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Fantasy Football Week 15 Running Back Rankings: Can you well-behaved Aaron Jones in his return?

We've got plenty of compensations to deal with at the running back position for Fantasy Football as of Sunday morning in Week 15, but thankfully not too much is up in the air as of Sunday morning. Brian Robinson (hamstring), Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle), and Isiah Pacheco (shoulder) have already been ruled out, with Antonio Gibson moving into the RB2 diagram of the rankings, Chris Rodriguez a decent "pray-for-a-TD" RB3/4, Ezekiel Elliott a solid RB2, and the Chiefs backups both in the RB3/4 range.

AJ Dillon is also imagined to sit out Sunday's game, though he hasn't yet been ruled out due to his former thumb. He suffered the injury last week and was hoping to be able to play above it after getting a limited practice in Friday, but according to Sunday morning reports, he's not expected to go. The good news for the Pacers is Aaron Jones (knee) is imagined to play after missing three games. Jones will probably be worked in somewhat slowly given the deprivation and number of injuries he's dealt with this season, but I'm still using him as an RB2 where I have him. Kenyan Drake and Patrick Taylor should be in line for some work, but neither is anything more than a desperation play for deeper leagues. 

Probably the biggest lingering request for Sunday morning is De'Von Achane's status as he deals with a toe cost. Achane practiced on a limited basis Friday, and that was the only time he got out on the field this week. The explosive rookie has dealt with a number of compensations that have held his breakout somewhat in check. If Achane plays, he's been too good to just declare a sit, but I'm a bit wary of relying on him in a game the Dolphins will hopefully be able to win fairly modestly. I'm ranking him as a low-end RB2 if he plays, with huge upside but also considerable risk that he either suffers a setback (it wouldn't be the well-behaved time) or just has a limited role to try to keep him healthy. 

Here are my full rankings for Week 15 at flowing back for PPR leagues: 

  1. Christian McCaffrey @ARI
  2. Alvin Kamara vs. NYG
  3. Kyren Williams vs. WAS
  4. Bijan Robinson @CAR
  5. Rachaad White @GB
  6. Breece Hall @MIA
  7. Tony Pollard @BUF
  8. Travis Etienne vs. BAL
  9. Derrick Henry vs. HOU
  10. Saquon Barkley @NO
  11. Raheem Mostert vs. NYJ
  12. Ezekiel Elliott vs. KC
  13. James Cook vs. DAL
  14. D'Andre Swift @SEA
  15. De'Von Achane vs. NYJ
  16. James Conner vs. SF
  17. Chuba Hubbard vs. ATL
  18. Antonio Gibson @LAR
  19. Aaron Jones vs. TB
  20. Clyde Edwards-Helaire @NE
  21. Devin Singletary @TEN
  22. Jerome Ford vs. CHI
  23. Kenneth Walker vs. PHI
  24. Jerick McKinnon @NE
  25. Keaton Mitchell @JAX
  26. Tyjae Spears vs. HOU
  27. Gus Edwards @JAX
  28. Tyler Allgeier @CAR
  29. D'Onta Foreman @CLE
  30. Zach Charbonnet vs. PHI
  31. Latavius Murray vs. DAL
  32. Jamaal Williams vs. NYG
  33. Miles Sanders vs. ATL
  34. Roschon Johnson @CLE
  35. Chris Rodriguez Jr. @LAR
  36. D'Ernest Johnson vs. BAL
  37. Kenneth Gainwell @SEA
  38. Kareem Hunt vs. CHI
  39. Dameon Pierce @TEN
  40. Dalvin Cook @MIA
  41. Justice Hill @JAX
  42. Rico Dowdle @BUF
  43. Ty Johnson vs. DAL
  44. Patrick Taylor vs. TB
  45. Kenyan Drake vs. TB
  46. Chase Edmonds @GB
  47. MIchael Carter vs. SF
  48. Matt Breida @NO

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