If you're still in it, you most likely got here due to the help of DeMarco Murray, Matt Forte, or maybe even LeSean McCoy. It's not ideal, but it now appears your managerial skills are about to be tested. Murray is questionable, Forte is forced to play the No.1 DVOA rushing defense in the league, and McCoy is too busy getting his touchdowns vultured. Finding your answers elsewhere might be more mandatory than preferred.
If Murray sits, Joseph Randle becomes an immediate RB2. Just as the rankings have it, you're still playing C.J. Anderson, Eddie Lacy, and Joique Bell over him. Once it gets closer to that Top 10 region, however, Randle becomes optimal. If you're desperate for a flex in PPR leagues, Lance Dunbar becomes an interesting option, as well.
Tre Mason hasn't provided much in the way of production the last two weeks (7 points, to be exact), but he should bounce back against the New York Giants, who are allowing a league-worst 4.9 yards per carry. Jonathan Stewart also becomes an interesting option against the Cleveland Browns, who are allowing the third-most YPC.
You didn't plan for this, but you've come this far for a reason. Don't be afraid to make those necessary adjustments.
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Running back rankings (standard), Week 16
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
| Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent | DK | DC | JD | SK |
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jamaal Charles | KC | @PIT | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | @CIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Arian Foster | HOU | BAL | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Eddie Lacy | GB | @TB | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Matt Forte | CHI | DET | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | @ARI | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Joique Bell | DET | @CHI | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Justin Forsett | BAL | @HOU | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | @WAS | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | DEN | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| 12 | Mark Ingram | NO | ATL | 17 | 9 | 16 | 8 |
| 13 | Alfred Morris | WAS | PHI | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| 14 | Tre Mason | STL | NYG | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | CLE | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| 16 | Fred Jackson | BUF | @OAK | 13 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| 17 | Lamar Miller | MIA | MIN | 20 | 15 | 23 | 17 |
| 18 | Dan Herron | IND | @DAL | 19 | 22 | 15 | 19 |
| 19 | Steven Jackson | ATL | @NO | 14 | 18 | 27 | 18 |
| 20 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | @CAR | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| 21 | Joseph Randle | DAL | IND | 26 | 20 | 19 | 23 |
| 22 | Latavius Murray | OAK | BUF | 25 | 19 | 25 | 20 |
| 23 | Toby Gerhart | JAC | TEN | 29 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
| 24 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | IND | 12 | 29 | 6 | -- |
| 25 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | @NYJ | 28 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
| 26 | Andre Williams | NYG | @STL | 22 | 17 | 32 | 28 |
| 27 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | DEN | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | NE | 23 | 26 | 35 | 26 |
| 29 | Matt Asiata | MIN | @MIA | 33 | 30 | 31 | 24 |
| 30 | Doug Martin | TB | GB | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 31 | Kerwynn Williams | ARI | SEA | 27 | 32 | 37 | 32 |
| 32 | Chris Johnson | NYJ | NE | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 33 | Terrance West | CLE | @CAR | 31 | 35 | 38 | 33 |
| 34 | Pierre Thomas | NO | ATL | 40 | 31 | 39 | 31 |
| 35 | Shane Vereen | NE | @NYJ | 39 | 33 | 42 | 30 |
| 36 | Carlos Hyde | SF | SD | -- | 36 | 22 | 37 |
| 37 | Lance Dunbar | DAL | IND | 38 | 40 | 45 | 38 |
| 38 | Branden Oliver | SD | @SF | 36 | 37 | 50 | 41 |
| 39 | Trent Richardson | IND | @DAL | 50 | 42 | 36 | 40 |
| 40 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | @JAC | 37 | 41 | -- | 39 |
| 41 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | @STL | -- | 39 | 29 | -- |
| 42 | Ryan Mathews | SD | @SF | -- | -- | 33 | 35 |
| 43 | Reggie Bush | DET | @CHI | -- | 38 | 46 | 36 |
| 44 | Knile Davis | KC | @PIT | 42 | 46 | 40 | 43 |
| 45 | Shonn Greene | TEN | @JAC | -- | 49 | 30 | 45 |
| 46 | James Starks | GB | @TB | -- | 45 | 43 | 42 |
| 47 | Juwan Thompson | DEN | @CIN | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
| 48 | Alfonso Smith | SF | SD | 45 | 43 | -- | 46 |
| 49 | Darren Sproles | PHI | @WAS | 44 | 47 | -- | 44 |
| 50 | Stepfan Taylor | ARI | SEA | 35 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Chris Polk | PHI | @WAS | -- | 50 | 41 | 47 |
| -- | Benny Cunningham | STL | NYG | 41 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Marcel Reece | OAK | BUF | 43 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Jonas Gray | NE | @NYJ | -- | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| -- | C.J. Spiller | BUF | @OAK | -- | 44 | -- | -- |
| -- | Anthony Dixon | BUF | @OAK | -- | -- | 44 | -- |
| -- | Bernard Pierce | BAL | @HOU | 46 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Dexter McCluster | TEN | @JAC | 47 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Joe Banyard | MIN | @MIA | -- | -- | 47 | -- |
| -- | Charles Sims | TB | GB | 48 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Alfred Blue | HOU | BAL | -- | -- | 48 | -- |
| -- | Khiry Robinson | NO | ATL | 49 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Donald Brown | SD | @SF | -- | -- | -- | 49 |
| -- | Silas Redd | WAS | PHI | -- | -- | -- | 50 |
Running back rankings (PPR), Week 16
(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)
| Rank | Consensus | Team | Opponent | DK | DC | JD | SK |
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jamaal Charles | KC | @PIT | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | @CIN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Matt Forte | CHI | DET | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Arian Foster | HOU | BAL | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Eddie Lacy | GB | @TB | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | @ARI | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | Justin Forsett | BAL | @HOU | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | Joique Bell | DET | @CHI | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | @WAS | 11 | 8 | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | DEN | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Mark Ingram | NO | ATL | 16 | 9 | 18 | 7 |
| 13 | Tre Mason | STL | NYG | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Fred Jackson | BUF | @OAK | 10 | 22 | 17 | 9 |
| 15 | Alfred Morris | WAS | PHI | 17 | 14 | 11 | 18 |
| 16 | Lamar Miller | MIA | MIN | 18 | 13 | 21 | 16 |
| 17 | Dan Herron | IND | @DAL | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| 18 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | CLE | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | @CAR | 24 | 20 | 19 | 26 |
| 20 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | DEN | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
| 21 | Joseph Randle | DAL | IND | 25 | 19 | 20 | 27 |
| 22 | Steven Jackson | ATL | @NO | 15 | 28 | 29 | 20 |
| 23 | Latavius Murray | OAK | BUF | 27 | 18 | 28 | 19 |
| 24 | Andre Williams | NYG | @STL | 19 | 16 | 32 | 29 |
| 25 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | IND | 13 | 29 | 7 | -- |
| 26 | Toby Gerhart | JAC | TEN | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
| 27 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | NE | 23 | 24 | 37 | 28 |
| 28 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | @NYJ | 31 | 25 | 27 | 30 |
| 29 | Matt Asiata | MIN | @MIA | 29 | 35 | 30 | 21 |
| 30 | Pierre Thomas | NO | ATL | 37 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | Doug Martin | TB | GB | 36 | 26 | 25 | 31 |
| 32 | Shane Vereen | NE | @NYJ | 33 | 31 | 33 | 23 |
| 33 | Kerwynn Williams | ARI | SEA | 26 | 32 | 40 | 33 |
| 34 | Chris Johnson | NYJ | NE | 30 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| 35 | Lance Dunbar | DAL | IND | 32 | 39 | 43 | 36 |
| 36 | Terrance West | CLE | @CAR | 35 | 37 | 41 | 38 |
| 37 | Carlos Hyde | SF | SD | -- | 38 | 24 | 39 |
| 38 | Reggie Bush | DET | @CHI | 50 | 34 | 44 | 32 |
| 39 | Branden Oliver | SD | @SF | 34 | 36 | -- | 45 |
| 40 | Darren Sproles | PHI | @WAS | 43 | 42 | -- | 34 |
| 41 | Knile Davis | KC | @PIT | 44 | 45 | 39 | 44 |
| 42 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | @STL | -- | 40 | 31 | -- |
| 43 | Ryan Mathews | SD | @SF | -- | -- | 36 | 37 |
| 44 | Trent Richardson | IND | @DAL | 47 | 47 | 38 | 43 |
| 45 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | @JAC | 42 | 44 | -- | 40 |
| 46 | James Starks | GB | @TB | -- | 46 | 45 | 42 |
| 47 | Shonn Greene | TEN | @JAC | -- | -- | 34 | -- |
| 48 | Marcel Reece | OAK | BUF | 40 | -- | -- | 46 |
| 49 | Alfonso Smith | SF | SD | 45 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 50 | Benny Cunningham | STL | NYG | 38 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Juwan Thompson | DEN | @CIN | 39 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | Chris Polk | PHI | @WAS | -- | 49 | 42 | -- |
| -- | Stepfan Taylor | ARI | SEA | 41 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | C.J. Spiller | BUF | @OAK | -- | 41 | -- | -- |
| -- | Donald Brown | SD | @SF | -- | -- | -- | 41 |
| -- | Roy Helu Jr. | WAS | PHI | -- | -- | 47 | 48 |
| -- | Charles Sims | TB | GB | 48 | -- | -- | 47 |
| -- | Dexter McCluster | TEN | @JAC | 46 | -- | -- | 50 |
| -- | Anthony Dixon | BUF | @OAK | -- | -- | 46 | -- |
| -- | Jonas Gray | NE | @NYJ | -- | 48 | 50 | -- |
| -- | Joe Banyard | MIN | @MIA | -- | -- | 48 | -- |
| -- | Theo Riddick | DET | @CHI | -- | 50 | -- | 49 |
| -- | Alfred Blue | HOU | BAL | -- | -- | 49 | -- |
| -- | Bruce Miller | SF | SD | 49 | -- | -- | -- |