Consensus Top RBs for 2010 Fantasy Football

As we roll on with the consensus 2010 rankings, we'll take a look at a position that will likely make or break your fantasy season; the running backs. Last year, I picked 7th in one of my drafts and I watched as guys like Matt Forte, Steve Slaton and LaDanian Tomlinson were drafted ahead of Maurice Jones-Drew. I happily sat there at 7 and couldn't click the "DRAFT" button fast enough when it was my turn and MJD was still on the board. It wasn't that those guys were bad going into the season, it was just that MJD was more of a sure thing in my mind. As it turned out, Forte and Slaton were total busts and MJD had an excellent fantasy season.

Who will be this year's Matt Forte or Steven Slaton? Who will step up like Chris Johnson and rise up the RB rankings?

Consensus RB Rankings 2010 Fantasy Football:

1. Chris Johnson, RB TEN

2. Adrian Peterson, RB MIN

3. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB JAC           
4. Ray Rice, RB BAL
5. Frank Gore, RB SF
6. Michael Turner, RB ATL
7. Steven Jackson, RB STL
8. DeAngelo Williams, RB CAR
9. Cedric Benson, RB CIN
10. Rashard Mendenhall, RB PIT
11. Ryan Grant, RB GB
12. Shonn Green, RB NYJ
13. Ryan Matthews, RB SD
14. Jamaal Charles, RB KC

15. Beanie Wells, RB ARI

16. Pierre Thomas, RB NO

17. Knowshown Moreno, RB DEN
18. LeSean McCoy, RB PHI
19. Joseph Addai, RB IND
20. Jonathan Stewart, RB CAR
21. Ronnie Brown, RB MIA
22. Matt Forte, RB CHI
23. Brandon Jacobs, RB NYG
24. Javid Best, RB DET
25. Felix Jones, RB DAL
26. Marion Barber, RB DAL
27. Reggie Bush, RB NO
28. CJ Spiller, RB BUF

29. Ricky Williams, RB MIA

30. Arian Foster, RB HOU

31. Ahmad Bradshaw, RB NYG

32. Jerome Harrison, RB CLE
33. Justin Foresett, RB SEA
34. Clinton Portis, RB WAS
35. Thomas Jones, RB KC
36. Michael Bush, RB OAK
37. Fred Jackson, RB BUF
38. Steve Slaton, RB HOU
39. Cadillac Williams, RB TB
40. LaDanian Tomlinson, RB NYJ
41. Donald Brown, RB IND
42. Darren McFadden, RB OAK
43. Chester Taylor, RB CHI
44. Tim Hightower, RB ARI

45. Laurence Maroney, WR NE
46. Montario Hardesty, RB CLE
47. Darren Sproles, RB SD
48. Willis McGahee, RB BAL
49. Correll Buckhalter, RB DEN
50. Julius Jones, RB SEA
51. Derrik Ward, RB TB
52. Kevin Smith, RB DET
53. Bernard Scott, RB CIN
54. Larry Johnson, RB WAS
55. Marshawn Lynch, RB BUF
56. Brian Westbrook, RB SF
57. Mike Bell, RB PHI
58. Leon Washington, RB SEA

59. Toby Geherert, RB MIN

60. Jason Snelling, RB ATL

61. Javon Ringer, RB TEN

62. Tashard Choice, RB DAL

63. Jerious Norwood, RB ATL
64. Fred Taylor, RB NE
65. Anthony Dixon, RB SF
66. Sammy Morris, RB NE
67. Rashad Jennings, RB JAC
68. Jonathan Dwyer, RB PIT
69. Joe McKnight, RB NYJ
70. Willie Parker, RB WAS
71. Mwelde Moore, RB PIT
72. Brandon Jackson, RB GB
73. Lex Hillard, RB/WR MIA
74. Kevin Faulk, RB NE
75. Payton Hillis, RB CLE

This is a pretty robust list of RBs, but it gives you an idea of who is ranked where amongst the RBs and what guys you could go after later in the draft that might get you some good value.