Running Backs Age 29 or Older
The average age of running backs in NFL is 25.7. The following 22 running backs will be 29 or older on opening day. Youth is a factor in long-term fantasy football performance. Older players are less valuable than normal in keeper and dynasty leagues. Older players with more than 200 rushing attempts last year could be at a higher risk for injury.
| Player | NFL Team |
Depth Chart |
Current Age |
Height | Weight | 2011 Rushing Attempts |
Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | --- | 30 | 5'11 | 214 | 118 | ||
| Marion Barber | --- | 29 | 5'11 | 218 | 114 | ||
| Cedric Benson | --- | 30 | 5'11 | 227 | 273 | ||
Ronnie Brown  | SD | RB3 | 31 | 6'0 | 230 | 42 | RB - #105 |
| Frank Gore | SF | RB1 | 30 | 5'9 | 217 | 282 | RB - #15 |
| Ryan Grant | --- | 30 | 6'1 | 222 | 134 | RB - #71 | |
| Jerome Harrison | DET | 30 | 5'9 | 205 | 14 | ||
| Fred Jackson | BUF | RB2 | 32 | 6'1 | 216 | 170 | RB - #24 |
| Steven Jackson | ATL | RB1 | 29 | 6'2 | 240 | 260 | RB - #19 |
| Brandon Jacobs | --- | 30 | 6'4 | 264 | 152 | RB - #65 | |
| Greg Jones | HOU | RB3 | 32 | 6'1 | 265 | 2 | RB - #107 |
| Thomas Jones | --- | 34 | 5'10 | 212 | 153 | ||
| John Kuhn | GB | RB6 | 30 | 6'0 | 250 | 30 | RB - #64 |
| Vonta Leach | BAL | RB3 | 31 | 6'0 | 260 | 12 | RB - #99 |
| Willis McGahee | DEN | RB1 | 31 | 6'0 | 235 | 249 | |
| Michael Robinson | SEA | RB4 | 30 | 6'1 | 240 | 4 | |
| Darren Sproles | NO | RB1 | 29 | 5'6 | 190 | 87 | RB - #18 |
| Michael Turner | --- | 31 | 5'10 | 247 | 301 | RB - #26 | |
| Lawrence Vickers | DAL | RB4 | 30 | 6'0 | 250 | 1 | |
| Leon Washington | NE | RB4 | 30 | 5'8 | 203 | 53 | RB - #70 |
| DeAngelo Williams | CAR | RB2 | 30 | 5'9 | 215 | 155 | RB - #38 |
| Ricky Williams | --- | 36 | 5'10 | 230 | 108 |
