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Week 1 PPR RB Rankings 2019

September 3, 2019 by Kurt Turner

It's week 1 of the 2019 fantasy football season and you're wondering where your guy ranks. Well I'll do you one better. I'm going to give you my running back rankings for PPR formats and tell you who I have on my watch list. If you're not using your watch list then you're doing it all wrong. Week 1 through 4 are where fantasy championships are won or lost. Having a solid watch list helps you catch guys before they move up the rankings. But before I divulge my watch list let's dive into our week 1 RB rankings.

The Week 1 RB Rankings

Obviously take Ezekiel Elliott off this list if he doesn't sign very soon and move Tony Pollard up to the 15th spot. I've got Fournette pretty high but this is based on the assumption the Jags will be improved with Foles at the helm and Fournette gets several more targets per game. As far as the top 3 running backs are concerned I'd be willing to call them 1a, 1b and 1c. All three should finish top 5 in PPR leagues. Cook has a chance if he can stay upright and Chubb could easily finish as RB1 if Hunt doesn't steal to many touches come week 10.

Rank Running Backs Team Opp
1 Christian McCaffrey CAR vs. LAR
2 Saquon Barkley NYG at DAL
3 Alvin Kamara NO vs. HOU
4 Dalvin Cook MIN vs. ATL
5 Nick Chubb CLE vs. TEN
6 David Johnson ARI vs. DET
7 Leonard Fournette JAC vs. KC
8 James Conner PIT at NE
9 Chris Carson SEA vs. CIN
10 Le'Veon Bell NYJ vs. BUF
11 Kerryon Johnson DET at ARI
12 Todd Gurley LAR at CAR
13 Joe Mixon CIN at SEA
14 Mark Ingram BAL at MIA
15 Damien Williams KC at JAC
16 David Montgomery CHI vs. GB
17 Aaron Jones GB at CHI
18 Phillip Lindsay DEN at OAK
19 Sony Michel NE vs. PIT
20 Devonta Freeman ATL at MIN
21 Tevin Coleman SF at TB
22 James White NE vs. PIT
23 Austin Ekeler LAC vs. IND
24 Marlon Mack IND at LAC
25 Duke Johnson HOU at NO
26 Derrick Henry TEN at CLE
27 Tony Pollard DAL vs. NYG
28 Josh Jacobs OAK vs. DEN
29 Miles Sanders PHI vs. WAS
30 Tarik Cohen CHI vs. GB
31 Latavius Murray NO vs. HOU
32 Rashaad Penny SEA vs. CIN
33 Matt Breida SF at TB
34 Kenyan Drake MIA vs. BAL
35 Devin Singletary BUF at NYJ
36 Royce Freeman DEN at OAK
37 Jordan Howard PHI vs. WAS
38 Derrius Guice WAS at PHI
39 LeSean McCoy KC at JAC
40 Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs. NYG
41 Justin Jackson LAC vs. IND
42 Dion Lewis TEN at CLE
43 Peyton Barber TB vs. SF
44 Chris Thompson WAS at PHI
45 Nyheim Hines IND at LAC
46 Darrell Henderson LAR at CAR
47 Adrian Peterson WAS at PHI
48 Jaylen Samuels PIT at NE
49 Ty Montgomery NYJ vs. BUF
50 Kalen Ballage MIA vs. BAL

My Week 1 Watch List

As I stated you want to add these running backs to your watch list. This is an effort to be one step ahead of your league in identifying RB's before they move up the rankings.

  1. Ty Montgomery - I don't buy into the hype that TY will get 15 touches per game. But if he does for a couple games I'm considering him in my deeper leagues as a flex option.
  2. Derrius Guice - If coach didn't lie to us the offense is going to flow through Guice. I'm thinking we will see more of AP and CT than everyone thinks. This watch is more about CT and AP than Guice, so maybe just add them.
  3. Ito Smith - If he gets the Tevin Coleman treatment then he's a flex add.
  4. Dare Oqunbowale - is he going to be this years Lindsay? He was dynamic in the pre-season.
  5. Peyton Barber - see above.
  6. Jaylen Samuels - just how much workload will he be sharing behind Conner? Add to your watch list and see.
Category - Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 1 PPR RB Rankings 2019

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Kurt's fantasy advice is featured on USA Today Sports, Bleacher Reports, SiriusXM and Fox Sports. He is the owner of FantasyKnuckleheads.com and has been butchering topics here for over 15 years. Follow him on Twitter

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