Week 14 Fantasy RB PPR Rankings: Must-starts, sleepers, potential busts

Jacob Camenker

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The fantasy football playoffs are here, and our Week 14 fantasy RB PPR rankings are looking as strong as ever. Thanks to bye weeks (finally) being finished and several key players (hopefully) returning from injuries, there are plenty of viable options to trust in tough start 'em, sit 'em decisions.

One of the biggest stories of Week 14 will be the potential return of Christian McCaffrey. Since Week 2, McCaffrey has played just one game while battling a high-ankle sprain and a shoulder injury, and his fantasy owners are hoping to get him back before the first week of the playoffs. It seems like he'll be ready to play, and if he does, he'll be a staple of the top five of our PPR rankings moving forward. (UPDATE: McCaffrey has suffered yet another injury. This one is a quad problem and it seems likely he will miss Sunday's game, so he has been removed from these rankings.)

WEEK 14 STANDARD RANKINGS: 
Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

There are a few other key injuries that will impact the RB landscape. James Conner (COVID), D'Andre Swift (illness), and Josh Jacobs (ankle) all will look to return to action in Week 14. They will all fall in the RB2 range if they are able to play. Devonta Freeman (ankle, COVID) and Joe Mixon (foot) will also be eligible to return from the IR this week.

WEEK 14 PPR RANKINGS: 
Quarterback | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker

Per usual, the likes of Nyheim Hines (@ Raiders), J.D. McKissic (@ 49ers), James White (@ Rams), and Chase Edmonds (@ Giants) will all see an upgrade in PPR formats because they play big roles in the passing games of their respective teams. Meanwhile, Zack Moss (vs. Steelers), Frank Gore (@ Seahawks), and Damien Harris (@ Rams) will all get slight downgrades, as they're used more as true between-the-tackles options and don't catch many passes.

WEEK 14 DFS TOURNAMENT LINEUPS: DraftKings | FanDuel

It's worth noting that if Gore (concussion) doesn't play, backup Ty Johnson is an adept pass-catcher, so he might actually get a bump in value in PPR leagues in a game where the Jets figure to trail by quite a bit in the second half.

WEEK 14 DFS CASH LINEUPS: DraftKingsFanDuel

Reminder: As always, we expect to make plenty of changes to these RB PPR rankings throughout the week, so check back for updates. For individual analysis of key RBs, click here.

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Week 14 Fantasy RB PPR Rankings

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.

WEEK 14 FANTASY: SleepersBustsStart 'em, sit 'em

Rank Player
1 Aaron Jones, GB @ DET
2 Derrick Henry, TEN @ JAX
3 Alvin Kamara, NO @ PHI
4 James Robinson, JAX vs. TEN
5 Dalvin Cook, MIN @ TB
6 Austin Ekeler, LAC vs. ATL
7 Chris Carson, SEA vs. NYJ
8 David Montgomery, CHI vs. HOU
9 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ CIN
10 Jonathan Taylor, IND @ LV
11 James Conner, PIT @ BUF
12 Raheem Mostert, SF vs. WAS
13 Melvin Gordon, DEN @ CAR
14 D'Andre Swift, DET vs. GB
15 Nick Chubb, CLE vs. BAL
16 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC @ MIA
17 Ronald Jones II, TB vs. MIN
18 Giovani Bernard, CIN vs. DAL
19 Mike Davis, CAR vs. DEN
20 Kenyan Drake, ARI @ NYG
21 Wayne Gallman, NYG vs. ARI
22 Nyheim Hines, IND @ LV
23 J.D. McKissic, WAS @ SF
24 Duke Johnson, HOU @ CHI
25 Josh Jacobs, LV vs. IND
26 Todd Gurley, ATL @ LAC
27 Miles Sanders, PHI vs. NO
28 Kareem Hunt, CLE vs. BAL
29 DeAndre Washington, MIA vs. KC
30 Damien Harris, NE @ LAR
31 Cam Akers, LAR vs. NE
32 JK Dobbins, BAL @ CLE
33 Devin Singletary, BUF vs. PIT
34 Phillip Lindsay, DEN @ CAR
35 James White, NE @ LAR
36 Frank Gore, NYJ @ SEA
37 Peyton Barber, WAS @ SF
38 Gus Edwards, BAL @ CLE
39 Leonard Fournette, TB vs. MIN
40 Jamaal Williams, GB @ DET
41 Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. NE
42 Chase Edmonds, ARI @ NYG
43 Carlos Hyde, SEA vs. NYJ
44 Zack Moss, BUF vs. PIT
45 Kalen Ballage, LAC vs. ATL
46 Le'Veon Bell, KC @ MIA
47 Latavius Murray, NO @ PHI
48 Jeff Wilson Jr., SF vs. WAS
49 Patrick Laird, MIA vs. KC
50 Mark Ingram, BAL @ CLE
51 Adrian Peterson, DET vs. GB
52 Devontae Booker, LV vs. IND
53 Benny Snell, PIT @ BUF
54 Tony Pollard, DAL @ CIN
55 Boston Scott, PHI vs. NO
56 Lynn Bowden, MIA vs. KC
57 C.J. Prosise, HOU @ CHI
58 Ty Johnson, NYJ @ SEA
59 Jordan Wilkins, IND @ LV
60 Ito Smith, ATL @ LAC
61 Kerryon Johnson, DET vs. GB
62 Brian Hill, ATL @ LAC
63 Malcolm Brown, LAR vs. NE
64 Jordan Howard, PHI vs. NO
65 Joshua Kelley, LAC vs. ATL
66 Samaje Perine, CIN vs. DAL
67 Jerick McKinnon, SF vs. WAS
68 Ameer Abdullah, MIN @ TB
69 Jalen Richard, LV vs. IND
70 Darrel Williams, KC @ MIA
71 D'Onta Foreman, TEN @ JAX
72 Dion Lewis, NYG vs. ARI
73 Sony Michel, NE @ LAR
74 Tevin Coleman, SF vs. WAS
75 Jeremy McNichols, TEN @ JAX
76 Royce Freeman, DEN @ CAR
77 Anthony McFarland, PIT @ BUF

Jacob Camenker

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Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.