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Below you will find our Week 13 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 13, 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 13.
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Week 13 Fantasy Football Rankings - Running Backs
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Devonta Freeman ATL at TB | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Adrian Peterson MIN vs. SEA | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | DeAngelo Williams PIT vs. IND | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Doug Martin TB vs. ATL | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Christopher Ivory NYJ at NYG | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Jonathan Stewart CAR at NO | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Todd Gurley STL vs. ARI | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | Darren McFadden DAL at WAS | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Mark Ingram NO vs. CAR | 13 | 8 |
| 10 | Matt Forte CHI vs. SF | 6 | 17 |
| 11 | LeSean McCoy BUF vs. HOU | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Danny Woodhead SD vs. DEN | 3 | 21 |
| 13 | DeMarco Murray PHI at NE | 10 | 14 |
| 14 | Thomas Rawls SEA at MIN | 12 | 13 |
| 15 | Eddie Lacy GB at DET | 19 | 9 |
| 16 | T.J. Yeldon JAC at TEN | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Lamar Miller MIA vs. BAL | 18 | 16 |
| 18 | Javorius Allen BAL at MIA | 16 | 19 |
| 19 | Giovani Bernard CIN at CLE | 17 | 23 |
| 20 | Shaun Draughn SF at CHI | 22 | 22 |
| 21 | C.J. Anderson DEN at SD | 27 | 18 |
| 22 | Latavius Murray OAK vs. KC | 25 | 20 |
| 23 | David Johnson ARI at STL | 20 | 25 |
| 24 | Charcandrick West KC at OAK | 21 | 27 |
| 25 | LeGarrette Blount NE vs. PHI | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | James Starks GB at DET | 38 | 11 |
| 27 | Theo Riddick DET vs. GB | 23 | 28 |
| 28 | Jeremy Langford CHI vs. SF | 28 | 30 |
| 29 | Melvin Gordon SD vs. DEN | 32 | 29 |
| 30 | Duke Johnson CLE vs. CIN | 26 | 36 |
| 31 | Darren Sproles PHI at NE | 30 | 32 |
| 32 | Shane Vereen NYG vs. NYJ | 31 | 34 |
| 33 | Ameer Abdullah DET vs. GB | 36 | 31 |
| 34 | Spencer Ware KC at OAK | 42 | 26 |
| 35 | Jeremy Hill CIN at CLE | 29 | 39 |
| 36 | Frank Gore IND at PIT | 35 | 33 |
| 37 | Charles Sims TB vs. ATL | 33 | 38 |
| 38 | Alfred Blue HOU at BUF | 34 | 37 |
| 39 | Ronnie Hillman DEN at SD | 37 | 35 |
| 40 | Antonio Andrews TEN vs. JAC | 40 | 42 |
| 41 | James White NE vs. PHI | 39 | 48 |
| 42 | Alfred Morris WAS vs. DAL | 48 | 40 |
| 43 | Brandon Bolden NE vs. PHI | 43 | 45 |
| 44 | Rashad Jennings NYG vs. NYJ | 44 | 44 |
| 45 | Matt Jones WAS vs. DAL | 49 | 41 |
| 46 | Tevin Coleman ATL at TB | 47 | 43 |
| 47 | Bilal Powell NYJ at NYG | 45 | 46 |
| 48 | C.J. Spiller NO vs. CAR | 41 | 53 |
| 49 | Tre Mason STL vs. ARI | 46 | 64 |
| 50 | Jay Ajayi MIA vs. BAL | 53 | 49 |
| 51 | Jonathan Grimes HOU at BUF | 50 | 50 |
| 52 | Mike Tolbert CAR at NO | 51 | 65 |
| 53 | Chris Thompson WAS vs. DAL | 51 | |
| 54 | Terrance West BAL at MIA | 52 | 59 |
| 55 | Denard Robinson JAC at TEN | 54 | 68 |
| 56 | Daniel Herron IND at PIT | 55 | 54 |
| 57 | Kyle Juszczyk BAL at MIA | 55 | |
| 58 | Joique Bell DET vs. GB | 58 | 56 |
| 59 | Isaiah Crowell CLE vs. CIN | 56 | 57 |
| 60 | Kenjon Barner PHI at NE | 57 | 75 |
| 61 | David Cobb TEN vs. JAC | 58 | |
| 62 | Terron Ward ATL at TB | 60 | |
| 63 | Karlos Williams BUF vs. HOU | 61 | |
| 64 | Marcel Reece OAK vs. KC | 62 | |
| 65 | Fred Jackson SEA at MIN | 63 | |
| 66 | Robert Turbin DAL at WAS | 66 | |
| 67 | Orleans Darkwa NYG vs. NYJ | 67 | |
| 68 | Stepfan Taylor ARI at STL | 69 | |
| 69 | Jerick McKinnon MIN vs. SEA | 70 | |
| 70 | Jamize Olawale OAK vs. KC | 71 | |
| 71 | Benny Cunningham STL vs. ARI | 72 | |
| 72 | Knile Davis KC at OAK | 73 | |
| 73 | Chris Polk HOU at BUF | 74 |
Week 13 Running Back (RB) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
Let’s start off talking a couple committees. First we have the Bears with Matt Forte and Jeremy Langford. Forte is definitely on the better side of that committee but it was closer than I expected. Forte had 37 snaps to Langford’s 30 and 16 touches to 13. So that one was pretty close.
The 49ers give up the second most points to RBs so I find myself really liking this matchup. I have Forte at RB8 and Langford at RB26 but Langford could easily outperform that ranking.
Secondly we have the Chiefs and Charcandrick West vs Spencer Ware. Ware definitely played well, but I think West played even better when he was healthy - as a result I’m expecting West to be on the better side of this split. The Raiders are a decent but not great matchup. Expecting West to get perhaps a 60/40 split, I have West at RB16 and Ware at RB35.
Lastly, the Broncos committee situation is confusing as ever. C.J. Anderson clearly looked better last week but HC Gary Kubiak stuck to his guns and Ronnie Hillman remains the starter. I’m using my eyes here and keeping CJ ahead.
It wouldn’t surprise me if either one ended up with a decent day and that uncertainty always scares me away a bit. As a result I see them more as flex plays than guys you want to really rely on.
This week will also be Cardinals rookie David Johnson’s first start. With both Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington out you can expect plenty of carries for Johnson. On talent alone I like him slightly more than Javorius Allen who is in a similar situation as a rookie.
With matchups I do have Allen slightly ahead this week but I have David Johnson in clear RB2 territory at RB18.
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