So you've got Marlon Mack and Matt Breida on your bench and you're itching to get them back in your lineup. The good news is, they're both trending towards playing in Week 14. The bad news is you may not want to start them anyway.

Breida returns to a situation that may just be the ugliest in football for our purposes. The 49ers have had at least one good Fantasy running back for most of the season. The problem for Fantasy owners is that it's been a different back nearly every week. I can't trust Breida, Tevin Coleman or Raheem Mostert in New Orleans. If I had to choose one it would be Mostert coming off his huge game.

Mack's role is more clear but his situation may be just as bad. The Buccaneers have given up almost nothing on the ground this season. No running back has topped 100 yards rushing against them this season and only three have reached the end zone on the ground. 

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The way to get to this Bucs defense is through the air, and Mack's usage in the passing game was questionable when he had two good hands. He's a fine flex in non-PPR, but I'm trying to avoid him in PPR. 

Week 14 RB Preview

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Who's Out

The following players are not being projected to play Week 14 at this time. Here's what it means:

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Darrel Williams RB
NO New Orleans • #24
Age: 29 • Experience: 6 yrs.
Darwin Thompson could see extended work.
Kalen Ballage RB
PIT Pittsburgh • #29
Age: 28 • Experience: 5 yrs.
Patrick Laird should be the lead back.
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Numbers to know
  • 40% - Broken tackle rate for Kareem Hunt. With their upcoming schedule, you should consider both Hunt and Nick Chubb as good starts.
  • 22 - Touches for Miles Sanders in Week 13. He's been unleashed. Let's just hope Jordan Howard doesn't come back and ruin it.
  • 48.9 - PPR Fantasy points for Jamaal Williams since Davante Adams came back. That's 6.8 more than Aaron Jones.
  • 14 - Damien Williams is still the only Chiefs running back to see more than 14 touches in a game this season.
  • 11 - Targets for James White in Week 13. He had 13 in his three games prior.
  • 51 - Snaps for Kenyan Drake last week. David Johnson saw just 15. This is not a committee.
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Matchups that matter
Matchups that Matter
Projections powered by Sportsline
James White RB
NE New England • #28
Age: 32 • Experience: 9 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs KC NE -3 O/U 48.5

OPP VS RB

32nd

PROJ PTS

12.2

RB RNK

33rd

YTD Stats

RUYDS

208

REC

57

REYDS

512

TD

4

FPTS/G

13.2
Devonta Freeman RB
BAL Baltimore • #34
Age: 32 • Experience: 9 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

vs CAR ATL -2.5 O/U 47.5

OPP VS RB

31st

PROJ PTS

13.2

RB RNK

17th

YTD Stats

RUYDS

422

REC

42

REYDS

295

TD

3

FPTS/G

11.9
LeSean McCoy RB
TB Tampa Bay • #25
Age: 36 • Experience: 13 yrs.

Weekly Breakdown

@ NE NE -3 O/U 48.5

OPP VS RB

1st

PROJ PTS

5.5

RB RNK

26th

YTD Stats

RUYDS

410

REC

27

REYDS

177

TD

5

FPTS/G

9.5
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Waiver Wire Targets
Week 14 Adds
Benny Snell RB
DET Detroit • #24
Age: 26 • Experience: 5 yrs.

Ownership

50%
Our Evan Washburn indicated Snell's success has given the Steelers the luxury of waiting until Conner is 100% to return. If Conner is out, Snell is the safest back in non-PPR and a fine flex in PPR. The game script should be perfect against a scuffling Cardinals team
Patrick Laird RB
TB Tampa Bay • #25
Age: 29 • Experience: 4 yrs.

Ownership

25%
Laird could be a very good contrarian DFS play in a game that I expect is a little bit high scoring. He could also be a top 24 running back in PPR as he was last week.
Raheem Mostert RB
MIA Miami • #31
Age: 32 • Experience: 10 yrs.

Ownership

54%
The 49ers backfield will likely be a three-headed monster against a difficult matchup.
Darwin Thompson RB
LV Las Vegas • #36
Age: 27 • Experience: 3 yrs.

YTD Stats

Ownership

22%
If Damien Williams is out, I could be too low on Thompson. He'll likely get double-digit touches in that scenario, but he's struggled with pass protection and it's hard to trust a part-time back against the Patriots.
Myles Gaskin RB
MIN Minnesota • #37
Age: 27 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Ownership

4%
Gaskin will share the load with Laird in Ballage's absence. There's certainly a chance Gaskin is the better runner and their schedule is pretty soft the rest of the way.
Stashes
Gus Edwards RB
LAC L.A. Chargers • #4
Age: 29 • Experience: 7 yrs.

Ownership

21%
Edwards is looking at 15-20 touches per game with goal-line opportunities if Ingram goes down.
Tony Pollard RB
TEN Tennessee • #20
Age: 27 • Experience: 6 yrs.

Ownership

34%
Don't wait for an injury to try to stash Pollard.
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DFS Plays
Top Plays
Alvin Kamara RB
NO New Orleans • #41
Age: 29 • Experience: 8 yrs.

Week 14 Prices

FanDuel

$7,600

DraftKings

$7,000
It's a difficult matchup and Kamara has been a Fantasy disappointment, but I love this value. I expect 20 touches for Kamara, and you know the touchdowns are coming eventually. If he's under-owned, all the better.
Contrarian Plays
Devonta Freeman RB
BAL Baltimore • #34
Age: 32 • Experience: 9 yrs.

Week 13 Prices

FanDuel

$6,000

DraftKings

$5,400
Freeman and the Falcons have been so bad running the ball, I'm not sure everyone will buy into the matchup against the Panthers. Freeman's involvement in the passing game makes him an even better play on DraftKings.
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Heath's Projections

Non-PPR Rank

PPR Rank

RB

FPTs

PPR FPTs

1

1

Christian McCaffrey

23.79

30.25

6

2

Alvin Kamara

16.77

24.64

5

3

Leonard Fournette

17.21

23.14

4

4

Dalvin Cook

17.64

21.97

2

5

Derrick Henry

19.41

21.07

3

6

Nick Chubb

18.02

19.90

7

7

Miles Sanders

16.52

19.51

8

8

Ezekiel Elliott

15.91

18.49

13

9

Saquon Barkley

13.21

17.62

16

10

Devonta Freeman

13.02

17.27

21

11

Austin Ekeler

12.21

16.99

9

12

Josh Jacobs

15.64

16.52

11

13

Aaron Jones

13.65

16.12

17

14

Le'Veon Bell

12.59

16.05

10

15

Todd Gurley

13.67

16.05

12

16

Phillip Lindsay

13.31

15.95

22

17

Kenyan Drake

11.67

15.87

23

18

Jamaal Williams

11.49

15.86

19

19

Joe Mixon

12.41

15.23

15

20

Melvin Gordon

13.05

15.18

20

21

Chris Carson

12.24

15.13

26

22

James White

10.40

14.96

14

23

Mark Ingram

13.12

14.82

28

24

Kareem Hunt

10.19

14.61

39

30

Patrick Laird

8.80

12.32

29

25

LeSean McCoy

10.16

13.73

24

26

Devin Singletary

11.49

13.70

18

27

Benny Snell

12.51

13.34

27

28

Duke Johnson

10.28

13.05

25

29

David Montgomery

10.54

12.56

37

31

Ronald Jones

8.94

11.28

33

32

Raheem Mostert

9.44

10.96

34

33

Alexander Mattison

9.28

10.76

38

34

Derrius Guice

8.92

10.74

46

35

Tarik Cohen

6.12

10.73

36

36

Rashaad Penny

9.03

10.60

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