Fantasy Football Week 14 Running Back Preview: Waiver adds, deep stashes, starts, sits, and more

If you have two starting running backs you like this week, congratulations. You're in the minority. The final week of byes is upon us, and we don't have Derrick Henry, Joe Mixon, Jonathan Taylor, Brian Robinson Jr., or Rhamondre Stevenson this week. Of course, we also just lost Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason to Injured Reserve. And there's not a good running back option on the Chargers, Browns, Raiders, or Jaguars. 

Many of you are going to have to give up searching for a running back you like and settle for one you can stomach. That is, unless Isaac Guerendo is available and you still have FAB left. In that case, spend every dollar. 

One team I left off the list of not having a good running back option was the Dallas Cowboys. That was intentional; things are trending up for Rico Dowdle. Dowdle has produced at least 98 yards and at least 12 PPR Fantasy points in each of his last two games. He has three or more catches in five of his last six games. He just scored his first rushing touchdown and looks to have wrestled the red zone job away from Ezekiel Elliott.

Dowdle faces a Bengals defense that just gave up 24.9 PPR Fantasy points to Najee Harris. The game before that they allowed J.K. Dobbins to score 18.9. While the Cincinnati defense has been better against the run than the pass, they aren't very good against anything right now. If you have Dowdle on your Fantasy team, you should feel privileged to get to start him in Week 14. With the Panthers and the Buccaneers on the upcoming schedule, Dowdle may remain a start even after the byes are over.

Now, let's get to the rest of the Week 14 RB Preview:

Week 14 RB Preview

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

• 5.9 -- Isaac Guerendo is averaging 5.9 yards per carry this season. He could be a league winner in the Fantasy playoffs.
• 39.1% -- Nick Chubb and Jerome Ford both had a 39.1% rush share in Week 13. Even with six teams on a bye, neither is a good start this week.
• 33.6 -- Alvin Kamra's 33.6 weighted opportunities per game is 10% higher than any other running back. And it may go up with Taysom Hill on IR.
• 124.9 -- Saquon Barkley is averaging 124.9 rushing yards per game. He needs to average 121.3 per game to break the single-season rushing record.
• 0 -- Chubba Hubbard saw zero targets in Week 13, and Jonathon Brooks saw three.
• 42.5% -- 42.5% of Jaleel McLaughlin's rushes have gone for at least five yards. That's second best amongst running backs. He's a hold through his bye.
• 26 -- Isiah Pacheco played 26 offensive snaps in his first game back, and Kareem Hunt played 27.
• 1 -- Tyjae Spears only had one touch in his first game back.
• 23.4% -- Sincere McCormick has a tackle avoid rate of 23.5%. No other raiders back is above 13.4%.

My full set of Week 14 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 14. Projected stats for all starting running backs are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.