Tate’s Fantasy Football Updated RB Rest-of-Season Rankings Week 16: Where Do Kyren Williams, Rachaad White, and James Cook Land?

The final few games of the regular season are generally the most important for fantasy football managers. These weeks will hold the moves that haunt runner-ups for months.

Players trending in the right direction or heading into a multi-game stretch of fantasy-friendly matchups can inflate a player’s fantasy value for a brief but vital portion of your fantasy schedule.

Let’s look at which RBs are skyrocketing up my rest-of-season rankings heading into the fantasy football playoffs.

Top RBs To Roster in Fantasy Football

1) Christian McCaffrey | SF
2) Alvin Kamara | NO
3) Kyren Williams | LAR
4) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX
5) Tony Pollard | DAL
6) Rachaad White | TB
7) Saquon Barkley | NYG
8) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET
9) Austin Ekeler | LAC
10) James Cook | BUF
11) Bijan Robinson | ATL
12) Raheem Mostert | MIA
13) Isiah Pacheco | KC
14) Breece Hall | NYJ
15) Derrick Henry | TEN
16) D’Andre Swift | PHI
17) De’Von Achane | MIA
18) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS
19) Javonte Williams | DEN
20) Gus Edwards | BAL

21) Josh Jacobs | LV
22) David Montgomery | DET
23) Joe Mixon | CIN
24) Kenneth Walker III | SEA
25) Jerome Ford | CLE
26) Jaylen Warren | PIT
27) Najee Harris | PIT
28) James Conner | ARI
29) Jonathan Taylor | IND
30) Aaron Jones | GB
31) Chuba Hubbard | CAR
32) Devin Singletary | HOU
33) Tyler Allgeier | ATL
34) AJ Dillon | GB
35) Ty Chandler | MIN
36) Ezekiel Elliott | NE
37) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE
38) Roschon Johnson | CHI
39) Kareem Hunt | CLE
40) Alexander Mattison | MIN

41) Dameon Pierce | HOU
42) Zach Charbonnet | SEA
43) Justice Hill | BAL
44) Chase Brown | CIN
45) Antonio Gibson | WAS
46) Rico Dowdle | DAL
47) Zamir White | LV
48) Samaje Perine | DEN
49) Tyler Goodson | FA
50) Trey Sermon | IND
51) Tyjae Spears | TEN
52) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC
53) Jerick McKinnon | KC
54) D’Onta Foreman | CHI
55) Miles Sanders | CAR
56) Dalvin Cook | NYJ
57) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN
58) Zack Moss | IND
59) Isaiah Spiller | LAC
60) Emari Demercado | ARI

61) Damien Harris | BUF
62) Ameer Abdullah | LV
63) Khalil Herbert | CHI
64) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI
65) Joshua Kelley | LAC
66) Elijah Mitchell | SF
67) Jamaal Williams | NO
68) Deuce Vaughn | DAL
69) Sean Tucker | TB
70) Kendre Miller | NO
71) Tank Bigsby | JAX
72) Matt Breida | NYG
73) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA
74) Rashaad Penny | PHI
75) Michael Carter | ARI
76) Leonard Fournette | BUF
77) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE
78) Cordarrelle Patterson | ATL
79) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX
80) Ke’Shawn Vaughn | FA

81) Zach Evans | LAR
82) James Robinson | GB
83) Israel Abanikanda | NYJ
84) Boston Scott | PHI
85) Keaontay Ingram | ARI
86) JaMycal Hasty | NE
87) Malik Davis | DAL
88) Chase Edmonds | TB
89) Jordan Mason | SF
90) Tyrion Davis-Price | SF
91) Latavius Murray | BUF
92) Ronald Jones II | FA
93) Chris Evans | CIN
94) DeWayne McBride | MIN
95) Salvon Ahmed | MIA
96) DeeJay Dallas | SEA
97) Melvin Gordon III | BAL
98) J.D. McKissic | FA
99) Kenyan Drake | GB
100) Myles Gaskin | MIN

101) Dontrell Hilliard | FA
102) Darrell Henderson Jr. | FA
103) Eric Gray | NYG
104) Darrel Williams | FA
105) Kenny McIntosh | SEA
106) Trayveon Williams | CIN
107) Deon Jackson | FA
108) Ty Johnson | BUF
109) Rex Burkhead | FA
110) Kevin Harris | NE
111) Ronnie Rivers | LAR
112) Craig Reynolds | DET
113) Royce Freeman | LAR
114) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS
115) Damien Williams | ARI
116) Tony Jones Jr. | ARI
117) Raheem Blackshear | CAR
118) Patrick Taylor Jr. | GB

Fantasy Football RB Risers After Week 15

Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The run of games with more than 80 yards rushing continued for Rachaad White in Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers. White posted 89 yards on 21 carries while adding 50 yards receiving and a score through the air for another 20+ point fantasy outing — his fourth of the season.

His fantasy day could’ve been even better if he had decided to push for the end zone on his final carry instead of giving himself up after picking up a game-sealing first down on the ground.

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His jump in rushing production over the last five games has made me firmly put him in the RB1 conversation in full-PPR formats, considering he has 50 receptions for 469 yards and three scores through the air this season.

With the Bucs still in playoff contention and upcoming matchups against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers, expect this offense to continue to lean heavily on White to finish the 2023 campaign.

Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams

The fantasy value of Kyren Williams is currently going to the moon after his third 100-yard rushing performance over the last four games since returning from his ankle injury.

Williams has seen his rushing workload increase in four straight contests, with carry totals of 16, 21, 25, and 27. This bump in rushing volume hasn’t affected his work in the passing game — catching a minimum of three passes during that span.

MORE: Tate’s Rest-of-Season Rankings — QB | TE | WR

With three games of 20+ fantasy performances over his last four games, Williams is firmly inside my top-five at the RB position the rest of the way regardless of matchup.

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