Fantasy Football 2016 Running Back Rankings: Week 9
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Week 8 for fantasy football owners brought more of the same from the running back position – injuries. Jamaal Charles went on injured reserve and Spencer Ware is in the concussion protocol, so it’s your turn Charcandrick West. Also will we see more of Derrick Henry this week? And which New Orleans ball carrier will lead the way – Mark Ingram or Tim Hightower?
And while some roles are changing on some teams, the question then becomes where do some of the “new” faces compare to more established starters like Matt Forte or Jonathan Stewart? And don’t forget about six teams being on bye either. For Week 9 that means no David Johnson, Lamar Miller, Jeremy Hill, LeGarrette Blount, Giovani Bernard or Jordan Howard, to name a few.
Put it all together and it makes for another week of tough decisions for many a fantasy owner. And this is just running backs!
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Washington
Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | at CLE |
2 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | at BAL |
3 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | at SD |
4 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | at TB (Thurs.) |
5 | Melvin Gordon | SD | vs. TEN |
6 | Devontae Booker | DEN | at OAK |
7 | Matt Forte | NYJ | at MIA |
8 | Todd Gurley | LA | vs. CAR |
9 | Jay Ajayi | MIA | vs. NYJ |
10 | Christine Michael | SEA | vs. BUF (Mon.) |
11 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | at LA |
12 | Carlos Hyde | SF | vs. NO |
13 | Frank Gore | IND | at GB |
14 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | vs. DAL |
15 | Latavius Murray | OAK | vs. DEN |
16 | Terrance West | BAL | vs. PIT |
17 | Theo Riddick | DET | at MIN |
18 | Mark Ingram | NO | at SF |
19 | Matt Asiata | MIN | vs. DET |
20 | Charcandrick West | KC | vs. JAC |
21 | Tim Hightower | NO | at SF |
22 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | vs. PHI |
23 | Darren Sproles | PHI | at NYG |
24 | Duke Johnson | CLE | vs. DAL |
25 | Antone Smith | TB | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
26 | Derrick Henry | TEN | at SD |
27 | Spencer Ware | KC | vs. JAC |
28 | Ryan Mathews | PHI | at NYG |
29 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | at SEA (Mon.) |
30 | Mike Gillislee | BUF | at SEA (Mon.) |
31 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | at MIA |
32 | Chris Ivory | JAC | at KC |
33 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | at KC |
34 | Peyton Barber | TB | vs. ATL (Thurs.) |
35 | C.J. Prosise | SEA | vs. BUF |
36 | DeAndre Washington | OAK | vs. DEN |
37 | Kenneth Dixon | BAL | vs. PIT |
38 | Alfred Morris | DAL | at CLE |
39 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | vs. DET |
40 | Jalen Richard | OAJ | vs. DEN |
41 | Zach Zenner | DET | at MIN |
42 | Terron Ward | ATL | at TB (Thurs.) |
43 | Kapri Bibbs | DEN | at OAK |
44 | Paul Perkins | NYG | vs. PHI |
45 | Shaun Draughn | SF | vs. NO |
46 | Don Jackson | GB | vs. IND |
47 | Mike Davis | SF | vs. NO |
48 | DeAngelo Williams | PIT | at BAL |
49 | DuJuan Harris | SF | vs. NO |
50 | Bobby Rainey | NYG | vs. PHI |
— 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.
