The fantasy football season is getting down to the end of the schedule and with Week 15 coming this Sunday, some of the best names for fantasy owners to look at the RB position includes names like : Marcel Reece, Jordan Todman, James Starks, Donald Brown as well as Daniel Thomas and Toby Gerhart.
Reece and Gerhart are excellent options heading into matchups this week, as running backs on the depth chart are injured and they are set to get solid touches depending on how things shake out in practice this week. Gerhart looks like he will start for Adrian Peterson on Sunday against the Eagles, while Todman should be getting a healthy set of carries for the Jaguars. Gerhart had a great game coming in for Peterson against the Ravens and Reece could also benefit from injured players, as Rashad Jennings and Darren McFadden have been banged up over the past few weeks and he has been an excellent option for fantasy owners. Starks and Donald Brown should also be in the mix this week and they are good pickups for owners in deeper leagues.
McFadden and Rashad Jennings were both out last week against the Jets and while they may return against the Chiefs this week, Reece should still be in the mix after rushing for 123 yards and a touchdown on Sunday. Reece is also excellent for PPR owners, as he has 25 catches this season and eight in the past three games and he also is a solid redzone threat for scoring touchdowns. Reece has good speed for a player his size and he may get some touches on Sunday again.
Todman is a risk-reward type play and while it's risky since he is unproven, if Maurice Jones-Drew is out with a hamstring he could be a great surprise option and he is going up against a weak Bills rush defense. The Jaguars run the ball a nice amount and he comes in after rushing seven times for 14 yards against the Texans and the Bills have allowed 540 rushing yards in the past five games while scoring six touchdowns and Todman could get the start on Sundays. While he has had a career high 11 carries at one point this season, he has never been a feature back and he comes in with 43 carries for 138 yards and eight catches for 55 yards.
Starks had just seven carries for 19 yards last week against the Falcons, but with Eddie Lacy a bit banged up, he could get some extra carries and that makes him a nice option for owners in deeper leagues. The Packers have been one of the best rushing teams in the league and that could continue on Sunday. Brown has been solid since coming in to start for Trent Richardson and while he had just 11 yards on Sunday, he had four catches for 18 yards and he is coming back with nearly 400 yards rushing and he has a solid matchup this week with the Texans, as he has over eight yards per carry the last time the two teams played and they have been terrible against the run.
