Week 12 Running back Depth Charts: Thomas Rawls, Eddie Lacy, Buck Allen and More

Now that all of the NFL bye weeks are in the past, it's time to get serious and look at the big picture for the remaining weeks of the regular season. Believe it or not, there is more than a handful of capable waiver wire options available across multiple league formats. The AFC East, for […]

Week 11 Running Back Depth Charts: Jeremy Langford, Charcandrick West, Jay Ajayi and More

Frankly, Week 10 featured a slew of feeble performances from the running back position. It is understandable, considering three of the league's top-10 scoring backs were absent due to their teams' respective byes (Freeman, Gore and Woodhead). The strange part is that the two top scorers of the week were both former backups for star running […]

Week 10 RB Depth Charts: James White, Latavius Murray, DeAngelo Williams, Matt Forte & More

Week 9 shall be dubbed the week of the handcuff. Two of the top three scorers this week were backup running backs just a week ago, thrust into prominence by injury or other circumstances. On the contrary some of the top scoring backs from this season took a step backwards in Week 9, particularly a […]

Week 9 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 8 was just awful. It was a gut-wrenching week for fantasy owners as a handful of key pieces were silenced by serious injuries. If you were fortunate enough to have a healthy roster by the end of this week's action, count your blessings. There was simply a shortage of dominant performances from RBs all […]

Week 8 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

The NFL action in Week 7 was lacking something. What could it have been?... Oh! Three of the best five teams in the NFL didn't play. There were plenty of meaningless games, head-scratching blowouts, and devastating injuries in Week 7, leading to a ton of garbage time yardage and backups getting the chance to shine. Four […]

Week 7 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 6 was odd. There's no other way to put it. Every RB in the AFC East (a division with historically poor running back play over the years) had a magnificent performance and seem poised for future success as well. On the contrary, Every back in the AFC West, which has purported impressive RB play […]

Charles Sims (RB, TB) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-14 team leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Fleaflicker leagues ANALYSIS: Charles Sims was a much-hyped pre-draft sleeper in the Buccaneers backfield, even though he was always considered a backup to incumbent starter Doug Martin. There was always a sneaking suspicion that Sims, with his next-level talent, would overtake an inconsistent Martin in the depth […]

Thomas Rawls (RB, SEA) - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Shame on everyone who benched/dropped Thomas Rawls for Week 5. The undrafted rookie amassed 169 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown. Really, he looked impressive in every aspect of the game, making defenders miss in the open field en route to a 69-yard touchdown sprint and shedding tackles at the line of scrimmage pushing […]

Todd Gurley (RB, STL) - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Todd Gurley is now, indisputably, a top-five fantasy football running back. The rookie from Georgia had his second consecutive monster game, racking up 159 yards on 30 carries, the most attempts of any running back in Week 5. The time to buy low on Gurley is gone, and the time to sell high is nonexistent. Sorry […]

Doug Martin, Charles Sims - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

The half back situation in Tampa Bay continues to be an interesting one. Doug Martin is among the top-three fantasy RBs this season (top-two if you take into account the injury to Jamaal Charles). His performance against the Jaguars on Sunday helped reaffirm that, as the Muscle Hamster produced a 24-123-2 line (along with a […]

Jonathan Stewart, Cameron Artis-Payne - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Cam Newton led the Panthers run game on Sunday, rushing for 51 yards on 12 carries against a weak Buccaneers run game. Despite that weak defensive front, Jonathan Stewart was, once again, unable to get anything going, posting a 10-50-0ffensive line on the afternoon. Is this guy even good? In his defense, the panthers never […]

Matt Forte, Adrian Peterson - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Week 5 brought another 100-yard day for Matt Forte, who looked great as usual. In light of the Jamaal Charles injury, Forte may be the most reliable RB1 in football. The starter racked up 109 yards on 23 touches and found the end zone on a reception from Jay Cutler. Jacquizz Rodgers and Jeremy Langford […]

Eddie Lacy, Ameer Abdullah, Theo Riddick - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Eddie lacy turned in a disappointing effort on Sunday against the Rams, gaining only 27 yards on 13 carries. This was not a typical game in Lambeau for the Packers. Much of this can be chalked up to an underrated Rams defense, which has been quite formidable over the past few weeks. Lacy will likely […]

Chris Johnson, Andre Ellington, David Johnson - Week 6 Fantasy Outlooks

The Arizona backfield shredded an emotionally depleted Lions defense on Sunday. This time, one of the Johnsons was largely left out of the picture. Chris Johnson remained the lead back even though Andre Ellington returned from injury, gaining 103 yards on just 11 carries. Ellington looked impressive as well, as he erupted for a 63-yard […]

Carlos Hyde (RB, SF) - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Carlos Hyde turned in an impressive nighttime performance on Sunday in the Meadowlands, flaunting a 21-93-1 line with a four-yard reception. Hyde looked hobbled at multiple points of the game, but continued to come into the game and make big plays into the fourth quarter. Reggie Bush reinjured his calf in the effort, and Jerrod Hayne […]

Alfred Morris, Matt Jones, Chris Thompson - Week 6 Fantasy Outlooks

Okay, what is going on here? After declaring that Alfred Morris had regained control of the backfield in Washington, he ended up with the least touches among the three running backs on the team. Matt Jones saw the majority of the work here, but still posted a somewhat ineffective 11-20-1 line. His early season success seems […]

Darren McFadden, Joseph Randle, Christine Michael - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Darren McFadden has absorbed Lance Dunbar's role as the pass-catching back in addition to maintaining his handful of carries for the Cowboys. The result was 78 yards on five carries and nine receptions. All of the sudden, McFadden is a tantalizing option in PPR leagues. His role and productivity is only likely to increase as […]

DeMarco Murray, Ryan Mathews, Shane Vereen - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

The roles in the Ginats backfield were further affirmed on Sunday night against the 49ers, as Rashad Jennings led the committee in carries while Shane Vereen was the featured back in the passing game. By the numbers, Vereen had the most impressive performance of the three, racking up 110 yards on 13 touches with a […]

T.J. Yeldon, Antonio Andrews, Bishop Sankey - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Tennessee has entered into a true RBBC situation, as Bishop Sankey, Dexter McCluster and Antonio Andrews all received an equal amount of carries and success, or lack thereof. Andrews was the only back who recorded over 50 yards from scrimmage with 54 yards on ten touches. Similarly to the opposing Buffalo Bills, the quarterback Marcus […]

Frank Gore, Arian Foster - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Frank Gore looked good against the Texans on Thursday night, posting an encouraging 22-98-1 line. He was not targeted in the passing game, which is not unusual. Still, Gore remains the only running back of any consequence in Indianapolis. Thus far, his performance has been polarized. Perhaps he should only be started when the situation looks […]

Giovani Bernard, Jeremy Hill, Duke Johnson - Week 6 Fantasy Outlooks

It seems quite certain the Giovani Bernard has regained the starting duties from sophomore RB Jeremy Hill in Cincinnati. Bernard managed 101 yards on 20 touches compared to just 25 yards on nine touches for Hill. This game comes to the dismay of owners who spent an early draft pick on a now-backup running back. […]

Melvin Gordon, Danny Woodhead, Latavius Murray, Marcel Reece - Fantasy Running Back Outlooks

Week 5 showed another sign of regression for Latavius Murray, who only recorded 57 yards on 16 touches, good for his lowest total of the year. There were a ton of different faces popping up in the Raiders backfield in this contest, as Murray, Jamize Olawale, Roy Helu and fullback Marcel Reece all managed more […]

Charcandrick West, Knile Davis, C.J. Anderson, Ronnie Hillman - Week 6 Fantasy Outlooks

Another week, another uninspiring performance from the Broncos backfield. C.J. Anderson continued his poor play with just 22 yards on 11 carries, followed by more poor play from Hillman's 7-21-0 afternoon. Neither of these guys should show their faces in starting fantasy rosters until further notice. In all fairness, much of the backfield's struggles are […]

Lamar Miller, LeSean McCoy, Dan Herron - Week 6 Outlooks

In the absence of both starting running backs in Week 5, Buffalo could not muster much of a running game. Though it was reported that Boobie Dixon would receive starting duties, newly-signed back Dan Herron surprisingly led the team with nine carries. Dixon managed 39 yards on ten touches. The leading rusher was quarterback Tyrod […]

LeGarrette Blount, Dion Lewis, Chris Ivory - Week 6 Outlooks

Although LeGarrette Blount led the Patriots backfield in carries again this week, Dion Lewis continued to impress in the backup role. When I say impress, I mean this. Lewis looked like a break dancer en route to the end zone against the Cowboys, ducking and contorting his body to score six. On the afternoon, the […]

Week 6 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 5 of NFL action brought a lot of surprises and bad news for many. The most glaring concern is the injury to Chiefs star running back Jamaal Charles. The diagnosis of a torn ACL means that the oft-injured Charles is done for the season, opening up the door for two relatively-unproven half backs and […]

Week 5 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 4 is in the books and trends are starting to emerge in the NFL. The league's running back situation is surprising to say the least. Four of the top-10 fantasy RBs were assumed to be backups at the beginning of the year. Heck, some of them are still backups capitalizing on injuries in their […]

Week 4 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 3 of the NFL was witness to a multitude of authoritative performances from running backs across the league. Eight half backs surpassed 20 standard fantasy scoring points this week compared to six 20-point efforts from Weeks 1 & 2 combined. Many of the stars, including all of the top-4 scorers, were unexpected heroes who […]

Week 3 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 2 was full of wacky and wild performances and the injury bug was in full contagion. For the most part, injuries were isolated to quarterbacks, defensive players and big men. Oddly enough, most running backs were spared. That didn't stop a handful of teams from completely changing their rushing attack over the course of […]

Lance Dunbar (RB, DAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ team leagues. OWNED IN: 15% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: While the running back battle rages on in Dallas, it seems that a certain split has come about regarding Lance Dunbar. Can this guy even be considered a tail back anymore? Through two weeks, Dunbar has rushed the ball only one time for an […]