Fantasy Football Week 13 Running Back Preview: Waiver adds, deep stashes, starts, sits, and more

It's good to have options, but after last week's Byenado, it's a little bit disorienting to have so options at running back. As of early Tuesday, I have 32 running backs projected for double-digit PPR Fantasy points and 24 of them are projected to score at least 13. There are even two backs available in more than half of leagues that you might not hate starting. It's a good thing, but it feels a little strange. Just not as strange sa what's going on with Chuba Hubbard and Christian McCaffrey.

A month ago we all thought McCaffrey was returning to be a league winner and Hubbard's value was about to get destroyed by the return of Jonathon Brooks. Heading into Week 13, both of those ideas look foolish.

McCaffrey has been back for three weeks now. He is still looking for his first touchdown of 2024 and he currently ranks WR19 per game. This is not a case of him just needing to warm up, his worst game of the season came last week, when he scored just 9.8 PPR Fantasy points against the Packers. He's averaging a career-low 3.5 yards per carry and his longest run in three games is 13 yards. 

Hubbard just played his first game with Brooks active, against the Kansas City Chiefs who have been one of the best run defenses in football. Hubbard scored 13 Fantasy points on 17 touches while Brooks played five offensive snaps and did nothing to suggest he should be playing more. 

All of that is to say that when you look at the Week 13 running back rankings and projections, you'll see Hubbard ranked as a top-12 back, while McCaffrey is a mid RB2. Yes. if I had both of them and only one starting spot available I would start Hubbard. No, I can't believe I just typed those words.

As always, you can find my projections for every position and every player on the slate over at SportsLine.

Now, let's get to the rest of the Week 13 RB Preview:

Week 13 RB Preview

The following players are not being projected to play in Week 13 at this time. Here's what it means:

• 80.4% -- Since Week 8, Chase Brown has led all running backs with an 80.4% rush share. He's a must-start against any defense.
• 3 -- Jonathan Taylor has seen just three targets in his last three full games with Anthony Richardson.
• 88.9 -- Tony Pollard is averaging a career-high 88.9 yards from scrimmage per game. 
• 41% -- Tyrone Tracy's 41% snap share in Week 12 was his lowest since he took the starting job in Week 5.
• 16.7% -- Commanders running backs have seen a 16.7% target share this season, Jeremy McNichols needs half of that to be a Fantasy starter.
• 31.5% -- Amongst rushers with at least 60 attempts, Bucky Irving's 31.5% avoid rate is second only to Kenneth Walker.
• 3.0 -- Nick Chubb is averaging 3.0 yards per carry for the year. Even with his two touchdowns last week, we don't want to start him.
• 39 -- Gus Edwards has 39 targets in 76 career games. He's a better flex in non-PPR than he is where catches count.

My full set of Week 13 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. You'll find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 13. Projected stats for all starting running backs are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.