It’s championship week in the fantasy football world! With that in mind, every start/sit decision means just that much more as you aim to bring home your league’s coveted trophy. Here are the latest PFN Consensus RB Rankings to help guide you.
Which RB Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
All rankings are in half-PPR scoring format. Rankings last updated at 11:48am EST.
1) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at WAS)
2) Kyren Williams | LAR (at NYG)
3) Rachaad White | TB (vs. NO)
4) Jonathan Taylor | IND (vs. LV)
5) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. CAR)
6) James Cook | BUF (vs. NE)
7) Alvin Kamara | NO (at TB)
8) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (at DAL)
9) D’Andre Swift | PHI (vs. ARI)
10) Saquon Barkley | NYG (vs. LAR)
11) Bijan Robinson | ATL (at CHI)
12) Kenneth Walker III | SEA (vs. PIT)
13) Tony Pollard | DAL (vs. DET)
14) Derrick Henry | TEN (at HOU)
15) Austin Ekeler | LAC (at DEN)
16) Ty Chandler | MIN (vs. GB)
17) Joe Mixon | CIN (at KC)
18) Breece Hall | NYJ (at CLE)
19) Aaron Jones | GB (at MIN)
20) De’Von Achane | MIA (at BAL)
21) Ezekiel Elliott | NE (at BUF)
22) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. CIN)
23) Zamir White | LV (at IND)
24) David Montgomery | DET (at DAL)
25) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (at JAX)
26) James Conner | ARI (at PHI)
27) Devin Singletary | HOU (vs. TEN)
28) Javonte Williams | DEN (vs. LAC)
29) Gus Edwards | BAL (vs. MIA)
30) Khalil Herbert | CHI (vs. ATL)
31) Jerome Ford | CLE (vs. NYJ)
32) Najee Harris | PIT (at SEA)
33) Jaylen Warren | PIT (at SEA)
34) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (vs. SF)
35) Tyjae Spears | TEN (at HOU)
36) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (at CHI)
37) Antonio Gibson | WAS (vs. SF)
38) Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC (vs. CIN)
39) Roschon Johnson | CHI (vs. ATL)
40) Kareem Hunt | CLE (vs. NYJ)
41) Chase Brown | CIN (at KC)
42) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (vs. PIT)
43) Justice Hill | BAL (vs. MIA)
44) AJ Dillon | GB (at MIN)
45) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (vs. LAC)
46) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (vs. ARI)
47) Samaje Perine | DEN (vs. LAC)
48) Alexander Mattison | MIN (vs. GB)
49) Miles Sanders | CAR (at JAX)
50) Jamaal Williams | NO (at TB)
51) Jeff Wilson Jr. | MIA (at BAL)
52) Dameon Pierce | HOU (vs. TEN)
53) Cordarrelle Patterson | ATL (at CHI)
54) Leonard Fournette | BUF (vs. NE)
55) D’Ernest Johnson | JAX (vs. CAR)
56) Isaiah Spiller | LAC (at DEN)
57) Emari Demercado | ARI (at PHI)
58) Chase Edmonds | TB (vs. NO)
59) Kevin Harris | NE (at BUF)
60) Matt Breida | NYG (vs. LAR)
61) Latavius Murray | BUF (vs. NE)
62) Ameer Abdullah | LV (at IND)
63) Joshua Kelley | LAC (at DEN)
64) Elijah Mitchell | SF (at WAS)
65) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (at NYG)
66) Trey Sermon | IND (vs. LV)
67) Israel Abanikanda | NYJ (at CLE)
68) Jordan Mason | SF (at WAS)
69) Tyler Goodson | IND (vs. LV)
70) Dalvin Cook | NYJ (at CLE)
71) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (vs. NYJ)
72) Boston Scott | PHI (vs. ARI)
73) Dare Ogunbowale | HOU (vs. TEN)
74) Michael Carter | ARI (at PHI)
75) Patrick Taylor Jr. | GB (at MIN)
76) La’Mical Perine | KC (vs. CIN)
77) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at WAS)
78) Royce Freeman | LAR (at NYG)
79) Derrick Gore | WAS (vs. SF)
80) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. CAR)
81) Alec Ingold | MIA (at BAL)
82) Deneric Prince | KC (vs. CIN)
83) Trayveon Williams | CIN (at KC)
84) Raheem Blackshear | CAR (at JAX)
85) Kene Nwangwu | MIN (vs. GB)
The Top RBs To Start in Week 17
Chuba Hubbard, RB, Carolina Panthers (at JAX)
Analysis by Kyle Soppe | I never would have thought that we’d be here: ready to crown 2023 fantasy champions, and Chuba Hubbard would be working on a stretch of five straight games returning fantasy value.
But here we are! Players like this are what makes fantasy equally frustrating and fun. On one hand, active managers who identified this as a potential volume spot are being rewarded in a significant way. On the other, a player like Hubbard allows a team that drafted poorly to overachieve by simply getting lucky with additions.
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Hubbard has at least 17 touches in all of those strong performances, and that role appears here to stay. The Carolina Panthers have no reason to throw away these final two games because the Bears have their first-round pick, so I’m expecting their offense to function this week as it has for a month now: run-centric with Hubbard being the center of their universe.
The Panthers’ workhorse is a top-20 play for me, ranking ahead of players like Austin Ekeler and Derrick Henry, options that were considered fantasy royalty less than four months ago.
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