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Fantasy Fox: Top 50 running backs for NFL Week 10

Published Nov. 5, 2014 7:15 a.m. ET

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Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 10, citing standard-scoring leagues.

This countdown doesn't lean on a particular stat. It's merely an educated best guess of which rushers will tally the best combination of total yards and touchdowns for the NFL's 10th weekend.

Regardless of how these rankings shake out every week, it shouldn't supersede two important factors that go into regular lineup consideration:

1. Always play your healthy superstars.
2. Always ride your gut instinct over a certain guru's analysis (read: plausible deniability).

BYES: Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New England, San Diego, Washington

TOP 50 RUNNING BACKS

1-25

1. Jamaal Charles @ Buffalo
2. DeMarco Murray vs. Jacksonville (London)
3. Matt Forte @ Green Bay
4. Marshawn Lynch vs. N.Y. Giants
5. Jeremy Hill vs. Cleveland
6. LeSean McCoy vs. Carolina
7. Eddie Lacy vs. Chicago
8. Andre Ellington vs. St. Louis
9. Le'Veon Bell @ N.Y. Jets
10. Ronnie Hillman @ Oakland
11. Bobby Rainey vs. Atlanta
12. Joique Bell vs. Miami
13. Mark Ingram vs. San Francisco
14. Steven Jackson @ Tampa Bay
15. Ben Tate @ Cincinnati
16. Lamar Miller @ Detroit
17. Frank Gore @ New Orleans
18. Denard Robinson vs. Dallas (London)
19. Lorenzo Taliaferro vs. Tennessee
20. Anthony Dixon vs. Kansas City
21. Chris Ivory vs. Pittsburgh
22. Tre Mason @ Arizona
23. Andre Williams @ Seattle
24. Jonathan Stewart @ Philadelphia
25. Knile Davis @ Buffalo

26-50

26. Reggie Bush vs. Miami
27. Darren McFadden vs. Denver
28. Justin Forsett vs. Tennessee
29. Gio Bernard vs. Jacksonville
30. Bishop Sankey @ Tennessee
31. James Starks vs. Chicago
32. Darren Sproles vs. Carolina
33. Terrance West @ Cincinnati
34. Charles Sims vs. Atlanta
35. Carlos Hyde @ New Orleans
36. LeGarrette Blount @ N.Y. Jets
37. Khiry Robinson @ New Orleans
38. DeAngelo Williams @ Philadelphia
39. Juwan Thompson @ Oakland
40. Zac Stacy @ Arizona
41. Daniel Thomas @ Detroit
42. Storm Johnson vs. Dallas (London)
43. Isaiah Crowell @ Cincinnati
44. Christine Michael vs. N.Y. Giants
45. Theo Riddick vs. Miami
46. Bryce Brown vs. Kansas City
47. Chris Johnson vs. Pittsburgh
48. Chris Polk vs. Carolina
49. Devonta Freeman @ Tampa Bay
50. Stepfan Taylor vs. St. Louis
50b. Joseph Randle vs. Jacksonville (London)
50c. Robert Turbin vs. N.Y. Giants
50d. Benny Cunningham @ Arizona
50e. Antone Smith @ Tampa Bay
50f. Bernard Pierce vs. Tennessee

Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @FOX_JayClemons.