Fantasy Football Week 7 RB Rankings: Injuries enough to force DeMarco Murray, Leonard Fournette out?
Jerick McKinnon and Adrian Peterson once shared a backfield. Both ran wild in Week 6. What do our experts expect for Week 7?
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Chris Towers
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Here are the first batch of rankings from our trio of experts to kick off the week. These rankings have been updated to reflect the latest news and injuries from around the league as of publication, but they will be updated throughout the week.
PPR Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST
Editor's note: All Rankings updated as of 9 a.m. EST Sunday.
| Week 7 RB Rank |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Hunt KC (at OAK) | Devonta Freeman ATL (at NE) | Kareem Hunt KC (at OAK) |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs CIN) | Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs CIN) | Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs CIN) |
| 3 | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at SF) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at SF) | Ezekiel Elliott DAL (at SF) |
| 4 | Mark Ingram NO (at GB) | Jordan Howard CHI (vs CAR) | LeSean McCoy BUF (vs TB) |
| 5 | Devonta Freeman ATL (at NE) | Kareem Hunt KC (at OAK) | Todd Gurley LAR (vs ARI) |
| 6 | LeSean McCoy BUF (vs TB) | Todd Gurley LAR (vs ARI) | Devonta Freeman ATL (at NE) |
| 7 | Jay Ajayi MIA (vs NYJ) | Doug Martin TB (at BUF) | Mark Ingram NO (at GB) |
| 8 | Todd Gurley LAR (vs ARI) | Mark Ingram NO (at GB) | Melvin Gordon LAC (vs DEN) |
| 9 | Jordan Howard CHI (vs CAR) | LeSean McCoy BUF (vs TB) | Jay Ajayi MIA (vs NYJ) |
| 10 | Carlos Hyde SF (vs DAL) | Jay Ajayi MIA (vs NYJ) | Jordan Howard CHI (vs CAR) |
| 11 | Jerick McKinnon MIN (vs BAL) | Jerick McKinnon MIN (vs BAL) | Jerick McKinnon MIN (vs BAL) |
| 12 | Adrian Peterson ARI (at LAR) | Adrian Peterson ARI (at LAR) | Carlos Hyde SF (vs DAL) |
| 13 | Melvin Gordon LAC (vs DEN) | Melvin Gordon LAC (vs DEN) | Doug Martin TB (at BUF) |
| 14 | C.J. Anderson DEN (at LAC) | DeMarco Murray TEN (at CLE) | C.J. Anderson DEN (at LAC) |
| 15 | Doug Martin TB (at BUF) | Carlos Hyde SF (vs DAL) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs WAS) |
| 16 | Chris Ivory JAC (at IND) | C.J. Anderson DEN (at LAC) | Alvin Kamara NO (at GB) |
| 17 | DeMarco Murray TEN (at CLE) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at CHI) | DeMarco Murray TEN (at CLE) |
| 18 | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at CHI) | Tevin Coleman ATL (at NE) | Joe Mixon CIN (at PIT) |
| 19 | Tevin Coleman ATL (at NE) | Chris Ivory JAC (at IND) | Chris Ivory JAC (at IND) |
| 20 | Alvin Kamara NO (at GB) | Joe Mixon CIN (at PIT) | Chris Thompson WAS (at PHI) |
| 21 | Chris Thompson WAS (at PHI) | Alvin Kamara NO (at GB) | Marshawn Lynch OAK (vs KC) |
| 22 | Joe Mixon CIN (at PIT) | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs WAS) | Adrian Peterson ARI (at LAR) |
| 23 | LeGarrette Blount PHI (vs WAS) | Chris Thompson WAS (at PHI) | Tevin Coleman ATL (at NE) |
| 24 | Derrick Henry TEN (at CLE) | Marshawn Lynch OAK (vs KC) | Christian McCaffrey CAR (at CHI) |
| 25 | James White NE (vs ATL) | Duke Johnson CLE (vs TEN) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs TEN) |
| 26 | Wendell Smallwood PHI (vs WAS) | Orleans Darkwa NYG (vs SEA) | Alex Collins BAL (at MIN) |
| 27 | Marshawn Lynch OAK (vs KC) | Matt Forte NYJ (at MIA) | Frank Gore IND (vs JAC) |
| 28 | Duke Johnson CLE (vs TEN) | Derrick Henry TEN (at CLE) | Duke Johnson CLE (vs TEN) |
| 29 | Orleans Darkwa NYG (vs SEA) | Wendell Smallwood PHI (vs WAS) | Orleans Darkwa NYG (vs SEA) |
| 30 | Javorius Allen BAL (at MIN) | Dion Lewis NE (vs ATL) | Ty Montgomery GB (vs NO) |
| 31 | Ty Montgomery GB (vs NO) | Marlon Mack IND (vs JAC) | Derrick Henry TEN (at CLE) |
| 32 | Dion Lewis NE (vs ATL) | James White NE (vs ATL) | Matt Forte NYJ (at MIA) |
| 33 | Rob Kelley WAS (at PHI) | Frank Gore IND (vs JAC) | Aaron Jones GB (vs NO) |
| 34 | Frank Gore IND (vs JAC) | Rob Kelley WAS (at PHI) | Javorius Allen BAL (at MIN) |
| 35 | Thomas Rawls SEA (at NYG) | Mike Gillislee NE (vs ATL) | Rob Kelley WAS (at PHI) |
| 36 | Marlon Mack IND (vs JAC) | Thomas Rawls SEA (at NYG) | Dion Lewis NE (vs ATL) |
| 37 | Aaron Jones GB (vs NO) | Jamaal Charles DEN (at LAC) | James White NE (vs ATL) |
| 38 | Matt Forte NYJ (at MIA) | Javorius Allen BAL (at MIN) | Mike Gillislee NE (vs ATL) |
| 39 | Alex Collins BAL (at MIN) | Alex Collins BAL (at MIN) | Marlon Mack IND (vs JAC) |
| 40 | Mike Gillislee NE (vs ATL) | Aaron Jones GB (vs NO) | Jamaal Charles DEN (at LAC) |
| 41 | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at CHI) | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs TEN) | Thomas Rawls SEA (at NYG) |
| 42 | Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs TEN) | Ty Montgomery GB (vs NO) | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at CHI) |
| 43 | Jamaal Charles DEN (at LAC) | Giovani Bernard CIN (at PIT) | Eddie Lacy SEA (at NYG) |
| 44 | Tarik Cohen CHI (vs CAR) | Tarik Cohen CHI (vs CAR) | Bilal Powell NYJ (at MIA) |
| 45 | Bilal Powell NYJ (at MIA) | Jonathan Stewart CAR (at CHI) | Tarik Cohen CHI (vs CAR) |
| 46 | Eddie Lacy SEA (at NYG) | Bilal Powell NYJ (at MIA) | Andre Ellington ARI (at LAR) |
| 47 | Latavius Murray MIN (vs BAL) | Eddie Lacy SEA (at NYG) | Samaje Perine WAS (at PHI) |
| 48 | Giovani Bernard CIN (at PIT) | Samaje Perine WAS (at PHI) | Latavius Murray MIN (vs BAL) |
