Fantasy: Week 5 Rankings - Running Backs (Early Edition)
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theScore's Justin Boone is coming off his fifth top-10 finish in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition. Follow the links below to see his early rankings for Week 5.
Updated rankings (including PPR) will be released Thursday, with the final version coming down Sunday morning.
You can also find out who the top pickups are in our Week 5 Waiver Wire column.
Standard Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Flex
Running Backs
| Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | @ SEA |
| 2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | vs WAS |
| 3 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | @ HOU |
| 4 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs OAK |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | vs NYG |
| 6 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | @ CAR |
| 7 | James Conner | PIT | vs ATL |
| 8 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs MIA |
| 9 | David Johnson | ARI | @ SF |
| 10 | Kareem Hunt | KC | vs JAC |
| 11 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | @ LAC |
| 12 | Sony Michel | NE | vs IND |
| 13 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | @ KC |
| 14 | Carlos Hyde | CLE | vs BAL |
| 15 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | @ PIT |
| 16 | James White | NE | vs IND |
| 17 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs WAS |
| 18 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | vs GB |
| 19 | Chris Thompson | WAS | @ NO |
| 20 | Matt Breida | SF | vs ARI |
| 21 | Jay Ajayi | PHI | vs MIN |
| 22 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | @ NO |
| 23 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs DAL |
| 24 | Alex Collins | BAL | @ CLE |
| 25 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | @ PHI |
| 26 | Derrick Henry | TEN | @ BUF |
| 27 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs OAK |
| 28 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | @ NYJ |
| 29 | Aaron Jones | GB | @ DET |
| 30 | Dion Lewis | TEN | @ BUF |
| 31 | Royce Freeman | DEN | @ NYJ |
| 32 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | @ CIN |
| 33 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | vs DEN |
| 34 | Javorius Allen | BAL | @ CLE |
| 35 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs DEN |
| 36 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs TEN |
| 37 | Nyheim Hines | IND | @ NE |
| 38 | Mike Davis | SEA | vs LAR |
| 39 | Alfred Morris | SF | vs ARI |
| 40 | Chris Carson | SEA | vs LAR |
| 41 | Ito Smith | ATL | @ PIT |
| 42 | Ty Montgomery | GB | @ DET |
| 43 | C.J. Anderson | CAR | vs NYG |
| 44 | Jamaal Williams | GB | @ DET |
| 45 | Frank Gore | MIA | @ CIN |
| 46 | Latavius Murray | MIN | @ PHI |
| 47 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs GB |
| 48 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | @ NE |
| 49 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs BAL |
| 50 | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | vs MIN |
| 51 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | vs LAR |
| 52 | Chris Ivory | BUF | vs TEN |
| 53 | Alfred Blue | HOU | vs DAL |
| 54 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | vs GB |
| 55 | Corey Grant | JAC | @ KC |
| 56 | Jalen Richard | OAK | @ LAC |
| 57 | Nick Chubb | CLE | vs BAL |
| 58 | Robert Turbin | IND | @ NE |
| 59 | Kyle Juszczyk | SF | vs ARI |
| 60 | Doug Martin | OAK | @ LAC |
| 61 | Spencer Ware | KC | vs JAC |
| 62 | Wayne Gallman | NYG | @ CAR |
| 63 | Malcolm Brown | LAR | @ SEA |
| 64 | Devontae Booker | DEN | @ NYJ |
| 65 | Mark Walton | CIN | vs MIA |
| 66 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | @ SF |
| 67 | Rod Smith | DAL | @ HOU |
| 68 | Marcus Murphy | BUF | vs TEN |
| 69 | Stevan Ridley | PIT | vs ATL |
| 70 | Samaje Perine | WAS | @ NO |