Hopefully you had your fill of Turkey last week and are ready to start preparing for the fantasy football playoffs. Over the next few weeks postseason play will begin in most leagues and we want to have your lineups in top shape heading into the weekend.
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The Thursday game will feature the Dallas Cowboys and Washington. That means you will need to make decisions on Alfred Morris, Samaje Perine, and in deeper leagues Rod Smith. Darren McFadden announced his retirement early this week so if you were still stashing him in case Morris got hurt, drop him.
Latavius Murray continues to get the bulk of the load in Minnesota and Marshawn Lynch has made a resurgence in recent weeks. Semaje Perine looks like he is ready to shoulder the load for Washington after injuries to Chris Thompson and Rob Kelley.
We are through all the bye weeks, and so all of your healthy running backs are available. Devonta Freeman is a question mark this week as he works his way through the concussion protocol. He seems to be making progress, but he is the big name to track as the week progresses. Tevin Coleman has been very impressive in relief.
Running back (standard) rankings, Week 13
(SK: Scott Kaliska; JG: Jeff Goldberg; DG: Derek Gordon; KB: Kyle Bennett; ZS: Zach Senvisky; JM: Jason Marcum)
RB standard rankings, Week 13
Rk | Consensus | Tm | Opp | SK | JG | DG | KB | ZS | JM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | @ CIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | vs. IND | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Mark Ingram | NO | vs. CAR | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | vs. NE | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Todd Gurley | LAR | @ ARI | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Jordan Howard | CHI | vs. SF | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | vs. CLE | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Alvin Kamara | NO | vs. CAR | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Kareem Hunt | KC | @ NYJ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | Dion Lewis | NE | @ BUF | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| 11 | Carlos Hyde | SF | @ CHI | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Samaje Perine | WAS | @ DAL | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
| 13 | Latavius Murray | MIN | @ ATL | 20 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| 14 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | vs. NYG | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| 15 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. MIN | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 |
| 16 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | @ NO | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 20 |
| 17 | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | @ OAK | 25 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| 18 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | vs. HOU | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 15 |
| 19 | Joe Mixon | CIN | vs. PIT | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| 20 | Adrian Peterson | ARI | vs. LAR | 19 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Lamar Miller | HOU | @ TEN | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 26 |
| 22 | Alex Collins | BAL | vs. DET | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 23 | Jamaal Williams | GB | vs. TB | 12 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 27 |
| 24 | Alfred Morris | DAL | vs. WAS | 28 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
| 25 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | @ ATL | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 24 |
| 26 | Devontae Booker | DEN | @ MIA | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
| 27 | Rex Burkhead | NE | @ BUF | 21 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 30 |
| 28 | Ameer Abdullah | DET | @ BAL | 31 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 25 |
| 29 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs. DEN | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
| 30 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | @ LAC | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| 31 | Jay Ajayi | PHI | @ SEA | 36 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
| 32 | Derrick Henry | TEN | vs. HOU | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
| 33 | Duke Johnson Jr. | CLE | @ LAC | 32 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 38 |
| 34 | Danny Woodhead | BAL | vs. DET | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 34 |
| 35 | Jacquizz Rodgers | TB | @ GB | 42 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| 36 | Matt Forte | NYJ | vs. KC | 41 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 43 | 31 |
| 37 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @ NO | 40 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | vs. SF | 45 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| 39 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | @ MIA | 43 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 |
| 40 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | vs. CLE | 38 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 33 | 42 |
| 41 | Frank Gore | IND | @ JAC | 33 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 44 |
| 42 | Theo Riddick | DET | @ BAL | 50 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
| 43 | James White | NE | @ BUF | -- | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
| 44 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | vs. KC | 37 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 43 |
| 45 | LeGarrette Blount | PHI | @ SEA | 39 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 46 |
| 46 | DeAndre Washington | OAK | vs. NYG | -- | 45 | 45 | 46 | -- | 45 |
| 47 | Eddie Lacy | SEA | vs. PHI | -- | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | -- |
| 48 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. MIN | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 49 | Matt Breida | SF | @ CHI | -- | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 | -- |
| 50 | Charles Sims | TB | @ GB | -- | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | -- |
| -- | Peyton Barber | TB | @ GB | 49 | 48 | -- | 50 | 48 | -- |
| -- | Rod Smith | DAL | vs. WAS | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Buck Allen | BAL | vs. DET | -- | -- | 50 | -- | 49 | 49 |
| -- | JD McKissic | SEA | vs. PHI | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Shane Vereen | NYG | @ OAK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47 |
| -- | Mike Davis | SEA | vs. PHI | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Charcandrick West | KC | @ NYJ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48 |
| -- | Corey Clement | PHI | @ SEA | 48 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Marlon Mack | IND | @ JAC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 |
