Is there a change at the top of the fantasy RB rankings this week? That’s how I have it laid out! There are plenty of decisions to be made down the fantasy football board, so make sure to check out the ranks before you lock in your lineup.
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Which RBs Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
MORE rankings from Soppe: QB | WR | TE | K | DST
1) Bijan Robinson | ATL (vs. WAS)
2) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at CLE)
3) Tony Pollard | DAL (at LAC)
4) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. IND)
5) David Montgomery | DET (at TB)
6) Austin Ekeler | LAC (vs. DAL)
7) Joe Mixon | CIN (vs. SEA)
8) Kenneth Walker III | SEA (at CIN)
9) Raheem Mostert | MIA (vs. CAR)
10) Josh Jacobs | LV (vs. NE)
11) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. DEN)
12) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at ATL)
13) Derrick Henry | TEN (vs. BAL)
14) James Cook | BUF (vs. NYG)
15) D’Andre Swift | PHI (at NYJ)
16) Alvin Kamara | NO (at HOU)
17) Alexander Mattison | MIN (at CHI)
18) Breece Hall | NYJ (vs. PHI)
19) Saquon Barkley | NYG (at BUF)
20) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. ARI)
21) Jonathan Taylor | IND (at JAX)
22) Jerome Ford | CLE (vs. SF)
23) Rachaad White | TB (vs. DET)
24) Zack Moss | IND (at JAX)
25) Javonte Williams | DEN (at KC)
26) D’Onta Foreman | CHI (vs. MIN)
27) Alvin Kamara | NO (at HOU)
28) Miles Sanders | CAR (at MIA)
29) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (at KC)
30) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (at LV)
31) Dameon Pierce | HOU (vs. NO)
32) Justice Hill | BAL (at TEN)
33) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA (vs. CAR)
34) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (vs. WAS)
35) Gus Edwards | BAL (at TEN)
36) Samaje Perine | DEN (at KC)
37) Tyjae Spears | TEN (vs. BAL)
38) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (at CIN)
39) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (at MIA)
40) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (at TB)
41) Roschon Johnson | CHI (vs. MIN)
42) Ezekiel Elliott | NE (at LV)
43) Kareem Hunt | CLE (vs. SF)
44) Jerick McKinnon | KC (vs. DEN)
45) Antonio Gibson | WAS (at ATL)
46) Khari Blasingame | CHI (vs. MIN)
47) Cam Akers | MIN (at CHI)
48) Dalvin Cook | NYJ (vs. PHI)
49) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. IND)
50) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at NYJ)
51) Devin Singletary | HOU (vs. NO)
52) Latavius Murray | BUF (vs. NYG)
53) Joshua Kelley | LAC (vs. DAL)
54) Kendre Miller | NO (at HOU)
55) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC (vs. DEN)
56) Craig Reynolds | DET (at TB)
57) Matt Breida | NYG (at BUF)
58) Rico Dowdle | DAL (at LAC)
59) Sean Tucker | TB (vs. DET)
60) Damien Harris | BUF (vs. NYG)
61) Jordan Mason | SF (at CLE)
62) Michael Carter | NYJ (vs. PHI)
63) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (vs. ARI)
64) Gary Brightwell | NYG (at BUF)
65) Trayveon Williams | CIN (vs. SEA)
66) Ty Montgomery II | NE (at LV)
67) Melvin Gordon III | BAL (at TEN)
68) Deuce Vaughn | DAL (at LAC)
69) Zamir White | LV (vs. NE)
70) Ameer Abdullah | LV (vs. NE)
71) Cordarrelle Patterson | ATL (vs. WAS)
72) Zonovan Knight | DET (at TB)
73) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at CLE)
74) Boston Scott | PHI (at NYJ)
75) Mike Boone | HOU (vs. NO)
76) Alec Ingold | MIA (vs. CAR)
77) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX (vs. IND)
78) Kenyan Drake | BAL (at TEN)
79) Chase Brown | CIN (vs. SEA)
80) Ty Chandler | MIN (at CHI)
81) Keaontay Ingram | ARI (at LAR)
82) C.J. Ham | MIN (at CHI)
83) JaMycal Hasty | JAX (vs. IND)
84) Hunter Luepke | DAL (at LAC)
85) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (at TEN)
86) Adam Prentice | NO (at HOU)
87) Patrick Ricard | BAL (at TEN)
88) Trey Sermon | IND (at JAX)
89) Jakob Johnson | LV (vs. NE)
90) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (vs. NYG)
91) Eric Gray | NYG (at BUF)
92) Chris Brooks | MIA (vs. CAR)
93) Chris Evans | CIN (vs. SEA)
94) Keith Smith | FA ()
95) Tyrion Davis-Price | SF (at CLE)
96) Nick Bawden | FA ()
97) Derrick Gore | WAS (at ATL)
98) Michael Burton | DEN (at KC)
99) Tyler Badie | DEN (at KC)
100) Zach Evans | LAR (vs. ARI)
101) Royce Freeman | LAR (vs. ARI)
102) Travis Homer | CHI (vs. MIN)
103) Malik Davis | DAL (at LAC)
104) Brandon Bolden | LV (vs. NE)
105) Deneric Prince | KC (vs. DEN)
The Top RBs To Start in Week 6
David Montgomery, Detroit Lions
Another week, another elite workload with a touchdown for David Montgomery. He scored from 42 yards out on the opening drive of a Week 5 blowout win over the Carolina Panthers and cruised to 129 total yards on his 21 touches when all was said and done.
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Montgomery has at least 21 touches in all three games that he has finished healthy and has multiple catches in both of his games back in action. Do I think the six targets from last week are here to stay? I don’t — Amon-Ra St. Brown and rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs both sitting out opened up routes and targets that wouldn’t normally be available. That’s OK. At this point, any production through the air is gravy.
Even in a tough matchup with 30 of 32 teams in action this week, Montgomery is an RB1. He carries an elite floor, given his rare role.
Isiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs
The streak extends to five straight with a score or a carry that ended inside the 3-yard line, a role that is fantasy gold in an offense that we expect to make four red-zone trips per game.
#Chiefs HC Andy Reid lauds 'high-octane' RB Isiah Pacheco: 'He's going to go 100 mph and run hard every time'#ChiefsKingdom #NFL pic.twitter.com/VK9Oq1hbrv
— UrgentSports. (@RedNewzSports) October 5, 2023
The snap domination over Jerick McKinnon is nice (39-18), but the dead split on routes (12 apiece) is what I am here for. Pacheco earned only a single target last week, but if his perceived weakness is becoming a split on top of the two-down and goal-line work, Pacheco is a threat to enter the low-end RB1 tier for the remainder of the season.
He averaged nearly six yards per touch in the first meeting with the Denver Broncos last season and scored in the other. He’s safely inside my top 15 at the position in this spot.