Saquon Barkley ($8,500; 22.7 FPTS) continues his historic pace this season, and he had another big week while leading his Eagles to their eighth straight win. He’s also in an absolute smash spot in Week 14 against the Panthers, so he’s back atop my rankings for another week.
Right after Saquon, for much of the season has been Joe Mixon and Derrick Henry, but neither of those backs are in my rankings this week, since they are both on bye weeks. The Texas and Ravens are joined by the Commanders, Patriots, Broncos and Colts as the final teams to get a week off this season. Following this week, there will be no more bye weeks for the final four weeks of the season, which sets up perfectly for most seeason-long leagues fantasy playoffs.
In Week 13, Bucky Irving ($4,800; 30.5 FPTS) was the top-scoring running back followed by Bijan Robinson ($7,300; 28.5 FPTS), Joe Mixon ($8,000; 24.9 FPTS), Najee Harris ($6,000; 24.9 FPTS) and Rico Dowdle ($5,500; 24.3 FPTS) to round out the top five. Barkley was right after them at No. 6 while James Cook’s ($7,100; 22 FPTS) frolics in the snow on Sunday night landed him at No. 7.
With six teams on a bye week, this week’s top 25 rankings are stretched a little thin, but there are still some great matchups to attack and avoid. During NFL Week 14, here are my top 25 RBs to start:
- Saquon Barkley (vs. CAR)
- Bucky Irving (vs. LV)
- Alvin Kamara (at NYG)
- Bijan Robinson (at MIN)
- De’Von Achane (vs. NYJ)
- Josh Jacobs (at DET)
- Chase Brown (at DAL)
- Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. GB)
- Kyren Williams (vs. BUF)
- Jordan Mason (vs CHI)
- James Cook (at LAR)
- Tony Pollard (vs. JAC)
- Breece Hall (at MIA)
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. (vs. NO)
- David Montgomery (vs. GB)
- Kenneth Walker Jr. (at ARI)
- Rico Dowdle (vs. CIN)
- Najee Harris (vs. CLE)
- Aaron Jones (vs. ATL)
- D’Andre Swift (at SF)
- Isiah Pacheco (vs. LAC)
- James Conner (vs. SEA)
- Nick Chubb (at PIT)
- Travis Etienne Jr. (at TEN)
- Rachaad White (vs. LV)
These rankings are based on news and information available as of Monday evening. Stay tuned to DraftKings Network throughout the week for ongoing coverage as matchups and situations develop.
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