Getty Damien Harris #37 of the New England Patriots scores a touchdown during a game against the Buffalo Bills.
Welcome to our Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings for Week 9 of the 2020 NFL regular season. This may very well be the week that owners finally get Christian McCaffrey back into their lineups as his return “seems imminent.” On the other hand, owners will likely be stripped of Kenyan Drake’s services due to an ankle injury that makes Chase Edmonds and extremely intriguing play.
* If you’re looking for more information on how to best set your lineup this coming week check out our Week 9 RB Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em.
Reminder: These rankings are based on full-PPR scoring formats.
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Running Back Outlook Week 9
In many ways, Chase Edmonds (RB9) had already been the preferred Cardinals RB to fantasy owners. Collecting a grand total of 145 total yards in his most recent outing, Edmonds has now scored 15.0-plus points in three of his last four games. In comparison, Kenyan Drake has scored more than 15.0 points just once all season long. With Drake likely out vs. Miami, Edmonds works his way into low-end RB1 talks against a Dolphins defense that allow the seventh-most fantasy points to RBs this season. Edmonds is lethal out of the backfield, catching five-plus passes three times this year and recording 56-plus receiving yards in two of his last three games. Over their last five games, the Dolphins have allowed an average of 6.4 receptions to the RB position.
With 100-plus yard performances in half of his last four games, Damien Harris (RB18) is arguably the safest fantasy play amongst all New England skill players at the moment. Problem is, on a grand scale, he still offers quite a bit of downside, namely his lack of usage in the receiving game. Essentially Sony Michel 2.0, Harris has yet to catch more than one pass in any game this season, vastly decreasing his value in PPR formats. With that said, his matchup this week puts him in the low-end RB2, high-end RB3/Flex conversation. The Jets defense has not allowed an opposing RB to eclipse 47 rushing yards in back-to-back weeks. However, that has less to do with New York’s run prowess defensively and more to do with the fact that teams have been able to toy with Gang Green in other facets. New England doesn’t have the firepower to attack the Jets in other aspects of the game, likely meaning we can expect a heavy workload for Harris and Cam Newton on the ground in Week 9.
Week 9 Fantasy Rankings: Running Back
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– NOTABLE RB BYE WEEKS: Joe Mixon (CIN), Gio Bernard (CIN), Kareem Hunt (CLE), Miles Sanders (PHI), Boston Scott (PHI), Darrell Henderson (LAR), Malcolm Brown (LAR)
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Running Back TEAM Opp.
1
Dalvin Cook MIN vs. DET
2
Alvin Kamara NO @ TB
3
Christian McCaffrey CAR @ KC
4
Derrick Henry TEN vs. CHI
5
James Robinson JAC vs. HOU
6
Aaron Jones GB @ SF
7
Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs. PIT
8
C. Edwards-Helaire KC vs. CAR
9
Chase Edmonds ARI vs. MIA
10
Justin Jackson LAC INJ vs. LV
11
James Conner PIT @ DAL
12
Josh Jacobs LV @ LAC
13
David Johnson HOU @ JAC
14
Phillip Lindsay DEN @ ATL
15
David Montgomery CHI @ TEN
16
J.K. Dobbins BAL @ IND
17
Gus Edwards BAL @ IND
18
Damien Harris NE @ NYJ
19
Todd Gurley II ATL vs. DEN
20
Wayne Gallman NYG @ WAS
21
Ronald Jones II TB vs. NO
22
Zack Moss BUF vs. SEA
23
Matt Breida MIA INJ @ ARI
24
Jonathan Taylor IND vs. BAL
25
DeeJay Dallas SEA @ BUF
26
Devin Singletary BUF vs. SEA
27
Antonio Gibson WAS vs. NYG
28
Leonard Fournette TB vs. NO
29
Melvin Gordon DEN @ ATL
30
Nyheim Hines IND vs. BAL
31
J.D. McKissic WAS vs. NYG
32
JaMycal Hasty SF vs. GB
33
D’Andre Swift DET @ MIN
34
Tyler Ervin GB @ SF
35
Mike Davis CAR @ KC
36
Lamical Perine NYJ vs. NE
37
Mark Ingram II BAL INJ @ IND
38
Adrian Peterson DET @ MIN
39
Patrick Laird MIA @ ARI
40
Latavius Murray NO @ TB
41
Le’Veon Bell KC vs. CAR
42
Jordan Howard MIA @ ARI
43
Dexter Williams GB @ SF
44
Jerick McKinnon SF vs. GB
45
Jordan Wilkins IND vs. BAL
46
James White NE @ NYJ
47
Joshua Kelley LAC vs. LV
48
Brian Hill ATL vs. DEN
49
Duke Johnson Jr. HOU @ JAC
50
Carlos Hyde SEA INJ @ BUF
51
Rex Burkhead NE @ NYJ
52
Darrel Williams KC vs. CAR
53
Kerryon Johnson DET @ MIN
54
Tony Pollard DAL vs. PIT
55
Chris Thompson JAC vs. HOU
56
Jeremy McNichols TEN vs. CHI
57
Alexander Mattison MIN vs. DET
58
Eno Benjamin ARI INJ vs. MIA
59
Darwin Thompson KC vs. CAR
60
Ito Smith ATL vs. DEN
61
Ke’Shawn Vaughn TB vs. NO
62
Benny Snell Jr. PIT @ DAL
63
Royce Freeman DEN @ ATL
64
Travis Homer SEA INJ @ BUF
65
T.J. Yeldon BUF vs. SEA
66
Frank Gore NYJ vs. NE
67
LeSean McCoy TB vs. NO
68
Dion Lewis NYG @ WAS
69
Peyton Barber WAS vs. NYG
70
Lynn Bowden Jr. MIA @ ARI
71
Anthony McFarland Jr. PIT @ DAL
72
Ty Johnson NYJ vs. NE
73
Jaylen Samuels PIT @ DAL
74
Dare Ogunbowale JAC vs. HOU
75
Kyle Juszczyk SF vs. GB
76
Devontae Booker LV @ LAC
77
Trenton Cannon CAR @ KC
78
Ryan Nall CHI @ TEN
79
Devine Ozigbo JAC vs. HOU
80
Mike Boone MIN vs. DET
81
J.J. Taylor NE @ NYJ
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