After the show he has put on the last few weeks, Saquon Barkley ($8,200; 49.2 FPTS) stays No. 1 in these rankings until further notice. He put up a week-high of over 49 fantasy points in Week 12 against the Rams while no other player had more than 34. Even in a less than ideal spot against the Ravens next week, there’s no running back I’d start ahead of him.
Behind Saquon this week, Josh Jacobs ($6,800; 31.6 FPTS) was the most productive running back on Sunday’s main slate followed by Bucky Irving ($5,300; 27.1 FPTS), Tony Pollard ($5,800; 24.9 FPTS) and Jahmyr Gibbs ($7,300; 24.9 FPTS). Gibbs got more work this week with David Montgomery ($6,700; 16.3 FPTS) dealing with an injury, but Montgomery said he expects to play Thursday on Thanksgiving. His availability makes both Lions RBs good options in a smash spot vs. the Bears.
Several top running backs have juicy matchups to feast on this Thanksgiving week, and with all 32 teams in action, it’s a jam-packed top 25 to start listed below. While the Jets, Jags, Bengals, Falcons, Saints and Bills are back from their bye week, the Commanders and Raiders also have injury situations to monitor with multiple running backs coming into the week.
With so much in flux, the rankings may shift as news breaks throughout the week, but with what we know now for the NFL Week 13 matchups, here are my top 25 RBs to start:
- Saquon Barkley (at BAL)
- Joe Mixon (at JAC)
- Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. CHI)
- Christian McCaffrey (at BUF) lower if Brock Purdy is out again
- Kyren Williams (at NO)
- Bijan Robinson (vs. LAC)
- Kenneth Walker Jr. (at NYJ)
- De’Von Achane (at GB)
- Josh Jacobs (vs. MIA)
- Derrick Henry (vs. PHI)
- Alvin Kamara (vs. LAR)
- Jonathan Taylor (at NE)
- James Cook (vs. SF)
- Tony Pollard (at WAS)
- Rhamondre Stevenson (vs. IND)
- Breece Hall (vs. SEA)
- Aaron Jones (vs. ARI)
- Chuba Hubbard (vs. TB)
- Rico Dowdle (vs. NYG)
- Chase Brown (vs. PIT)
- Bucky Irving (at CAR)
- David Montgomery (vs. CHI)
- James Conner (at MIN)
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. (at DAL)
- D’Andre Swift (at DET)
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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