Fantasy football rankings, Week 11: Running backs for PPR, standard leagues

As if you aren’t used to this ever-changing scene by now, a few more running backs have decided to join in on the fun.

Nov 12, 2014, 2:21 PM UTC

Thearon W. Henderson

With only six total bye weeks remaining, it’s about time to start adjusting your roster to fit both your end-of-season run and playoff push. Everything would be much easier if there were more than five or six unquestionable every-week starters, but the rankings, and most likely your bench, continue to update and change for that exact reason. Having said that, it shouldn’t be shocking to know that an entirely new slate of names have arrived to help you win in Week 11. And at this rate, it might be time to start catering your playoff roster towards them, as well.

C.J. Anderson - Easily the most discussed running back ranked outside of the top 5. And for Anderson, it's simple: get 20 touches and we'll all be in your debt. Split with Montee Ball, however, and I'm sure we're all doomed. But with Ronnie Hillman seemingly out of the rotation for the next few weeks, it's now or never for Anderson. Some continue to worry about the return of Ball, but remember, his 3.1 yards per carry weren't exactly giving the Denver Broncos a nod of confidence. If Anderson pans out, he'll be the reason you win your league, and that in itself is worth fighting for.

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Rashad Jennings - Whether it's due to his return or the fact that you don't have to start Andre Williams anymore doesn't matter. Just know Jennings will reportedly suit back up this Sunday and that should be enough to give your team hope. Prior to his injury, Jennings was a top 10 back in both PPR and standard scoring formats. I realize that seems like it was lightyears ago, but as the lead back for a team searching for an answer in the running game, Jennings could be the RB2 you've been waiting for.

With Justin Forsett, Chris Ivory, DeMarco Murray and Denard Robinson all on bye this week, our experts bumped up Le'Veon Bell, Marshawn Lynch, and Jamaal Charles from their usual second-tier. It gets a bit iffy after the top 10, but quite honestly, you should be used to that by now. The playoffs wait for no one.

Running back rankings (standard), Week 11

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Matt Forte	CHI	MIN	1	2	2	1
2	Arian Foster	HOU	@CLE	4	4	1	2
3	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	@KAN	2	3	5	4
4	Jamaal Charles	KAN	SEA	3	5	3	5
5	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	@TEN	5	1	9	3
6	Eddie Lacy	GB	PHI	6	8	6	7
7	LeSean McCoy	PHI	@GB	8	6	7	6
8	Mark Ingram	NO	CIN	10	7	4	8
9	Andre Ellington	ARI	DET	7	10	10	11
10	Alfred Morris	WAS	TAM	9	9	11	9
11	Ahmad Bradshaw	IND	NE	11	11	17	10
12	Frank Gore	SF	@NYG	14	19	8	12
13	Jeremy Hill	CIN	@NO	13	16	13	16
14	Terrance West	CLE	HOU	18	13	14	14
15	C.J. Anderson	DEN	@STL	21	14	12	18
16	Shane Vereen	NE	@IND	15	12	26	13
17	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	@CHI	12	17	23	19
18	Steven Jackson	ATL	@CAR	16	15	28	15
19	Ryan Mathews	SD	OAK	22	18	31	17
20	Rashad Jennings	NYG	SF	37	20	16	20
21	Joique Bell	DET	@ARI	17	21	35	22
22	Tre Mason	STL	DEN	19	25	25	28
23	Ben Tate	CLE	HOU	25	32	15	27
24	Lamar Miller	MIA	BUF	31	26	21	26
25	Darren McFadden	OAK	@SF	29	30	18	30
26	Trent Richardson	IND	NE	24	22	40	23
27	Fred Jackson	BUF	@MIA	27	28	34	24
28	Branden Oliver	SD	OAK	20	35	22	40
29	Bobby Rainey	TAM	@WAS	23	27	38	31
30	Bishop Sankey	TEN	PIT	36	23	36	25
31	Montee Ball	DEN	@STL	30	34	24	34
32	Reggie Bush	DET	@ARI	28	33	30	35
33	Giovani Bernard	CIN	@NO	--	24	33	21
34	Darren Sproles	PHI	@GB	39	31	27	32
35	Charles Sims	TAM	@WAS	41	36	20	33
36	Jonas Gray	NE	@IND	35	39	19	41
37	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	ATL	43	29	44	29
38	Bryce Brown	BUF	@MIA	26	42	43	39
39	Matt Asiata	MIN	@CHI	50	38	29	36
40	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	ATL	38	37	47	37
41	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	HOU	32	41	48	42
42	Anthony Dixon	BUF	@MIA	34	45	39	45
43	Andre Williams	NYG	SF	40	40	45	38
44	Carlos Hyde	SF	@NYG	46	43	37	44
45	Theo Riddick	DET	@ARI	--	44	41	43
46	Alfred Blue	HOU	@CLE	47	50	32	--
47	Damien Williams	MIA	BUF	33	--	--	46
48	Benny Cunningham	STL	DEN	48	48	46	47
49	Chris Polk	PHI	@GB	42	--	--	--
50	Khiry Robinson	NO	CIN	--	--	42	--
--	Juwan Thompson	DEN	@STL	44	--	--	49
--	Roy Helu Jr.	WAS	TAM	45	49	--	50
--	Travaris Cadet	NO	CIN	--	46	--	48
--	Peyton Hillis	NYG	SF	--	47	--	--
--	LaMichael James	MIA	BUF	49	--	--	--
--	Zac Stacy	STL	DEN	--	--	49	--
--	Christine Michael	SEA	@KAN	--	--	50	--

Running back rankings (PPR), Week 11

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rank	Consensus	Team	Opponent	DK	DC	JD	SK
1	Matt Forte	CHI	MIN	1	2	1	1
2	Arian Foster	HOU	@CLE	3	4	2	2
3	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	@TEN	2	1	7	3
4	Jamaal Charles	KAN	SEA	4	3	3	4
5	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	@KAN	5	5	5	5
6	Eddie Lacy	GB	PHI	7	8	6	7
7	LeSean McCoy	PHI	@GB	8	6	8	6
8	Andre Ellington	ARI	DET	6	7	9	8
9	Mark Ingram	NO	CIN	10	11	4	10
10	Ahmad Bradshaw	IND	NE	9	9	15	9
11	Alfred Morris	WAS	TAM	12	12	13	12
12	Shane Vereen	NE	@IND	13	10	17	11
13	C.J. Anderson	DEN	@STL	18	13	10	18
14	Frank Gore	SF	@NYG	16	18	11	14
15	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	@CHI	11	14	25	13
16	Terrance West	CLE	HOU	19	15	14	15
17	Jeremy Hill	CIN	@NO	15	17	12	22
18	Steven Jackson	ATL	@CAR	17	19	31	17
19	Joique Bell	DET	@ARI	14	22	38	20
20	Rashad Jennings	NYG	SF	36	23	16	24
21	Ryan Mathews	SD	OAK	27	21	32	23
22	Darren McFadden	OAK	@SD	26	30	21	28
23	Lamar Miller	MIA	BUF	30	25	24	26
24	Trent Richardson	IND	NE	23	20	42	21
25	Tre Mason	STL	DEN	22	24	29	31
26	Ben Tate	CLE	HOU	24	31	20	32
27	Bobby Rainey	TAM	@WAS	21	27	34	27
28	Branden Oliver	SD	OAK	20	36	18	36
29	Darren Sproles	PHI	@GB	32	28	23	29
30	Fred Jackson	BUF	@MIA	25	32	37	19
31	Reggie Bush	DET	@ARI	28	29	26	30
32	Giovani Bernard	CIN	@NO	--	16	33	16
33	Bishop Sankey	TEN	PIT	33	26	39	25
34	Montee Ball	DEN	@STL	31	35	27	35
35	Charles Sims	TAM	@WAS	44	33	19	33
36	Bryce Brown	BUF	@MIA	29	41	35	39
37	Matt Asiata	MIN	@CHI	43	39	28	37
38	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	ATL	45	34	43	34
39	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	ATL	35	38	49	41
40	Theo Riddick	DET	@ARI	48	37	40	38
41	Jonas Gray	NE	@IND	41	50	22	--
42	Roy Helu Jr.	WAS	TAM	38	43	46	43
43	Benny Cunningham	STL	DEN	42	42	47	40
44	Anthony Dixon	BUF	@MIA	34	--	41	47
45	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	HOU	40	44	48	44
46	Carlos Hyde	SF	@NYG	46	48	36	48
47	Alfred Blue	HOU	@CLE	47	--	30	--
48	Damien Williams	MIA	BUF	39	47	--	46
49	Travaris Cadet	NO	CIN	--	40	--	42
50	Andre Williams	NYG	SF	50	45	45	45
--	Juwan Thompson	DEN	@STL	37	--	--	--
--	Khiry Robinson	NO	CIN	--	--	44	--
--	Peyton Hillis	NYG	SF	--	46	--	--
--	LaMichael James	MIA	BUF	49	--	--	--
--	LeGarrette Blount	PIT	@TEN	--	49	--	--
--	Cedric Peerman	CIN	@NO	--	--	--	49
--	Chris Polk	PHI	@GB	--	--	50	50