Fantasy Football 2016 Running Back Rankings: Week 12
Jay Ajayi
Week 12 of the fantasy football season gets started with a trio of Thanksgiving games that could see some big numbers from a couple of running backs. Le’Veon Bell should fare well against the Colts at home, while Ezekiel Elliott’s first time in the Turkey Day spotlight comes against a Washington defense that’s been somewhat generous to RBs.
On paper, Jay Ajayi’s matchup at home against lowly San Francisco would be the most appealing, but Miami could be without three starting offensive linemen. And how do the injuries to LeSean McCoy, Ryan Mathews, C.J. Prosise, Giovani Bernard and others impact this week’s rankings? At least fantasy owners don’t have to worry about any team being on bye this week.
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | at IND (Thurs.) |
2 | David Johnson | ARI | at ATL |
3 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | vs. WAS (Thurs.) |
4 | Jay Ajayi | MIA | vs. SF |
5 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | at CHI |
6 | Melvin Gordon | SD | at HOU |
7 | Thomas Rawls | SEA | at TB |
8 | Spencer Ware | KC | at DEN (Mon.) |
9 | Todd Gurley | LA | at NO |
10 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. ARI |
11 | Frank Gore | IND | vs. PIT (Thurs.) |
12 | Lamar Miller | HOU | vs. SD |
13 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | at NYJ |
14 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. JAC |
15 | Robert Kelley | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) |
16 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. TEN |
17 | Matt Forte | NYJ | vs. NE |
18 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | at CLE |
19 | Doug Martin | TB | vs. SEA |
20 | Carlos Hyde | SF | at MIA |
21 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | at OAK |
22 | Latavius Murray | OAK | vs. CAR |
23 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs. MIN (Thurs.) |
24 | Devontae Booker | DEN | vs. KC (Mon.) |
25 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | at BAL |
26 | Wendell Smallwood | PHI | vs. GB |
27 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. LA |
28 | James Starks | GB | at PHI |
29 | Tim Hightower | NO | vs. LA |
30 | Chris Ivory | JAC | at BUF |
31 | Terrance West | BAL | vs. CIN |
32 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. ARI |
33 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. NYG |
34 | Kenneth Dixon | BAL | vs. CIN |
35 | James White | NE | at NYJ |
36 | Mike Gillislee | BUF | vs. JAC |
37 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | at DET (Thurs.) |
38 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs. NE |
39 | Dion Lewis | NE | at NYJ |
40 | Paul Perkins | NYG | at CLE |
41 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. NYG |
42 | Matt Asiata | MIN | at DET (Thurs.) |
43 | Darren Sproles | PHI | vs. GB |
44 | Chris Thompson | WAS | at DAL (Thurs.) |
45 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | at BUF |
46 | Kapri Bibbs | DEN | vs. KC (Mon.) |
47 | Ryan Mathews | PHI | vs. GB |
48 | Dwayne Washington | DET | vs. MIN (Thurs.) |
49 | Jeremy Langford | CHI | vs. TEN |
50 | Damien Williams | MIA | vs. SF |
— 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.
