Phillip Lindsay has posted 267 rushing yards and three touchdowns over the last two weeks
It's Week 14 and the fantasy football playoffs are finally here. This is not a good week for stud running backs like Melvin Gordon and James Conner to be out with an injury.
But if you were lucky enough to pick up their backups, where do they rank this week and are they worth starting? And are there any under-the-radar names that may be worth scouring the waiver wire for?
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | at CHI |
| 2 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | vs. PHI |
| 3 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | at CLE |
| 4 | Alvin Kamara | NO | at TB |
| 5 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | at WAS |
| 6 | Aaron Jones | GB | vs. ATL |
| 7 | Nick Chubb | CLE | vs. CAR |
| 8 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | at SF |
| 9 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | at TEN (Thurs.) |
| 10 | David Johnson | ARI | vs. DET |
| 11 | Joe Mixon | CIN | at LAC |
| 12 | Sony Michel | NE | at MIA |
| 13 | Mark Ingram | NO | at TB |
| 14 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | at SEA (Mon.) |
| 15 | Gus Edwards | BAL | at KC |
| 16 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. IND |
| 17 | Spencer Ware | KC | vs. BAL |
| 18 | James White | NE | at MIA |
| 19 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | vs. LAR |
| 20 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | vs. NYG |
| 21 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs. CIN |
| 22 | Chris Carson | SEA | vs. MIN (Mon.) |
| 23 | Marlon Mack | IND | at HOU |
| 24 | Jeffery Wilson | SF | vs. DEN |
| 25 | Justin Jackson | LAC | vs. CIN |
| 26 | Jaylen Samuels | PIT | at OAK |
| 27 | Josh Adams | PHI | at DAL |
| 28 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. NYJ |
| 29 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | at GB |
| 30 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs. NE |
| 31 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. LAR |
| 32 | Dion Lewis | TEN | vs. JAC (Thurs.) |
| 33 | Doug Martin | OAK | vs. PIT |
| 34 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | at ARI |
| 35 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | at BUF |
| 36 | Peyton Barber | TB | vs. NO |
| 37 | Jalen Richard | OAK | vs. PIT |
| 38 | Chris Thompson | WAS | vs. NYG |
| 39 | Theo Riddick | DET | at ARI |
| 40 | Derrick Henry | TEN | vs. JAC (Thurs.) |
| 41 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | vs. MIN (Mon.) |
| 42 | Frank Gore | MIA | vs. NE |
| 43 | Nyheim Hines | IND | at HOU |
| 44 | Royce Freeman | DEN | at SF |
| 45 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. CAR |
| 46 | Ito Smith | ATL | at GB |
| 47 | Rex Burkhead | NE | at MIA |
| 48 | Elijah McGuire | NYJ | at BUF |
| 49 | Latavius Murray | MIN | at SEA (Mon.) |
| 50 | Kenneth Dixon | BAL | at KC |
— 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.
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