Fantasy 101: Top 20 Fantasy Football Running Backs for 2010

July 30, 2010   ·   Chris Maier   ·   Jump to comments


Not long ago, basic fantasy strategy started with taking the best available running backs in rounds one and two.  Yet, the rise of running back committees and pass-happy offenses has limited the number of franchise running backs, while increasing the value of quarterbacks and wide receivers.  For the running back position, this has meant two things:
1. Franchise backs became more valuable - The lack of dominant bell-cow backs has made the remaining few more valuable.   Our rankings feature six such backs (seven if your league is not PPR).
2. The depth has never been greater - A side effect of the committee attacks is quantity of runners available to plug into your lineup in a given week has increased. The difference between the 7th - 20th running back is not as big as in previous seasons.   Further, breakout candidates are plentiful especially among players ranked between 21 - 32.
NFLDraft101 Running Back Rankings:
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