Senior fantasy football expert Michael Fabiano provides his Week 12 running back rankings to help you dominate the competition!
It's Thanksgiving week and that means we're deep in the 2020 fantasy football season. We have arrived! Let's set those Week 12 lineups and put ourselves in the best position for the highest postseason seed possible with a little help from my weekly PPR fantasy football rankings.
The fantasy football postseason is in sight and I'm really excited to claim my league title and help you get there too. Please be sure to always churn those last couple bench spots to make sure you're bringing the best possible team into the playoffs. Every lineup spot counts!
Week 12 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: QUARTERBACKS | RUNNING BACKS | WIDE RECEIVERS | TIGHT ENDS | KICKERS | TEAM DEFENSES
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Week 12 Rankings (PPR)
- QUARTERBACKS
- RUNNING BACKS
- WIDE RECEIVERS
- TIGHT ENDS
- FLEX
- KICKERS
- TEAM DEFENSES
RUNNING BACKS
- Dalvin Cook, MIN (vs. CAR)
- Aaron Jones, GB (vs. CHI)
- Derrick Henry, TEN (at IND)
- Josh Jacobs, LV (at ATL)
- Alvin Kamara, NO (at DEN)
- James Robinson, JAC (vs. CLE)
- Ezekiel Elliott, DAL (vs. WAS)
- Nick Chubb, CLE (at JAC)
- D'Andre Swift, DET (vs. HOU)
- Miles Sanders, PHI (vs. SEA)
- Chris Carson, SEA (at PHI)
- Mike Davis, CAR (at MIN)
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Antonio Gibson, WAS (at DAL)
- The Cowboys have allowed five runners, a list that includes Gibson, to score 18-plus fantasy points against them this season.
- Kareem Hunt, CLE (at JAC)
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Todd Gurley, ATL (vs. LV)
- Five different running backs have scored at least 18 fantasy points vs. Las Vegas, and another three have scored more than 15 points.
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC (at TB)
- Kalen Ballage, LAC (at BUF)
- Kenyan Drake, ARI (at NE)
- James Conner, PIT (vs. BAL)
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Salvon Ahmed, MIA (at NYJ)
- The Jets defense has struggled against running backs, allowing an average of nearly 140 scrimmage yards and the seventh-most points.
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Wayne Gallman, NYG (at CIN)
- The Bengals defense has allowed 14-plus fantasy points to running backs eight times this season, so Gallman is a nice option.
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Gus Edwards, BAL (at PIT)
- Edwards will see a very heavy workload for the Ravens with J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram both on the COVID-19 list.
- Giovani Bernard, CIN (vs. NYG)
- David Montgomery, CHI (at GB)
- Jonathan Taylor, IND (vs. TEN)
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Raheem Mostert, SF (at LAR)
- The Rams defense has been tough on running backs, allowing just five total touchdowns and the third-fewest fantasy points.
- Ronald Jones II, TB (vs. KC)
- Nyheim Hines, IND (vs. TEN)
- J.D. McKissic, WAS (at DAL)
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Melvin Gordon, DEN (vs. NO)
- The Saints defense has been tough on running backs this season, allowing the second-fewest fantasy points to the position.
- Duke Johnson, HOU (at DET) - Johnson has seen a 35 percent touch share for the Texans since Week 9, but he’s averaged fewer than 10 fantasy points in that time.
- Damien Harris, NE (vs. ARI) - The potential return of Sony Michel could hurt Harris, and the Patriots will have to pass more to keep up with Arizona.
- Chase Edmonds, ARI (at NE)
- James White, NE (vs. ARI)
- Zack Moss, BUF (vs. LAC)
- Frank Gore, NYJ (vs. MIA)
- Leonard Fournette, TB (vs. KC)
- Jamaal Williams, GB (vs. CHI)
- Darrell Henderson, LAR (vs. SF) - The Niners have been tough on running backs, allowing eight total touchdowns and the ninth-fewest fantasy points to the position.
- Le'Veon Bell, KC (at TB)
- Jerick McKinnon, SF (at LAR)
- Carlos Hyde, SEA (at PHI)
- Malcolm Brown , LAR (vs. SF)
- Devontae Booker, LV (at ATL)
- Justice Hill, BAL (at PIT)
- Latavius Murray, NO (at DEN)
- Tony Pollard, DAL (vs. WAS)
- Brian Hill, ATL (vs. LV)
- Devin Singletary, BUF (vs. LAC)
- Phillip Lindsay, DEN (vs. NO)
- Jordan Wilkins, IND (vs. TEN)
- Matt Breida, MIA (at NYJ)
- Adrian Peterson, DET (vs. HOU)
- Joshua Kelley, LAC (at BUF)
- Ty Johnson, NYJ (vs. MIA)
- Sony Michel, NE (vs. ARI)
- Cam Akers, LAR (vs. SF)
- Samaje Perine, CIN (vs. NYG)
- Benny Snell Jr., PIT (vs. BAL)
- Rodney Smith, CAR (at MIN)
