Week 15 Running Back Rankings

The Week 15 Running Back Rankings are here to help you make tough decisions this week. Whether it is deciding which of your options to start, or who you should be looking to pick up this week to cover your injuries. Our team will be here the rest of the year ranking the offensive positions, defensive positions, and team defenses to try and help you win your fantasy football leagues.

Below the table, I’ll be highlighting some pick ups for this week (if they are still available) and sneaky-starts for your playoff needs.

Rank	RUNNING BACKS	OPP
1	Todd Gurley   LAR	vs. PHI
2	Saquon Barkley   NYG	vs. TEN
3	Ezekiel Elliott   DAL	at IND
4	Christian McCaffrey   CAR	vs. NO
5	Alvin Kamara   NO	at CAR
6	Phillip Lindsay   DEN	vs. CLE
7	Leonard Fournette   JAC	vs. WAS
8	Joe Mixon   CIN	vs. OAK
9	Dalvin Cook   MIN	vs. MIA
10	David Johnson   ARI	at ATL
11	Nick Chubb   CLE	at DEN
12	Tarik Cohen   CHI	vs. GB
13	Justin Jackson   LAC	at KC
14	Chris Carson   SEA	at SF
15	Lamar Miller   HOU	at NYJ
16	Gus Edwards   BAL	vs. TB
17	Jaylen Samuels   PIT	vs. NE
18	Damien Williams   KC	vs. LAC
19	Sony Michel   NE	at PIT
20	Aaron Jones   GB	at CHI
21	Derrick Henry   TEN	at NYG
22	James White   NE	at PIT
23	Mark Ingram   NO	at CAR
24	Marlon Mack   IND	vs. DAL
25	Spencer Ware   KC	vs. LAC
26	Jeff Wilson   SF	vs. SEA
27	Jordan Howard   CHI	vs. GB
28	Doug Martin   OAK	at CIN
29	Tevin Coleman   ATL	vs. ARI
30	Kenneth Dixon   BAL	vs. TB
31	Kenyan Drake   MIA	at MIN
32	Dion Lewis   TEN	at NYG
33	Rashaad Penny   SEA	at SF
34	Chris Ivory   BUF	vs. DET
35	Peyton Barber   TB	at BAL
36	Elijah McGuire   NYJ	vs. HOU
37	Josh Adams   PHI	at LAR
38	Adrian Peterson   WAS	at JAC
39	Theo Riddick   DET	at BUF
40	Chris Thompson   WAS	at JAC
41	Zach Zenner   DET	at BUF
42	Stevan Ridley   PIT	vs. NE
43	Rex Burkhead   NE	at PIT
44	Darren Sproles   PHI	at LAR
45	Jalen Richard   OAK	at CIN
46	Ito Smith   ATL	vs. ARI
47	Frank Gore   MIA	at MIN
48	Marcus Murphy   BUF	vs. DET
49	Latavius Murray   MIN	vs. MIA
50	Nyheim Hines   IND	vs. DAL

Justin Jackson, LAC at KC

This ranking assumes Melvin Gordon will sit out. If Gordon does suit up, I would treat him like he’s Melvin Gordon in a plus matchup, ranking him at fifth overall.

Jackson isn’t Gordon, but he’s talented. In college, he was a fantastic cowbell back that could do plenty of damage in the passing game.

With Austin Ekeler already ruled out, Jackson would be in line for a minimum 15-20 touches, in what is projected to be the highest scoring game of the week. Don’t think twice about trotting him out there over guys like Lamar Miller, or our next running back to discuss.

Aaron Jones, GB at CHI

I probably have a lot more names ahead of Jones this week than most. It’s not his fault. It’s that damn Bears defense at home that scares me.

Check out how running backs have stacked up when playing at Chicago this season:

Week	Opp	Rush	Rush Yds	Rush TDs	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TDs
Week 2	SEA	19	57	0	1	-1	0
Week 4	TB	17	53	0	2	5	0
Week 7	NE	26	104	0	9	70	2
Week 8	NYJ	19	35	0	4	25	0
Week 10	DET*	22	67	1	12	98	1
Week 11	MIN	13	17	0	4	8	0
Week 14	LAR	11	28	0	3	30	0
	Totals	127	361	1	35	235	3

*Large majority of these numbers came in garbage time.

Yes, I understand garbage stats count in fantasy. But, if you’re relying on that game flow to produce, I would argue it makes a player even more of a risk.

If there was any doubt as to how elite this unit was, it was erased when they shut down Todd Gurley last week. They’re holding opposing running backs under three yards per carry for the year at home.

If you were able to get your hands on Damien Williams (assuming Ware is ruled out), or Jaylen Samuels–yes–I’d pull the trigger on them over Jones this week.

Good luck for Week 15! Follow me on twitter @realBobbyAdcock compliments and insults are greatly appreciated.