As the fantasy football playoffs are now upon us, our start/sit decisions mean more now than ever before! Who should you trust this week at the RB position in such a critical week? Here are my early RB rankings to help guide you.
Which RBs Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
1) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at ARI)
2) Alvin Kamara | NO (vs. NYG)
3) Tony Pollard | DAL (at BUF)
4) Bijan Robinson | ATL (at CAR)
5) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (vs. DEN)
6) Austin Ekeler | LAC (at LV)
7) Zack Moss | IND (vs. PIT)
8) Josh Jacobs | LV (vs. LAC) (Questionable)
9) Saquon Barkley | NYG (at NO)
10) Rachaad White | TB (at GB)
11) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. BAL)
12) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. WAS)
13) Breece Hall | NYJ (at MIA)
14) David Montgomery | DET (vs. DEN)
15) Joe Mixon | CIN (vs. MIN)
16) Javonte Williams | DEN (at DET)
17) Raheem Mostert | MIA (vs. NYJ)
18) D’Andre Swift | PHI (at SEA)
19) De’Von Achane | MIA (vs. NYJ)
20) Derrick Henry | TEN (vs. HOU)
21) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at LAR)
22) James Cook | BUF (vs. DAL)
23) Alexander Mattison | MIN (at CIN)
24) Jerome Ford | CLE (vs. CHI)
25) James Conner | ARI (vs. SF)
26) Ezekiel Elliott | NE (vs. KC)
27) Najee Harris | PIT (at IND)
28) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC (at NE)
29) Jaylen Warren | PIT (at IND)
30) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (vs. ATL) (Questionable)
31) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (at JAX)
32) Kenneth Walker III | SEA (vs. PHI)
33) AJ Dillon | GB (vs. TB)
34) Gus Edwards | BAL (at JAX)
35) Chase Brown | CIN (vs. MIN)
36) Devin Singletary | HOU (at TEN)
37) Tyjae Spears | TEN (vs. HOU)
38) Antonio Gibson | WAS (at LAR)
39) Dameon Pierce | HOU (at TEN)
40) Jerick McKinnon | KC (at NE)
41) Jamaal Williams | NO (vs. NYG)
42) Joshua Kelley | LAC (at LV)
43) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (vs. PHI)
44) Roschon Johnson | CHI (at CLE)
45) Khalil Herbert | CHI (at CLE)
46) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at SEA)
47) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX (vs. BAL)
48) Kareem Hunt | CLE (vs. CHI)
49) Miles Sanders | CAR (vs. ATL)
50) Cordarrelle Patterson | ATL (at CAR)
51) Ty Chandler | MIN (at CIN)
52) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (at CAR)
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53) D’Onta Foreman | CHI (at CLE)
54) Samaje Perine | DEN (at DET)
55) Dalvin Cook | NYJ (at MIA)
56) Jordan Mason | SF (at ARI)
57) Rico Dowdle | DAL (at BUF)
58) Latavius Murray | BUF (vs. DAL)
59) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (at DET)
60) Justice Hill | BAL (at JAX)
61) Royce Freeman | LAR (vs. WAS)
62) Chase Edmonds | TB (at GB)
63) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA (vs. NYJ)
64) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at ARI)
65) Patrick Taylor Jr. | GB (vs. TB)
66) Matt Breida | NYG (at NO)
67) Trey Sermon | IND (vs. PIT)
68) DeeJay Dallas | SEA (vs. PHI)
69) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (vs. CHI)
70) Boston Scott | PHI (at SEA)
71) Zamir White | LV (vs. LAC)
72) Ty Johnson | BUF (vs. DAL)
73) Dare Ogunbowale | HOU (at TEN)
74) Trayveon Williams | CIN (vs. MIN)
75) Ameer Abdullah | LV (vs. LAC)
76) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. BAL)
77) Alec Ingold | MIA (vs. NYJ)
78) Raheem Blackshear | CAR (vs. ATL)
79) Emari Demercado | ARI (vs. SF)
80) Tyler Goodson | FA ()
81) Kevin Harris | NE (vs. KC)
82) Israel Abanikanda | NYJ (at MIA)
83) Deneric Prince | KC (at NE)
84) Craig Reynolds | DET (vs. DEN)
85) Kenny McIntosh | SEA (vs. PHI)
86) Hunter Luepke | DAL (at BUF)
87) Patrick Ricard | BAL (at JAX)
88) Keith Smith | ATL (at CAR)
89) Michael Burton | DEN (at DET)
90) C.J. Ham | MIN (at CIN)
91) Isaiah Spiller | LAC (at LV)
92) Sean Tucker | TB (at GB)
93) Adam Prentice | NO (vs. NYG)
94) Elijah Mitchell | SF (at ARI)
95) Eric Gray | NYG (at NO)
96) Nick Bawden | FA ()
97) Khari Blasingame | CHI (at CLE)
98) Zach Evans | LAR (vs. WAS)
99) Darrynton Evans | CHI (at CLE)
100) La’Mical Perine | KC (at NE)
101) Henry Pearson | GB (vs. TB)
102) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (vs. DAL)
103) Aaron Jones | GB (vs. TB)
104) Isiah Pacheco | KC (at NE)
Top RBs To Start in Week 15
Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, Detroit Lions (vs. DEN)
Ranking two RBs highly from the same offense feels dangerous, but when the offense is expected to light up the scoreboard against a leaky run defense, the risk is minimal, to say the least.
In Week 14, in a much more difficult matchup against the Chicago Bears, David Montgomery handled the ball on three of Detroit’s first four plays while Jahmyr Gibbs had an explosive run (36 yards) and a touchdown before the first three drives were over.
No defense in the league coughs up more rushing yards per game than the Denver Broncos and with them ranking bottom five in preventing red-zone trips, both Detroit Lions RBs should be started with confidence.
James Cook, Buffalo Bills (vs. DAL)
The second-year back piled up 141 scrimmage yards and a touchdown in last week’s critical win over the Kansas City Chiefs as his usage continues to trend in a positive direction.
The matchup with the Dallas Cowboys isn’t great, but given the versatility of James Cook — 16 targets over his past three games — and Buffalo’s creativity to get him in favorable spots, he should be locked into your RB2 slot without much of a second thought.
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