2006-07 NFL Fantasy Running Back Ratings

This is the second part in a full-week feature of37. Fred Taylor (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Fantasy Football rankings. We have gone over the38. Cedric Benson (Chicago Bears)
top quarterbacks, and we'll now continue with the39. Brandon Jacobs (New York Giants)
running-backs. We still have the wide receivers,40. Samkon Gado (Green Bay Packers)
tight ends, kickers, and defenses, left on tap for41. T.J. Duckett (Atlanta Falcons)
the rest of the week. We will also be including our42. Laurence Maroney (New England Patriots)
"sleeper", "busts" , "break-out", and our "best43. Joseph Addai (Indianapolis Colts)
overall value" picks for you in your fantasy draft.44. Michael Pittman (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Today, we will be covering the runningbacks for45. Tatum Bell (Denver Broncos)
your 2006-07 NFL season. This is a top list for46. Ryan Moats (Philadelphia Eagles)
who we think will perform the best, fantasy wise,47. DeAngelo Williams (Carolina Panthers)
in the upcoming football season.48. Mike Anderson (Baltimore Ravens)
1. Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks)49. Ron Dayne (Denver Broncos)
2. Larry Johnson (Kansas City Chiefs)50. Najeh Davenport (Green Bay Packers)
3. Ladanian Tomlinson (San Diego Chargers)Sleepers: Lamont Jordan, Deuce McAllister, Michael
4. Tiki Barber (New York Giants)Pittman
5. Edgerrin James (Arizona Cardinals)(Coming off a disappointing season, I expect
6. Ronnie Brown (Miami Dolphins)Jordan to bounce back and have a strong year
7. Steven Jackson (St. Louis Rams)with a new QB and new coach. McAllister was a
8. Rudi Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals)Pro-Bowl running back before last year's injury;
9. Brian Westbrook (Philadelphia Eagles)Bush isn't going to get every single carry for the
10. Clinton Portis (Washington Redskins) *INJ*Saints, so I wouldn't overlook McAllister. Pittman is
11. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams (Tampa Baygoing to see some time in Tampa, especially if the
BuccaneersCadillac breaks down, which many people expect
12. Lamont Jordan (Oakland Raidersjust might happen.)
13. Julius Jones (Dallas Cowboys)Busts: Brian Westbrook, Mike Bell, & Cedric
14. Willis McGahee (Buffalo Bills)Benson
15. Dominack Davis (Houston Texans)(I could be wrong about Westbrook, but I'm not
16. Willie Parker (Pittsburgh Steelers)sold on the Eagles, or Westbrook's health being
17. Reggie Bush (New Orleans Saints)100%. It's a nice story for Mike Bell in becoming
18. Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens)named the #1 RB, but let's get real. It's still
19. DeShaun Foster (Carolina Panthers)August and Tatum Bell is still going to get his
20. Corey Dillon (New England Patriots)carries. When has Cedric Benson not been a bust
21. Warrick Dunn (Atlanta Falcons)for fantasy owners?)
22. Reuben Droughns (Cleveland Browns)Best Values: Rudi Johnson & Steven Jackson
23. Chester Taylor (Minnesota Vikings)(Johnson has quietly put up back to back years of
24. Ahman Green (Green Bay Packers)at least 1,400 yards and 12 TD's. This guy is
25. Kevin Jones (Detroit Lions)definitely underrated, and will only improve as his
26. Mike Bell (Denver Broncos)team improves. Entering his third year in the
27. Frank Gore (San Francisco 49'ers)league, this is going to be a big year for Jackson.
28. Thomas Jones (Chicago Bears)With Marshall Faulk completely out of the picture
29. Chris Brown (Tennessee Titans)at this point, this will be Jackson's season.)
30. Greg Jones (Jacksonville Jaguars)Break-Out Year: Ronnie Brown
31. Cedric Houston (New York Jets)(Ronnie Brown was impressive when given the
32. Kevan Barlow (San Francisco 49'ers)ball last year for the Dolphins. With Ricky Williams
33. Dominic Rhodes (Indianapolis Colts)out of the picture entirely, Brown will be the
34. Chris Perry (Cincinnati Bengals)featured back in the offense for Nick Saban and
35. Marion Barber (Dallas Cowboys)company. With a legit QB in Culpepper, the
36. Deuce McAllister (New Orleans Saints)Dolphins will be for real, so will Brown.