Fantasy Football Week 13 RB Rankings: Rashaad Penny or Chris Carson?

Getty Rashaad Penny of the Seattle Seahawks

Welcome to our Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings for Week 13 of the 2019 NFL regular season. In this week’s column, we discuss whether there is a changing of the guards brewing in the Seattle Seahawks‘ backfield.

Plus, has New York Giants’ superstar back Saquon Barkley officially fallen out of the RB1/RB2 category? Let’s take a look.

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

* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 13 RB Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em.

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Running Back Outlook Week 13

What in the world is wrong with Saquon Barkley (RB7)? Well, the most glaring answer would be that he clearly rushed back from injury too soon and is noticeably hobbled on the playing field. With that said, an average of 1.86 yards per carry over the last three games is highly unacceptable for fantasy owners looking to make a championship run.

Even more unacceptable is the fact that over the past two weeks he ranks as the RB60. So why in the world would we rank him as the seventh-best RB option for this week of play? Well, his matchup in Week 13, the Green Bay Packers, have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. They allowed two top-13 scorers at the position in Week 12 and have allowed an average of 20.13 fantasy points to starting RBs over their last three games.

Chris Carson’s (RB14) fumble-itis continued into Week 12, and it was enough for Seattle to shy away from their battering ram of a running back. Carson was out-touched 14-6 by backup Rashaad Penny (RB42) vs. the Philadelphia Eagles. Penny answered the call, averaging six more yards per carry than Carson on his way to 129 yards on the evening. However, the majority of that yardage came on one play, a 58-yard touchdown scamper.

Penny has likely worked his way into warranting more touches in Week 13, but don’t get it twisted, this is still Chris Carson’s backfield. With that said, a matchup with the Minnesota Vikings this week leaves much to be desired from a fantasy perpective for both players. Eight of the last nine starting running backs to face off with the Vikings have combined for an average of just 47.5 rushing yards, with each of those backs failing to find the endzone.


Week 13 Fantasy Rankings: Running Back

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  • Matchup: Great l Avg l Tough
# Running Backs TEAM Opp.

1

Christian McCaffrey CAR

vs. WAS

2

Ezekiel Elliott DAL

vs. BUF

3

Alvin Kamara NO

@ ATL

4

Todd Gurley LAR

@ ARI

5

Le’Veon Bell NYJ

@ CIN

6

Josh Jacobs OAK

@ KC

7

Saquon Barkley NYG

vs. GB

8

Dalvin Cook MIN

@ SEA

9

Derrick Henry TEN

@ IND

10

Melvin Gordon LAC

@ DEN

11

Nick Chubb CLE

@ PIT

12

Leonard Fournette JAC

vs. TB

13

Aaron Jones GB

@ NYG

14

Chris Carson SEA

vs. MIN

15

Joe Mixon CIN

vs. NYJ

16

James Conner PIT INJ

vs. CLE

17

Mark Ingram BAL

vs. SF

18

Kareem Hunt CLE

@ PIT

19

Austin Ekeler LAC

@ DEN

20

Kenyan Drake ARI

vs. LAR

21

Devin Singletary BUF

@ DAL

22

Phillip Lindsay DEN

vs. LAC

23

Ronald Jones TB

@ JAC

24

Jordan Howard PHI INJ

@ MIA

25

Tarik Cohen CHI

@ DET

26

Miles Sanders PHI

@ MIA

27

Jonathan Williams IND

vs. TEN

28

Tevin Coleman SF

@ BAL

29

James White NE

@ HOU

30

Sony Michel NE

@ HOU

31

Devonta Freeman ATL INJ

vs. NO

32

Benny Snell Jr. PIT

vs. CLE

33

Jamaal Williams GB

@ NYG

34

Bo Scarbrough DET

vs. CHI

35

David Montgomery CHI

@ DET

36

Damien Williams KC INJ

vs. OAK

37

Nyheim Hines IND

vs. TEN

38

David Johnson ARI

vs. LAR

39

Carlos Hyde HOU

vs. NE

40

Royce Freeman DEN

vs. LAC

41

Chris Thompson WAS INJ

@ CAR

42

Rashaad Penny SEA

vs. MIN

43

Qadree Ollison ATL

vs. NO

44

LeSean McCoy KC INJ

vs. OAK

45

Derrius Guice WAS

@ CAR

46

Latavius Murray NO

@ ATL

47

Jay Ajayi PHI

@ MIA

48

Brian Hill ATL

vs. NO

49

Duke Johnson HOU

vs. NE

50

Frank Gore BUF

@ DAL

51

Patrick Laird MIA

vs. PHI

52

Rex Burkhead NE

@ HOU

53

Raheem Mostert SF

@ BAL

54

Peyton Barber TB

@ JAC

55

Darrel Williams KC

vs. OAK

56

Kallen Ballage MIA

vs. PHI

57

JD Mckissic DET

vs. CHI

58

Adrian Peterson WAS

@ CAR

59

Alexander Mattison MIN

@ SEA

60

Malcolm Brown LAR

@ ARI

61

Matt Breida SF INJ

@ BAL

62

Jalen Richard OAK

@ KC

63

Gio Bernard CIN

vs. NYJ

64

Tony Pollard DAL

vs. BUF

65

Kerrith Whyte Jr. PIT

vs. CLE

66

Dion Lewis TEN

@ IND

67

Jaylen Samuels PIT

vs. CLE

68

Wayne Gallman NYG

vs. GB

69

Darrell Henderson LAR

@ ARI

70

Boston Scott PHI

@ MIA

71

Gus Edwards BAL

vs. SF

72

Wendell Smallwood WAS

@ CAR

73

Justice Hill BAL

vs. SF

74

Dare Ogunbowale TB

@ JAC

75

Jeff Wilson Jr. SF

@ BAL

76

Trey Edmunds PIT

vs. CLE


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