Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 2 (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.
1. Adrian Peterson @ Chicago
2. Ray Rice vs. Cleveland
3. Jamaal Charles vs. Dallas
4. Doug Martin vs. New Orleans
5. LeSean McCoy vs. San Diego
6. Arian Foster vs. Tennessee
7. Trent Richardson @ Baltimore
8. Marshawn Lynch vs. San Francisco
9. DeAngelo Williams @ Buffalo
10. C.J. Spiller vs. Carolina
11. DeMarco Murray @ Kansas City
12. Steven Jackson vs. St. Louis
13. Darren McFadden vs. Jacksonville
14. Darren Sproles @ Tampa Bay
15. Reggie Bush @ Arizona
16. Maurice Jones-Drew @ Oakland
17. Matt Forte vs. Minnesota
18. Chris Johnson @ Houston
19. Alfred Morris @ Green Bay
20. Lamar Miller @ Indianapolis
21. Frank Gore @ Seattle
22. David Wilson vs. Denver
23. Ahmad Bradshaw vs. Miami
24. Stevan Ridley vs. N.Y. Jets
25. Ryan Mathews @ Philadelphia
26. Daryl Richardson @ Atlanta
27. Eddie Lacy vs. Washington
28. BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs. Pittsburgh
29. Rashard Mendenhall vs. Detroit
30. Montee Ball @ N.Y. Giants
31. Fred Jackson vs. Carolina
32. Isaac Redman @ Cincinnati
33. Bryce Brown vs. San Diego
34. Ben Tate vs. Tennessee
35. Chris Ivory @ New England
36. Joique Bell @ Arizona
37. LeGarrette Blount vs. N.Y. Jets
38. Knowshon Moreno @ N.Y. Giants
39. Giovani Bernard vs. Pittsburgh
40. Bernard Pierce vs. Cleveland
41. Mike Tolbert @ Buffalo
42. Da'Rel Scott vs. Denver
43. Robert Turbin vs. San Francisco
44. Donald Brown vs. Miami
45. Daniel Thomas @ Indianapolis
46. Michael Bush vs. Minnesota
47. Bilal Powell @ New England
48. Shonn Greene @ Houston
49. Danny Woodhead @ Philadelphia
50. Ronnie Hillman @ N.Y. Giants
50b. Pierre Thomas @ Tampa Bay
50c. Kendall Hunter @ Seattle
50d. Alfonso Smith vs. Detroit
50e. Roy Helu @ Green Bay
