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Welcome to RB WEEK!
Here are our staff’s top 35 running backs for this year. Let us know in the comments your thoughts on our rankings. Who are you excited for this year? Which running back are you lukewarm on? Who are you just straight up avoiding?
Enjoy!
RB rankings
| Rank | Player | Pete | Paddi | Nic | Heath | Matt | Clark | Ghoji | Matias |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Pete | Paddi | Nic | Heath | Matt | Clark | Ghoji | Matias |
| 1 | Todd Gurley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | David Johnson | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Alvin Kamara | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Melvin Gordon | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Saquon Barkley | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Kareem Hunt | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Leonard Fournette | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Devonta Freeman | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Dalvin Cook | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| 12 | Jordan Howard | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Joe Mixon | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 |
| 14 | Christian McCaffrey | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Jerick McKinnon | 17 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| 16 | LeSean McCoy | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 14 |
| 17 | Alex Collins | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 20 |
| 18 | Derrick Henry | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 16 |
| 19 | Dion Lewis | 23 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| 20 | Lamar Miller | 20 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 17 |
| 21 | Jay Ajayi | 19 | 18 | 36 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
| 22 | Rex Burkhead | 33 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | Kenyan Drake | 32 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
| 24 | Mark Ingram | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 27 |
| 25 | Royce Freeman | 22 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 30 |
| 26 | Sony Michel | 29 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 34 |
| 27 | Carlos Hyde | 25 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| 28 | Marshawn Lynch | 40 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 25 |
| 29 | Tevin Coleman | 26 | 30 | 24 | 40 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 |
| 30 | Ronald Jones II | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 24 | |
| 31 | Rashaad Penny | 30 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 43 | 38 |
| 32 | Jamaal Williams | 35 | 37 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 31 |
| 33 | Tarik Cohen | 34 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 25 | |
| 34 | Isaiah Crowell | 27 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 28 |
| 35 | Chris Thompson | 36 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 35 |