Fantasy Football Week 5: After slow starts, Le'Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliott back on top of RB rankings
Check out our trio of experts' rankings for the running back position.
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Chris Towers
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Editor's Note: Check out a deeper dive into the rankings in our Week 5 Rankings Review piece.
With so many injuries around the NFL at the position, filling out the running back rankings would've been a tough task any week. With bye weeks for the likes of Devonta Freeman, Mark Ingram, C.J. Anderson and Chris Thompson, it's tougher than ever to get to 48. Here's what our experts have to say about the position:
Editor's note: All Rankings updated as of 2:30 pm EST Friday.
| Week 5 RB Rank |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs JAC) | Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs JAC) | Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs JAC) |
| 2 | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (vs GB) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (vs GB) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (vs GB) |
| 3 | Kareem Hunt KC (at HOU) | Todd Gurley LAR (vs SEA) | Kareem Hunt KC (at HOU) |
| 4 | Todd Gurley LAR (vs SEA) | Kareem Hunt KC (at HOU) | Todd Gurley LAR (vs SEA) |
| 5 | Jay Ajayi MIA (vs TEN) | Leonard Fournette JAC (at PIT) | LeSean McCoy BUF (at CIN) |
| 6 | Melvin Gordon LAC (at NYG) | Melvin Gordon LAC (at NYG) | Leonard Fournette JAC (at PIT) |
| 7 | Leonard Fournette JAC (at PIT) | Jay Ajayi MIA (vs TEN) | Carlos Hyde SF (at IND) |
| 8 | LeSean McCoy BUF (at CIN) | LeSean McCoy BUF (at CIN) | Jay Ajayi MIA (vs TEN) |
| 9 | Carlos Hyde SF (at IND) | Bilal Powell NYJ (at CLE) | Melvin Gordon LAC (at NYG) |
| 10 | Bilal Powell NYJ (at CLE) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs ARI) | Jordan Howard CHI (vs MIN) |
| 11 | Jordan Howard CHI (vs MIN) | Jordan Howard CHI (vs MIN) | Lamar Miller HOU (vs KC) |
| 12 | Mike Gillislee NE (at TB) | Carlos Hyde SF (at IND) | Bilal Powell NYJ (at CLE) |
| 13 | Lamar Miller HOU (vs KC) | Lamar Miller HOU (vs KC) | DeMarco Murray TEN (at MIA) |
| 14 | DeMarco Murray TEN (at MIA) | Mike Gillislee NE (at TB) | Mike Gillislee NE (at TB) |
| 15 | Marshawn Lynch OAK (vs BAL) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at DET) | Ameer Abdullah DET (vs CAR) |
| 16 | Frank Gore IND (vs SF) | Marshawn Lynch OAK (vs BAL) | Duke Johnson CLE (vs NYJ) |
| 17 | Latavius Murray MIN (at CHI) | Aaron Jones GB (at DAL) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at DET) |
| 18 | Alex Collins BAL (at OAK) | Latavius Murray MIN (at CHI) | Frank Gore IND (vs SF) |
| 19 | Joe Mixon CIN (vs BUF) | Frank Gore IND (vs SF) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs ARI) |
| 20 | Doug Martin TB (vs NE) | Ameer Abdullah DET (vs CAR) | Joe Mixon CIN (vs BUF) |
| 21 | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs ARI) | Joe Mixon CIN (vs BUF) | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at DET) |
| 22 | Wayne Gallman NYG (vs LAC) | DeMarco Murray TEN (at MIA) | Tarik Cohen CHI (vs MIN) |
| 23 | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at DET) | Thomas Rawls SEA (at LAR) | Marshawn Lynch OAK (vs BAL) |
| 24 | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs NYJ) | Alex Collins BAL (at OAK) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs NYJ) |
| 25 | Duke Johnson CLE (vs NYJ) | Duke Johnson CLE (vs NYJ) | James White NE (at TB) |
| 26 | Ameer Abdullah DET (vs CAR) | Wayne Gallman NYG (vs LAC) | Javorius Allen BAL (at OAK) |
| 27 | James White NE (at TB) | Doug Martin TB (vs NE) | Alex Collins BAL (at OAK) |
| 28 | Andre Ellington ARI (at PHI) | Andre Ellington ARI (at PHI) | Latavius Murray MIN (at CHI) |
| 29 | Aaron Jones GB (at DAL) | Corey Clement PHI (vs ARI) | Andre Ellington ARI (at PHI) |
| 30 | Thomas Rawls SEA (at LAR) | Tarik Cohen CHI (vs MIN) | Wayne Gallman NYG (vs LAC) |
| 31 | Tarik Cohen CHI (vs MIN) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs NYJ) | Aaron Jones GB (at DAL) |
| 32 | Elijah McGuire NYJ (at CLE) | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at DET) | Thomas Rawls SEA (at LAR) |
| 33 | Corey Clement PHI (vs ARI) | James White NE (at TB) | Doug Martin TB (vs NE) |
| 34 | Eddie Lacy SEA (at LAR) | Elijah McGuire NYJ (at CLE) | Eddie Lacy SEA (at LAR) |
| 35 | Giovani Bernard CIN (vs BUF) | Eddie Lacy SEA (at LAR) | Jacquizz Rodgers TB (vs NE) |
| 36 | Javorius Allen BAL (at OAK) | Javorius Allen BAL (at OAK) | Derrick Henry TEN (at MIA) |
| 37 | Jerick McKinnon MIN (at CHI) | Jacquizz Rodgers TB (vs NE) | D'Onta Foreman HOU (vs KC) |
| 38 | Jacquizz Rodgers TB (vs NE) | Giovani Bernard CIN (vs BUF) | Jerick McKinnon MIN (at CHI) |
| 39 | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at DET) | J.D. McKissic SEA (at LAR) | Terrance West BAL (at OAK) |
| 40 | D'Onta Foreman HOU (vs KC) | Jerick McKinnon MIN (at CHI) | Theo Riddick DET (vs CAR) |
| 41 | Derrick Henry TEN (at MIA) | Shane Vereen NYG (vs LAC) | Chris Johnson ARI (at PHI) |
| 42 | Shane Vereen NYG (vs LAC) | Derrick Henry TEN (at MIA) | Shane Vereen NYG (vs LAC) |
| 43 | J.D. McKissic SEA (at LAR) | Theo Riddick DET (vs CAR) | Elijah McGuire NYJ (at CLE) |
| 44 | Matt Breida SF (at IND) | Dion Lewis NE (at TB) | Giovani Bernard CIN (vs BUF) |
| 45 | Terrance West BAL (at OAK) | Chris Ivory JAC (at PIT) | Corey Clement PHI (vs ARI) |
| 46 | Theo Riddick DET (vs CAR) | Chris Johnson ARI (at PHI) | Jalen Richard OAK (vs BAL) |
| 47 | Dion Lewis NE (at TB) | Terrance West BAL (at OAK) | Chris Ivory JAC (at PIT) |
| 48 | Chris Johnson ARI (at PHI) | D'Onta Foreman HOU (vs KC) | DeAndre Washington OAK (vs BAL) |
