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Fantasy Fox: Top 50 running backs for NFL Week 14

Published Dec. 3, 2014 7:15 p.m. ET

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Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 14, 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 14th 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).

TOP 50 RUNNING BACKS

1-25

1. Jamaal Charles @ Arizona
2. Rashad Jennings @ Tennessee
3. Arian Foster @ Jacksonville
4. Marshawn Lynch @ Philadelphia
5. Matt Forte vs. Dallas
6. Le'Veon Bell @ Cincinnati
7. Demarco Murray @ Chicago
8. Justin Forsett @ Miami
9. Eddie Lacy vs. Atlanta
10. C.J. Anderson vs. Buffalo
11. Frank Gore @ Oakland
12. LeSean McCoy vs. Seattle
13. Mark Ingram vs. Carolina
14. Isaiah Crowell vs. Indianapolis
15. Lamar Miller vs. Baltimore
16. Gio Bernard vs. Pittsburgh
17. Alfred Morris vs. St. Louis
18. Bishop Sankey vs. N.Y. Giants
19. Tre Mason @ Washington
20. Chris Ivory @ Minnesota
21. Daniel Herron @ Cleveland
22. Ryan Mathews vs. New England
23. Doug Martin @ Detroit
24. Denard Robinson vs. Houston
25. Joique Bell vs. Tampa Bay

26-50

26. Shane Vereen @ San Diego
27. Jeremy Hill vs. Pittsburgh
28. Darren Sproles vs. Seattle
29. Steven Jackson @ Green Bay
30. LeGarrette Blount @ San Diego
31. Chris Johnson @ Minnesota
32. Fred Jackson @ Denver
33. Andre Williams @ Tennessee
34. Matt Asiata vs. N.Y. Jets
35. Marion Grice vs. Kansas City
36. Terrance West vs. Indianpolis
37. Reggie Bush vs. Tampa Bay
38. Jonathan Stewart @ New Orleans
39. James Starks vs. Atlanta
40. Darren McFadden vs. San Francisco
41. Trent Richardson @ Cleveland
42. Jerick McKinnon vs. N.Y. Jets
43. Latavius Murray vs. San Francisco
44. Charles Sims @ Detroit
45. Alfred Blue @ Jacksonville
46. Roy Helu vs. St. Louis
47. Anthony Dixon @ Denver
48. Carlos Hyde @ Oakland
49. Robert Turbin @ Philadelphia
50. Knile Davis @ Arizona
50b. Pierre Thomas vs. Carolina
50c. Devonta Freeman @ Green Bay
50d. Joseph Randle @ Chicago
50e. Donald Brown vs. New England
50f. Zac Stacy @ Washington

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