CFB Fantasy Running Back Rankings
LaMichael James leads the early ranks for 2011.
By: Steven Lassan | 8/23/11, 12:07 PM EDT
Fall college fantasy football drafts are right around the corner and Athlon is here to help win your league in 2011. Until kickoff, look for updated rankings, player profiles and strategy pieces every week. As we dive into our preseason research, expect plenty of tweaks to the rankings before the season starts.
Scoring system rankings based upon -
1 passing touchdown = 4 points
Rushing/receiving = 6 points
25 passing yards = 1 point
10 rushing/receiving yards = 1 point
1 reception = 0.5 points
1 fumble = -1 point
1 interception = - 1 point
Updated: August 25
| Rank | Player | Team |
| 1 | LaMichael James | Oregon |
| 2 | Lance Dunbar | North Texas |
| 3 | Trent Richardson | Alabama |
| 4 | Bobby Rainey | Western Kentucky |
| 5 | Marcus Lattimore | South Carolina |
| 6 | Ronnie Hillman | San Diego State |
| 7 | David Wilson | Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Doug Martin | Boise State |
| 9 | Marcus Coker | Iowa |
| 10 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin |
| 11 | James White | Wisconsin |
| 12 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh |
| 13 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska |
| 14 | Lennon Creer | Louisiana Tech |
| 15 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo |
| 16 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane |
| 17 | Zach Line | SMU |
| 18 | Bernard Pierce | Temple |
| 19 | Chris Polk | Washington |
| 20 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado |
| 21 | Andre Ellington | Clemson |
| 22 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M |
| 23 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford |
| 24 | Brandon Bolden | Ole Miss |
| 25 | Edwin Baker | Michigan State |
| 26 | Lamar Miller | Miami |
| 27 | Mike Ball | Nevada |
| 28 | Jason Ford | Illinois |
| 29 | Robert Turbin | Utah State |
| 30 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno State |
| 31 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame |
| 32 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse |
| 33 | Michael Dyer | Auburn |
| 34 | Silas Redd | Penn State |
| 35 | Joseph Randle | Oklahoma State |
| 36 | Vick Ballard | Mississippi State |
| 37 | Pat Shed | UAB |
| 38 | Sam McGuffie | Rice |
| 39 | Tauren Poole | Tennessee |
| 40 | Spencer Ware | LSU |
| 41 | Cameron Marshall | Arizona State |
| 42 | Jasmin Hopkins | Northern Illinois |
| 43 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech |
| 44 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia |
| 45 | Davin Meggett | Maryland |
| 46 | Darriet Perry | FIU |
| 47 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA |
| 48 | Daniel Herron | Ohio State |
| 49 | Isi Sofele | California |
| 50 | Montel Harris | Boston College |
| 51 | Andre Williams | Boston College |
| 52 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati |
| 53 | Ed Wesley | TCU |
| 54 | JJ Di Luigi | BYU |
| 55 | Malcolm Brown | Texas |
| 56 | Savon Huggins | Rutgers |
| 57 | Roy Finch | Oklahoma |
| 58 | Brandon Williams | Oklahoma |
| 59 | Shontrelle Johnson | Iowa State |
| 60 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M |
| 61 | Raymond Sanders | Kentucky |
| 62 | Keola Antolin | Arizona |
| 63 | Bryce Brown | Kansas State |
| 64 | Ronnie Wingo | Arkansas |
| 65 | Perry Jones | Virginia |
| 66 | Dillon Baxter | USC |
| 67 | Michael Shaw | Michigan |
| 68 | D.J. Shoemate | Connecticut |
| 69 | James Sims | Kansas |
| 70 | Kendrick Hardy | Southern Miss |
| 71 | Asher Clark | Air Force |
| 72 | Alvester Alexander | Wyoming |
| 73 | Andrew Buie | West Virginia |
| 74 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville |
| 75 | Victor Anderson | Louisville |
| 76 | Alfred Morris | FAU |
| 77 | Tevin Drake | Western Michigan |
| 78 | Bryce Beall | Houston |
| 79 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon |
| 80 | Jared Hassin | Army |
| 81 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor |
| 82 | Ryan Houston | North Carolina |
| 83 | Chris Rainey | Florida |
| 84 | Josh Harris | Wake Forest |
| 85 | Alexander Teich | Navy |
| 86 | Jermaine Thomas | Florida State |
| 87 | Latavius Murray | UCF |
| 88 | Jeremy Smith | Oklahoma State |
| 89 | Joe Banyard | UTEP |
| 90 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota |
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