Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 15? Bucky Irving, Rachaad White, James Conner

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Who should I start for Week 15? Fantasy football outlooks for Bucky Irving, Rachaad White, James Conner. Our expert fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em picks.

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3. Should I Start James Conner for Fantasy Football?

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Arizona Cardinals combined have a trio of productive running backs heading into Week 15 of the NFL season. It's the first round of the fantasy playoffs for many leagues, so fantasy managers who have backs from either of these teams on their rosters understandably are questioning who to start and sit.

Injuries will be the driving factor for decisions for one team, while the other team presents more straightforward decision-making paths. It may be tough to swallow the idea of benching any of them, but the decisions are important, nonetheless.

Let's explore what you should do with each back.

Should I Start Bucky Irving for Fantasy Football?

Irving (back/hip) missed practice both Wednesday and Thursday. For now, it seems he could be trending toward not playing. Even if he does play, he re-aggravated a back injury in Week 14 after just a few touches. It wouldn't be wise for TB to give him a big workload.

Bucs RB Bucky Irving (back/hip) was not seen participating in Thursday’s practice. pic.twitter.com/VfYrYBdd0m

— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) December 12, 2024

We wouldn't recommend starting him purely due to these injury problems and projected low volume. The team should let him rest, anyway.

Should I Start Rachaad White for Fantasy Football?

Yes. He'll be thrust back into a workhorse role in Irving's absence, most likely. White now has eight total touchdowns on the year, and his projected role in a great offense makes him a fantastic player to start in fantasy. He has a solid shot of finishing with RB1 numbers if Irving can't play, too.

No matter how good Bucky Irving looks - Rachaad White isn’t going anywhere. pic.twitter.com/LG5Nhs5LMK

— Aaron Schill (@aaron_schill) December 8, 2024

The value of his receiving work is massive, especially in PPR leagues. This is a no-brainer. Fire him up in Week 15 whether or not Irving plays.

Should I Start James Conner for Fantasy Football?

Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner is not someone you should ever bench. He should be started in all leagues. He faces a pretty tough matchup (on paper) in Week 15 against the New England Patriots, but he has the talent to overcome difficult opposition.

Oh my... James Conner pic.twitter.com/zUcA6War0S

— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) December 9, 2024

It's not as simple as "Patriots bad, defense bad, good matchup" in this case, because over their last three games, the Pats have allowed just 3.9 yards per rush attempt from opposing teams. This is largely due to the recent return of defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who is their best run-stopper.

Big-time play in a big-time moment from Christian Barmore, smoking Matt Goncalves on Indy's' 2-pt attempt

Goncalves holds Barmore AND contributes to an illegal high-low block, but both go uncalled. The DT even tries bringing Richardson down while he's on the ground pic.twitter.com/Nbs6Og4F2p

— Taylor Kyles (@tkyles39) December 2, 2024

Maybe the Cards will get away with holding onto Barmore as well. But you can't bench Conner. His talent and volume are just too good. We like Conner more than Irving for Week 15, but White's receiving work without Irving would be enough that we'd prefer him over Conner. That said, you can't go wrong with either Conner or White -- both are great starts this week.

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