Author’s Note: 10/19/19 8:30 am.: We’ve updated our standard running back rankings once more to address the Friday injury reports and we’ve removed the Thursday night players. The big news is that Alvin Kamara is out and David Johnson is a game time decision. Latavius Murray and Chase Edmonds have been moved up. Johnson was also iffy last week, but eventually played. Therefore he has been lowered in the rankings with the expectation of a lighter workload. Chris Thompson is out and Wendell Smallwood has been added.

Running back (standard) rankings update 10/17 7:00 pm.

Saquon Barkley looks like a lock to return from his ankle injury in Week 7 as does Todd Gurley. The news is not as good for Alvin Kamara who is battling a high ankle sprain. It seems Latavius Murray may get the start against a tough Chicago Bears defense. Chris Thompson remained sidelined during practices today and remains unranked.

Nick Chubb’s assault on the league resumed in Week 6. The Cleveland back has over 85 yards rushing in each of his last 4 games and added 5 touchdowns over that span. Chubb is on bye in Week 7 and Kareem Hunt’s return nears so it will be interesting to see how each is used as the season closes out.

Week 7 is going to be a tough ride if you’ve been relying on Christian McCaffrey. The Carolina Panthers are on bye as are Cleveland Browns which leaves the aforementioned Nick Chubb unavailable. You’ll also need to find a replacement for James Conner for his bye week after he just had his best game of the season. The good news is that we might get Saquon Barkley back in time for a wonderful matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. The biggest injury concern is Todd Gurley who missed his Week 6 game. Should he not be able to go again, Darrell Henderson Jr. and Malcolm Brown will go up in the rankings. Keep an eye on Chris Thompson’s practice reports as he is dealing with turf toe and could very likely miss Sunday’s game versus the San Francisco 49ers.

I hate to keep picking on Miami, but the Dolphins set up as a great spot for Devin Singletary to breakout. The rookie rusher should be nearing full health and the Dolphins are a mess. You can also give Joe Mixon a look. Jacksonville hasn’t been too difficult to run on and if A.J. Green returns it could open up things for the running game.