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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Running Back Rankings | December 2, 2009

RUNNING BACKS

TIER ONE

1. Adrian Peterson, MIN | Age: 24.5 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 100

2. Chris Johnson, TEN | Age: 23.9 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 100

3. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX | Age: 24.4 | Contract: Thru 2009 | Value Score: 99

TIER TWO

4. Ray Rice, BAL | Age: 22.7 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 95

5. Steven Jackson, STL | Age: 26.1 | Contract: Thru 2013 | Value Score: 94

6. Frank Gore, SF | Age: 26.2 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 89

7. DeAngelo Williams, CAR | Age: 26.4 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 89

TIER THREE

8. #Michael Turner, ATL | Age: 27.5 | Contract: Thru 2013 | Value Score: 82

9. Knowshon Moreno, DEN | Age: 22.2 | Value Score: 80

10. Rashard Mendenhall, PIT | Age: 22.2 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 79

11. Jonathan Stewart, CAR | Age: 22.5 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 74

12. Beanie Wells, ARI | Age: 21.1 | Value Score: 73

13. Matt Forte, CHI | Age: 23.7 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 73

14. LeSean McCoy, PHI | Age: 21.2 | Value Score: 70

TIER FOUR

15. Pierre Thomas, NO | Age: 24.7 | Contract: Thru 2009 | Value Score: 64

16. Marion Barber III
, DAL | Age: 26.3 | Contract: Thru 2014 | Value Score: 63

17. Cedric Benson
, CIN | Age: 26.7 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 62

18. Brandon Jacobs, NYG | Age: 27.2 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 61

19. [#]Ronnie Brown, MIA | Age: 27.7 | Contract: Thru 2009 | Value Score: 60

TIER FIVE

20. Ryan Grant, GB | Age: 26.7 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 52

21. Felix Jones, DAL | Age: 22.3 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 50

22. Donald Brown, IND | Age: 22.4 | Value Score: 48

23. Shonn Greene, NYJ | Age: 24.1 | Value Score: 46

24. Jamaal Charles, KC | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 45

25. Darren McFadden, OAK | Age: 22.0 | Contract: Thru 2013 | Value Score: 45

26. Kevin Smith, DET | Age: 22.7 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 44

27. Marshawn Lynch, BUF | Age: 23.4 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 44

28. Joseph Addai, IND | Age: 26.3 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 43

29. Steve Slaton, HOU | Age: 23.7 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 40

TIER SIX

30. Fred Jackson, BUF | Age: 28.6 | Value Score: 33

31. Laurence Maroney, NE | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 33

32. Ricky Williams, MIA | Age: 32.3 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 32

33. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD | Age: 30.2 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 32

34. Thomas Jones, NYJ | Age: 31.0 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 31

35. #Clinton Portis, WAS | Age: 28.0 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 29

36. #Brian Westbrook, PHI | Age: 30.0 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 29

37. #Ahmad Bradshaw
, NYG | Age: 23.5 | Value Score: 26

38. Tashard Choice, DAL | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 25

TIER SEVEN

39.
Darren Sproles, SD | Age: 26.3 | Contract: Thru 2009 | Value Score: 18

40. #Reggie Bush, NO | Age: 24.5 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 18

41. Willis McGahee, BAL | Age: 27.9 | Contract: Thru 2013 | Value Score: 17

42. Tim Hightower, ARI | Age: 23.3 | Value Score: 17

43. Michael Bush, OAK | Age: 25.3 | Value Score: 16

44. Bernard Scott, CIN | Age: 25.6 | Value Score: 15

45. Larry Johnson, CIN | Age: 29.8 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 12

46. Chester Taylor, MIN | Age: 30.0 | Value Score: 12

47. [#]Leon Washington, NYJ | Age: 27.0 | Value Score: 10

48. LenDale White, TEN | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 9

49. Justin Forsett, SEA | Age: 23.9 | Value Score: 9

50. Jerious Norwood, ATL | Age: 26.1 | Value Score: 8

51. Willie Parker, PIT | Age: 28.8 | Contract: Thru 2009 | Value Score: 7

TIER EIGHT

52. #Julius Jones, SEA | Age: 28.0 | Value Score: 5

53. Cadillac Williams, TB | Age: 27.4 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 5

54. Derrick Ward, TB | Age: 29.1 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 5

55. Rashad Jennings, JAX | Age: 24.5 | Value Score: 5

56. Glen Coffee, SF | Age: 22.4 | Value Score: 5

57. Mike Bell, NO | Age: 26.4 | Value Score: 5

58. Jason Snelling, ATL | Age: 25.7 | Value Score: 5

59. Chris Brown, HOU | Age: 28.4 | Value Score: 4

60. D.J. Ware, NYG | Age: 24.6 | Value Score: 4

61. Sammy Morris, NE | Age: 32.5 | Value Score: 4

62. Correll Buckhalter, DEN | Age: 30.9 | Contract: Thru 2012 | Value Score: 4

63. Jerome Harrison, CLE | Age: 26.5 | Contract: Thru 2009 | Value Score: 4

64. Justin Fargas, OAK | Age: 29.6 | Value Score: 4

65. Lex Hilliard, MIA | Age: 25.1 | Value Score: 3

66. Arian Foster, HOU | Age: 23.1 | Value Score: 3

67. Le'Ron McClain, BAL | Age: 24.7 | Value Score: 3

68. #Fred Taylor, NE | Age: 33.6 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 3

69. Mewelde Moore, PIT | Age: 27.1 | Value Score: 3

70. Jamal Lewis, CLE | Age: 30.0 | Value Score: 3

71. Gartrell Johnson, NYG | Age: 22.3 | Value Score: 2

72. [#]Andre Brown, NYG | Age: 22.7 | Value Score: 2

73. [#]Kevin Jones, CHI | Age: 27.0 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 2

74. Javon Ringer, TEN | Age: 22.6 | Value Score: 2

75. Kevin Faulk, NE | Age: 33.3 | Contract: Thru 2010 | Value Score: 2

76. Mike Goodson, CAR | Age: 22.5 | Value Score: 2

77. Ryan Moats, HOU | Age: 26.7 | Value Score: 1

78. Chris Jennings, CLE | Age: 23.7 | Value Score: 1

79. Ahman Green, GB | Age: 32.5 | Value Score: 1

80. Benjarvus Green-Ellis, NE | Age: 24.2 | Value Score: 1

81. Kolby Smith, KC | Age: 24.8 | Value Score: 1

82. [#]Ladell Betts, WAS | Age: 30.0 | Value Score: 1

83. Maurice Morris, DET | Age: 29.7 | Contract: Thru 2011 | Value Score: 1

4 comments:

rakeback said...

I think Chris Johnson is clearly having the best year of any running back, but I would like to see top-tier production from him for a few years before putting him at number 1.

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