RB Start/Sit Week 10: Fantasy Football Running Back Picks

Looking for Week 10 RB start/sit picks? Here are the running backs to start and sit in your fantasy football lineup. There have already been multiple significant injuries at this position along with a mix of surprises from veterans and young players. This sets the stage for tough lineup decisions for every fantasy manager. Let’s break down my Week 10 fantasy football RB start/sit picks below.

Fantasy Football Week 10 RB Start/Sit: Running Back Picks

• Running backs to start: Zach Charbonnet, Corey Kiner
• Running backs to sit: Tyler Allgeier, Rachaad White

Week 10 RB Start: Corey Kiner at Lions (Germany)

It’s next man up time (again) in New England, as the NFL’s most injured team was delivered another significant blow during their Week 9 loss to the Packers. This time, reliable running back Rhamondre Stevenson suffered a plantaris tendon injury in the back of his knee. This issue won’t force Stevenson onto IR, but he will miss a few weeks. With TreVeyon Henderson already dealing with a neurological illness, that leaves one man to headline the backfield…

Enter: Corey Kiner.

The second-year back has actually flashed quite a bit of potential in sporadic opportunities this season, averaging 4.9 yards per attempt on 50 carries. Now, he’ll be thrust into a featured role in a crucial game for the Patriots. The Lions boast a tough run defense, but Kiner is worth starting as an RB2/FLEX based on volume alone.

Week 10 RB Sit: Rachaad White at Giants

Following Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s injury that placed him on IR, the Rachaad White RB1 experience hasn’t exactly gone as fantasy managers had hoped in Washington. To be fair, that’s because he isn’t actually the RB1, as Austin Ekeler has assumed a legitimate role as the complimentary back.

Ekeler actually out-touched White 10-to-9 in Washington’s last outing, although the latter did outproduce him drastically. White’s “expanded role” has just turned out to be a continuation of a split backfield, and if he doesn’t find the end zone, it’s likely going to be a poor fantasy day for him. A matchup with the Giants, who allow the fifth-fewest fantasy points to running backs per contest, puts White firmly in sit territory this week.

Find all of my Week 10 start/sit picks for each position here!

Start: Zach Charbonnet at Raiders

It only took two games for Zach Charbonnet to get back up to speed. Last week, I declared that when both Charbonnet and Jadarian Price were healthy, I expected the former to take on about 65% of the carries. That appears to be the plan, as the dynamic fourth-year back rushed 16 times for an uber-efficient 77 yards, also hauling in one catch.

It’s only a matter of time before Charbonnet finds the end zone, and an enticing matchup with the Raiders could be the perfect opportunity to do so. Las Vegas allows the fifth-most fantasy points to running backs per game, putting Charbonnet firmly in RB2/FLEX territory just a few games into his return from a serious knee injury.

Sit: Tyler Allgeier vs. Rams

Tyler Allgeier is going to see plenty of touches. The question is, can he translate them into production?

In the three outings this season in which Allgeier saw at least 17 carries as the lead back, he has rushed at a horribly inefficient clip. Just last week against Seattle, the fifth-year back only managed 46 yards on a measly 2.7 yards per attempt. It isn’t going to get much better against the Rams in Week 10.

L.A. boasts a top-10 run defense that just reintroduced superstar Myles Garrett into the fold. It’s hard to imagine Allgeier finding much success on the ground, putting him in touchdown-or-bust territory. Sit him if you can afford to.r solidifies that thinking, as the Niners could pull away early and take both backs out of the game script.

Those are my Week 10 RB start/sit fantasy picks. Stay tuned for more start ’em, sit ’em content over the rest of the week!