If you had told us back in August that Ryan Mathews would lead our running back rankings heading into Week 10 we'd nod in agreement, pleased that he recovered from his injury woes of 2008. If you told us that Chad Spann, Bernard Pierce and Lance Dunbar would join him in the top ten we would have done a little more research.
Forget preseason rankings and don't worry about name recognition. It's money time and backs that have done it all season and continue to see favorable matchups are the horses to whom you should hitch your wagon.
** Jahvid Best, Lance Dunbar and Dion Lewis rankings updated
1) Ryan Mathews, FRST @ IDAH
2) Chad Spann, NIU vs EMCH
3) Bernard Pierce, TEMP vs MIOH
4) Donald Buckram, UTEP @ TUL
5) Jacquizz Rodgers, ORST @ CAL
6) Harvey Unga, BYU @ WY
7) Montario Hardesty, TENN vs MEM
8) John Clay, WIS @ IND
9) Dion Lewis, PITT vs SYR**
10) Lance Dunbar, NOTX vs LAMO**
11) Mark Ingram, ALA vs LSU
12) Ryan Williams, VATC @ ECU
13) Alfred Morris, FAU @ UAB
14) Noel Devine, WVU vs LOU
15) LaMichael James, ORE @ STAN
16) Daniel Thomas, KNST vs KAN
17) Vai Taua, NEV @ SJST
18) Jahvid Best, CAL vs ORST
19) Derrick Washington, MO vs BAY
20) Robert Turbin, UTST @ HAW
21) Keola Antolin, ARZ vs WAST
22) Shawnbrey McNeal, SMU vs RICE
23) Charles Clay, TULSA vs HOU
24) Eddie Wide, UTAH vs NMEX
25) Jonathan Dwyer, GTCH vs WFST
26) Ben Tate, AUB vs FUR
27) Brandon Wegher, IOWA vs NWU
28) C.J. Spiller, CLEM vs FSU
29) Toby Gerhart, STAN vs ORE
30) Frank Goodin, LAMO @ NOTX
31) DuJuan Harris, TROY @ WKTY
32) Me'co Brown, NIU vs EMCH
33) D.D. Kyles, MDTN vs FIU
34) Washaun Ealey, GA vs TNTC
35) Cyrus Gray, TXAM @ COL
36) Chris Brown, OKLA @ NEB
37) DeMarco Murray, OKLA @ NEB
38) Jacquise Terry, KENT @ AKRN
39) Bryce Beall, HOU @ TULSA
40) Derrick Locke, KTKY vs EKY
41) Brandon West, WMCH @ MIST
42) Andre Anderson, TUL vs UTEP
43) Keith Toston, OKST @ IWST
44) Mikel LeShoure, ILL @ MINN
45) Charles Sims, HOU @ TULSA
46) Armando Allen, ND vs NAVY
47) Carlos Brown, MICH vs PUR
48) Jared Tew, AF vs ARMY
49) Duane Bennett, MINN vs ILL
50) Chris Polk, WASH @ UCLA
51) John Mosure, COST @ UNLV
52) Christine Michael, TXAM @ COL
53) Vince Murray, NAVY @ ND
54) Doug Martin, BOST @ LATC
55) Leonard Mason, COST @ UNLV
56) Jermaine Thomas, FSU @ CLEM
57) Alexander Robinson, IWST vs OKST
58) Rodney Stewart, COL vs TXAM
59) Jamad Williams, TULSA vs HOU
60) Darius Willis, IND vs WIS
61) Andre Dixon, UCONN @ CIN
62) Jordan Todman, UCONN @ CIN
63) Toben Opurum, KAN @ KNST
64) Dominique Lindsay, ECU vs VATC
65) Daniel Porter, LATC vs BOST
66) Edwin Baker, MIST vs WMCH
67) Caleb King, GA vs TNTC
68) Roddy Jones, GTCH vs WFST
69) Anthony Allen, GTCH vs WFST
70) Ralph Bolden, PUR @ MICH
71) Curtis Steele, MEM @ TENN
72) Kenny Miles, SOCAR @ ARK
73) Luke Lippincott, NEV @ SJST
74) Toney Baker, NCST vs MYLD
75) Brynn Harvey, CFLA @ TEX
76) Joseph Turner, TCU @ SDST
77) Brandon Bolden, MISS vs NOAZ
78) DeMaundray Woolridge, IDAH vs FRST
79) Shaun Draughn, UNC vs DUKE
80) Larry Caper, MIST vs WMCH
81) Yobes Walker, LALF @ AKST
82) Reggie Arnold, AKST vs LALF
83) Michael Smith, ARK vs SOCAR
84) Jeremy Avery, BOST @ LATC
85) Evan Royster, PSU vs OSU
86) Daniel Herron, OSU @ PSU
87) Brandon Minor, MICH vs PUR
88) Broderick Green, ARK vs SOCAR
89) Shane Vereen, CAL vs ORST
90) Mikell Simpson, VA @ MIA
91) Charles Scott, LSU @ ALA
92) Roy Helu, NEB vs OKLA
93) Bryce Brown, TENN vs MEM
94) Ed Wesley, TCU @ SDST
95) De'Vion Moore, MO vs BAY
96) Beau Johnson, OKST @ IWST
97) Joe McKnight, USC @ AZST
98) Jeff Demps, FLA vs VNDY
99) Jamie Harper, CLEM vs FSU
100) Matt Kaiserman, BOST @ LATC