With no teams on bye, the fantasy RB rankings in the middle range are likely to determine a matchup or two in your league. Here’s how I stack up the top fantasy football ball carriers for the week ahead.
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1) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at SEA)
2) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (at HOU)
3) Austin Ekeler | LAC (vs. BAL)
4) Alvin Kamara | NO (at ATL)
5) Jonathan Taylor | IND (vs. TB)
6) D’Andre Swift | PHI (vs. BUF)
7) Isiah Pacheco | KC (at LV)
8) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (vs. GB)
9) Breece Hall | NYJ (vs. MIA)
10) Javonte Williams | DEN (vs. CLE)
11) Bijan Robinson | ATL (vs. NO)
12) Rachaad White | TB (at IND)
13) Tony Pollard | DAL (vs. WAS)
14) Josh Jacobs | LV (vs. KC)
15) De’Von Achane | MIA (at NYJ)
16) David Montgomery | DET (vs. GB)
17) Saquon Barkley | NYG (vs. NE)
18) James Conner | ARI (vs. LAR)
19) Kyren Williams | LAR (at ARI)
20) Joe Mixon | CIN (vs. PIT)
21) Derrick Henry | TEN (vs. CAR)
22) Raheem Mostert | MIA (at NYJ)
23) Gus Edwards | BAL (at LAC)
24) Jerome Ford | CLE (at DEN)
25) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (at NYG)
26) James Cook | BUF (at PHI)
27) David Montgomery | DET (vs. GB)
28) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (vs. SF)
29) Devin Singletary | HOU (vs. JAX)
30) AJ Dillon | GB (at DET)
31) Jaylen Warren | PIT (at CIN)
32) Alexander Mattison | MIN (vs. CHI)
33) Khalil Herbert | CHI (at MIN)
34) Najee Harris | PIT (at CIN)
35) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (at TEN)
36) Dameon Pierce | HOU (vs. JAX)
37) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (at LAC)
38) Miles Sanders | CAR (at TEN)
39) Ty Chandler | MIN (vs. CHI)
40) Kareem Hunt | CLE (at DEN)
41) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (vs. NO)
42) D’Onta Foreman | CHI (at MIN)
43) Roschon Johnson | CHI (at MIN)
44) Zack Moss | IND (vs. TB)
45) Tyjae Spears | TEN (vs. CAR)
46) Latavius Murray | BUF (at PHI)
47) Royce Freeman | LAR (at ARI)
48) Ezekiel Elliott | NE (at NYG)
49) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (vs. CLE)
50) Rico Dowdle | DAL (vs. WAS)
51) Jerick McKinnon | KC (at LV)
52) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. BUF)
53) Samaje Perine | DEN (vs. CLE)
54) Joshua Kelley | LAC (vs. BAL)
55) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX (at HOU)
56) Justice Hill | BAL (at LAC)
57) Elijah Mitchell | SF (at SEA)
58) Dalvin Cook | NYJ (vs. MIA)
59) Chase Edmonds | TB (at IND)
60) Mike Boone | HOU (vs. JAX)
61) Matt Breida | NYG (vs. NE)
62) Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS (at DAL)
63) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC (at LV)
64) Tank Bigsby | JAX (at HOU)
65) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (at DEN)
66) Keaontay Ingram | ARI (vs. LAR)
67) Raheem Blackshear | CAR (at TEN)
68) Trayveon Williams | CIN (vs. PIT)
69) Ameer Abdullah | LV (vs. KC)
70) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at SEA)
71) Zamir White | LV (vs. KC)
72) Leonard Fournette | BUF (at PHI)
73) Israel Abanikanda | NYJ (vs. MIA)
74) Kene Nwangwu | MIN (vs. CHI)
75) Alec Ingold | MIA (at NYJ)
76) Jashaun Corbin | CAR (at TEN)
77) Jordan Mason | SF (at SEA)
78) C.J. Ham | MIN (vs. CHI)
79) Craig Reynolds | DET (vs. GB)
80) Emanuel Wilson | GB (at DET)
81) Dare Ogunbowale | HOU (vs. JAX)
82) Boston Scott | PHI (vs. BUF)
83) Myles Gaskin | MIN (vs. CHI)
84) Patrick Ricard | BAL (at LAC)
85) DeeJay Dallas | SEA (vs. SF)
86) Derrick Gore | WAS (at DAL)
87) Sean Tucker | TB (at IND)
88) Hunter Luepke | DAL (vs. WAS)
89) Reggie Gilliam | BUF (at PHI)
90) Chris Evans | CIN (vs. PIT)
91) Michael Burton | DEN (vs. CLE)
92) Ke’Shawn Vaughn | TB (at IND)
93) Corey Clement | ARI (vs. LAR)
94) Khari Blasingame | CHI (at MIN)
95) Nick Bawden | FA ()
96) Ty Johnson | BUF (at PHI)
97) Anthony McFarland Jr. | PIT (at CIN)
98) Melvin Gordon III | BAL (at LAC)
99) Tony Jones Jr. | ARI (vs. LAR)
100) Zach Evans | LAR (at ARI)
The Top RBs To Start in Week 12
Zach Charbonnet, Seattle Seahawks
Grab you some of your finest cheese; it’s Charbonnet season.
Can you tell I’m not a drinker? That felt awkward typing, so I can only imagine how it came across reading it. I may struggle when it comes to the analogies of the high life, but I can land the plane when it comes to fantasy analysis!
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Charbonnet is averaging 4.9 yards per carry this season and has caught 15 of 16 targets since the middle of October. We just saw Rachaad White total 14.8 half-PPR points on 15 touches against these 49ers last week, proving that even a tough matchup can be overcome by the right skill set.
Rhamondre Stevenson, New England Patriots
With 27 targets over his past five games and a pair of rushing scores over that stretch, Stevenson is slowly beginning to pay off some of his preseason ADP (RB21 or better in four of those five games).
I remain very concerned about his value for the fantasy playoffs, but I have no issue starting him this week against a Giants defense that gives up the third-most yards per carry and coughed up 131 scrimmage yards to Brian Robinson Jr. last weekend.
This game features two of the four blitz-happiest defenses in the NFL, and given the lack of reliable play under center on both sidelines, we could be looking at a lot of dump-off passes to support Stevenson’s floor.
I’m looking for 15-ish carries with 5-7 targets, a role in a plus-matchup that is more than enough to land him in starting fantasy lineups.
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