Fantasy Football Week 15 RB rankings: Gus Edwards plummets as Kyren Williams surges

Week 15 marks the first round of the 2023 fantasy football playoffs in most leagues. The standard format features a three-round single-elimination tournament, with the last team winning the league championship. This means that managers must go all-in on their starting lineups because one wrong move could signify the end of their season.

Managers who have made it this far are likely aware of how important running backs are to overall roster construction. Most options are capable of posting huge numbers in the right situations but also carry bust potential into the wrong ones. The position requires careful analysis before finalizing lineups to make sure that potential final scores are maximized.

Determining which running backs to start in fantasy football each week is based on a large number of factors, with recent individual trends and direct weekly matchups being among the most important. It is often more beneficial to seek out the most favorable situations than simply the best overall players. This is even more true for the fantasy football playoffs in win-or-go-home games.

Fantasy values can significantly change for many players as a season goes on, especially when it comes to weekly rankings. In Week 15, Kyren Williams is an excellent player who is currently skyrocketing. Despite his limited starts this year, he ranks as the overall RB3 in fantasy points per game when he is the Los Angeles Rams' starter. He also gets an ideal matchup against the Washington Commanders' weak rushing defense this week.

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Gus Edwards is an example of a player on the opposite end of the spectrum. Following his three top-ten finishes among fantasy football running backs, he has finished outside the top 36 in his past two games. He also recorded just six carries last week for the Baltimore Ravens and has a challenging Week 15 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars' top-ten rushing defense.

Every running back enters each week with their own individual situations. This results in weekly fantasy football rankings sometimes drastically differing from season-long rankings. Considering everything, here's how the top 40 stack up in Week 15.

Week 15 Fantasy Football RB rankings

Christian McCaffrey
Kyren Williams
Rachaad White
Derrick Henry
Alvin Kamara
Raheem Mostert
Bijan Robinson
Austin Ekeler
Zack Moss
Saquon Barkley
Travis Etienne
Jahmyr Gibbs
Tony Pollard
De'Von Achane
David Montgomery
Ezekiel Elliott
Breece Hall
Joe Mixon
D'Andre Swift
Najee Harris
Jerome Ford
Ty Chandler
Zamir White
Jaylen Warren
Javonte Williams
James Cook
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
James Conner
Kenneth Walker
Keaton Mitchell
Chuba Hubbard
Brian Robinson
Devin Singletary
AJ Dillon
Jerick McKinnon
Antonio Gibson
Kareem Hunt
Gus Edwards
D'Onta Foreman
Tyjae Spears

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Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Adam takes a lot of pride in his work, which naturally culminates into insightful content for his readers, performance analysis being his forte. When not writing about football, Adam spends a time on his podcast.

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