RBs.
7	Reggie Bush	@CIN	Getting healthier and Cincy's defense is nothing to worry about.
8	Jamaal Charles	BAL	Can't sit him at this point no matter what. He's getting back to his record-breaking form from two years ago.
9	Ryan Mathews	@NO	He'd be higher if Jackie Battle didn't almost vulture his ENTIRE JOB from him. Still a safe play though.
10	Cedric Benson	@IND	I like Benson a lot this year and with a spread offense and Rodgers getting hit a lot, he'll get more touches.
11	Alfred Morris	ATL	He's been phenomenal this year and Atlanta's no nightmare for opposing RBs.
12	Trent Richardson	@NYG	Too much offensive volume to consider sitting him and he might be the only one on the team who can catch.
13	Maurice Jones-Drew	CHI	This Bears defense is a monstrosity. Tough to sit, but if you have a safe team, maybe go with a better matchup.
14	Frank Gore	BUF	"Experts" have him near the top-5 this week but I don't see it. Hunter takes snaps, Bills run D not awful.
15	Ryan Williams	@STL	Will benefit greatly from shifting towards a more balanced attack. Also, I hate the Rams.
16	Stevan Ridley	DEN	Ridley is the feature back regardless of Bolden's emergence. He's still a safe play in most leagues.
17	Willis McGahee	@NE	Had a huge week last week and he wasn't even supposed to play. He'll keep it up.
18	Darren Sproles	SD	Chargers give up 70+ rushing yards and 50+ receiving yards. That's roughly around Sproles's averages.
19	Chris Johnson	@MIN	Finally sparked last week but he'll put up terrible numbers against a good Vikings D.
20	Michael Turner	@WSH	He is regressing and they're using him less and less. Hope for significant goal-line work.
21	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	MIA	Miami is very good against the run, but he gets a significant amount of goal-line duties.
22	Fred Jackson	@SF	Seems to be fine this week but unfortunately has to face the best run defense in the league.
23	Ahmad Bradshaw	CLE	Still splitting carries and doesn't seem to be as explosive as Brown, but still the starter.
24	CJ Spiller	@SF	See: Jackson, Fred. Now feel a little worse.
25	Rashard Mendenhall	PHI	Should come back this weekend from the ACL injury last season. Philly good against the run though.
26	Donald Brown	GB	Matchup is beatable and as long as the Packers don't run away with it, Brown could push 80+ yards.
27	Steven Jackson	ARI	He's hurt but will play. Won't get much done against a stout Cards defense who may be getting Dockett back.
28	DeAngelo Williams	SEA	Seems to get more work than Stewart and he has been producing.
29	Jackie Battle	@NO	Proved his worth last week and while the team keeps punishing Mathews, Battle could do some damage.
30	Michael Bush	@JAC	Forte is back, but Bush won't be tossed aside just like that. He's valuable and Forte could go down again.
31	Ben Tate	@NYJ	Not getting as many touches as people expected but will have to be a matchup play from here on.
32	Jonathan Stewart	SEA	H'e almost a backup at this point and probably not worth starting outside of deeper leagues.
33	Andre Brown	CLE	I'm a big believer in the guy. Could be the starter by the end of the year.
34	Pierre Thomas	SD	While Sproles gets most of the action, Thomas has put up considerable numbers in his limited snaps.
35	Shonn Greene	HOU	Nobody likes him. I don't, you don't, the Jets don't. BUT, what we dislike more is this terrifying matchup.
36	Kendall Hunter	BUF	Just hope he makes the most of his few carries.
37	Brandon Bolden	DEN	Was great last week and could get more of the timeshare in this Patriots backfield.
38	Daniel Thomas	@CIN	If he can keep his fumbles in line, he'll keep getting a good share of time from Reggie Bush.
39	Mark Ingram	SD	He's still the goal-line horse but if they go down by a lot, he'll be useless.
40	Isaac Redman	PHI	Mendy is back but they might ease him in so Redman could see a good amount of playing time.
41	Jacquizz Rodgers	@WSH	I believe that he'll end up being the starter by the end of the season. Or at least handle most of the workload.
42	Danny Woodhead	DEN	Bolden seemed to have taken his role as backup RB, but still has big-play potential and Brady like him.
43	Shaun Draughn	BAL	If the Chiefs sit Charles in the event of a one-sided contest, Draughn could get garbage-time stats.
44	Bilal Powell	HOU	See: Greene, Shonn. Expect less.
45	Lamar Miller	@CIN	If Daniel Thomas's fumbling issues start back up, Miller could become the team's second back.
46	Robert Turbin	@CAR	Only useful if Lynch gets hurt. It sucks, but it's the truth.
47	Bernard Pierce	@KC	Looked great last week and could see more time this week if this turns into a blowout.
48	Jorvorskie Lane	@CIN	He is the goal-line back so long as Bush isn't 100%. And Miami gets to the goal-line a lot somehow.
49	Daryl Richardson	ARI	Steven Jackson is expected to play but don't be shocked if Richardson gets a good amount of carries.
50	Mike Tolbert	SEA	Could vulture a TD here or there. That's all you can really hope for out of him now.