Week 7 is here, ladies and gentlemen. Le’Veon Bell, Kareem Hunt, Todd Gurley, and Leonard Fournette remain the cream of the crop at this position so far this season. The Detroit Lions and Houston Texans enter their bye week while the Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, and Seattle Seahawks are returning for their week off. That means replacements will be needed for Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick, and Lamar Miller.
Fantasy football rankings 2017: Running backs in standard leagues for NFL Week 7
The SB Nation fantasy staff rounds up the rankings for the top 50 running backs in standard leagues for Week 7.
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Lucky for you, we have ranked all the best running back options this week. Some deeper waiver wire adds that could possibly help your team include Samaje Perine, D’Onta Foreman, Matt Forte, Alex Collins, and Chris Ivory. Below, the SB Nation fantasy staff rounds up the rankings for the top 50 running backs in standard leagues for Week 6.
There is also notable news around Ezekiel Elliott. The Dallas Cowboys running back filed for and received a new temporary restraining order that will allow him to play until the district court in New York hears his lawsuit seeking an injunction against the NFL. The TRO lasts until the end of the month, or when the court decides on his injunction, whichever comes first.
Running back (standard) rankings, Week 7
(SK: Scott Kaliska; JG: Jeff Goldberg; DG: Derek Gordon; KB: Kyle Bennett; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)
RB (standard) rankings, Week 7
Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp | SK | JG | DG | KB | ZS | JM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Hunt | KC | @ OAK | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | vs. CIN | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | @ NE | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. TB | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs. ARI | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | @ IND | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | @ SF | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs. DEN | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Doug Martin | TB | @ BUF | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Carlos Hyde | SF | vs. DAL | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Jay Ajayi | MIA | vs. NYJ | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | vs. BAL | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Mark Ingram | NO | @ GB | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. CAR | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| 15 | Adrian Peterson | ARI | @ LAR | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| 16 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | @ CHI | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | @ CLE | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | vs. KC | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
| 19 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | @ LAC | 14 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
| 20 | Joe Mixon | CIN | @ PIT | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 21 | Aaron Jones | GB | vs. NO | 30 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| 22 | Alvin Kamara | NO | @ GB | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 23 | Frank Gore | IND | vs. JAC | 29 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 19 |
| 24 | Ty Montgomery | GB | vs. NO | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | Chris Thompson | WAS | @ PHI | 20 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 31 |
| 26 | LeGarrette Blount | PHI | vs. WAS | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 27 | Alex Collins | BAL | @ MIN | 38 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 23 |
| 28 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | @ NE | 21 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 29 | Matt Forte | NYJ | @ MIA | 35 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 25 |
| 30 | Dion Lewis | NE | vs. ATL | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 |
| 31 | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | vs. SEA | 26 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 34 |
| 32 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @ CHI | 37 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
| 33 | Buck Allen | BAL | @ MIN | 27 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 39 |
| 34 | Derrick Henry | TEN | @ CLE | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 35 |
| 35 | Thomas Rawls | SEA | @ NYG | 44 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| 36 | Duke Johnson Jr. | CLE | vs. TEN | 25 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 40 | 38 |
| 37 | Eddie Lacy | SEA | @ NYG | -- | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
| 38 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. TEN | 33 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | vs. CAR | 40 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 40 |
| 40 | James White | NE | vs. ATL | 34 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| 41 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs. BAL | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 |
| 42 | Chris Ivory | JAC | @ IND | 45 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 36 |
| 43 | Marlon Mack | IND | vs. JAC | 39 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 45 |
| 44 | Samaje Perine | WAS | @ PHI | 49 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
| 45 | Elijah McGuire | NYJ | @ MIA | -- | 43 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 44 |
| 46 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | @ PIT | -- | 45 | 45 | 49 | 37 | 46 |
| 47 | Jamaal Charles | DEN | @ LAC | 43 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 48 |
| 48 | Mike Gillislee | NE | vs. ATL | 36 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 49 |
| 49 | Darren McFadden | DAL | @ SF | 41 | -- | 47 | 47 | 47 | -- |
| 50 | Andre Ellington | ARI | @ LAR | 46 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Wayne Gallman | NYG | vs. SEA | -- | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | -- |
| -- | Alfred Morris | DAL | @ SF | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | vs. WAS | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 |
| -- | Bilal Powell | NYJ | @ MIA | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Robert Kelley | WAS | @ PHI | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Jalen Richard | OAK | vs. KC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 |
