2012 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Week 6
By: Athlon Sports | 10/11/12, 5:20 AM EDT
Each week during the NFL season, we will 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 Web site can give you.
Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville and New Orleans are on bye.
2012 NFL Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings — Running Backs
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT | Notes |
| 1 | Arian Foster | HOU | vs. GB | No. 2 rusher coming off of 152-yard effort at Jets on MNF. |
| 2 | Ray Rice | BAL | vs. DAL | Dallas No. 4 defense overall, but No. 15 against rush. |
| 3 | Jamaal Charles | KC | at TB | League's leading rusher faces off against No. 4 rush defense. |
| 4 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | vs. DET | No. 6 in yards from scrimmage, only 2 total TDs so far. |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | at WAS | Said he tweaked ankle on first carry last week, still had 84 yds. |
| 6 | Trent Richardson | CLE | vs. CIN | Rookie had best game (109 yds) vs. Bengals in Week 2. |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | vs. NE | Will need to carry load against Patriots. |
| 8 | Ryan Mathews | SD | vs. DEN (Mon.) | Last week (139 total yds, TD) sign of things to come? |
| 9 | Darren McFadden | OAK | at ATL | Coming off of bye gets No. 27-ranked rush defense. |
| 10 | Frank Gore | SF | vs. NYG | Averaging 5.4 yards per carry. |
| 11 | Reggie Bush | MIA | vs. STL | Averaging less than 60 ypg since 172-yard effort in Week 2. |
| 12 | Alfred Morris | WAS | vs. MIN | Rookie currently No. 4 rusher in league. |
| 13 | Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | at TEN (Thurs.) | Looked good in season debut last week. |
| 14 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | at BAL | Did Cowboys fix run game issues during bye week? |
| 15 | Michael Turner | ATL | vs. OAK | Averaging 14.6 rush attempts per game. |
| 16 | Willis McGahee | DEN | at SD (Mon.) | Chargers No. 5 against run (74 ypg). |
| 17 | Doug Martin | TB | vs. KC | Breakout game coming vs. Chiefs? |
| 18 | Stevan Ridley | NE | at SEA | Leads all RBs with 37 first downs. |
| 19 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | at SF | Don't expect another 200 yards vs. 49ers. |
| 20 | Mikel Leshoure | DET | at PHI | |
| 21 | Steven Jackson | STL | at MIA | Dolphins No. 1 against rush (61.4 ypg). |
| 22 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | CIN | at CLE | Had 26 carries in Week 4, only 9 last week. |
| 23 | Chris Johnson | TEN | vs. PIT (Thurs.) | Past time for Titans' highest-paid player to provide spark. |
| 24 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | at ARI | Only 24 yards last week, should get more touches this week. |
| 25 | Fred Jackson | BUF | at ARI | Timeshare, Spiller's versatility impact FJax' touches/impact. |
| 26 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | vs. IND | Still getting bulk of carries, but for how long? |
| 27 | LaRod Stephens-Howling | ARI | vs. BUF | Missed last two games b/c of hip, expected to play Sunday. |
| 28 | Alex Green | GB | at HOU | Starks expected to play, but Green will get chances too. |
| 29 | Vick Ballard | IND | at NYJ | Colts' starter with D. Brown out 2-3 weeks (knee surgery). |
| 30 | Jackie Battle | SD | vs. DEN (Mon.) | Took backseat (4 att.) to Mathews last week vs. Saints. |
| 31 | Jacquizz Rodgers | ATL | vs. OAK | |
| 32 | William Powell | ARI | vs. BUF | Will share load with Stephens-Howling in new Cards' backfield. |
| 33 | Kendall Hunter | SF | vs. NYG | |
| 34 | James Starks | GB | at HOU | Expected to make season debut after missing first 5 games. |
| 35 | Isaac Redman | PIT | at TEN (Thurs.) | Mendenhall's the starter, but he should get some carries too. |
| 36 | Brandon Bolden | NE | at SEA | His role will depend on Ridley's production/ball security. |
| 37 | Ben Tate | HOU | vs. GB | Missed MNF b/c of toe, should be back this week. |
| 38 | David Wilson | NYG | at SF | Scored on 40-yard burst last week = more carries this week? |
| 39 | Shaun Draughn | KC | at TB | |
| 40 | Danny Woodhead | NE | at SEA | Pats preferred back when they go no-huddle. |
| 41 | Daniel Thomas | MIA | vs. STL | Suffered possible 2nd concussion last week, monitor status. |
| 42 | Daryl Richardson | STL | at MIA | His role depends solely on SJax' health. |
| 43 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs. IND | Has gotten some chances, yet to capitalize on them. |
| 44 | Ronnie Hillman | DEN | at SD (Mon.) | |
| 45 | Toby Gerhart | MIN | at WAS | |
| 46 | LeGarrette Blount | TB | vs. KC | Got goal line-work in Week 4. |
| 47 | Robert Turbin | SEA | vs. NE | |
| 48 | Delone Carter | IND | at NYJ | Expected to spell Ballard in Colts' backfield. |
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
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