Fantasy football rankings, 2016: Running backs for PPR leagues, Week 17

A fantasy championship is within reach, but guys like Le’Veon Bell may be sitting in the title game.

Dec 28, 2016, 3:00 PM UTC

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After a long season, a fantasy championship is within your grasp heading into the NFL’s regular-season finale this Sunday.

However, this may end up being your most challenging week of the season in terms of start/sit decisions. In addition to the usual bumps and bruises various players have, many NFL teams are resting their best players before beginning their postseason runs.

Other teams are resting players to prevent them from unnecessary injury in their regular-season finale before heading into the offseason. Running backs who could be in one of these groups include Le’Veon Bell, Melvin Gordon, Lamar Miller, Ezekiel Elliott, and Jeremy Hill among others.

With so many tough questions to ask this week, be sure to ask us in the SB Nation War Room through Thursday, or just tweet us your questions at @SBNationFantasy.

Running backs (PPR), Week 17

(SK: Scott Kaliska, JG: Jeff Goldberg, JM: Jason Marcum)

Rk	Consensus	Tm	Opp.	SK	JG	JM
1	David Johnson	ARI	@ LA	1	1	1
2	LeSean McCoy	BUF	@ NYJ	2	2	2
3	Jordan Howard	CHI	@ MIN	4	3	3
4	Devonta Freeman	ATL	vs. NO	3	4	4
5	DeMarco Murray	TEN	vs. HOU	5	5	6
6	Bilal Powell	NYJ	vs. BUF	6	6	7
7	Mark Ingram	NO	@ ATL	7	7	8
8	LeGarrette Blount	NE	@ MIA	14	8	5
8	Latavius Murray	OAK	@ DEN	9	9	10
10	Robert Kelley	WAS	vs. NYG	8	10	11
11	Spencer Ware	KC	@ SD	10	11	13
11	Jay Ajayi	MIA	vs. NE	13	14	9
13	Frank Gore	IND	vs. JAC	12	12	14
14	Todd Gurley	LA	vs. ARI	11	13	15
15	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	@ TB	18	16	12
16	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	@ PHI	15	17	16
17	Tevin Coleman	ATL	vs. NO	16	15	19
17	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	vs. CLE	17	18	17
19	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	@ PIT	21	19	18
20	Kenneth Dixon	BAL	@ CIN	22	20	21
21	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	vs. CHI	20	21	25
22	Dion Lewis	NE	@ MIA	19	22	27
23	Alfred Blue	HOU	@ TEN	24	23	24
24	Terrance West	BAL	@ CIN	28	24	23
24	Jacquizz Rodgers	TB	vs. CAR	25	26	28
26	Derrick Henry	TEN	vs. HOU	36	27	20
27	Darren Sproles	PHI	vs. DAL	26	25	33
28	Mike Gillislee	BUF	@ NYJ	35	28	26
29	Jeremy Hill	CIN	vs. BAL	30	31	32
30	Paul Perkins	NYG	@ WAS	32	30	31
31	Rex Burkhead	CIN	vs. BAL	27	29	41
32	DeAngelo Williams	PIT	vs. CLE	33	35	29
33	Chris Ivory	JAC	@ IND	37	32	30
34	Alex Collins	SEA	@ SF	23	38	39
35	Thomas Rawls	SEA	@ SF	49	33	22
36	Charles Sims	TB	vs. CAR	31	41	35
37	Rashad Jennings	NYG	@ WAS	41	34	34
38	Ronnie Hillman	SD	vs. KC	39	36	37
39	Shaun Draughn	SF	vs. SEA	29	37	46
40	Darren McFadden	DAL	@ PHI	34	40	40
41	Chris Thompson	WAS	vs. NYG	38	39	45
41	Duke Johnson	CLE	@ PIT	42	43	38
43	Tim Hightower	NO	@ ATL	46	42	36
44	James White	NE	@ MIA	40	46	49
45	Justin Forsett	DEN	vs. OAK	45	44	48
46	Theo Riddick	DET	vs. GB	50	45	43
47	DuJuan Harris	SF	vs. SEA	--	--	42
48	Matt Asiata	MIN	vs. CHI	43	50	--
49	Devontae Booker	DEN	vs. OAK	48	47	50
50	Zach Zenner	DET	vs. GB	44	--	--
--	Wendell Smallwood	PHI	vs. DAL	--	--	44
--	Robert Turbin	IND	vs. JAC	--	48	47
--	DeAndre Washington	OAK	@ DEN	47	49	--