Total Pro Sports – It is the position many fantasy owners consider to be the most important and in order for you to get the most out of your back for the upcoming 2009 season, we here at TPS have ranked the top 50 backs out there.

While the first was a no-brainer, it gets difficult after that.  The emergence of several new studs lining up in the backfield will undoubtedly make any fantasy league’s first couple rounds of the draft interesting.

Here is the way we rank the leagues top 50 backs:

1.  Adrian Peterson, MIN

2.  Matt Forte, CHI

3.  Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC

4.  Michael Turner, ATL

5.  DeAngelo Williams, CAR

6.  LaDanian Tomlinson, SD

7.  Steve Slaton, HOU

8,  Chris Johnson, TEN

9.  Brandon Jacobs, NYG

10.  Steven Jackson, STL

11.  Clinton Portis, WSH

12.  Brian Westbrook, PHI

13.  Frank Gore, SF

14.  Kevin Smith, DET

15.  Marion Barber, DAL

16.  Ryan Grant, GB

17.  Ronnie Brown, MIA

18.  Thomas Jones, NYJ

19.  Marshawn Lynch, BUF

20.  Felix Jones, DAL

21.  Joseph Addai, IND

22.  Pierre Thomas, NO

23.  Jamal Lewis, CLE

24.  Knowshon Moreno, DEN

25.  Derrick Ward, TB

26.  Ray Rice, BAL

27.  LenDale White, TEN

28.  Darren McFadden, OAK

29.  Jonathan Stewart, CAR

30.  Julius Jones, SEA

31.  Cedric Benson, CIN

32.  Willie Parker, PIT

33.  Larry Johnson, KC

34.  Reggie Bush, NO

35.  Chris Wells, ARI

36.  Leon Washington, NYJ

37.  Tim Hightower, ARI

38.  LeSean McCoy, PHI

39.  Donald Brown, IND

40.  Jamaal Charles, KC

41.  Willis McGahee, BAL

42.  Justin Fargas, OAK

43.  Fred Jackson, BUF

44.  Jerious Norwood, ATL

45.  Fred Taylor, NE

46.  Darren Sproles, SD

47.  Glen Coffee, SF

48.  Le’Ron McClain, BAL

49.  Ricky Williams, MIA

50.  Chester Taylor, MIN

Visit us tomorrow when we rank the top quarterbacks.