RB Rankings – Week Fourteen

RB Rankings – Week Fourteen

Le’Veon Bell has a dream matchup this week versus the Miami Dolphins who are giving up the sixth most fantasy points to opposing running backs. Bell has been cleared to return to practice after his gutsy touchdown last week and comes in as our 14th ranked running back for week fourteen.

Ben Tate finally ran wild, scoring three touchdowns and rushing for 102 yards against the New England Patriots reaffirming the fact that he is an RB1 when healthy and not sharing the backfield with Arian Foster. Tate comes in as an our fourth overall ranked running back for week fourteen as the Texans square off against the Jaguars on Thursday Night Football. Expect Tate to surpass 100 yards rushing with one or two scores.

Willis McGahee managed to find the end zone last week and rush for over 4 yards per carry but he is not a recommended play this week versus a Patriots run defense who are giving up the eleventh most fantasy points to opposing running backs. McGahee comes in as our 40th overall running back this week and is not a strong bet for production with the Browns expected to be in catch-up mode. Owners should not be looking at Browns free agent target Ben Tate’s week thirteen performance as an indicator the Pats can be handled in the run game, Tate is that good.

Hopefully by now fantasy owners understand that Bobby Rainey is not someone you can trust in the fantasy playoffs. Aside from his explosion against a pitiful Falcons defense Rainey has been an utter disappointment to fantasy owners who were hopeful that Rainey could provide close to Mike James’ level of fantasy production. The Bills have surrendered the 12th fewest fantasy points to opposing running backs and that couple with Rainey’s recent struggles should be all the reason you need to keep Rainey on the bench whether your league starts its playoffs in week fourteen or not.