New Orleans Saints RB Mark Ingram is the lead running back for the Saints, while RB Tim Hightower appears to be the backup, according to Larry Holder of The New Orleans Times-Picayune. RB C.J. Spiller holds the No. 3 spot.

Footballguys View: Ingram has come into his own, and we think he’s a borderline RB1/RB2 and we could see him tipping 1,000 yards this year. Hightower finally got back into the league after some knee issues, but will be limited to whatever Ingram doesn’t pick up. That means Hightower is unlikely to have any value save as a handcuff. Spiller might be the third back but he’s going to have more work than Hightower, since he brings a little more variety to the table. Consider him only as depth though, as we don’t expect him to do enough to warrant more than a bye-week fill-in, and his value is around RB7.