Kenyan Drake looked really good in his first opportunity as the Dolphins' feature back. Can you trust him to do it again this week?
The fantasy playoffs are here (for most leagues) and so it’s even more critical that owners get the most out of their running backs in Week 14. After all it’s win or go home.
And as usual, for the running back position it’s not whether you start guys like Le’Veon Bell or Todd Gurley or Mark Ingram or even Alvin Kamara at this point. It’s the fringe guys that have suddenly appeared on the fantasy radar. How should you value Peyton Barber, Kenyan Drake and Giovani Bernard. Do you trust them over guys like Carlos Hyde or DeMarco Murray? And what about Kareem Hunt? Can you trust him this week? Check out the rankings below to see what I think.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
| Rank | Running Backs | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | vs. BAL |
| 2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | at ATL (Thurs.) |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. IND |
| 4 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs. PHI |
| 5 | Mark Ingram | NO | at ATL (Thurs.) |
| 6 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs. WAS |
| 7 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | vs. SEA |
| 8 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. SF |
| 9 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. NO (Thurs.) |
| 10 | Samaje Perine | WAS | at LAC |
| 11 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs. NE (Mon.) |
| 12 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | at KC |
| 13 | Kareem Hunt | KC | vs. OAK |
| 14 | Dion Lewis | NE | at MIA (Mon.) |
| 15 | Rex Burkhead | NE | at MIA (Mon.) |
| 16 | Jordan Howard | CHI | at CIN |
| 17 | Carlos Hyde | SF | at HOU |
| 18 | Jamaal Williams | GB | at CLE |
| 19 | Alfred Morris | DAL | at NYG |
| 20 | Alex Collins | BAL | at PIT |
| 21 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | vs. MIN |
| 22 | Latavius Murray | MIN | at CAR |
| 23 | Peyton Barber | TB | vs. DET |
| 24 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | at CAR |
| 25 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | at ARI |
| 26 | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | vs. DAL |
| 27 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. GB |
| 28 | Derrick Henry | TEN | at ARI |
| 29 | Frank Gore | IND | at BUF |
| 30 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs. CHI |
| 31 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. NO (Thurs.) |
| 32 | Jay Ajayi | PHI | at LAR |
| 33 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. GB |
| 34 | Matt Forte | NYJ | at DEN |
| 35 | Mike Davis | SEA | at JAC |
| 36 | Joe Mixon | CIN | vs. CHI |
| 37 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | vs. NYJ |
| 38 | Theo Riddick | DET | at TB |
| 39 | Kerwynn Williams | ARI | vs. TEN |
| 40 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | at DEN |
| 41 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs. WAS |
| 42 | LeGarrette Blount | PHI | at LAR |
| 43 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | vs. MIN |
| 44 | Danny Woodhead | BAL | at PIT |
| 45 | Devontae Booker | DEN | vs. NYJ |
| 46 | Rod Smith | DAL | at NYG |
| 47 | Aaron Jones | GB | at CLE |
| 48 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | at CIN |
| 49 | Adrian Peterson | ARI | vs. TEN |
| 50 | Tion Green | DET | at TB |
— 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.
