Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Week 16
We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Website can give you. Click here for all of our fantasy football rankings each week.
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2011 NFL Week 16 — Running Back Rankings
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Kickers
Defense/Special Teams
Athlon Sports Week 16 Waiver Wire
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
Note: Unless specified below, games will be played on Saturday, Dec. 24 this week.
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT |
| 1 | Arian Foster | HOU | at IND (Thurs.) |
| 2 | Ray Rice | BAL | vs. CLE |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | at DAL |
| 4 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | at TEN |
| 5 | Ryan Mathews | SD | at DET |
| 6 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | at WAS |
| 7 | Reggie Bush | MIA | at NE |
| 8 | Michael Bush | OAK | at KC |
| 9 | Michael Turner | ATL | at NO (Mon.) |
| 10 | Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | vs. STL |
| 11 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | vs. NYG |
| 12 | Frank Gore | SF | at SEA |
| 13 | Chris Johnson | TEN | vs. JAC |
| 14 | Willis McGahee | DEN | at BUF |
| 15 | Cedric Benson | CIN | vs. ARI |
| 16 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | vs. SF |
| 17 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | vs. DEN |
| 18 | Beanie Wells | ARI | at CIN |
| 19 | Steven Jackson | STL | at PIT |
| 20 | Darren Sproles | NO | vs. ATL (Mon.) |
| 21 | LeGarrette Blount | TB | at CAR |
| 22 | Felix Jones | DAL | vs. PHI |
| 23 | Roy Helu | WAS | vs. MIN |
| 24 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | vs. TB |
| 25 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | at NYJ |
| 26 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | vs. TB |
| 27 | Kevin Smith | DET | vs. SD |
| 28 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | NE | vs. MIA |
| 29 | Donald Brown | IND | vs. HOU (Thurs.) |
| 30 | Khalil Bell | CHI | at GB (Sun.) |
| 31 | Ben Tate | HOU | at IND (Thurs.) |
| 32 | Ryan Grant | GB | vs. CHI (Sun.) |
| 33 | Mike Tolbert | SD | at DET |
| 34 | Peyton Hillis | CLE | at BAL |
| 35 | Marion Barber | CHI | at GB (Sun.) |
| 36 | Brandon Jacobs | NYG | at NYJ |
| 37 | Pierre Thomas | NO | vs. ATL (Mon.) |
| 38 | Sammy Morris | DAL | vs. PHI |
| 39 | Chris Ivory | NO | vs. ATL (Mon.) |
| 40 | Lance Ball | DEN | at BUF |
| 41 | Jackie Battle | KC | vs. OAK |
| 42 | Daniel Thomas | MIA | at NE |
| 43 | Toby Gerhart | MIN | at WAS |
| 44 | LaDainian Tomlinson | NYJ | vs. NYG |
| 45 | Thomas Jones | KC | vs. OAK |
| 46 | Ricky Williams | BAL | vs. CLE |
| 47 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. ATL (Mon.) |
| 48 | Stevan Ridley | NE | vs. MIA |
