2009 Top 50 College Fantasy Football Running Backs

College fantasy football is a little bit different than NFL fantasy football. While its hard to argue the importance of having a high-scoring quarterback in pro fantasy football, filling in the running back positions with stud players is generally priority no. 1 in any NFL draft.

In contrast to the pro game, the first round of most college fantasy football drafts will be dominated by quarterbacks and filled in with a few other elite players at the skill positions.

In 2009, college fantasy football running backs are led by Ball State’s MiQuale Lewis, the top scoring returning running back in college football from 2008. Lewis scored 22 touchdowns on the ground as a junior last season, totaling 2,061 yards of offense for the Cardinal team that finished 12-2 and no. 22 in the final BCS standings.

Check out our ranking of the top 50 running backs heading into the 2009 college fantasy football season.

  1. MiQuale Lewis, Ball State
  2. LeGarrett Blount, Oregon
  3. Andre Anderson, Tulane
  4. Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State
  5. Kendall Hunter, Oklahoma State
  6. DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma
  7. James Starks, Buffalo
  8. Noel Devine, West Virginia
  9. Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
  10. Jonathan Dwyer, Georgia Tech
  11. C.J. Spiller, Clemson
  12. Josh Adams, Wake Forest
  13. Jake Sharp, Kansas
  14. Jahvid Best, California
  15. John Clay, Wisconsin
  16. Evan Royster, Penn State
  17. Mike Ford, USF
  18. Brandon Minor, Michigan
  19. Joe McKnight, USC
  20. Baron Batch, Texas Tech
  21. Stafon Johnson, USC
  22. Bryce Beall, Houston
  23. Vai Taua, Nevada
  24. Derrick Washington, Missouri
  25. Harvey Unga, BYU
  26. Toby Gerhart, Stanford
  27. Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss
  28. Chris Brown, Oklahoma
  29. Michael Smith, Arkansas
  30. Charles Scott, LSU
  31. DuJuan Harris, Troy
  32. Brandon West, Western Michigan
  33. Baron Batch, Texas Tech
  34. Daniel Porter, Louisiana Tech
  35. Eugene Jarvis, Kent State
  36. Victor Anderson, Louisville
  37. Philip Tanner, Middle Tennessee
  38. Nic Grigsby, Arizona
  39. Curtis Steele, Memphis
  40. Darren Evans, Virginia Tech
  41. Cam Montgomery, North Texas
  42. Da’Rell Scott, Maryland
  43. Roy Helu, Nebraska
  44. Frank Goodin, Louisiana-Monroe
  45. Darius Marshall, Marshall
  46. Morgan Williams, Toledo
  47. Robert Turbin, Utah State
  48. Terence Blevins, Eastern Michigan
  49. Mark Ingram, Alabama
  50. Bryce Brown, Tennessee

Check out our other 2009 college fantasy football rankings:
Quarterbacks | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends