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

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.

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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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