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Can Matt Breida and Tarik Cohen finish Week 7 as RB1s? They sure can.
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Rank | Running Back | Team | Opponent | High-Floor/High-Ceiling RB1s |
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Rank | Running Back | Team | Opponent | High-Floor/High-Ceiling RB1s |
1 | Todd Gurley II | LAR | at SF | At this point, Gurley is the RB1 ROS. McVay continues to scheme him in to 7-man boxes. There's no stopping either one of them. |
2 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | TEN | On the surface, this looks like a tough matchup. Upon further inspection, the Titans have faced a cake-walk of opposing run games. Gordon will continue his dominant ways. |
3 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | at ATL | Start your pass-catching RBs against ATL -- even if their quarterback is Eli Manning. |
4 | Joe Mixon | CIN | at KC | Matchups against KC consistently turn into track meets. Mixon will feast. |
5 | Ezekiel Elliot | DAL | at WAS | Similar to Tennessee, Dallas has only played well against sub-par run games. |
6 | Kareem Hunt | KC | CIN | Early-season usage questions have been resoundingly put to rest. Hunt's a locked-in RB1. |
7 | Alvin Kamara | NO | at BAL | It's a tough matchup, but Kamara will have had roughly 3 weeks to get his injured knee rested -- he'll ball. |
8 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | PHI | His lack of TD production is concerning but Saquon and Wayne Gallman just hung 271 combined yards on the Eagles. CMC will be fine. |
9 | David Johnson | ARI | DEN | Moronic usage can be ignored here. Denver has allowed a combined 579 yards from scrimmage to the Jets and Rams RBs over the last two weeks… |
10 | Sony Michel | NE | at CHI | Chicago has shut down opposing run games, but has not faced a truly potent one. Michel is a featured part of the Patriots offense. Don't shy away from him now. |
Lower-Floor/High-Ceiling RB1s | ||||
11 | Matt Breida | SF | LAR | The Rams allow opposing offenses to waste time running the ball, while counting on their own high-octane offense to simply run up the score. Matt "Iron Man" Breida will put up numbers this week. |
12 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | NE | This is the perfect matchup for Cohen to shine. New England's molasses defense won't be able to touch him and Chicago will be forced to throw, in order to keep up. |
High-Floor/High-Ceiling RB2s | ||||
13 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | at ARI | Lindsay will be featured in a Week 7 matchup against the league's worst run defense. |
14 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | NYG | Devonta Freeman has been placed on IR. Coleman is barely out-snapping Ito Smith at this point (per Adam Levitan on twitter) but the matchup is right for both of them to eat. |
15 | Nick Chubb | CLE | at TB | A near lock for 20 touches, Chubb makes his starter-debut against a banged up TB front. |
Solid-Floor/Capped-Ceiling RB2s | ||||
16 | Royce Freeman | DEN | at ARI | The matchup is there for Freeman to eat in the second half. |
17 | Ito Smith | ATL | NYG | He's getting the workload to produce and it's a great matchup. |
18 | James White | NE | at CHI | 2018's Rock-solid, Dependable RB2. |
19 | T.J. Yeldon | JAX | HOU | Yeldon should still operate as JAX's RB1 this week but he's no longer a bet for 20 touches. |
20 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | DAL | Two offenses that like to grind out games on the ground. |
21 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | at MIA | Limited workload be damned. Miami's run defense is a paper towel. |
22 | Mark Ingram | NO | at BAL | He won't repeat his Week 5 workload but he's a lock to take on 10 or so touches in a scary-good offense. |
Lower-Floor/High-Ceiling RB2s | ||||
23 | Duke Johnson | CLE | at TB | Johnson popped off for 109 yards on 6 touches last week. Hyde's exit opens up potentially 10 more opportunites against an injured TB defense that already struggled to contain pass-catching RBs. |
24 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | MIN | Minnesota has struggled to contain pass-catching RBs this year. |
25 | Javorius Allen | BAL | NO | The pass-catching back will be called upon to keep up with the Saints. |
26 | Marlon Mack | IND | BUF | The workload appears to be there in this plus matchup. |
High-Floor/Low-Ceiling RB3 | ||||
27 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | TEN | Ekeler's outrageously efficient second-fiddle role will continue to produce dependable flex results. |
Lower-Floor/High-Ceiling RB3s | ||||
28 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | at NYJ | If we get any sort of workload confirmation, Cook will fly up this list. |
29 | Corey Clement | PHI | CAR | Clement turned this around last week and should lead this RB committee against Carolina. |
30 | Jordan Howard | CHI | NE | Given his solid weekly touch-count, he's got a decent shot at a touchdown. |
31 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | at IND | McCoy is approaching weekly flex consideration with moderately successful outings in Weeks 6 and 7. Indy D has been somewhat charitable to opposing running backs. |
32 | Alex Collins | BAL | NO | Collins's looks to be regaining the trust of the coaching staff, however, this matchup does not bode well for his usage. |
33 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | MIN | Crowell has been relatively matchup-dependent which is why he's an RB3 this week, rather than an RB2. |
34 | Frank Gore | MIA | DET | Gore is only this high due to the cake-walk matchup and the coaching staff's affinity for the old-timer. |
35 | Peyton Barber | TB | CLE | Barber immediately produced in Jameis Winston's first start of the year. He soundly out-played Ronald Jones and could rise on this list next week. |
36 | Chris Thompson | WAS | DAL | If he can go, he should resume his role atop the Alex Smith target-tree. |
RB4s | ||||
37 | Nyheim Hines | IND | BUF | The pass-catching back should retain 8-10 touches this week. |
38 | Raheem Mostert | SF | LAR | Mostert looks to have surpassed Morris as the No. 2 RB in SF. He ran very well and should find open lanes, on a limited touch-count, against the Rams. |
39 | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | CAR | Limited touches but he's in a good offense. |
40 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | DET | If Gore tires, Drake could see a decent workload against a paltry Detroit run defense. |
41 | Latavius Murray | MIN | at NYJ | Murray ran very well last week in-place of Dalvin Cook. |
42 | Dion Lewis | TEN | at LAC | Lewis could see work as Tennessee tries to keep up with the Chargers offense. |
43 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | at MIA | Miami has allowed the 9th most rushing TDs thus far. Blount could rumble in for a score. |
44 | Lamar Miller | HOU | at JAX | Miller has resumed "bellcow" duties for the Texans offense. |
45 | Theo Riddick | DET | at MIA | Riddick has a secure pass-catching role in the Detroit offense. |
46 | Devontae Booker | DEN | at ARI | Booker could see garbage time usage. |
47 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | BUF | Wilkins could see garbage time usage. |
48 | Jamaal Charles | Jax | HOU | For those of us stuck in our glory days. |