Week 5 Running Back Rankings

1. Ladainian Tomlinson(@MIA)- Biggest threat is big lead early and Sproles batting clean-up.
2. Marion Barber(vs. CIN)- Superstud should be center of attack after Cowboys forgot about him and lost last week.
3. Joseph Addai(@HOU)- Should have another good week after getting back on track before bye.
4. Adrian Peterson(vs. NO)- Scares me that he is their only weapon, but NO Defense is shaky.
5. Matt Forte(@DET)- The match-up every fantasy owner wants to see.
6. Marshawn Lynch(@ARI)- Has been great, and Cardinals defense shakier than they first appeared.
7. Brandon Jacobs(vs. SEA)- Studmuffin, and Giants should feed their running backs with Plax out, but sharing the load, so might not go crazy.
8. Frank Gore(vs. NE)- I don't like the match-up. I think NE Defense will be looking to rebound after Ronnie Brown debacle, but Frankie is a must-start every week.
9. Michael Turner(@GB)- Just like Gore, not a fantastic match-up, but you start Turner every week.
10. Clinton Portis(@PHI)- See Gore/Turner.
11. Larry Johnson(@CAR)- Terrible match-up, but you can't bench him after he blew up last week.
12. Earnest Graham(@DEN)- Really up and down with Gruden giving so many carries to Dunn, but Graham is solid.
13. Steve Slaton(vs. IND)- Great match-up, if they can keep from getting too far behind.
14. Brian Westbrook(vs. WAS)- Check injury report Sunday morning. If Westbrook plays, you have to play him, but tough match-up and still banged up.
15. Ronnie Brown(vs. SD)- He won America's hearts over in Week 3, but let's see him do it again.
16. Ryan Grant(vs. ATL)- Fantastic match-up, so should finally show up, but has been useless so far.
17. Reggie Bush(@MIN)- Minnesota eats up the running game, but Bush could make splash as a receiver.
18. Chris Johnson(@BAL)- Bad match-up, but young stud-in-the-making had huge game against Vikings last week, so hard to bet against him.
19. Julius Jones(@NYG)- Hard to know how they will divy up the load this week.
20. Laurence Maroney(@SF)- Good match-up, but banged up and committee.
21. Jonathan Stewart(vs. KC)- Has been churning out a TD a week, so should be good.
22. Willis McGahee(vs. TEN)- Will he ever make it through a full game? Has looked good when in, but tough match-up and banged up.
23. Felix Jones(vs. CIN)- Could be lots of points for Dallas RBs in this one.
24. Rudi Johnson(vs. CHI)- Looked good against SF, but CHI will be much tougher.
25. DeAngelo Williams(vs. KC)- Could be enough for Stewart and Williams to prosper.