Dec 5, 2013

Week 14 55 & 5 RB Rankings


  1. Jamaal Charles
  2. Matt Forte
  3. Adrian Peterson
  4. Knowshon Moreno
  5. Eddie Lacy
  6. DeMarco Murray
  7. Reggie Bush
  8. LeSean McCoy
  9. Marshawn Lynch
  10. Le'Veon Bell*
  11. Alfred Morris
  12. Andre Brown
  13. Maurice Jones-Drew
  14. Fred Jackson
  15. Ben Tate
  16. Frank Gore
  17. Bobby Rainey
  18. Shane Vereen
  19. C.J. Spiller
  20. Chris Johnson
  21. Zac Stacy
  22. Giovani Bernard
  23. Steven Jackson
  24. Ryan Mathews
  25. Chris Ivory*
  26. Rashad Jennings*
  27. Danny Woodhead
  28. Ray Rice
  29. Donald Brown
  30. Pierre Thomas
  31. Stevan Ridley*
  32. Andre Ellington
  33. Joique Bell
  34. Mike Tolbert
  35. Lamar Miller
  36. Rashard Mendenhall
  37. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
  38. Darren Sproles
  39. Chris Ogbonnaya
  40. Montee Ball
  41. Willis McGahee
  42. Dennis Johnson
  43. Jonathan Stewart*
  44. Bilal Powell
  45. Darren McFadden
  46. Roy Helu
  47. Jacquizz Rodgers
  48. James Starks
  49. Robert Turbin
  50. Michael Bush
  51. Bernard Pierce
  52. Trent Richardson
  53. Antone Smith
  54. LeGarrette Blount
  55. Jordan Todman
#7 Reggie Bush - (#10 on Fantasy Pros Consensus Rankings)
I've been one of the people promoting Reggie's Home/Away splits all year and specifically how he doesn't get enough work on the road. So I'm still a bit concerned about that here against an Eagles defense that has been kind of decent lately. But I still really like this matchup for the Lions and I think he will do well enough that he is pretty much a must start.

#11 Alfred Morris - (#14 on Fantasy Pros)
Morris has definitely been somewhat disappointing over the past few games. He has had a few tough matchups. The Chiefs are actually vulnerable against the Run, and I do believe Morris will take advantage of that.

#12 Andre Brown - (#8 on Fantasy Pros)
I was low on him last week and he ended up with a solid game solely because of two TDs. He has a somewhat tough matchup this week and he'll need touchdowns again to do well and with this offense I have a hard time seeing him continuing to get as many goal line opportunities as he does.

#14 Fred Jackson - (#24 on Fantasy Pros)
Fred Jackson didn't have a great YPC last week, but I was still impressed with his play. Now he gets a much tougher matchup so its hard to predict how he will do, but he is still their goal line guy and there is no doubt about that. If he gets the opportunities, it will be a good day.

#15 Ben Tate - (#12 on Fantasy Pros)
Tate's situation is one where you probably have to start him, but I wouldn't feel good about it. He just came off a 3 TD performance, but right before that he faced the Jags and got completely owned by them. Now on a Thursday in Jacksonville? Its hard for me to feel super optimistic, but its hard for me to be super cautious after last week as well. So this is where I put him. He is clearly the #1 and the guy they want to be #1, otherwise Dennis Johnson would have been after getting more carries and looking better against JAX the first time.

Deeper thoughts...Bobby Rainey has obviously quieted down quite a lot, but after seeing Steven Jackson rumble against this Bills defense a lot, I like Rainey quite a bit this week. C.J. Spiller broke out last week, but this week is not a great matchup. But for Spiller its always just a matter of whether he gets a big run or not. Thats also how it works for Chris Johnson, to a lesser extent. I see this as a game that the Titans will throw a lot in. CJ2K gets involved in the passing game but it will still lower his opportunities quite a bit. Its a shame Rashad Jennings got hurt because he was running away with the RB1 job in Oakland. Now its probable that McFadden will get a decent amount of touches in a 60/40 share or something similar. I really like this matchup for Andre Ellington. I think it could easily be a game where he has one or two big runs and never stops, but you don't want to bank on it with the way he is used.

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