Fantasy Fox: Top 50 running backs for Week 9

Published Oct. 29, 2013 2:41 p.m. ET

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Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 9 (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 ninth weekend.

Byes: Detroit, San Francisco, N.Y. Giants, Arizona, Jacksonville, Denver

1. Jamaal Charles @ Buffalo
2. Matt Forte @ Green Bay
3. Marshawn Lynch vs. Tampa Bay
4. Adrian Peterson @ Dallas
5. Ray Rice @ Cleveland
6. Stevan Ridley vs. Pittsburgh
7. Chris Johnson @ St. Louis
8. Arian Foster vs. Indianapolis
9. Fred Jackson vs. Kansas City
10. Ryan Mathews @ Washington
11. Eddie Lacy vs. Chicago
12. Darren McFadden vs. Philadelphia
13. LeSean McCoy @ Oakland
14. Alfred Morris vs. San Diego
15. DeMarco Murray vs. Minnesota
16. DeAngelo Williams vs. Atlanta
17. Zac Stacy vs. Tennessee
18. Le'Veon Bell @ New England
19. Trent Richardson @ Houston
20. Darren Sproles @ N.Y. Jets
21. BenJarvus Green-Ellis @ Miami
22. Chris Ivory vs. New Orleans
23. Lamar Miller vs. Cincinnati
24. Willis McGahee vs. Baltimore
25. Steven Jackson @ Carolina

26. Danny Woodhead @ Washington
27. Donald Brown @ Houston
28. Mike James @ Seattle
29. Gio Bernard @ Miami
30. Roy Helu vs. San Diego
31. Pierre Thomas @ N.Y. Jets
32. Ben Tate vs. Indianapolis
33. Brandon Bolden vs. Pittsburgh
34. C.J. Spiller vs. Kansas City
35. Bilal Powell vs. New Orleans
36. Rashad Jennings vs. Philadelphia
37. Daniel Thomas vs. Cincinnati
38. Lance Dunbar vs. Minnesota
39. Felix Jones @ New England
40. James Starks vs. Chicago
41. Chris Ogbonnaya vs. Baltimore
42. Mike Tolbert vs. Atlanta
43. Jacquizz Rodgers @ Carolina
44. LeGarrette Blount vs. Pittsburgh
45. Bernard Pierce @ Cleveland
46. Daryl Richardson vs. Tennessee
47. Brian Leonard @ Seattle
48. Dennis Johnson vs. Indianapolis
49. Tashard Choice vs. Buffalo
50. Toby Gerhart @ Dallas
50b. Bryce Brown @ Oakland
50c. Knile Davis @ Buffalo