Week 1 Running Back Rankings - Standard Leagues

The long wait is finally over. Regular season NFL football is upon us. Months of projections and predictions will soon go to waste, with many proving to be wrong and fewer proving to be right. With Week 1 only a couple of days away, here's how I would rank the running backs in standard leagues for Week 1.

Eddie Lacy faces off against a Bears defense that has bled points to the Packers the last few years...Demarco Murray against the Falcons run defense is a guarantee for a score or two...Lamar Miller will probably bust out a couple long runs against the Redskins...The Browns defense gave up the most rushing yards last season, so hello Chris Ivory...Doug Martin has looked great in preseason and has a tasty matchup against a Titans defense that couldn't stop the run last year...Look for Ameer Abdullah and Tevin Coleman to make strong claims for their starting jobs against two not-too-great defenses...Alfred Morris doesn't produce nearly as well without RG3 in the lineup, but he is still a solid RB2...Isaiah Crowell has a tough matchup against the Jets, but will receive maybe every single running back touch...Alfred Blue and Tre Mason will have big workloads, but it will be tough sledding against the Chiefs and Seahawks...Bishop Sankey has an appealing matchup against the Bucs and will handle the starting touches for the Titans...With C.J. Spiller looking to be out for Week 1, Khiry Robinson might provide some flex appeal as Ingram's backup...Damien Williams might get double digit touches as Lamar Miller's backup against a Redskins defense that might make this game a blowout...Who knows what Bill Belichick will do, but Brandon Bolden and James White figure to get the early-down and passing-down work, respectively...If C.J. Anderson is ineffective, look for Ronnie Hillmans to get sprinkled in a good amount...James Starks might be able to put up a good week if the Packers blow out the Bears, which is very possible.