1. Le’Veon Bell, PIT

Bell was the NFL’s official Fantasy MVP last year. He racked up 2,215 yards from scrimmage and scored 11 touchdowns. More than 850 of those yards came courtesy of his 83 receptions. He had an incredible run of three games down the stretch with at least 200 yards and a TD in each game. Bell totaled 711 yards and five TDs while on that run. Bell says he’s only gotten better this offseason and is now much quicker.

Ben Roethlisberger clearly loves to use him in the passing game and wideouts like Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant make it impossible to stack the box and key in on the talented young back. Look for him to get even better this season as will the Steelers’ offense. However, he will miss the first two weeks due to a suspension stemming from a DUI last August. He’s still the top back, which should tell you how great he truly is.

2. Eddie Lacy, GB

Lacy has been slowly climbing up my ranks all summer and now he’s all the way up at No. 2. He’s one of the safer backs in the league, and the loss of Jordy Nelson gave him enough of a push to finally leap frog AD. The Packers will now have to run a bit more in crucial moments, but defenses still can’t let up on the passing attack with Aaron Rodgers under center. Lacy is one of the few true power-backs in the league today. He also has the hands to increase his PPR value. He is in a great situation. There are three things that make a running backs job infinitely easier, those things are a great QB, a great O-line and great WRs. Lacy has all three, even with Nelson out.

Randall Cobb, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery are very talented. I’m a believer that the QB makes the receivers in Green Bay much more than they make him anyway. Lacy had a strange 2014 season, though. He started off slow and then was splitting touches with James Starks for a while. Then right around mid-season, Lacy really picked it up and went on a tear for the rest of the season. He finished the year with 1,139 rushing yards on 4.6 YPC and 13 total TDs. He also caught 42 passes for 427 yards. Look for him to eclipse those numbers next season. There will be no slow start this season.

3. Adrian Peterson, MIN

Peterson doesn’t need much of an explanation. He’s a physical freak. AD is a once in a generation talent and I had him in my RB2 slot for the majority of the summer. This is a man that came of a torn ACL with a chip on his shoulder and rushed for well over 2,000 yards. It has also been reported that Peterson is expected to be more heavily integrated in the passing game this season. We have to see it first, but if he has PPR value, he could put up historical fantasy production. There is little doubt that Peterson will have a huge chip on his shoulder this season. The Vikings are going to ride him until the wheels fall off and now he has a quarterback in Teddy Bridgewater that, at the very least, defenses have to respect. Even at 30 years old, AD is a rare talent and it’s hard to doubt him. So don’t.

4. Marshawn Lynch, SEA

Over the past three seasons, no top running back has been more consistent than Lynch. Last season, many experts, including myself, wrote him off as a guy that was nearing the end. Then you watch him play and remember that he’s superhuman. There is no back I’d rather have in a one score game, on my own ten, in the fourth quarter. He just always seems to shine when the lights are the brightest. The Seahawks have a game plan. It’s hand the ball to BeastMode and watch him make defenders look like children. There is no complexity to this pick. Lynch is going to take the ball and he’s going to run you over in a horrifically painful manner. Then he’s going to grab his “ding, ding”, get fined and repeat. He may be my favorite player in the league.

5. Jamaal Charles, KC

Charles’ upside is great, maybe greater than anybody’s in the league. Still, I just don’t trust him to hold up at this point or that he’ll be fed the ball. He is showing signs of breaking down. He strikes me as a guy that will fall off quick based on his style of play and 199-pound frame. He was hindered by injury last year, and Andy Reid clearly does not want to just feed him the ball. While there is no arguing how dynamic Charles can be, he has been a bit fragile. He turns 29-years-old this season, and if he doesn’t have a big year in 2015, odds are you’ll never see him in the top five again.

6. LeSean McCoy, BUF

There is a lot to hate about McCoy’s situation in Buffalo. The quarterback situation is horrible, the offensive line is bad and the coach is offensively illiterate. He’s also dealing with a hamstring issue. However, there’s one thing that launches McCoy up to the top-six. Rex Ryan is going to run him into the ground. There is a good chance he leads all running backs in touches. This is a quantity over quality situation. The Bills have no choice but to run the ball and throw dump off passes. I’m saying the situation lacks quality, not McCoy. Shady should easily crack the top-ten this season. Nonetheless, Fred Jackson always loom large in Buffalo. Just ask BeastMode and C.J. Spiller.

7. Jeremy Hill, CIN

Hill is a great back in an extremely running back friendly system. Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson is known for creating excellent fantasy backs. Hill only scraped the surface of his potential last season. In 2014, he carried the ball 222 times for 1,124 yards and nine touchdowns. I fully expect him to eclipse 300 touches and double-digit touchdowns this season. With that said, I also do not expect his 5.1 yards per carry to fall of much either. Don’t be shocked if Hill finishes much higher than he’s ranked here.

8. C.J. Anderson, DEN

Anderson has grown on me this summer. I have much more faith in him than I did in the spring. He is expected to be a feature back in Gary Kubiak’s system with Peyton Manning as the quarterback. All signs point to a monster year. He was great last year in limited action. Anderson rushed 179 times for 849 yards and eight touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 324 yards and two TDs. There is little doubt that he’ll see a lot more looks this season and there’s no reason to believe he’ll decline. On a side note, Ronnie Hillman is the handcuff to own for Anderson, not Montee Ball, and Hillman could have value on his own.

9. Justin Forsett

Forsett is going to be a PPR monster this season. He falls in the same role that Matt Forte had last season. Former Bears head coach Marc Trestman is bringing his system to Baltimore as the offensive coordiantor and Forsett will be the beneficiary. Those 100 passes that Forte caught last year will now be thrown to Forsett. I’m ot saying he’ll catch 100 passes, but around 80 is very realistic. Combine that with about 1,000 yards and 10 TDs and you have a potential star in the making.

10. Lamar Miller

After the draft, there was concern that rookie Jay Ajayi would hurt Miller’s value. After training camp and watching the Dolphins this preseason, it’s clear that Miller is the man, and he looks really good. Later in the season, Ajayi could start taking some receptions and TDs, but it’s hard to see it anytime soon. Miller is expected to see more touches this season, and he quietly averaged 5.1 yards per carry last season. He looks fast, his vision has improved, and he could be a breakout star this season. There is little reason to doubt he won’t top his 2014 totals of 1,099 rushing yards and nine touchdowns.