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| Tier rankings: Running backs | |||||
| Rk | Tier | Round | Player | Tm | Bye |
| 1 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Chris Johnson | TEN | 9 |
| 2 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | 9 |
| 3 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Ray Rice | BAL | 8 |
| 4 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | 4 |
| 5 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Frank Gore | SF | 9 |
| 6 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Michael Turner | ATL | 8 |
| 7 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Ryan Mathews | SD | 10 |
| 8 | Tier 1 | Round 1 | Steven Jackson | STL | 9 |
| 9 | Tier 2 | Round 2 | Shonn Greene | NYJ | 7 |
| 10 | Tier 2 | Round 3 | Joseph Addai | IND | 7 |
| 11 | Tier 2 | Round 3 | Cedric Benson | CIN | 6 |
| 12 | Tier 2 | Round 3 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | 6 |
| 13 | Tier 2 | Round 3 | Pierre Thomas | NO | 10 |
| 14 | Tier 2 | Round 3 | Rashard Mendenhall | PIT | 5 |
| 15 | Tier 2 | Round 3 | Knowshon Moreno | DEN | 9 |
| 16 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Ronnie Brown | MIA | 5 |
| 17 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | 6 |
| 18 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Ryan Grant | GB | 10 |
| 19 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Chris Wells | ARI | 6 |
| 20 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Jamaal Charles | KC | 4 |
| 21 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | 6 |
| 22 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Jahvid Best | DET | 7 |
| 23 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Arian Foster | HOU | 7 |
| 24 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Matt Forte | CHI | 8 |
| 25 | Tier 3 | Round 4 | Clinton Portis | WAS | 9 |
| 26 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Reggie Bush | NO | 10 |
| 27 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Jerome Harrison | CLE | 8 |
| 28 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Ahmad Bradshaw | NYG | 8 |
| 29 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | 8 |
| 30 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Marion Barber | DAL | 4 |
| 31 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Brandon Jacobs | NYG | 8 |
| 32 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Ricky Williams | MIA | 5 |
| 33 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Steve Slaton | HOU | 7 |
| 34 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Darren Sproles | SD | 10 |
| 35 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Chester Taylor | CHI | 8 |
| 36 | Tier 4 | Rounds 5-6 | Thomas Jones | KC | 4 |
| 37 | Tier 5 | Rounds 7-8 | LaDainian Tomlinson | NYJ | 7 |
| 38 | Tier 5 | Rounds 7-8 | Felix Jones | DAL | 4 |
| 39 | Tier 5 | Rounds 7-8 | Cadillac Williams | TB | 4 |
| 40 | Tier 5 | Rounds 7-8 | Donald Brown | IND | 7 |
| 41 | Tier 6 | Rounds 9-10 | Fred Jackson | BUF | 6 |
| 42 | Tier 6 | Rounds 9-10 | Mike Bell | PHI | 8 |
| 43 | Tier 6 | Rounds 9-10 | Justin Forsett | SEA | 5 |
| 44 | Tier 6 | Rounds 9-10 | Tim Hightower | ARI | 6 |
| 45 | Tier 7 | Rounds 11-12 | Brian Westbrook | SF | 9 |
| 46 | Tier 7 | Rounds 11-12 | Mewelde Moore | PIT | 5 |
| 47 | Tier 7 | Rounds 11-12 | Toby Gerhart | MIN | 4 |
| 48 | Tier 7 | Rounds 11-12 | Laurence Maroney | NE | 5 |
| 49 | Tier 7 | Rounds 11-12 | Javon Ringer | TEN | 9 |
| 50 | Tier 7 | Rounds 11-12 | Bernard Scott | CIN | 6 |
| 51 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Julius Jones | SEA | 5 |
| 52 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Michael Bush | OAK | 10 |
| 53 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Correll Buckhalter | DEN | 9 |
| 54 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Darren McFadden | OAK | 10 |
| 55 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Anthony Dixon | SF | 9 |
| 56 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Willis McGahee | BAL | 8 |
| 57 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Larry Johnson | WAS | 9 |
| 58 | Tier 8 | Rounds 13-14 | Brandon Jackson | GB | 10 |
| 59 | Tier 9 | Jerious Norwood | ATL | 8 | |
| 60 | Tier 9 | Sammy Morris | NE | 5 | |
| 61 | Tier 9 | Rashad Jennings | JAC | 9 | |
| 62 | Tier 9 | Tashard Choice | DAL | 4 | |
| 63 | Tier 9 | Leonard Weaver | PHI | 8 | |
| 64 | Tier 9 | Leon Washington | SEA | 5 | |
| 65 | Tier 9 | Derrick Ward | HOU | 7 | |
| 66 | Tier 9 | Fred Taylor | NE | 5 | |
| 67 | Tier 9 | Marshawn Lynch | BUF | 6 | |
| 68 | Tier 9 | Chris Ivory | NO | 10 | |
| 69 | Tier 9 | Albert Young | MIN | 4 | |
| 70 | Tier 9 | Kenneth Darby | STL | 9 | |
| 71 | Tier 9 | Le'Ron McClain | BAL | 8 | |
| 72 | Tier 9 | Maurice Morris | DET | 7 | |
| 73 | Tier 10 | Jonathan Dwyer | PIT | 5 | |
| 74 | Tier 10 | Earnest Graham | TB | 4 | |
| 75 | Tier 10 | James Davis | CLE | 8 | |
| 76 | Tier 10 | DeShawn Wynn | NO | 10 | |
| 77 | Tier 10 | Joe McKnight | NYJ | 7 | |
| 78 | Tier 10 | Kevin Faulk | NE | 5 | |
| 79 | Tier 10 | Peyton Hillis | CLE | 8 | |
| 80 | Tier 10 | Danny Ware | NYG | 8 | |
| 81 | Tier 10 | Jason Snelling | ATL | 8 | |
| 82 | Tier 10 | Mike Hart | IND | 7 | |
| 83 | Tier 10 | Mike Goodson | CAR | 6 | |
| 84 | Tier 10 | Kevin Smith | DET | 7 | |
| 85 | Tier 10 | Kareem Huggins | TB | 4 | |
| 86 | Tier 11 | Michael Bennett | OAK | 10 | |
| 87 | Tier 11 | Cedric Peerman | CIN | 6 | |
| 88 | Tier 11 | Eldra Buckley | PHI | 8 | |
| 89 | Tier 12 | Kahlil Bell | CHI | 8 | |
| 90 | Tier 11 | Lance Ball | DEN | 9 | |
| 91 | Tier 11 | Lex Hilliard | MIA | 5 | |
| 92 | Tier 11 | Jason Wright | ARI | 6 | |
| 93 | Tier 11 | Mike Karney | STL | 9 | |
| 94 | Tier 11 | Mike Sellers | WAS | 9 | |
| 95 | Tier 11 | LaGarrette Blount | TEN | 9 | |
| 96 | Tier 11 | Jared Parmele | BAL | 8 | |
| 97 | Tier 11 | Jacob Hester | SD | 10 | |
| 98 | Tier 11 | Deji Karim | JAC | 9 | |
| 99 | Tier 11 | Clifton Smith | TB | 4 | |
| 100 | Tier 11 | Jackie Battle | KC | 4 | |
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