Super Bowl Week: Running Back Rankings

RUNNINGBACKS

TIER ONE
[100] Adrian Peterson® MIN 23.5
[98] Steven Jackson STL 25.1
[98] #LaDainian Tomlinson SD 29.2
[93] Brian Westbrook PHI 29.0
[92] Frank Gore SF 25.2
[91] Joseph Addai IND 25.3
[88] Maurice Jones-Drew JAX 23.4

TIER TWO
[82] Marshawn Lynch® BUF 22.4
[77] Clinton Portis WAS 27.0
[76] Marion Barber III DAL ^[R] 25.3
[74] Reggie Bush NO 23.5
[73] #Ronnie Brown MIA 26.7
[73] #Larry Johnson KC 28.8
[71] Willis McGahee BAL 26.9
[68] Laurence Maroney NE 23.5
[68] Ryan Grant GB 25.7

TIER THREE
[58] #Willie Parker PIT 27.8
[50] Jamal Lewis CLE ^(U) 29.0
[50] Michael Turner SD ^(U) 26.5
[46] Brandon Jacobs NYG 26.2
[45] DeAngelo Williams CAR 25.4
[42] Ernest Graham TB 28.7
[40] LenDale White TEN 23.7

TIER FOUR
[30] Selvin Young® DEN 24.9
[29] Jerious Norwood ATL 25.1
[27] Ahmad Bradshaw® NYG 22.5
[23] #Michael Bush® OAK 24.3
[22] #Kevin Jones DET 26.0
[21] Edgerrin James ARI ^[x] 30.1
[20] Travis Henry DEN ^[x] 29.8
[19] Thomas Jones NYJ 30.0
[19] Julius Jones DAL ^(U) 27.0
[18] Justin Fargas OAK ^(U) 28.6

TIER FIVE
[14] Rudi Johnson CIN ^[x] 28.9
[14] Chester Taylor MIN 29.0
[13] #Kenny Irons® CIN 25.0
[13] Fred Taylor JAX 32.6
[12] #Cedric Benson CHI 25.7
[11] #Derrick Ward NYG ^(U) 28.1
[10] #Deuce McAllister NO 29.7
[9] #Ahman Green HOU 31.5
[9] Kenny Watson CIN 30.6
[8] Ladell Betts WAS 29.0
[8] Lamont Jordan OAK ^[x] 29.8

TIER SIX
[7] #Ricky Williams MIA ^[T] 31.3
[7] DeShaun Foster CAR ^[x] 28.6
[7] Chris Henry® TEN 23.3
[6] Pierre Thomas® NO 23.7
[6] Chris Brown TEN ^(U) 27.4
[6] Shaun Alexander SEA ^[x] 31.0
[6] Leon Washington NYJ 26.0
[5] #Cadillac Williams TB 26.4
[5] #Sammy Morris NE 31.5
[5] Lorenzo Booker® MIA 24.3
[5] Najeh Davenport PIT 29.6
[5] Dominic Rhodes OAK ^[x] 29.6

TIER SEVEN
[4] Mewelde Moore MIN ^(U) 26.1
[4] Musa Smith BAL ^(U) 26.3
[4] Darren Sproles SD 25.3
[4] Adrian Peterson CHI 29.2
[4] Kenton Keith® IND 28.2
[3] Brandon Jackson® GB 22.9
[3] DeShawn Wynn® GB 24.9
[3] #Kolby Smith KC 23.8
[3] Tatum Bell DET ^(U) 27.5
[3] Vernand Morency GB ^[R] 28.6
[3] Andre Hall DEN 26.1
[3] #Chris Perry CIN 26.7
[3] J.J. Arrington ARI 25.6
[3] Fred Jackson BUF 27.6

TIER EIGHT
[2] Ron Dayne HOU ^(U) 30.5
[2] Darius Walker® HOU 23.6
[2] Gary Russell® PIT 22.0
[2] Antonio Pittman® STL 22.7
[2] Michael Robinson SF 25.5
[2] Jerome Harrison CLE 25.5
[2] Jesse Chatman MIA ^(U) 29.0
[2] Maurice Morris SEA 28.8
[2] Michael Bennett TB ^(U) 30.0
[2] Correll Buckhalter PHI 29.9
[2] Tony Hunt® PHI 22.8
[2] Garrett Wolfe® CHI 24.1
[2] T.J. Duckett DET ^(U) 27.5
[2] Brian Leonard® STL 24.6
[2] Dwayne Wright® BUF 25.3

TIER NINE
[1] LaBrandon Toefield JAX ^(U) 28.0
[1] Warrick Dunn ATL ^[x] 33.7
[1] Cory Ross BAL 26.0
[1] Jackie Battle ® KC 24.9
[1] Michael Pittman TB ^(U) 33.1
[1] Kevin Faulk NE 32.3
[1] Jason Snelling ATL 23.7
[1] Aaron Stecker NO ^(U) 32.8
[1] Reuben Droughns NYG ^[x] 30.0
[1] Maurice Hicks SF ^(U) 30.1
[1] Brian Calhoun DET 24.4
[1] Mike Bell DEN ^[T] 25.4
[1] Cecil Sapp DEN ^(U) 29.7
[1] #Ryan Moats PHI ^[x] 25.7
[1] Samkon Gado MIA ^[x] 25.8
[1] Leonard Weaver SEA ^[R] 26.0
[1] Jason Wright CLE 26.2

CHANGES:
2/2/08 - Flip-flopped Steven Jackson & LaDainian Tomlinson
2/2/08 - Moved Larry Johnson up slightly; moved Ryan Grant down slightly; moved Rudi Johnson up slightly