NFL Running Backs Ranked
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To that end today we give you the list of who we consider the most successful or effective NFL running backs from last year. This is not our prediction of how a running back will perform next year.
We simply ran last years numbers through some machine learning algorithms that assigns a grade to each running back’s overall performance from last year.
We’ll be posting predictions for next years fantasy football soon enough, but for now:
Top 30 NFL Running Backs Ranked
| rank | player | pos | team | rating |
| 1 | Todd Gurley II | RB | Los Angeles Rams | 4.64 |
| 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | New York Giants | 3.35 |
| 3 | Derrick Henry | RB | Tennessee Titans | 3.25 |
| 4 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | Denver Broncos | 2.49 |
| 5 | Nick Chubb | RB | Cleveland Browns | 2.37 |
| 6 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | Dallas Cowboys | 1.71 |
| 7 | Aaron Jones | RB | Green Bay Packers | 1.57 |
| 8 | Sony Michel | RB | New England Patriots | 1.51 |
| 9 | Marlon Mack | RB | Indianapolis Colts | 1.32 |
| 10 | Alvin Kamara | RB | New Orleans Saints | 1.25 |
| 11 | Joe Mixon | HB | Cincinnati Bengals | 1.2 |
| 12 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | Carolina Panthers | 1.12 |
| 13 | Chris Carson | RB | Seattle Seahawks | 0.93 |
| 14 | Melvin Gordon | RB | Los Angeles Chargers | 0.82 |
| 15 | Lamar Miller | RB | Houston Texans | 0.4 |
| 16 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Washington Redskins | 0.11 |
| 17 | Matt Breida | RB | San Francisco 49ers | -0.04 |
| 18 | Kerryon Johnson | RB | Detroit Lions | -0.2 |
| 19 | Isaiah Crowell | RB | New York Jets | -0.3 |
| 20 | Tevin Coleman | RB | Atlanta Falcons | -0.84 |
| 21 | Kareem Hunt | RB | Kansas City Chiefs | -0.86 |
| 22 | C.J. Anderson | RB | Los Angeles Rams | -1.12 |
| 23 | Mark Ingram | RB | New Orleans Saints | -1.38 |
| 24 | Gus Edwards | RB | Baltimore Ravens | -1.54 |
| 25 | Jordan Howard | RB | Chicago Bears | -1.79 |
| 26 | Austin Ekeler | RB | Los Angeles Chargers | -1.97 |
| 27 | Dalvin Cook | RB | Minnesota Vikings | -2.24 |
| 28 | David Johnson | RB | Arizona Cardinals | -2.38 |
| 29 | Kenyan Drake | RB | Miami Dolphins | -2.52 |
| 30 | Mike Davis | RB | Seattle Seahawks | -2.99 |
Adrian Peterson is the last running back that we give a positive rating to. All the players below him represent a performance not as good as an average starting running back.
So Matt Breida had essentially an average year as a NFL starting running back. Almost.
Dalvin Cook all the way down at 27 is somewhat of a surprise right above one of the biggest FF busts of last year.
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