Running Back Rankings Week 14

Author:
Michael Horvath
Publish date:
Dec 5, 2018

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