Week 6 of the 2023 NFL season is upon us, and fantasy football managers need to set their starting lineups before kickoff!
Who are some of the top names to consider plugging in at the RB position? The PFN fantasy team came together to give you their Consensus Rankings going into this action-packed weekend of NFL football!
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Which RBs Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
MORE PFN Fantasy Consensus Rankings: QB | WR | TE | K | DST
1) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at CLE)
2) Bijan Robinson | ATL (vs. WAS)
3) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. IND)
4) Tony Pollard | DAL (at LAC)
5) Austin Ekeler | LAC (vs. DAL)
6) David Montgomery | DET (at TB)
7) Kenneth Walker III | SEA (at CIN)
8) Raheem Mostert | MIA (vs. CAR)
9) Josh Jacobs | LV (vs. NE)
10) Joe Mixon | CIN (vs. SEA)
11) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. DEN)
12) Derrick Henry | TEN (vs. BAL)
13) Kyren Williams | LAR (vs. ARI)
14) Alvin Kamara | NO (at HOU)
15) James Cook | BUF (vs. NYG)
16) D’Andre Swift | PHI (at NYJ)
17) Alexander Mattison | MIN (at CHI)
18) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (at ATL)
19) Saquon Barkley | NYG (at BUF)
20) Breece Hall | NYJ (vs. PHI)
21) Rachaad White | TB (vs. DET)
22) Jonathan Taylor | IND (at JAX)
23) Jerome Ford | CLE (vs. SF)
24) Dameon Pierce | HOU (vs. NO)
25) Zack Moss | IND (at JAX)
26) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (at LV)
27) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (at KC)
28) Emari Demercado | ARI (at LAR)
29) D’Onta Foreman | CHI (vs. MIN)
30) Javonte Williams | DEN (at KC)
31) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (at MIA)
32) Gus Edwards | BAL (at TEN)
33) Justice Hill | BAL (at TEN)
34) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (vs. WAS)
35) Tyjae Spears | TEN (vs. BAL)
36) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (at CIN)
37) Ezekiel Elliott | NE (at LV)
38) Antonio Gibson | WAS (at ATL)
39) Jerick McKinnon | KC (vs. DEN)
40) Cam Akers | MIN (at CHI)
41) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at NYJ)
42) Samaje Perine | DEN (at KC)
43) Devin Singletary | HOU (vs. NO)
44) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. IND)
45) Latavius Murray | BUF (vs. NYG)
46) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA (vs. CAR)
47) Kareem Hunt | CLE (vs. SF)
48) Joshua Kelley | LAC (vs. DAL)
49) Kendre Miller | NO (at HOU)
50) Dalvin Cook | NYJ (vs. PHI)
51) Craig Reynolds | DET (at TB)
52) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC (vs. DEN)
53) Rico Dowdle | DAL (at LAC)
54) Damien Harris | BUF (vs. NYG)
55) Matt Breida | NYG (at BUF)
56) Michael Carter | NYJ (vs. PHI)
57) Jordan Mason | SF (at CLE)
58) Khari Blasingame | CHI (vs. MIN)
59) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (vs. ARI)
60) Trayveon Williams | CIN (vs. SEA)
61) Keaontay Ingram | ARI (at LAR)
62) Deuce Vaughn | DAL (at LAC)
63) Salvon Ahmed | MIA (vs. CAR)
64) Sean Tucker | TB (vs. DET)
65) Zamir White | LV (vs. NE)
66) Ameer Abdullah | LV (vs. NE)
67) Melvin Gordon III | BAL (at TEN)
68) Gary Brightwell | NYG (at BUF)
69) Cordarrelle Patterson | ATL (vs. WAS)
70) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (vs. SF)
71) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at CLE)
72) Boston Scott | PHI (at NYJ)
73) Mike Boone | HOU (vs. NO)
74) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX (vs. IND)
75) Ke’Shawn Vaughn | TB (vs. DET)
76) Ty Chandler | MIN (at CHI)
77) Chris Brooks | MIA (vs. CAR)
78) Alec Ingold | MIA (vs. CAR)
79) Chase Brown | CIN (vs. SEA)
80) Eric Gray | NYG (at BUF)
81) DeeJay Dallas | SEA (at CIN)
82) Zonovan Knight | DET (at TB)
83) Kenyan Drake | BAL (at TEN)
84) C.J. Ham | MIN (at CHI)
85) Elijah Mitchell | SF (at CLE)
86) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (at TEN)
87) Trey Sermon | IND (at JAX)
88) Corey Clement | ARI (at LAR)
89) JaMycal Hasty | JAX (vs. IND)
90) Hunter Luepke | DAL (at LAC)
The Top RBs To Start in Week 6
James Cook, Buffalo Bills
Analysis by Jason Katz | Fantasy managers are undoubtedly disappointed in James Cook’s performance across the pond last week. The Buffalo Bills came out flat, and their running game just couldn’t get going. After four straight weeks of hitting double-digit fantasy points, Cook posted 5.1 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
While Cook will never possess an elite ceiling due to the involvement of Damien Harris and Latavius Murray, he should be a strong RB2 most of the time.
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This is a great bounce-back spot for the talented lead runner against a New York Giants defense allowing 26.6 PPG to running backs, the sixth-most in the league. The Giants are allowing YPC ypc and 1.4 touchdowns per game to RBs.
With the Bills being heavy home favorites, the running game is unlikely to get game-scripted out. Cook should remain plenty involved and return to being a high RB2 in Week 6.
Austin Ekeler, Los Angeles Chargers
Analysis by Kyle Soppe | The one time we saw him this season was a 20-touch, 24.4-point effort against the Miami Dolphins, and he was replaced by RB Joshua Kelley (Weeks 2-4: 2.8 yards per carry).
Much like the situation for the Packers or Giants, the starting running back missed time and returned positioned to see an increase in workload due to the failures of his replacement.
It’s obviously not a soft landing spot for Ekeler to return after a month off, but there should be zero hesitation about plugging him in.