Ladd Biro's Top 50 Running Backs Rankings are based on each player's projected position by the end of the 2008 season. This is a value ranking, NOT a recommended draft order. Players may be drafted significantly higher or lower based upon their perceived value to other owners. Stats are from 2007.

Near Insurance Levels Elite Solid Marginal Updated: 9/1/08 Elite Only RUSH RUSH REC RANK PLAYER TEAM EXP REC REC TDS YDS TDS YDS 1 LaDainian Tomlinson SD 7 1,474 15 60 475 3 2 Brian Westbrook PHI 6 1,333 7 90 771 5 3 Adrian Peterson MIN 1 1,341 12 19 268 1 4 Joseph Addai IND 2 1,072 12 41 364 3 5 Steven Jackson STL 4 1,002 5 38 271 1 6 Clinton Portis WAS 6 1,262 11 47 389 0 7 Marion Barber III DAL 3 975 10 44 282 2 8 Frank Gore SF 3 1,102 5 53 436 1 9 Larry Johnson KC 5 559 3 30 186 1 10 Marshawn Lynch BUF 1 1,115 7 18 184 0 11 Maurice Jones-Drew JAX 2 768 9 40 407 0 12 Ryan Grant GB 3 956 8 30 147 0 13 Brandon Jacobs NYG 3 1,011 4 23 174 2 14 Jamal Lewis CLE 8 1,304 9 30 248 2 15 Thomas Jones NYJ 8 1,119 1 28 217 1 16 Earnest Graham TB 4 898 10 49 324 0 17 Willie Parker PIT 4 1,316 2 23 164 0 18 Reggie Bush NO 2 581 4 73 417 2 19 Michael Turner ATL 4 316 1 4 16 0 20 Willis McGahee BAL 4 1,207 7 43 231 1 21 Laurence Maroney NE 2 835 6 4 116 0 22 Darren McFadden OAK R * * * * * 23 Edgerrin James ARI 9 1,232 7 25 196 0 24 Selvin Young DEN 1 729 1 35 231 0 25 DeAngelo Williams CAR 2 717 4 23 177 1 26 Chris Perry CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 Fred Taylor JAX 10 1,202 5 9 58 0 28 Ronnie Brown MIA 3 602 4 39 389 1 29 Chris Johnson TEN R * * * * * 30 Kevin Smith DET R * * * * * 31 LenDale White TEN 2 1,108 7 20 114 0 32 Ricky Williams MIA 9 15 0 0 0 0 33 Julius Jones SEA 4 585 2 23 203 0 34 Chester Taylor MIN 6 844 7 29 281 0 35 Jonathan Stewart CAR R * * * * * 36 Matt Forte CHI R * * * * * 37 Justin Fargas OAK 5 1,009 4 23 188 0 38 Pierre Thomas NO 1 251 1 19 152 1 39 Steve Slaton HOU R * * * * * 40 Jerious Norwood ATL 2 615 1 28 277 0 41 Ray Rice BAL R * * * * * 42 Rudi Johnson F/A 6 497 3 13 110 1 43 Felix Jones DAL R * * * * * 44 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG 1 190 1 2 12 0 45 Deuce McAllister NO 7 92 0 4 15 0 46 Lorenzo Booker PHI 1 125 0 28 237 0 47 Jacob Hester SD R * * * * * 48 Ahman Green HOU 10 260 2 14 123 0 49 Rashard Mendenhall PIT R * * * * * 50 Sammy Morris NE 8 384 3 6 35 0