NFL Running Back Rankings: Week 11 Fantasy Football

RotoBaller brings you our Week 11 fantasy football running back rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with running back rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens.

For even more Week 11 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.

 

Week 11 Running Back Rankings Analysis

It was nice to see Marshawn Lynch deliver a huge game last week. He leads the league with 12 touchdowns, and half of those have come in the last two games after a three-week drought. The Chiefs are tough, but Bryce Brown and Anthony Dixon did pretty well last week, so Lynch should continue to play at a high level here. Alfred Morris is coming off two of his three best games on the season, and he should get another touchdown or two this week against the Bucs. It's no coincidence that his three highest rush yard totals are the games that RG3 started.

Le'Veon Bell has a good matchup, but he has slowed down lately, and I think he needs his bye week badly. He hasn't gone over 70 total yards in the past two weeks. He should be fine, but his touches (second in the league) have been wearing him down.

I have Fred Jackson really high, and I'll probably move him down a bit before Thursday night's game. I do think this is still his job, and they didn't use him much last week, as Dixon and Brown were doing fine and they wanted to ease Jackson back in. That should've provided ample rest for the Thursday game. Out of the other two, I like Bryce Brown more, and he very quietly hit 100 total yards last week despite a fumble. He could definitely be a nice FLEX play.

Ryan Mathews is expected to return this week, and I fully expect him to slide back into the lead role. Oliver had a nice run for a while, but he really slowed down of late. Similarly, Rashad Jennings might return this week. He's already missed more time than expected, but Andre Williams has been bad, Peyton Hillis had a concussion and Michael Cox broke his leg. It's a pretty bad situation in New York, and Jennings could easily surpass 20 touches if he's ready to go.

My rankings for now assume Giovani Bernard will play this week, but there have been reports that he miss a few more games. Jeremy Hill should get a healthy share of touches either way, but he would go from an RB2 to an RB1 if Gio is out again.

Even if Montee Ball returns this week, I prefer C.J. Anderson. My thinking is that I'll stick with the guy who has shown us something on the field vs. the guy who has struggled all season. Both are worth owning, because we know how valuable the lead back in Denver can be.

I am very high on Carlos Hyde. Overreaction? Perhaps, but we did just see how bad the Giants run defense is. The 49ers don't have to match the Seahawks performance for Hyde to have some nice FLEX value. On the other hand, I'm fairly low on fellow rookie Tre Mason. Denver has been amazing against the run, and when they get ahead quick, teams have to look to the air. If Mason goes above 50 yards rushing it would be the best performance against the Broncos in several weeks.

Good luck in Week 11 RotoBallers!

 

Week 11 Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings

Staff Rankings Average	Player Name	Team Name	Ryan Rufe Rankings	Zach Wilkens Rankings
1	Matt Forte	CHI	1	1
2	Arian Foster	HOU	2	4
3	Le'Veon Bell	PIT	3	5
4	Jamaal Charles	KC	6	3
5	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	9	2
6	Eddie Lacy	GB	4	8
7	Andre Ellington	ARI	5	7
8	Mark Ingram	NO	7	11
9	LeSean McCoy	PHI	13	6
10	Ahmad Bradshaw	IND	8	13
11	Fred Jackson	BUF	16	9
12	Alfred Morris	WAS	14	12
13	Giovani Bernard	CIN	19	10
14	Frank Gore	SF	15	16
15	C.J. Anderson	DEN	11	21
16	Terrance West	CLE	17	15
17	Jeremy Hill	CIN	10	26
18	Shane Vereen	NE	12	25
19	Jerick McKinnon	MIN	24	14
20	Rashad Jennings	NYG	18	20
21	Ryan Mathews	SD	22	17
22	Joique Bell	DET	23	18
23	Trent Richardson	IND	21	22
24	Lamar Miller	MIA	28	19
25	Ben Tate	CLE	20	29
26	Steven Jackson	ATL	26	23
27	Darren Sproles	PHI	31	28
28	Bobby Rainey	TB	34	27
29	Darren McFadden	OAK	29	32
30	Bishop Sankey	TEN	25	37
31	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	27	35
32	Tre Mason	STL	33	31
33	Bryce Brown	BUF	46	24
34	Reggie Bush	DET	32	34
35	Matt Asiata	MIN	30	39
36	Branden Oliver	SD	40	30
37	Roy Helu	WAS	43	33
38	Carlos Hyde	SF	36	38
39	Charles Sims	TB	35	41
40	Pierre Thomas	NO		36
41	Isaiah Crowell	CLE	37	49
42	Andre Williams	NYG	38	52
43	Theo Riddick	DET	39	58
44	Montee Ball	DEN	45	40
45	Damien Williams	MIA	41	46
46	De'Anthony Thomas	KC	53	42
47	Jonas Gray	NE	42	51
48	Devonta Freeman	ATL	54	43
49	Travaris Cadet	NO	44	53
50	Anthony Dixon	BUF	50	44
51	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	51	45
52	Alfred Blue	HOU	58	47
53	Peyton Hillis	NYG	47
54	Robert Turbin	SEA	57	48
55	Benny Cunningham	STL	48	50
56	Knile Davis	KC	49	54
57	James Starks	GB	52	55
58	Dexter McCluster	TEN	55
59	Donald Brown	SD	62	56
60	LeGarrette Blount	PIT	56	60
61	Doug Martin	TB		57
62	Maurice Jones-Drew	OAK	59
63	Christine Michael	SEA		59
64	Daniel Thomas	MIA	60
65	Chris Polk	PHI	61
66	Antone Smith	ATL	63
67	Cedric Peerman	CIN	64
68	Juwan Thompson	DEN	65

 

 

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