... the NFL, but running back is the most important position in fantasy football.

If you have no running backs, then you have no chance of winning your fantasy league. That is why the first rounds of fantasy drafts are usually dominated by running backs, with only one or two quarterbacks and receivers getting taken that high.

Here are the top 25 running backs in fantasy football heading into the 2009 season.

 

1. Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings)

Peterson's not only the No. 1 running back, but he's hands down the No. 1 pick overall in fantasy football.

And if 800-year-old Brett Favre can make defenses back off the line, Peterson will be ...

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