Fantasy RB Rankings and Analysis: Expect Big Games From Some Odd Names

Week 15 RB Player Rankings

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Rankings for QBs, WRs, and TEs

1. Darren McFadden (vs Den)

McFadden is one of the more dynamic RBs in the league right now and will get to use all his various skills against this woeful Donkeys D on Sunday. 

He’s not the biggest back around (6’2” and 210 pounds), but his work in the offseason in learning how to stay on his feet after first contact seems to have done wonders. It has allowed him to finally use his ridiculous 4.33 speed (second fastest in the league after Chris Johnson's 4.27) on a more regular basis and it’s really showing off in the stat column. 

Play him as your RB1 with confidence against a Denver defense that just gave up 148 yards and two TDs to Tim Hightower last week.

2. Arian Foster (@ Ten)

Foster continues to dominate for his fantasy owners and now gets to face a Titans team he put up his second highest rushing and highest receiving totals against earlier in the season (143 yards on 30 carries, nine catches for 75 yards). 

Enjoy the love folks, because it doesn’t get much better than this—until next week, when he gets to play the Broncos of course.

3. Maurice Jones-Drew (@ Ind)

MJD is on a freakin’ tear right now, putting up over 100 yards on the ground in each of his last six games. 

He’s only scored in three of them, but that shouldn’t be a worry against the Colts as he had two TDs against them the last time they played (Week 4). 

In fact, in his nine career games against Indy, Jones-Drew has averaged 98.1 yards rushing and 1.2 total TDs while failing to cross the goal-line in only one game.

4. Michael Turner (@ Sea)

“The Centaur” has reestablished league-wide dominance this year, as he’s put up five 100-yard games in his last seven while rushing for at least one TD in six of them. 

Seattle’s defense is nothing special as its 20th in the league in rushing yards allowed per game while giving up exactly one rushing TD a game to their opponents as well.

5. Peyton Hillis (@ Cin)

Two weeks in a row without a TD for The Big Twinkie?!?! Unheard of!!!  

Hillis will get back on track this weekend, as he faces off against a Bengals D ranked 24th in both rushing yards allowed and TDs per game.

6. Chris Johnson (vs Hou)

CJ2K hasn’t had nearly the year he and his fantasy owners were expecting, but this match-up against a very beatable Texans D should make for some nice stats this Sunday. 

Last week against the Colts, Johnson put up 179 total yards (111 rushing) with a TD. 

The upward trend should continue this Sunday.

7. Adrian Peterson (vs Chi)

Purple Jesus was stifled by the Giants in Week 14, but I doubt that will happen two weeks in a row. 

Even though the Bears have been stellar in defending the run this season, AP loves to see them on the schedule as he’s averaged 112 yards and 1.6 TDs in his seven career games against them.

8. Jamaal Charles (@ StL)

The Ostrich is the only running back in the top ten rushers this season to have fewer than 200 carries so far (192).  

The fact that he’s third in the league in rushing is astounding, his average of 6.1 yards/carry is even more insane. 

Expect at least 20 touches against the Rams this Sunday, which should be all he needs to make his fantasy owners happy.

9. Jonathan Stewart (vs Ari)

Stewart has been on a roll lately, putting up an average of 107.7 rushing yards/game over the last three weeks and now he gets to face off against the third worst defense in the league at defending the run. 

He hasn’t done much yet this year, but you can expect a solid 100 yards and maybe a TD out of him right when you need it this week.

10. Knowshon Moreno (@ Oak)

Moreno has his game-face on putting up six TDs in his last seven games while having either 100 rushing yards or a TD in each of his last five. 

Oakland is one of the bottom feeders against the run, so expect this streak of his to continue.

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Week 15 Rankings for QBs, WRs, and TEs