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It’s Week 15 and it’s time to chase fantasy football glory. Here are a few notes on running backs:
- Denver vs. Cincinnati should feature a fair amount of running.
- Keep an eye on injuries to Austin Ekeler, James Conner, Eli Mitchell, Miles Sanders, Melvin Gordon III, D’Andre Swift, Chase Edmonds, and Michael Carter.
- My gut feeling tells me Miami, LAR, LAC, and DAL go run-heavy this week.
- We should see some tandem work with Alvin Kamara, Melvin Gordon III/Javonte Williams, Darrell Henderson Jr./Sony Michel, and Aaron Jones/AJ Dillon.
Running Back Rankings Week 15
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Notes |
| 1 | Jonathan Taylor | Ind | vs NE | Favorable matchup for Indianapolis. Watch for Taylor to go off |
| 2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | @ TB | Good matchup for the Saints as the Bucs allow a lot of rushing yards |
| 3 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs KC | Questionable - but this is a good matchup for the Chargers to rush against |
| 4 | Joe Mixon | Cin | @ Den | Mixon took a week off from all of those rushing TDs last week |
| 5 | Dalvin Cook | Min | @ Chi | 205 yards and 2 TDs will be much tougher vs. Chicago than it was vs. Pittsburgh |
| 6 | Najee Harris | Pit | vs Ten | Najee has 20+ carries each of the last two weeks |
| 7 | Leonard Fournette | TB | vs NO | Fournette has 100+ yards rushing in two of his last three weeks |
| 8 | Nick Chubb | Cle | vs LV | One of these upcoming games Chubb is going to have 100 yards and at least 1 TD |
| 9 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | LAR | vs Sea | Covid - Very favorable matchup for Darrell |
| 10 | Aaron Jones | GB | @ Bal | Six games without 70 rushing yards |
| 11 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | vs Dal | Increased carries but still sub 70 rushing yards |
| 12 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Atl | @ SF | Three rush TDs across last three games |
| 13 | James Conner | Ari | @ Det | Questionable - 2 rush TDs last week |
| 14 | Antonio Gibson | Was | @ Phi | Decreased rushing yards each of the last two weeks |
| 15 | Eli Mitchell | SF | vs Atl | Questionable - he's either getting 75+ yards or a TD…or both! |
| 16 | Myles Gaskin | Mia | vs NYJ | Covid - He should put up RB2 points at the least |
| 17 | Josh Jacobs | LV | @ Cle | He's becoming TD dependent (again) with decreased rush yards in three straight games |
| 18 | David Montgomery | Chi | vs Min | Sub 50 rush yards in two of his last three games |
| 19 | Ezekiel Elliott | Dal | @ NYG | Still not cracking 50 yards and carries are down quite a bit |
| 20 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC | @ LAC | Was the 2 TD performance last week a mirage? |
| 21 | Miles Sanders | Phi | vs Was | Questionable - 90+ rush yards in two of his last three games |
| 22 | Melvin Gordon III | Den | vs Cin | Questionable - Melvin and Javonte area proper 1 and 1a. |
| 23 | D'Andre Swift | Det | vs Ari | Questionable - the shoulder injury is definitely something to watch |
| 24 | Javonte Williams | Den | vs Cin | the 1-2 punch in Denver |
| 25 | Chase Edmonds | Ari | @ Det | Questionable - the season that could have been - vultured repeatedly by Conner |
| 26 | Devonta Freeman | Bal | vs GB | Baltimore is injury riddle right now. |
| 27 | Chuba Hubbard | Car | @ Buf | No rushing yards but Rush TDs in two of his last three games |
| 28 | Jamaal Williams | Det | vs Ari | Covid - increased rush attempts each of the last three weeks |
| 29 | AJ Dillon | GB | @ Bal | Baltimores secondary is hurt, GB will throw the ball |
| 30 | James Robinson | Jax | vs Hou | Most teams pass vs. Houston this could be interesting given Lawrence's performance last week |
| 31 | Royce Freeman | Hou | @ Jax | He's taken the lead role - but it's Houston |
| 32 | Michael Carter | NYJ | @ Mia | Questionable - Likely returning after three weeks off with an Ankle injury |
| 33 | Devin Singletary | Buf | vs Car | A bill finally crossed 50 rush yards (by 2 yards) so that's something? |
| 34 | Sony Michel | LAR | vs Sea | Two straight weeks with 75 rush yards |
| 35 | Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | @ Ind | He still has 65 + rush yards in three of his last four games |
| 36 | Rashaad Penny | Sea | @ LAR | Will the real Penny please stand up? The 35 rush yards or the 137 yard, 2 TD player? |
| 37 | Tony Pollard | Dal | @ NYG | Questionable - sat out last week with a foot injury after his stron performance in week 13 |
| 38 | Nyheim Hines | Ind | vs NE | Still very much a handcuff |
| 39 | Dontrell Hilliard | Ten | @ Pit | 12 touches 131 yards followed up by 6 touches and 13 yards, tough to read what Titans will do |
| 40 | D'Onta Foreman | Ten | @ Pit | The titans rushing situation is ripe for fliers if you want a real deep long shot |
| 41 | Damien Harris | NE | @ Ind | Questionable - Handcuff |
| 42 | Mark Ingram II | NO | @ TB | Covid - just one game with over 50 rush yards in last six games. |
| 43 | J.D. McKissic | Was | @ Phi | Questionable - he's been out a few weeks with concussion issues |
| 44 | Brandon Bolden | NE | @ Ind | Questionable - Handcuff |
| 45 | Ty Montgomery | NO | @ TB | Covid - Handcuff |
| 46 | Darrel Williams | KC | @ LAC | Handcuff |