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Below you will find our Week 10 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 10, 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 10.
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Week 10 Fantasy Football Rankings - Running Backs
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Todd Gurley STL vs. CHI | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mark Ingram NO at WAS | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Lamar Miller MIA at PHI | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | DeMarco Murray PHI vs. MIA | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | DeAngelo Williams PIT vs. CLE | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Marshawn Lynch SEA vs. ARI | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Adrian Peterson MIN at OAK | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Doug Martin TB vs. DAL | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Christopher Ivory NYJ vs. BUF | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | T.J. Yeldon JAC at BAL | 9 | 14 |
| 11 | LeGarrette Blount NE at NYG | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Darren McFadden DAL at TB | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | James Starks GB vs. DET | 15 | 10 |
| 14 | Shane Vereen NYG vs. NE | 19 | 8 |
| 15 | Justin Forsett BAL vs. JAC | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | Giovani Bernard CIN vs. HOU | 18 | 16 |
| 17 | Charcandrick West KC at DEN | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | LeSean McCoy BUF at NYJ | 13 | 23 |
| 19 | Latavius Murray OAK vs. MIN | 16 | 20 |
| 20 | Jeremy Langford CHI at STL | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | Jonathan Stewart CAR at TEN | 23 | 17 |
| 22 | Chris Johnson ARI at SEA | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Duke Johnson CLE at PIT | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | Antonio Andrews TEN vs. CAR | 29 | 22 |
| 25 | Jeremy Hill CIN vs. HOU | 25 | 26 |
| 26 | Ryan Mathews PHI vs. MIA | 27 | 25 |
| 27 | Karlos Williams BUF at NYJ | 21 | 32 |
| 28 | Theo Riddick DET at GB | 28 | 27 |
| 29 | Charles Sims TB vs. DAL | 26 | 35 |
| 30 | C.J. Anderson DEN vs. KC | 35 | 28 |
| 31 | Chris Thompson WAS vs. NO | 30 | 34 |
| 32 | C.J. Spiller NO at WAS | 31 | 33 |
| 33 | Ronnie Hillman DEN vs. KC | 36 | 29 |
| 34 | Darren Sproles PHI vs. MIA | 38 | 31 |
| 35 | Alfred Blue HOU at CIN | 40 | 30 |
| 36 | Andre Ellington ARI at SEA | 32 | 41 |
| 37 | Rashad Jennings NYG vs. NE | 33 | 40 |
| 38 | Eddie Lacy GB vs. DET | 39 | 36 |
| 39 | Matt Jones WAS vs. NO | 37 | 39 |
| 40 | Isaiah Crowell CLE at PIT | 41 | 37 |
| 41 | James White NE at NYG | 34 | 45 |
| 42 | Joique Bell DET at GB | 43 | 42 |
| 43 | Ameer Abdullah DET at GB | 42 | 43 |
| 44 | Dexter McCluster TEN vs. CAR | 38 | |
| 45 | Alfred Morris WAS vs. NO | 52 | 44 |
| 46 | David Cobb TEN vs. CAR | 44 | |
| 47 | Orleans Darkwa NYG vs. NE | 45 | 55 |
| 48 | Brandon Bolden NE at NYG | 55 | 46 |
| 49 | Ka'Deem Carey CHI at STL | 46 | 51 |
| 50 | Taiwan Jones OAK vs. MIN | 47 | 52 |
| 51 | Chris Polk HOU at CIN | 54 | 48 |
| 52 | Jay Ajayi MIA at PHI | 49 | 50 |
| 53 | Marcel Reece OAK vs. MIN | 53 | 49 |
| 54 | Javorius Allen BAL vs. JAC | 50 | 53 |
| 55 | David Johnson ARI at SEA | 51 | 56 |
| 56 | Jonathan Grimes HOU at CIN | 56 | 54 |
| 57 | Andre Williams NYG vs. NE | 57 | 64 |
| 58 | Roy Helu OAK vs. MIN | 57 | |
| 59 | Knile Davis KC at DEN | 58 | 71 |
| 60 | Tre Mason STL vs. CHI | 59 | 58 |
| 61 | Antone Smith CHI at STL | 59 | |
| 62 | Thomas Rawls SEA vs. ARI | 60 | 73 |
| 63 | Mike Tolbert CAR at TEN | 60 | |
| 64 | Jordan Todman PIT vs. CLE | 61 | |
| 65 | Kyle Juszczyk BAL vs. JAC | 62 | |
| 66 | Fred Jackson SEA vs. ARI | 63 | |
| 67 | Christine Michael DAL at TB | 65 | |
| 68 | Denard Robinson JAC at BAL | 66 | |
| 69 | Matt Asiata MIN at OAK | 67 | |
| 70 | Anthony Dixon BUF at NYJ | 68 | |
| 71 | Jerick McKinnon MIN at OAK | 69 | |
| 72 | Cameron Artis-Payne CAR at TEN | 70 | |
| 73 | Stevan Ridley NYJ vs. BUF | 72 |
Week 10 Running Back (RB) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
I was a huge Dion Lewis fan this season. He looked like a special player with the way he avoided tackles out there. Sadly he’s now done for the season. The biggest to benefit off that is not James White or Brandon Bolden, but probably LeGarrette Blount.
He is now a consensus top ten RB and I am in agreement with that. He should see at least 20 carries and a few goal line opportunities at least. Expect similar numbers to last week’s bashing of the Patriots.
I am surprisingly high on T.J. Yeldon this week. I feel like most rankers are giving the Ravens run defense too much credit. It’s decent but not great. Yeldon has become a true workhorse. In his last four games he has 100+ yards from scrimmage and/or a touchdown in each of them.
His lowest standard scoring output during that time is 10 points against the better defense of the Jets. He is also averaging 19.5 touches during that span. I think Yeldon should get right around that number once again in which case he will be a very good play. I have him at RB12.
On the opposite end of that game I am low on Justin Forsett. The Jaguars give up just a 3.4 YPC to opposing running backs. Chris Ivory did score two touchdowns on them last week but it was on a paltry 1.1 YPC.
If Forsett also has a low YPC I don’t see him getting touchdowns like that. The Jags are a little vulnerable to RBs that can catch and so that’s where Forsett will need to do damage. I think that they should shut him down as a runner well enough to keep him as just an okay play this week.
I am also low on Jonathan Stewart this week. The Titans are a great run defense that get no respect. It really shouldn’t be a surprise given that Dick Lebeau is the defensive coordinator. Lebeau was in charge of the Steelers defense over an incredible run in the mid-00s that only fell off in the last couple of years.
Since Devonta Freeman’s incredible run started in Week 3, which team has held him to the fewest fantasy points? Yep, it’s the Titans. For a guy like JStew that just doesn’t score a lot in general, it’s a pretty bad matchup. I have him at RB20.
Another week means another week of uncertainty with the Broncos RBs, Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson. As soon as Hillman looked to be the clear RB1, CJA immediately started to play better.
Over the last two weeks, Anderson has undebatably been the more productive back. He’s the one I would play if picking between the two. However, knowing that things could change in an instant, I have both outside my top 25.
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