MVP Ratings - RBs (Week 6)

Rank	Player	Team	G	Rushes	Yards	TD	Rec	Yards	TD	MVP Score
1	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	6	108	463	8	26	165	0	388
2	Ray Rice	BAL	6	73	441	3	33	325	1	384
3	Adrian Peterson	MIN	6	121	624	7	14	85	0	380
4	Chris Johnson	TEN	6	95	596	2	16	126	1	328
5	Ronnie Brown	MIA	5	93	443	6	9	64	0	320
6	Thomas Jones	NYJ	6	96	481	6	4	18	0	316
7	Cedric Benson	CIN	6	127	531	4	10	66	0	316
8	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	6	68	423	3	6	74	0	256
9	Kevin Smith	DET	6	109	348	3	20	149	0	236
10	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	5	89	372	4	13	123	0	236
11	Fred Jackson	BUF	6	98	415	0	20	177	1	236
12	Ricky Williams	MIA	5	61	316	2	11	132	1	236
13	Steven Jackson	STL	6	120	501	0	20	170	0	228
14	Michael Turner	ATL	5	100	353	6	3	21	0	228
15	Willis McGahee	BAL	6	45	202	5	8	58	2	224
16	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	6	68	349	4	7	70	0	224
17	Steve Slaton	HOU	6	91	274	1	23	282	2	220
18	Clinton Portis	WAS	6	106	447	1	9	57	1	220
19	Joseph Addai	IND	5	62	210	3	26	153	1	204
20	Carnell Williams	TB	6	64	276	2	15	89	1	204
21	Julius Jones	SEA	6	74	290	1	12	67	2	200
22	Marion Barber	DAL	4	58	297	3	4	58	0	200

I'm showing receiving stats for running backs since they are just as important as rushing stats. Some might argue that Adrian Peterson should be ranked first with his league-leading 624 yards together with his 7 rushing TDs but he doesn't have much production as a receiver.

You'll also notice that the top running back is still ranked behind eight QBs. My formulas doesn't devalue RBs - it's just that there have been more quarterbacks that have played well.

My formulas usually produce MVP candidates around a score of 1000 by year's end. At the moment, there are more than ten QBs that would exceed that at their current rate - some looking at a score of 1400. We'll see how that plays out.