Ranking the RBs for the stretch run (1 Viewer)

[Max Power]

With the trade deadline coming up in many leagues, I think it would be helpful to get a sense of where owners are ranking the top 30 RBs. Id like to do this in a tiers as opposed to ranking each on his own.

Tier 1

LT - Clearly a Tier 1 back. Even with the Chargers struggling.

Westbrook - Just a flat out stud

FWP - not as many scores as one would hope for, but still a top level back

Addai - A great RB in a great O

Tier 2

Sjax - I have been impressed since he came back. Hopefully he is fully recovered

Portis - Coming on strong lately

ADP - Only dropping him to tier 2 because of uncertainly of injury

R.Bush - PPR league only. Non PPR, drop him to tier 3

Tier 3

MJD - playing better lately, still fighting with Taylor for carries

B.Jacobs - Great back, NYG O needs to get him more involved

McGahee - Center piece of a terrible O

K.Jones - Could be a tier 2 guy, but Martz could also toss out the run quick

Edge - Nice piece to the O, however Ariz seems to forget about the run at times

Lynch - I heard he was hurt this weekend.

Gore - I see a bounce back down the stretch.

L.White - not sure I want to rank him this high, but he has been getting the touches

Tier 4

MBIII - I only drop him this far because he is the type of fantasy player that can disapear in games.

J. Lewis - Great set of matchups over the fantasy playoffs.

R.Johnson - Only ranked this high on name alone, again good set of games down the stretch

E.Graham - I wonder how much Pittman will cut into workload

Maroney - Great talent, but under-used. Id rather have K.Faulk in a PPR

S.Young - I think once Henry is totally out of the picture, you can bump him to a tier 3 in a PPR.

C.Benson - Still gets 25 carries a game, its hard to rank him any lower

R.Grant - Been putting up good #s lately, Id like to see him do it more before a tier jump

Tier 5

D.Foster - Sure a solid weekly play, but not a guy I want to rely on for the playoffs.

LJ - maybe a buy low guy right now, latest reports still scare me

T.Jones - Pains me to rank him this low, but he just isnt producing

S.Alexander - Still some potential, but I wouldnt buy low on him right now

W.Dunn - still a decent back, however I feel Norwood's carries will increase

P.Holmes - I expect to see several 20 carries 70 yard days.

Fargas - did he get hurt?

Im sure I am forgeting someone. Yes I know I didnt include Fred Taylor, and Houston RBs, Lamont Jordan, Julius Jones.

These are just my personal rankings, I would love to hear who you have ranked higher or lower and why.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Im sure I am forgeting someone.

What about Chet Taylor?

 

[Max Power]

Im sure I am forgeting someone.

What about Chet Taylor?

he would be the guy...IF ADP misses significant time, I could see taylor being a Tier 4 guy. He has a great O-line and no passing game.

 

[moderated]

Chatman will be good down the stretch. He fits into tier 4.

 

[MCguidance]

If healthy, Sjax is tier one, no doubt. If any indication of what he can do, plus his schedule, look for Grant to be top of tier 3.

 

[NJ OAK]

If healthy, Sjax is tier one, no doubt. If any indication of what he can do, plus his schedule, look for Grant to be top of tier 3.

SJax belongs in tier one and MJD in tier two.

 

[Max Power]

If healthy, Sjax is tier one, no doubt. If any indication of what he can do, plus his schedule, look for Grant to be top of tier 3.

just curious, are you a Grant owner? I do like him, but havent looked at his set of upcoming games.

 

[gadkins]

I am having a hard time seeing Kevin Jones in tier 3 in a ppr format.

 

[eom]

how is jacobs tier 3???

and you forgot chatman.

 

[CowboyFan]

Chatman will be good down the stretch. He fits into tier 4.

There is not much working for the Dolphins right now except their O-line and Chatman. He should be tier 3.

 

[MCguidance]

If healthy, Sjax is tier one, no doubt. If any indication of what he can do, plus his schedule, look for Grant to be top of tier 3.

just curious, are you a Grant owner? I do like him, but havent looked at his set of upcoming games.

Yeah, I am-- but I try not to let that cloud my analyses. But I have been high on him for a while, here is his schedule:11 Sun, Nov 18 Carolina 12 Thu, Nov 22 @ Detroit 13 Thu, Nov 29 @ Dallas 14 Sun, Dec 9 Oakland15 Sun, Dec 16 @ St. Louis 16 Sun, Dec 23 @ Chicago 17 Sun, Dec 30 Detroit I think, according to FBG (check this) he had the number one SOS moving forward, and that was including Minn. Given what his OL was able to do, I would say that it looks good. Does that guarantee anything? No, but at least there is some evidence indicating he will be productive. Maybe top of 3 is a stretch, but it wouldnt shock me.

 

[moleculo]

Maroney has a great schedule down the stretch. One might expect NE to rely a little less on Brady in December after everything is locked up, no? At the very least, a regression to the mean points towards Maroney.

He can probably be had fairly cheaply too.

 

[EdwardCat]

You forgot the Dallas starting RB.

 

[ChuckLiddell]

I am a FWP owner and I think he looks out of place in tier one with LT, Westbrook, and Addai. Not enough TDs in this offense for him. I wish he belonged there, but I think he is more of a tier 2 RB personally.

 

[Max Power]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah I spaced on Chatman too. Sorry about that.

I hate offering trades that IMO are good and then finding out other owners have totally different values.

Im not as sold on Maroney. I hope things turn around, but I would rather grab another solid option to play down the stretch.

B.Jacobs is solid, I just think tier 2 is too high given there are two other backs who get carries in that O

FWP - I personally love the guy. Its amazing how close he is to having 6-8 TDs this season. He seems to break 30+ yard runs all the time, just to get tackled by the last guy at the GL. I think in the Second half of the season he will triple his TD output.

 

[Black]

If healthy, Sjax is tier one, no doubt. If any indication of what he can do, plus his schedule, look for Grant to be top of tier 3.

just curious, are you a Grant owner? I do like him, but havent looked at his set of upcoming games.

weeks 11-16Ryan Grant: CAR @DET @DAL OAK @STL @CHI

 

[greenf7cat]

Did Fargas get hurt?

 

[Hue G]

With the way the Brown's offense has been playing I'd probably bump Jamal Lewis up a tier

 

[eom]

B.Jacobs is solid, I just think tier 2 is too high given there are two other backs who get carries in that O

how many carries have these other backs been getting?j-cobs will be top 3 in the second half.book it.people will be falling over each other to get him in the top half of the first round next year.

 

[texasbirdfan]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

 

[tietzjd]

CT-(IF ADP is out for some time) Will have better numbers then most of your backs listed in Teir 3.

 

[MCguidance]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

So you still think its an RBBC if Henry is out for an extended amount of time? What makes you think this? Hasn't Young taken the majority of the snaps when Henry has been out? If anything I would expect a bump UP with Selvin > Henry, esp. in PPR.

 

[texasbirdfan]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

So you still think its an RBBC if Henry is out for an extended amount of time? What makes you think this? Hasn't Young taken the majority of the snaps when Henry has been out? If anything I would expect a bump UP with Selvin > Henry, esp. in PPR.

Be my guest- but you are dealing with an O-line depleted and the Great Deciever Skeltor. My guess is Hall comes in and splits carries, especially 1st and 2nd downs. Young has gotten the carries so far because he is on trial IMO. Henry has proven to be the superior back to Selvin Young based on his history.

 

[MCguidance]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

So you still think its an RBBC if Henry is out for an extended amount of time? What makes you think this? Hasn't Young taken the majority of the snaps when Henry has been out? If anything I would expect a bump UP with Selvin > Henry, esp. in PPR.

Be my guest- but you are dealing with an O-line depleted and the Great Deciever Skeltor. My guess is Hall comes in and splits carries, especially 1st and 2nd downs. Young has gotten the carries so far because he is on trial IMO.

How has he done on that trial? I'd say extremely well.

 

[texasbirdfan]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

So you still think its an RBBC if Henry is out for an extended amount of time? What makes you think this? Hasn't Young taken the majority of the snaps when Henry has been out? If anything I would expect a bump UP with Selvin > Henry, esp. in PPR.

Be my guest- but you are dealing with an O-line depleted and the Great Deciever Skeltor. My guess is Hall comes in and splits carries, especially 1st and 2nd downs. Young has gotten the carries so far because he is on trial IMO.

How has he done on that trial? I'd say extremely well.

Quite possibly. But if you have studied Shanahan over the years....

 

[Max Power]

Alright...2 part question here.

1) Who are the top 15 backs going forward?

2) Say you have 3 of the top 15 in a start 2 league. Do you trade your depth for studs?

 

[eom]

that really depends on your situation.

I'm not crazy about rolling dice on rb's staying healthy like that, but if you need some player at another spot then maybe you do.

it all depends on scoring, roster, roster size, league, etc...

 

[EdwardCat]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

You have to be kidding. Selvin Young has started two games so far and neither were RBBC. Why would they have a RBBC after Henry is suspended? Denver is not a team that typically practices using RBBC. This theory is so over-hyped.

 

[EdwardCat]

So where is Julius Jones? He is technically the starter on Dallas and only has 10 fewer carries than Marion Barber. He at least deserves to be in tier IV or V.

 

[3nOut]

I am a FWP owner and I think he looks out of place in tier one with LT, Westbrook, and Addai. Not enough TDs in this offense for him. I wish he belonged there, but I think he is more of a tier 2 RB personally.

I agree. FWP has only 2 TDs while Bush has 6. And you want to drop bush to tier three in non-PPR and not FWP?

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Yeah I spaced on Chatman too. Sorry about that.

I hate offering trades that IMO are good and then finding out other owners have totally different values.

Im not as sold on Maroney. I hope things turn around, but I would rather grab another solid option to play down the stretch.

B.Jacobs is solid, I just think tier 2 is too high given there are two other backs who get carries in that O

FWP - I personally love the guy. Its amazing how close he is to having 6-8 TDs this season. He seems to break 30+ yard runs all the time, just to get tackled by the last guy at the GL. I think in the Second half of the season he will triple his TD output.

Actually, FWP's long carry for the season is 32 yards. He only has 2 30+ yard carries this season (the other is a 31 yarder last week). What happened to the explosion? He's not Tier 1. MBIII has had a couple of clunkers but has a soft schedule where his team should be comfortably ahead late allowing him to close out on tired defenses. He should be up a tier.

 

[thatguythere]

since Henry does not = Selvin Young, you can DROP him to tier 5 when RBBC comes in with Hall

You have to be kidding. Selvin Young has started two games so far and neither were RBBC. Why would they have a RBBC after Henry is suspended? Denver is not a team that typically practices using RBBC. This theory is so over-hyped.

Just a guess but I'm thinking he's a Henry owner that slept on Selvin and ended up with Hall? I guess the 5 carries for 9 yards is going to lead to RBBC. Selvin 23 touches Hall 5. I can deal with that RBBC.

 

[Lemmiwinks]

Oh and I'd bump up Fargas a little bit. He's not hurt as far as I know.