The fantasy football playoffs are here and some sleepers for Week 14 include Tre Mason, Latavius Murray, Kendall Wright, Jarvis Landry, Jeremy Hill, CJ Anderson, Dan Herron, Jordan Matthews, Doug Martin, Stepfan Taylor, Marion Grice, Johnny Manziel, Jonathan Stewart and Kenny Stills, as those names have the chance to step up down the stretch of the season.
Jeremy Hill has played very well with Giovani Bernard banged up and even if Bernard is healthy, expect Hill to get carries as well. Tre Mason has emerged as the main starter with the Rams and he ended up with a huge game against the Raiders. Latavius Murray has been dealing with some concussion issues, but he should be fine for next week and could surprise again. Kendall Wright and Jarvis Landry have stepped up down the back end of the season and they could be strong playoff options.
Marion Grice and Stepfan Taylor are sleeper picks in deep leagues heading into the playoffs, as fantasy owners of Andre Ellington are worried that he could be out this week. Ellington has dealt with a foot injury all season, but it has not kept him out, but now he has a hip injury and Bruce Arians said that Grice, Taylor and Michael Bush could see increased carries if he can't go next week. Jonathan Stewart is another option to check out for owners if Ellington can't go heading into the first week of the playoffs for many teams.
Dan Herron and Trent Richardson are worth starting, as they will continue to get the bulk of the carries with Ahmad Bradshaw done for the season. The Colts want to run the ball consistently and for fantasy owners needing to choose, go with Herron for now, as he has the higher upside. The Colts wish Richardson was the back he was in his rookie season, but so far he has been unable to find that level.
The Vikings have Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata along with Ben Tate and they are all worth looks if Adrian Peterson doesn't come back. Peterson has appealed his suspension and while there is a chance that he returns, it's far more likely that he doesn't this season. The Bengals have loved what Hill has brought to the team with Bernard banged up, as he has rushed for 683 yards this season with six TDs. Hill had 40 yards in the game last week against the Buccaneers and that came after 96 yards and a touchdown against the Texans the previous week.
Mason is a high upside player heading into this week, as the Rams take on the Redskins and that means a very solid matchup for the RB. Mason has been excellent over the past few weeks, rushing for 81 yards in Week 10, adding 113 yards against the Broncos and also putting up 88 yards in Week 12. Mason has been consistent and he came through with 164 total yards against the Raiders, rushing for 117 yards and scoring three times overall.
The Broncos have Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman dealing with injuries and that makes CJ Anderson a prime starter moving forward. Anderson has been excellent this season coming in as a backup and he had another strong game against the Chiefs on Sunday night. Anderson is now the main feature back with the Broncos.
