Swift will command a lot of attention early in the week. He is dealing with a concussion, and with the Lions set to play the early game on Thanksgiving, he’ll have a short turnaround. If he’s out, it would be unfortunate given the sweet matchup against Houston’s league-worst run defense, but handcuffs Kerryon Johnson and Adrian Peterson will get another crack at landing in the RB2/flex range.

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While Swift represents the first big question of the week, there is some hope that McCaffrey (@ Vikings) and Carson (@ Eagles) will return. Even Austin Ekeler (@ Bills) and Mostert (@ Rams) may be back in Week 12 if all goes well. For now, Carson and Mostert are included in these rankings while Ekeler and Gaskin (@ Jets) are absent. McCaffrey was initially included but with reports indicating that he isn’t likely to play until after the Panthers’ Week 13 bye, we have removed him and moved Mike Davis up.

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Further helping the rankings is that some RBs who have been questionable in recent weeks, namely Devonta Freeman (ankle) and Joe Mixon (foot), have both been placed on IR and will for sure be out. As a result of their absences, Wayne Gallman (@ Bengals) and Giovani Bernard (vs. Giants) both rise into the RB2 ranks and should continue to get a high volume of carries. David Johnson (concussion) and Justin Jackson (knee) also remain on the IR.

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The RB2 tier is deep this week, so that’s positive news for fantasy owners. No longer will they be forced to rely on the committee-type backfields of the 49ers (@ Rams), Broncos (vs. Saints), Bills (vs. Chargers), Rams (vs. 49ers), and Jets (vs. Dolphins). Some of the backs from these teams will have good games, but it’s almost impossible to predict who will get the majority of the carries or touchdown chances on a weekly basis. If you can avoid them, that’s the right move, especially with some other formerly muddled backfield seeing individual breakouts in recent weeks (JK Dobbins with the Ravens*, Kalen Ballage with the Chargers, Jonathan Taylor with the Colts, and Salvon Ahmed with the Dolphins). (UPDATE: Dobbins and Mark Ingram have landed on the COVID list ahead of Week 12, so Gus Edwards will be the lead back in Baltimore. But once Dobbins is back, he’ll go back to being the new backfield leader. Both Taylor and Ahmed have been ruled out for Week 12, as well.)

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Reminder: As always, we expect to make plenty of changes to these RB rankings throughout the week, so check back for updates.

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Week 12 Fantasy RB Rankings (Standard)

These rankings are for non-PPR leagues.

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