Derrick Henry exploded for 238 yards and four touchdowns... and was left on the bench or waiver wire in many fantasy leagues
For most fantasy football leagues, Week 15 is semifinals week, and hopefully your team made it. For those few leagues that play through Week 17, this is the start of your fantasy postseason. Either way, all teams that are still alive need to make the right decisions.
That is especially the case at running back, as you don't want to be the owner who has a guy that goes off for 200-plus yards and/or four touchdowns sitting on your bench (or worse, the waiver wire). Sound familiar to anyone?
So should you trust Derrick Henry this week or what about Gus Edwards, Tevin Coleman or Kenyan Drake? That's what these running back rankings are here for – to help you sort through your options and (hopefully) make the best decision.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs. PHI |
| 2 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | vs. TEN |
| 3 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | at IND |
| 4 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | vs. NO (Mon.) |
| 5 | Alvin Kamara | NO | at CAR (Mon.) |
| 6 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | vs. CLE (Sat.) |
| 7 | Joe Mixon | CIN | vs. OAK |
| 8 | Nick Chubb | CLE | at DEN (Sat.) |
| 9 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | vs. WAS |
| 10 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | vs. MIA |
| 11 | David Johnson | ARI | at ATL |
| 12 | Chris Carson | SEA | at SF |
| 13 | Lamar Miller | HOU | at NYJ (Sat.) |
| 14 | Aaron Jones | GB | at CHI |
| 15 | Sony Michel | NE | at PIT |
| 16 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | vs. GB |
| 17 | Justin Jackson | LAC | at KC (Thurs.) |
| 18 | Mark Ingram | NO | at CAR (Mon.) |
| 19 | Jeff Wilson | SF | vs. SEA |
| 20 | Derrick Henry | TEN | at NYG |
| 21 | Gus Edwards | BAL | vs. TB |
| 22 | James White | NE | at PIT |
| 23 | Jaylen Samuels | PIT | vs. NE |
| 24 | Spencer Ware | KC | vs. LAC (Thurs.) |
| 25 | Josh Adams | PHI | at LAR |
| 26 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. GB |
| 27 | Marlon Mack | IND | vs. DAL |
| 28 | Doug Martin | OAK | at CIN |
| 29 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. ARI |
| 30 | Dion Lewis | TEN | at NYG |
| 31 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | at MIN |
| 32 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | at JAC |
| 33 | Kenneth Dixon | BAL | vs. TB |
| 34 | Elijah McGuire | NYJ | vs. HOU (Sat.) |
| 35 | Jalen Richard | OAK | at CIN |
| 36 | Damien Williams | KC | vs. LAC (Thurs.) |
| 37 | Peyton Barber | TB | at BAL |
| 38 | Ito Smith | ATL | vs. ARI |
| 39 | Frank Gore | MIA | at MIN |
| 40 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | at SF |
| 41 | LeGarrette Blount | DET | at BUF |
| 42 | Royce Freeman | DEN | vs. CLE (Sat.) |
| 43 | Zach Zenner | DET | at BUF |
| 44 | Theo Riddick | DET | at BUF |
| 45 | Stevan Ridley | PIT | vs. NE |
| 46 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs. MIA |
| 47 | Chris Thompson | WAS | at JAC |
| 48 | Rex Burkhead | NE | at PIT |
| 49 | Nyheim Hines | IND | vs. DAL |
| 50 | Chris Ivory | BUF | vs. DET |
— 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.
