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Week 5 Fantasy RB Rankings


Fantasy owners waiting for the return of Ohio State running back Chris Wells have to wait no more. Wells is expected to be in the lineup when the Buckeyes take on Minnesota, but his workload is unknown. The junior should see at least 10 carries, but it’s hard to bet on him seeing the full workload in his first week back. Wells is ranked just inside of our top 30 this week, but should continue to move up in future weeks as he proves he is 100 percent.

Topping the running back rankings for Week 5 is Michigan State’s Javon Ringer. The senior back has been tallying a mountain of carries in the first weeks of the season and it’s hard to imagine the workload slacking off anytime soon. Ringer should have his way against Indiana and improve upon his 11 rushing touchdowns this year. With quarterback Donovan Porterie out for the rest of the year, look for New Mexico to lean even more on Rodney Ferguson. The senior has an excellent match-up against New Mexico State this week and should be an every week starter for the remainder of the year.

Keep an eye on these players, as they could surprise this Saturday – Wyoming’s Devin Moore, Nevada’s Vai Taua and South Carolina’s Brian Maddox.



Rank Player Team Opponent
1 Javon Ringer Michigan State at Indiana
2 Rodney Ferguson New Mexico at NMSU
3 Donald Brown Connecticut at Louisville
4 LeSean McCoy Pitt at Syracuse
5 Jahvid Best Cal Colorado State
6 MiQuale Lewis Ball State Kent State
7 Kendall Hunter Oklahoma State Troy
8 Jeremiah Johnson Oregon at Wash State
9 Mike Goodson Texas A&M Army
10 Andre Anderson Tulane SMU
11 Shonn Greene Iowa N'Western
12 LeGarrette Blount Oregon at Wash State
13 Brandon West WMU at Temple
14 DaJuane Collins Toledo FIU
15 Joe McKnight USC at Oregon State
16 Knowshon Moreno Georgia Alabama
17 James Starks *
Buffalo at CMU
18 DeMarco Murray Oklahoma TCU
19 Charles Scott LSU Miss. State
20 Noel Devine WVU Marshall
21 Deonte' Jackson Idaho at SDSU
22 Kory Sheets Purdue at Notre Dame
23 Frank Summers UNLV Nevada
24 P.J. Hill Wisconsin at Michigan
25 Tarrion Adams Tulsa Central Arkansas
26 Evan Royster Penn State Illinois
27 Reggie Arnold Arkansas State at Memphis
28 Josh Adams Wake Forest Navy
29 Chris Wells Ohio State Minnesota
30 Ryan Mathews Fresno State at UCLA
31 Matt Asaita Utah Weber State
32 Michael Smith Arkansas at Texas
33 Marlon Lucky Nebraska Virginia Tech
34 Jourdan Brooks Rutgers Morgan State
35 Charles Clay Tulsa Central Arkansas
36 Tyrell Sutton N'Western at Iowa
37 Darrell Mack Utah Weber State
38 Vai Taua Nevada at UNLV
39 Mike Ford USF at NC State
40 Graig Cooper Miami-FL North Carolina
41 Ontario Sneed CMU Buffalo
42 James Davis Clemson Maryland
43 Da'Rel Scott Maryland at Clemson
44 Toby Gerhart Stanford at Washington
45 Darius Marshall Marshall at WVU
46 Shun White Navy at Wake Forest
47 Devin Moore Wyoming BGSU
48 C.J. Spiller Clemson Maryland
49 Tyrell Fenroy ULL at Kansas State
50 Daniel Dufrene Illinois at Penn State
51 Chris Brown Oklahoma TCU
52 Yonus Davis SJSU at Hawaii
53 Daniel Herron Ohio State Minnesota
54 Greg Little North Carolina at Miami
55 Arian Foster Tennessee at Auburn
56 Terrell Jackson UTEP UCF
57 Anthony Dixon Miss. State at LSU
58 Terrence Blevins EMU NIU
59 Derrick Locke Kentucky WKU
60 Victor Anderson Louisville Connecticut
61 Josh Haden BC Rhode Island
62 Robert Hughes Notre Dame Purdue
63 Brian Maddox So. Carolina UAB
64 Darren Evans Va. Tech at Nebraska
65 Cedric Peerman Virginia at Duke
66 Mikell Simpson Virginia at Duke
67 Ben Tate Auburn Tennessee
68 Glen Coffee Alabama at Georgia
69 Chris Garrett Ohio VMI
70 Mark Ingram Alabama at Georgia
71 Jamar Taylor USF at NC State
72 Me'co Brown NIU at EMU
73 Emmanuel Moody Florida Ole Miss
74 Gartrell Johnson Colorado State at Cal
75 Kyle Bell Colorado State at Cal
76 Stafon Johnson USC at Oregon State
77 Jacquizz Rodgers Oregon State USC
78 Morgan Williams Toledo FIU
79 Rodney Stewart Colorado FSU (Jacksonville)
80 S. Green Penn State Illinois
81 DeLeon Eskridge Minnesota at Ohio State
82 David Freeman Washington Stanford
83 Vondrell McGee Texas Arkansas
84 Curtis Steele Memphis Arkansas State
85 Shane Vereen Cal Colorado State
86 Sam McGuffie Michigan Wisconsin
87 Brandon Pendergrass Wake Forest Navy
88 Jonathan Williams ECU Houston
89 Andre Brown NC State USF
90 Jamelle Eugene NC State USF
91 Ronnie Weaver UCF at UTEP
92 Cody Johnson Texas Arkansas
93 Justin Anderson NIU at EMU
94 Zach Brown Wisconsin at Michigan
95 Andre Flowers Kent State at Ball State
96 Joseph Turner TCU at Oklahoma
97 Keithen Valentine Kansas State ULL
98 Curtis Brinkley Syracuse Pitt
99 Brock Bolen Louisville Connecticut
100 Kenny Lewis Va. Tech at Nebraska
101 DuJuan Harris Troy at Oklahoma State
102 Montario Hardesty Tennessee at Auburn
103 Brandon Bolden Ole Miss at Florida
104 Antone Smith FSU Colorado (Jacksonville)
105 Darrell Scott Colorado FSU (Jacksonville)
106 Chris Rainey Florida Ole Miss
107 Eric Kettani Navy at Wake Forest
108 Lance Dunbar N. Texas at Rice
109 Aaron Brown TCU at Oklahoma
110 Mason Robinson Rutgers Morgan State
111 Brandon Sullivan SDSU Idaho
112 Cordera Eason Ole Miss at Florida
113 Beau Johnson Oklahoma State Troy
114 Roy Helu Nebraska Va. Tech
115 Dwight Tardy Wash State Oregon
116 Willie Geter BGSU at Wyoming
117 Brandon Thermilus Buffalo at CMU
118 Bryce Beall Houston at ECU
119 F. Whittaker Texas Arkansas
120 Omar Conteh N'Western at Iowa
121 Clifford Harris Duke Virginia

* Starks is questionable to play with a leg injury.

 




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