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Welcome to Week 11 of the fantasy football season where now more than ever it’s time to make the right decisions when it comes to choosing which running backs to start if you want to have any chance of making the playoffs in your league.
If you are trying to decide whether or not guys like Alex Collins, Adrian Peterson and Tarik Cohen are worth starting (or using as flex options), hopefully these rankings can help you come to the right decision. (Don't forget our separate flex rankings either.)
The good news is that other than James White, Sony Michel, Nick Chubb and Matt Breida, the bye-week impact for Week 11 is not as significant compared to some previous weeks.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Buffalo, Cleveland, Miami, New England, New York Jets, San Francisco
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs. KC (Mon.) |
| 2 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs. DEN |
| 3 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | vs. TB |
| 4 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | at ATL |
| 5 | David Johnson | ARI | vs. OAK |
| 6 | Alvin Kamara | NO | vs. PHI |
| 7 | Kareem Hunt | KC | at LAR (Mon.) |
| 8 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | at DET |
| 9 | James Conner | PIT | at JAC |
| 10 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | vs. PIT |
| 11 | Aaron Jones | GB | at SEA (Thurs.) |
| 12 | Joe Mixon | CIN | at BAL |
| 13 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. DAL |
| 14 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. PHI |
| 15 | Marlon Mack | IND | vs. TEN |
| 16 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | vs. CAR |
| 17 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | at LAC |
| 18 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | at CHI |
| 19 | Dion Lewis | TEN | at IND |
| 20 | Alex Collins | BAL | vs. CIN |
| 21 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | vs. HOU |
| 22 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | vs. MIN |
| 23 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. MIN |
| 24 | Doug Martin | OAK | at ARI |
| 25 | Lamar Miller | HOU | at WAS |
| 26 | Derrick Henry | TEN | at IND |
| 27 | Peyton Barber | TB | at NYG |
| 28 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | vs. GB (Thurs.) |
| 29 | Mike Davis | SEA | vs. GB (Thurs.) |
| 30 | Ito Smith | ATL | vs. DAL |
| 31 | Josh Adams | PHI | at NO |
| 32 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs. DEN |
| 33 | Royce Freeman | DEN | at LAC |
| 34 | Latavius Murray | MIN | at CHI |
| 35 | Jalen Richard | OAK | at ARI |
| 36 | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | at NO |
| 37 | Nyheim Hines | IND | vs. TEN |
| 38 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | vs. PIT |
| 39 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | at BAL |
| 40 | Corey Clement | PHI | at NO |
| 41 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs. CAR |
| 42 | Jacquizz Rodgers | TB | at NYG |
| 43 | Javorius Allen | BAL | vs. CIN |
| 44 | Chris Carson | SEA | vs. GB (Thurs.) |
| 45 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | vs. CAR |
| 46 | Ty Montgomery | BAL | vs. CIN |
| 47 | Devontae Booker | DEN | at LAC |
| 48 | Chris Thompson | WAS | vs. HOU |
| 49 | Alfred Blue | HOU | at WAS |
| 50 | Spencer Ware | KC | at LAR (Mon.) |
— Rankings by Michael Horvath, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Horvath is a Canadian who also happens to be a fantasy football (not to be confused with CFL) and fitness nut. Follow him on Twitter @realmikehorvath.
