Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 12 (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 12th weekend.
Byes: Seattle, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cincinnati
1. Adrian Peterson @ Green Bay
2. Zac Stacy vs. Chicago
3. Ben Tate vs. Jacksonville
4. Matt Forte @ St. Louis
5. Jamaal Charles vs. San Diego
6. Reggie Bush vs. Tampa Bay
7. Frank Gore @ Washington
8. Rashad Jennings vs. Tennessee
9. Eddie Lacy vs. Minnesota
10. Andre Brown vs. Dallas
11. Maurice Jones-Drew @ Houston
12. Chris Johnson @ Oakland
13. Stevan Ridley vs. Denver
14. Alfred Morris vs. San Francisco
15. Knowshon Moreno @ New England
16. Chris Ivory @ Baltimore
17. DeMarco Murray @ N.Y. Giants
18. Le'Veon Bell @ Cleveland
19. Pierre Thomas @ Atlanta
20. Bobby Rainey @ Detroit
21. Ryan Mathews @ Kansas City
22. Ray Rice vs. N.Y. Jets
23. Donald Brown @ Arizona
24. DeAngelo Williams @ Miami
25. Antone Smith vs. New Orleans
26. Chris Ogbonnaya vs. Pittsburgh
27. Andre Ellington vs. Indianapolis
28. Lamar Miller vs. Carolina
29. Shane Vereen vs. Denver
30. Danny Woodhead @ Kansas City
31. Montee Ball @ New England
32. Trent Richardson @ Arizona
33. Rashard Mendenhall vs. Indianapolis
34. James Starks vs. Minnesota
35. Jonathan Stewart @ Miami
36. Joique Bell/Theo Riddick vs. Tampa Bay
37. Daniel Thomas vs. Carolina
38. Brian Leonard @ Detroit
39. Dennis Johnson vs. Jacksonville
40. Steven Jackson vs. New Orleans
41. Mark Ingram @ Atlanta
42. Kendall Hunter @ Washington
43. Shonn Greene @ Oakland
44. Roy Helu vs. San Francisco
45. Marcel Reece vs. Tennessee
46. Darrel Young vs. San Francisco
47. Bernard Pierce vs. N.Y. Jets
48. Mike Tolbert @ Miami
49. Toby Gerhart @ Green Bay
50. Felix Jones @ Cleveland
50b. Jacquizz Rodgers vs. New Orleans
50c. Willis McGahee vs. Pittsburgh
