Fantasy: Week 1 Rankings - Running Backs (Early Edition)
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theScore's Justin Boone is coming off his fifth top-10 finish in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition. Follow the links below to see his early rankings for Week 1.
Updated rankings (including PPR) will be released Thursday, with the final version coming down Sunday morning.
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QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Flex
Running Backs
| Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | @ OAK |
| 2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | vs TB |
| 3 | David Johnson | ARI | vs WAS |
| 4 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs KC |
| 5 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | @ NYG |
| 6 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | @ CAR |
| 7 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | vs DAL |
| 8 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | vs JAC |
| 9 | Kareem Hunt | KC | @ LAC |
| 10 | Joe Mixon | CIN | @ IND |
| 11 | Alex Collins | BAL | vs BUF |
| 12 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | vs SF |
| 13 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | @ PHI |
| 14 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs TEN |
| 15 | Jordan Howard | CHI | @ GB |
| 16 | Lamar Miller | HOU | @ NE |
| 17 | Derrick Henry | TEN | @ MIA |
| 18 | Jay Ajayi | PHI | vs ATL |
| 19 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | @ CLE |
| 20 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | @ BAL |
| 21 | Rex Burkhead | NE | vs HOU |
| 22 | Jamaal Williams | GB | vs CHI |
| 23 | Carlos Hyde | CLE | vs PIT |
| 24 | Royce Freeman | DEN | vs SEA |
| 25 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | @ PHI |
| 26 | Dion Lewis | TEN | @ MIA |
| 27 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | @ ARI |
| 28 | Peyton Barber | TB | @ NO |
| 29 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | vs LAR |
| 30 | Chris Carson | SEA | @ DEN |
| 31 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | @ DET |
| 32 | Matt Breida | SF | @ MIN |
| 33 | Chris Thompson | WAS | @ ARI |
| 34 | James White | NE | vs HOU |
| 35 | James Conner | PIT | @ CLE |
| 36 | Alfred Morris | SF | @ MIN |
| 37 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | @ DET |
| 38 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs PIT |
| 39 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs SF |
| 40 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | vs CIN |
| 41 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | vs NYJ |
| 42 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | @ GB |
| 43 | Ty Montgomery | GB | vs CHI |
| 44 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | vs NYJ |
| 45 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | @ IND |
| 46 | Corey Clement | PHI | vs ATL |
| 47 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs KC |
| 48 | Devontae Booker | DEN | vs SEA |
| 49 | Frank Gore | MIA | vs TEN |
| 50 | Darren Sproles | PHI | vs ATL |
| 51 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs NYJ |
| 52 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | @ DEN |
| 53 | Boston Scott | NO | vs TB |
| 54 | Spencer Ware | KC | @ LAC |
| 55 | C.J. Anderson | CAR | vs DAL |
| 56 | Javorius Allen | BAL | vs BUF |
| 57 | Sony Michel | NE | vs HOU |
| 58 | Doug Martin | OAK | vs LAR |
| 59 | Nick Chubb | CLE | vs PIT |
| 60 | Mike Gillislee | NO | vs TB |
| 61 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | @ NYG |
| 62 | Jeremy Hill | NE | vs HOU |
| 63 | Alfred Blue | HOU | @ NE |
| 64 | Nyheim Hines | IND | vs CIN |
| 65 | Chris Ivory | BUF | @ BAL |
| 66 | Corey Grant | JAC | @ NYG |
| 67 | John Kelly | LAR | @ OAK |
| 68 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | vs WAS |
| 69 | Jacquizz Rodgers | TB | @ NO |
| 70 | Wayne Gallman | NYG | vs JAC |
| 71 | Rod Smith | DAL | @ CAR |
| 72 | Kenneth Dixon | BAL | vs BUF |
| 73 | Christine Michael | IND | vs CIN |
| 74 | Kyle Juszczyk | SF | @ MIN |
| 75 | C.J. Prosise | SEA | @ DEN |
| 76 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | vs SEA |
| 77 | Marcus Murphy | BUF | @ BAL |
| 78 | Kalen Ballage | MIA | vs TEN |
| 79 | Jalen Richard | OAK | vs LAR |
| 80 | Trenton Cannon | NYJ | @ DET |