Week 17 Fantasy RB Rankings: Must starts, sleepers, potential busts at running back

If you happen to thought that making begin ’em, sit ’em choices in Week 16 was arduous, simply wait till you see what Week 17 has in retailer for you. There are plenty of handcuffs and sleepers which have moved into beginning roles this week, and our Week 17 fantasy RB rankings are an excellent demonstration of why most fantasy soccer leagues deal with Week 16 as their championship week.

There are already sufficient banged-up RBs throughout the NFL in a traditional week, however late within the yr, groups which are out of rivalry have a tendency to sit down or restrict gamers on the RB place whether or not they’re damage or not. So what does that imply for fantasy house owners? It is going to be arduous to search out true RB2s and navigate the ever-changing RB panorama.

Here is what we do know. It is extremely unlikely that Christian McCaffrey (thigh) and Joe Mixon (foot) will return to play in meaningless video games for his or her workforce. In the meantime, the Chiefs are more likely to relaxation their starters with the No. 1 seed within the AFC wrapped up, so along with the absence of Clyde Edwards-Helaire (hip/ankle), the Chiefs might use a real committee strategy with Darrel Williams, Le’Veon Bell, and Darwin Thompson to maintain all three recent and wholesome. That will even render every arduous to belief.

Another prime accidents embrace Damien Harris (ankle), James Robinson (ankle), and Darrell Henderson (ankle). Harris and Robinson’s groups are each out of the playoff race, so their groups will possible strategy their accidents with excessive warning, so that would open up beginning roles for Sony Michel and Dare Ogunbowale once more. Each could be top-25 performs in the event that they’re in motion. In the meantime, Henderson rolled his ankle late towards the Seahawks and whereas the Rams may use him with Cam Akers (ankle) additionally banged-up, he won’t be accessible.

In Week 17, it is necessary simply to belief gamers that ought to get a excessive quantity of carries. That usually means rolling with gamers which are on groups enjoying for playoff spots and jockeying for seeding. If you happen to’re selecting between two choices on the RB2 slot or the flex spot, play the man that has extra on the road. It could not really feel nice to go along with Chris Carson (vs. 49ers) over Miles Sanders (vs. Washington), however Carson and the Seahawks are enjoying for one thing. Sanders and firm usually are not. That may be the good tiebreaker at this level within the season.

Reminder: As all the time, we count on to make loads of modifications to those RB rankings all through the week, so verify again for updates.

Week 17 Fantasy RB Rankings (Commonplace)

These rankings are for non-PPR leagues.