Fantasy: Top 50 tailbacks for Week 3 (non-PPR)

Fantasy: Top 50 tailbacks for Week 3 (non-PPR)

Published Sep. 18, 2013 1:44 p.m. ET

Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 3 (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 third weekend.

At this time, Reggie Bush (knee), Ray Rice (hip) and Eddie Lacy (concussion symptoms) shall remain off the board.



1. Marshawn Lynch vs. Jacksonville
2. Adrian Peterson vs. Cleveland
3. Arian Foster @ Baltimore
4. Jamaal Charles @ Philadelphia
5. Doug Martin @ New England
6. LeSean McCoy vs. Kansas City
7. Alfred Morris vs. Detroit
8. Chris Johnson vs. San Diego
9. C.J. Spiller @ N.Y. Jets
10. Knowshon Moreno vs. Oakland
11. Darren Sproles vs. Arizona
12. Frank Gore vs. Indianapolis
13. Darren McFadden @ Denver
14. DeMarco Murray vs. St. Louis
15. Lamar Miller vs. Atlanta
16. DeAngelo Williams vs. N.Y. Giants
17. Stevan Ridley vs. Tampa Bay
18. Bernard Pierce vs. Houston
19. Joique Bell @ Washington
20. Ryan Mathews @ Tennessee
21. Matt Forte @ Pittsburgh
22. David Wilson @ Carolina
23. BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs. Green Bay
24. Ahmad Bradshaw @ San Francisco
25. Trent Richardson @ San Francisco





26. Maurice Jones-Drew @ Seattle
27. Robert Turbin vs. Jacksonville
28. Rashard Mendenhall @ New Orleans
29. James Starks @ Cincinnati
30. Ben Tate vs. Tennessee
31. Bilal Powell vs. Buffalo
32. Jason Snelling @ Miami
33. Daryl Richardson @ Dallas
34. Giovani Bernard vs. Green Bay
35. Fred Jackson @ N.Y. Jets
36. Bobby Rainey @ Minnesota
37. Isaac Redman vs. Chicago
38. Bryce Brown vs. Kansas City
39. Montee Ball vs. Oakland
40. Daniel Thomas vs. Atlanta
41. Ronnie Hillman vs. Oakland
42. Michael Bush @ Pittsburgh
43. Da'Rel Scott @ Carolina
44. Chris Ivory vs. Buffalo
45. Pierre Thomas vs. Arizona
46. Danny Woodhead @ Tennessee
47. Andre Ellington @ New Orleans
48. Mikel Leshoure @ Washington
49. Mike Tolbert @ N.Y. Giants
50. Kendall Hunter vs. Indianapolis
50b. Rashad Jennings @ Denver
50c. LeGarrette Blount vs. Tampa Bay
50d. Roy Helu vs. Detroit

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