The following list comprises the top 45 running back rankings for Week 1 of each Yahoo! Sports fantasy expert. The list is ordered by the overall top 45 composite ranking of the four experts, with the remaining running backs that received votes rounding out the bottom of the list.
| Week 1 RB Rankings | ||||||
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Brandon
Funston
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Andy
Behrens
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Brad
Evans
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Scott
Pianowski
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Yahoo!
Sports
Composite
Ranking
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FantasyPros
All
Experts
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| Darren McFadden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | view |
| LeSean McCoy | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | view |
| Ray Rice | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | view |
| Matt Forte | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | view |
| Chris Johnson | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | view |
| Doug Martin | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | view |
| DeAngelo Williams | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | view |
| Jamaal Charles | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | view |
| Steven Jackson | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | view |
| Kevin Smith | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 10 | view |
| Fred Jackson | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | view |
| Michael Turner | 13 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 12 | view |
| Stevan Ridley | 11 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 13 | view |
| Arian Foster | 10 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 14 | view |
| Darren Sproles | 21 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 15 | view |
| Rashad Jennings | 15 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 16 | view |
| Frank Gore | 16 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 17 | view |
| Toby Gerhart | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | view |
| Ben Tate | 26 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 19 | view |
| Marshawn Lynch | 19 | 18 | 12 | 37 | 20 | view |
| Peyton Hillis | 24 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 21 | view |
| Reggie Bush | 22 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 22 | view |
| Ronnie Brown | 27 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 23 | view |
| Shonn Greene | 18 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | view |
| Willis McGahee | 20 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 25 | view |
| Donald Brown | 28 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 26 | view |
| Michael Bush | 36 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 27 | view |
| Trent Richardson | 25 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 28 | view |
| Ryan Williams | 23 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 29 | view |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 32 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 30 | view |
| Cedric Benson | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | view |
| Robert Turbin | 30 | 34 | 39 | 23 | 32 | view |
| Mark Ingram | 37 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 33 | view |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 31 | 33 | 40 | 30 | 34 | view |
| Alfred Morris | 39 | – | 16 | 33 | 35 | view |
| Pierre Thomas | 29 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 36 | view |
| Roy Helu | 40 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 37 | view |
| Evan Royster | 38 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 38 | view |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 34 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 39 | view |
| Jonathan Dwyer | 43 | 37 | 29 | – | 40 | view |
| Chris "Beanie" Wells | 41 | 41 | 34 | – | 41 | view |
| Jonathan Stewart | 35 | 38 | 45 | – | 42 | view |
| C.J. Spiller | 44 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 43 | view |
| Isaac Redman | 42 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 44 | view |
| Adrian Peterson | 45 | 36 | – | – | 45 | view |
| Kendall Hunter | – | – | 41 | 41 | 46 | view |
| Daniel Thomas | – | – | – | 43 | 47 | view |
| LeGarrette Blount | – | 44 | – | – | 48 | view |
| Alex Green | – | – | – | 44 | 49 | view |
| Vick Ballard | – | – | – | 45 | 50 | view |
Scoring system: Pass TD = 4; 25 Pass Yards = 1; Rush/Receive TD = 6; 10 Rush/Receive Yards = 1 FantasyPros is the leading aggregator and analyzer of fantasy football rankings. They provide free consensus rankings, accuracy ratings, and innovative decision-making tools.
