Running Back Rankings Week 12
Week 12 of the fantasy football season is already here and while there are just two teams on bye it still means no Todd Gurley or Kareem Hunt.
Those are some pretty big shoes to fill and the schedule (three games on Thanksgiving), doesn't necessarily make things any easier. Nor do things like Kerryon Johnson's knee injury.
So if you're trying to decide whether or not Josh Adams or Peyton Barber is worth starting this week, hopefully these rankings can help you sort through your options.
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Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Kansas City, Los Angeles Rams
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs. ARI |
2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
3 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | vs. WAS (Thurs.) |
4 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | at PHI |
5 | James Conner | PIT | at DEN |
6 | Nick Chubb | CLE | at CIN |
7 | David Johnson | ARI | at LAC |
8 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | vs. SEA |
9 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | at BUF |
10 | Joe Mixon | CIN | vs. CLE |
11 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
12 | Marlon Mack | IND | vs. MIA |
13 | Aaron Jones | GB | at MIN |
14 | Matt Breida | SF | at TB |
15 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | vs. GB |
16 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | vs. PIT |
17 | James White | NE | at NYJ |
18 | Sony Michel | NE | at NYJ |
19 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) |
20 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | at NO (Thurs.) |
21 | Jordan Howard | CHI | at DET (Thurs.) |
22 | Gus Edwards | BAL | vs. OAK |
23 | Chris Carson | SEA | at CAR |
24 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. TEN (Mon.) |
25 | Dion Lewis | TEN | at HOU (Mon.) |
26 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | at DET (Thurs.) |
27 | Peyton Barber | TB | vs. SF |
28 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. JAC |
29 | Josh Adams | PHI | vs. NYG |
30 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | at IND |
31 | Alex Collins | BAL | vs. OAK |
32 | Frank Gore | MIA | at IND |
33 | Duke Johnson | CLE | at CIN |
34 | Derrick Henry | TEN | at HOU (Mon.) |
35 | Elijah McGuire | NYJ | vs. NE |
36 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | vs. NE |
37 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs. CHI (Thurs.) |
38 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | vs. CHI (Thurs.) |
39 | Jalen Richard | OAK | at BAL |
40 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs. ARI |
41 | Doug Martin | OAK | at BAL |
42 | Royce Freeman | DEN | vs. PIT |
43 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | at CAR |
44 | Ito Smith | ATL | at NO (Thurs.) |
45 | Nyheim Hines | IND | vs. MIA |
46 | Mike Davis | SEA | at CAR |
47 | Corey Clement | PHI | vs. NYG |
48 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs. GB |
49 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs. CLE |
50 | Kapri Bibbs | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) |
— 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.