Week one is just hours away and we are excited to bring you our first running back rankings of the new season. As always we will be updating them throughout the weekend so be sure to check back frequently for the most relevant rankings.
One backfield we will be keeping a particular close eye on throughout the week and weekend is the obvious one in the Pittsburgh Steelers where if Le’Veon Bell does not sign his franchise tag contract and report James Conner becomes an instant RB2 in a soft matchup against the Browns. Readers should also note that Jordan Wilkins, who is still available in 67 percent of Yahoo leagues, is set to start for the Indianapolis Colts in a matchup against a Bengals defense that doesn’t necessarily strike much fear into opposing run games aside from pro bowl caliber defensive tackle Geno Atkins, especially with Vontaze Burfict suspended yet again.
The running back position is as deep as it has been in years so hopefully you all have some good tough decisions to make this year as opposed to the bad tough decisions many owners were faced with week to week in recent years.
Without further adieu here are our week one running back rankings:
