Fantasy Football Week 12 RB Rankings: Marlon Mack Injury Fallout

Getty Marlon Mack of the Indianapolis Colts

Welcome to our Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings for Week 12 of the 2019 NFL regular season. This week, we break down the fallout from Indianapolis Colts Marlon Mack’s hand injury.

This week strips us of Dalvin Cook from our lineup due to a bye. However, we do get back Aaron Jones, Chris Carson, and Derrick Henry, all top 10 scoring players at their position, back from their own byes. Oh, we also regain the services of a guy by the name of Saquon Barkley.

Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.

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Running Back Outlook Week 12

Marlon Mack (RB16) enjoyed his first 100-yard outing since Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars this past Sunday. Unfortunately, Mack also sustained a fractured hand in the midst of his stellar performance. While the extent of how long Mack will miss due to the injury is still up in the air, one thing has been made official, he won’t play this Thursday night.

Mack’s injury opens the door for Jonathan WIlliams (RB30), who came out of nowehere in place of Mack this past Sunday to register a career-best 116 yards rushing. At one point, Williams was a highly-saught after draft prospect out of Arkansas, until injuries derailed his college career. Since then, he’s bounced around the league, failing to find a permanent role with any organization.

Prior to Week 11, Williams had carried the ball just twice this season. He will be presented with an intriguing matchup in Week 12 against the Houston Texans. Houston allowed a staggering 263-yards rushing to the Baltimore Ravens one week ago. However, prior to that matchup, they had surrendered the 10th-fewest fantasy points to the running back position this season. Despite Baltimore’s high team totals in rushing, the Texans haven’t allowed a starting running back to eclipse 66-yards rushing since Week 4.

Williams is certainly worth a look, but don’t forget that Nyheim Hines (RB32) will dominate the snaps on pass-plays, while Jordan Wilkins, Mack’s actual backup, could make his return to the lineup in time for Thursday night.

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