Here are my top 50 running backs for Week 5 (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 fifth weekend.
Byes: Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington, Minnesota
1. Matt Forte vs. New Orleans
2. LeSean McCoy @ N.Y. Giants
3. Marshawn Lynch @ Indianapolis
4. Arian Foster @ San Francisco
5. Jamaal Charles @ Tennessee
6. DeMarco Murray vs. Denver
7. David Wilson vs. Philadelphia
8. Frank Gore vs. Houston
9. Reggie Bush @ Green Bay
10. Trent Richardson vs. Seattle
11. Fred Jackson @ Cleveland
12. Darren Sproles @ Chicago
13. Chris Johnson vs. Kansas City
14. DeAngelo Williams @ Arizona
15. Lamar Miller vs. Baltimore
16. Ray Rice @ Miami
17. Eddie Lacy vs. Detroit
18. Bilal Powell @ Atlanta
19. Ryan Mathews @ Oakland
20. Knowshon Moreno @ Dallas
21. Giovani Bernard vs. New England
22. Maurice Jones-Drew @ St. Louis
23. LeGarrette Blount @ Cincinnati
24. Rashad Jennings vs. San Diego
25. Joique Bell @ Green Bay
26. Andre Ellington vs. Carolina
27. Ben Tate @ San Francisco
28. Daryl Richardson vs. Jacksonville
29. Jason Snelling vs. N.Y. Jets
30. Danny Woodhead @ Oakland
31. Willis McGahee vs. Buffalo
32. Bernard Pierce @ Miami
33. C.J. Spiller @ Cleveland
34. BenJarvus Green-Ellis vs. New England
35. Montee Ball @ Dallas
36. Johnathan Franklin vs. Detroit
37. Brandon Bolden @ Cincinnati
38. Marcel Reece vs. San Diego
39. Donald Brown vs. Seattle
40. Daniel Thomas vs. Baltimore
41. Michael Bush vs. New Orleans
42. Ronnie Hillman @ Dallas
43. Bryce Brown @ N.Y. Giants
44. Rashard Mendenhall vs. Carolina
45. Jacquizz Rodgers vs. N.Y. Jets
46. Bobby Rainey vs. Buffalo
47. Robert Turbin @ Indianapolis
48. Pierre Thomas @ Chicago
49. Isaiah Pead vs. Jacksonville
50. Brandon Jacobs vs. Philadelphia
50b. Alfonso Smith vs. Carolina
50c. Knile Davis @ Tennessee
