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2010 NFL Fantasy Football Running Backs

Rank	Running Back	Team	Bye
1	Chris Johnson	TEN	9
2	Adrian Peterson	MIN	4
3	M. Jones-Drew	JAC	9
4	Ray Rice	BAL	8
5	Steven Jackson	STL	9
6	Frank Gore	SF	9
7	Michael Turner	ATL	8
8	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	6
9	Cedric Benson	CIN	6
10	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	5
11	Ryan Grant	GB	10
12	Ryan Matthews	SD	10
13	Shonn Greene	NYJ	7
14	LeSean McCoy	PHI	8
15	Felix Jones	DAL	4
16	Beanie Wells	ARI	6
17	Ronnie Brown	MIA	5
18	Thomas Jones	KC	4
19	Joseph Addai	IND	7
20	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	6
21	Matt Forte	CHI	8
22	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	8
23	Jahvid Best	DET	7
24	Arian Foster	HOU	7
25	CJ Spiller	BUF	6
26	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	9
27	Justin Forsett	SEA	5
28	Michael Bush	OAK	10
29	Fred Jackson	BUF	6
30	Pierre Thomas	NO	10
31	Cadillac Williams	TB	4
32	Clinton Portis	WAS	9
33	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	8
34	Marion Barber	DAL	4
35	Reggie Bush	NO	10
36	LaDanian Tomlinson	NYJ	7
37	Jamaal Charles	KC	4
38	Willis McGahee	BAL	8
39	Donald Brown	IND	7
40	Correll Buckhalter	DEN	9
41	Chester Taylor	CHI	8
42	Ricky Williams	MIA	5
43	Laurence Maroney	NE	5
44	Jerome Harrison	CLE	8
45	Steve Slaton	HOU	7
46	Albert Young	MIN	4
47	Leon Washington	SEA	5
48	Darren Sproles	SD	10
49	Tim Hightower	ARI	8
50	Kevin Smith	DET	7

Running back is almost always going to be your most important positions to fill in the draft. My quick rule of thumb for any year is that you should always draft 2 running backs in the first 3 rounds of your fantasy football draft.

The lone exception to this rule is when you get stuck with one of the last first round picks. If you do not have the chance to get one of the top 7 runningbacks on this list, you should really think about drafting one (or possibly two) of these four players: Drew Brees, Andre Johnson, Aaron Rodgers or Randy Moss.

If these players are all gone in the second round, look at getting one of the next five RBs on the draft board.

When it comes to drafting your 3rd running back, don't wait too long. You are always going to need a solid 3rd RB in case one of your top 2 go down. Joseph Addai is a solid RB that has fallen into the 5th or 6th round in a couple of drafts that I have been in. Also, it wouldn't be a bad idea to test the waters with one of the rookie RBs like Jahvid Best or CJ Spiller.

Arian Foster is one of the Fantasy running backs that has been on the rise in most leagues I've seen. I have to say that I am not convinced from what little I have seen of him. He clearly has the number 1 spot because Steve Slaton is both hurt and can't hold onto the ball. Pass on him unless you can get him in the 6th round or later (doubtful).

The sleeper that I like for this year is Thomas Jones, who moved offseason to the Kansas City Chiefs. Hard to say that he's a sleeper though, because he rushed for 1400 yards last year. I think that Jamaal Charles was a flash in the pan last year. A lot of his scoring plays were screen passes that went the distance and he didn't fare much better than Larry Johnson last year when rushing.

A good rule of thumb is to always have four starting runningbacks. Its usually easy to snipe a RB lilke Jerome Harrison from Cleveland in the late rounds.

Also, you can hedge your bets by selecting one of the quality backups like Jonathan Stewart or Ricky Williams.

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