When it comes to Fantasy Football, there's a big difference between "Should I start this player?" and "Can I trust this player?" And, in looking at my rankings at running back for Week 3, I think the gap truly emerges right at RB18.
I think you should start Mike Davis. He's the clear lead back in this offense despite the presence of Cordarrelle Patterson, and has been heavily used in the passing game, with 13 targets through two games. You almost certainly have to start Davis this week. But can you trust him? Of course not! He's been awful -- 3.6 yards per carry and 3.7 yards per target with no touchdowns on a team that has looked rudderless. Right now, he's got volume going for him; if that goes away, he's got nothing.
And you can go on down the list: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, James Robinson, Myles Gaskin, Kenyan Drake … these are all guys you should probably start, but you can't trust any of them. There are probably players below them you can even trust a little more -- Damien Harris has a more guaranteed role than any of those guys -- but they don't have the same kind of upside.
Running back usually ends up pretty messy, but things look especially bad after just two weeks. Hopefully, we'll get some clarity on those guys this week and we can feel a bit more secure. Right now, it's pretty hard to.
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Week 3 RB Rankings
- Christian McCaffrey
- Alvin Kamara
- Derrick Henry
- Joe Mixon
- Austin Ekeler
- Aaron Jones
- David Montgomery
- Chris Carson
- Saquon Barkley
- Jonathan Taylor
- Alexander Mattison
- D'Andre Swift
- Najee Harris
- Antonio Gibson
- Nick Chubb
- Ezekiel Elliott
- Mike Davis
- James Robinson
- Myles Gaskin
- Kenyan Drake
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- Kareem Hunt
- Miles Sanders
- Chase Edmonds
- Leonard Fournette
- Devin Singletary
- Ty'Son Williams
- Melvin Gordon
- Jamaal Williams
- Trey Sermon
- Damien Harris
- Michael Carter
- James White
- Sony Michel
- Javonte Williams
- Tony Pollard
- Nyheim Hines
- David Johnson
- Ty Johnson
- Mark Ingram
- Peyton Barber
- J.D. McKissic
- Cordarrelle Patterson
- Latavius Murray
- Kenneth Gainwell
- James Conner
- Ronald Jones
- Salvon Ahmed
- Giovani Bernard
- Phillip Lindsay
- Carlos Hyde
- AJ Dillon
- Tony Jones
- Jeremy McNichols
- Larry Rountree
- Jake Funk
- Zack Moss
- Darrel Williams
- Damien Williams
- Malcolm Brown
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