Is T.J. Yeldon a top-10 starting option with Leonard Fournette sidelined?
Heading into Week 6 of the fantasy football season the running back injuries are starting to pile up and that means lots of opportunities for players to step up.
But which players are actually worth starting this week? Is T.J. Yeldon a top-10 ranked running back this week? What about the Patriots' running backs? Who has more value this week, Sony Michel or James White?
And as happy as Mark Ingram owners were to get him back this past week, he and his tag-team partner Alvin Kamara, along with Detroit rookie Kerryon Johnson (as well as LeGarrette Blount) are all on bye in Week 6. That means the talent pool at the position is even more diluted.
But fear not, answers can (hopefully) be found below in the Week 6 running back rankings.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Detroit, New Orleans
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
| 1 | Todd Gurley | LAR | at DEN |
| 2 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | at CLE |
| 3 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | vs. PHI (Thurs.) |
| 4 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | vs. JAC |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | at WAS |
| 6 | Kareem Hunt | KC | at NE |
| 7 | James Conner | PIT | at CIN |
| 8 | Joe Mixon | CIN | vs. PIT |
| 9 | Sony Michel | NE | vs. KC |
| 10 | David Johnson | ARI | at MIN |
| 11 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | at DAL |
| 12 | Jordan Howard | CHI | at MIA |
| 13 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | vs. SEA (London) |
| 14 | Carlos Hyde | CLE | vs. LAC |
| 15 | James White | NE | vs. KC |
| 16 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. TB |
| 17 | Chris Carson | SEA | vs. OAK (London) |
| 18 | Isaiah Crowell | NYJ | vs. IND |
| 19 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | at HOU |
| 20 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | vs. CAR |
| 21 | Aaron Jones | GB | vs. SF (Mon.) |
| 22 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | vs. LAR |
| 23 | Chris Thompson | WAS | vs. CAR |
| 24 | Alfred Morris | SF | at GB (Mon.) |
| 25 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. TB |
| 26 | Alex Collins | BAL | at TEN |
| 27 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | vs. ARI |
| 28 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | at CLE |
| 29 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. BUF |
| 30 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs. IND |
| 31 | Nyheim Hines | IND | at NYJ |
| 32 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs. CHI |
| 33 | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | at NYG (Thurs.) |
| 34 | Royce Freeman | DEN | vs. LAR |
| 35 | Dion Lewis | TEN | vs. BAL |
| 36 | Javorius Allen | BAL | at TEN |
| 37 | Derrick Henry | TEN | vs. BAL |
| 38 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | at MIA |
| 39 | Corey Clement | PHI | at NYG (Thurs.) |
| 40 | Mike Davis | SEA | vs. OAK (London) |
| 41 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs. ARI |
| 42 | Peyton Barber | TB | at ATL |
| 43 | Jamaal Williams | GB | vs. SF (Mon.) |
| 44 | Frank Gore | MIA | vs. CHI |
| 45 | Ronald Jones II | TB | at ATL |
| 46 | Alfred Blue | HOU | vs. BUF |
| 47 | Ty Montgomery | GB | vs. SF (Mon.) |
| 48 | Kyle Juszczyk | SF | at GB (Mon.) |
| 49 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. LAC |
| 50 | Nick Chubb | CLE | vs. LAC |
— 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.
