Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 2, 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 second 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. LeSean McCoy @ Indianapolis
2. Jamaal Charles @ Denver
3. DeMarco Murray @ Tennessee
4. Adrian Peterson vs. New England
5. Le'Veon Bell @ Baltimore
6. Chris Johnson @ Green Bay
7. Matt Forte @ San Francisco
8. Gio Bernard vs. Atlanta
9. C.J. Spiller vs. Miami
10. Frank Gore vs. Chicago
11. Alfred Morris vs. Jacksonville
12. Marshawn Lynch @ San Diego
13. Reggie Bush @ Carolina
14. Arian Foster @ Oakland
15. Montee Ball vs. Kansas City
16. Rashad Jennings vs. Arizona
17. Knowshon Moreno @ Buffalo
18. Andre Ellington @ N.Y. Giants
19. Terrance West vs. New Orleans
20. Doug Martin vs. St. Louis
21. Eddie Lacy vs. N.Y. Jets
22. Mark Ingram @ Cleveland
23. Zac Stacy @ Tampa Bay
24. Shane Vereen @ Minnesota
25. Trent Richardson vs. Philadelphia
26-50
26. Toby Gerhart @ Washington
27. DeAngelo Williams vs. Detroit
28. Justin Forsett vs. Pittsburgh
29. Ryan Mathews vs. Seattle
30. Darren Sproles @ Indianapolis
31. Bishop Sankey vs. Dallas
32. Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Houston
33. Steven Jackson @ Cincinnati
34. Fred Jackson vs. Miami
35. Chris Ivory @ Green Bay
36. Joique Bell @ Carolina
37. Jonathan Stewart vs. Detroit
38. Isaiah Crowell vs. New Orleans
39. Shonn Greene vs. Dallas
40. James Starks vs. N.Y. Jets
41. Danny Woodhead vs. Seattle
42. Darren McFadden vs. Houston
43. Stevan Ridley @ Minnesota
44. Devonta Freeman @ Cincinnati
45. Doug Martin vs. St. Louis
46. Knile Davis @ Denver
47. Pierre Thomas @ Cleveland
48. LeGarrette Blount @ Baltimore
49. Lamar Miller @ Buffalo
50. Darren McFadden vs. Houston
50b. Dexter McCluster vs. Dallas
50c. Khiry Robinson @ Cleveland
50d. Ahmad Bradshaw vs. Philadelphia
50e. Carlos Hyde vs. Chicago
50f. Jeremy Hill vs. Atlanta
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.
