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Week 9 RB Rankings & Matchups: Eddie Lacy, DeAngelo Williams, Chris Ivory & More

Below you will find our Week 9 running back rankings, to help determine your RB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).

Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some RB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 2, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 9.

You can also check out our 2015 fantasy football ranking dashboard, for more in depth rankings analysis on all positions including rookies and dynasty leagues.

 

Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings - Running Backs

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1 Mark Ingram NO vs. TEN 1 3
2 Devonta Freeman ATL at SF 2 2
3 Todd Gurley STL at MIN 4 1
4 Dion Lewis NE vs. WAS 3 5
5 Lamar Miller MIA at BUF 5 4
6 Doug Martin TB vs. NYG 7 6
7 Adrian Peterson MIN vs. STL 9 7
8 DeMarco Murray PHI at DAL 8 8
9 Danny Woodhead SD vs. CHI 10 11
10 Latavius Murray OAK at PIT 15 9
11 LeSean McCoy BUF vs. MIA 6 19
12 Duke Johnson CLE at CIN 12 13
13 Jonathan Stewart CAR vs. GB 14 12
14 DeAngelo Williams PIT vs. OAK 18 10
15 Eddie Lacy GB at CAR 11 17
16 Christopher Ivory NYJ vs. JAC 17 15
17 Jeremy Hill CIN vs. CLE 16 16
18 Darren McFadden DAL vs. PHI 19 14
19 T.J. Yeldon JAC at NYJ 13 21
20 Ronnie Hillman DEN at IND 22 18
21 LeGarrette Blount NE vs. WAS 20 20
22 Giovani Bernard CIN vs. CLE 21 23
23 Jeremy Langford CHI at SD 24 22
24 Melvin Gordon SD vs. CHI 25 25
25 Frank Gore IND vs. DEN 30 24
26 Ryan Mathews PHI at DAL 26 28
27 Shane Vereen NYG at TB 28 27
28 Matt Jones WAS at NE 23 34
29 Antonio Andrews TEN at NO 32 26
30 Rashad Jennings NYG at TB 29 29
31 C.J. Spiller NO vs. TEN 27 32
32 Charles Sims TB vs. NYG 34 30
33 Darren Sproles PHI at DAL 31 33
34 C.J. Anderson DEN at IND 33 31
35 Dexter McCluster TEN at NO 38 35
36 Karlos Williams BUF vs. MIA 36 39
37 Ahmad Bradshaw IND vs. DEN 37 38
38 Orleans Darkwa NYG at TB 40 37
39 Isaiah Crowell CLE at CIN 35 43
40 Alfred Morris WAS at NE 39 40
41 James Starks GB at CAR 44 36
42 Chris Thompson WAS at NE 42 41
43 Pierre Thomas SF vs. ATL 43 42
44 Christine Michael DAL vs. PHI 45 44
45 Kendall Gaskins SF vs. ATL 41 50
46 Mike Tolbert CAR vs. GB 48 47
47 Bishop Sankey TEN at NO 45
48 Antone Smith CHI at SD 47 49
49 Benny Cunningham STL at MIN 46 61
50 Tevin Coleman ATL at SF 53 46
51 Marcel Reece OAK at PIT 48
52 Tre Mason STL at MIN 49 59
53 Taiwan Jones OAK at PIT 50 56
54 Robert Turbin CLE at CIN 51 53
55 Zac Stacy NYJ vs. JAC 51
56 Jonas Gray MIA at BUF 52 58
57 David Cobb TEN at NO 52
58 Jerick McKinnon MIN vs. STL 54 69
59 Andre Williams NYG at TB 54
60 James White NE vs. WAS 55
61 Roy Helu OAK at PIT 57
62 Matt Asiata MIN vs. STL 60
63 Bilal Powell NYJ vs. JAC 62
64 Mike Davis SF vs. ATL 63
65 Damien Williams MIA at BUF 64
66 Anthony Dixon BUF vs. MIA 65
67 Stevan Ridley NYJ vs. JAC 66
68 Carlos Hyde SF vs. ATL 67
69 Daniel Herron BUF vs. MIA 68
70 Denard Robinson JAC at NYJ 70
71 Donald Brown SD vs. CHI 71
72 Toby Gerhart JAC at NYJ 72
73 Ka'Deem Carey CHI at SD 73

 

Week 9 Running Back (RB) Rankings Analysis

By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)

I mentioned it in my matchups column this week, but I really like Eddie Lacy. His results last week were not very impressive on the surface, but a 3.45 YPC and a score against the Broncos is respectable - really! The Broncos allow the fourth fewest rushing yards per game.

Carolina has a respected run defense, but they haven’t lived up to that rep lately. They have allowed at least 100 RB rush yards in three of their last four games, with three RB rush touchdowns during that span. I think Eddie Lacy reminds everyone why he was a top five pick in fantasy drafts this week. I have him in my top ten.

I’m higher on T.J. Yeldon than most this week. I have him at RB16. It will certainly be a tough matchup against a stout Jets run defense. My thinking is that Yeldon is enough of a workhorse to make him worthy of a start. He has averaged over 20 touches in his last 5 games.

In addition to that, after Toby Gerhart was stopped on four straight goal line carries vs Buffalo, Gus Bradley conceded that Yeldon should probably get the goal line looks. After seeing a similar workhorse back in Latavius Murray handle the Jets last week, I am comfortable thinking Yeldon will put up points with 20+ touches even if he isn’t too efficient.

On the other end of that game, I’m not so high on Chris Ivory. That said, I still have him ahead of Yeldon at RB13 - but that’s still seven spots below his consensus rank this week. The Jaguars have been Jekyll & Hyde as a run defense this season.

In five of their seven games, they have held running backs under 100 rushing yards with no rushing touchdowns. In their two other games, they have been obliterated by Doug Martin and LeGarrette Blount. It will be interesting to see how Ivory fares, but I will err on the side of caution this week.

DeAngelo Williams gave us two big games to start the season. When Le’veon Bell went down last week, Williams immediately picked up where he left off and finished with over 100 yards from scrimmage. I’m definitely not calling it a fluke - Williams has been a great running back in the past, and even finished as the RB1 way back in 2008.

However I’m also not fully buying into the idea that he can keep up his fantastic pace as the lead back ROS. He faces the Raiders this week, and they haven’t allowed an RB rushing touchdown since Week 2. They also haven’t allowed a 100 yard rusher all season. I have DeAngelo as a middling RB2 this week.

If you are in desperation mode this week, I think new signee Pierre Thomas is worth a look on the 49ers. The 49ers top three RBs from two weeks ago - Carlos Hyde, Reggie Bush and rookie Mike Davis - are all out. Jarryd Hayne is not on the active roster. That leaves Thomas and slow plodder Kendall Gaskins as the top two guys.

Gaskins is pretty big, and has a good shot to get the goal line touches, but Thomas is the far more versatile of the two. He is a fantastic receiver and even just last year had a 4.9 YPC and 45 catches in just 11 games. He could immediately get step in and pick up five+ catches and maybe 10 carries. In PPR, if you need to take a shot in the dark, Pierre Thomas can be the long-shot answer.

 

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