Fantasy Football Week 15 Running Back Rankings: Ty Chandler surpasses Zamir White for injury replacements

The 2023 Fantasy Football season has been plagued with injury. With Josh Jacobs and Alexander Mattison out, who will step up?

Heading into the Fantasy Football playoffs, there are some significant injury questions at the running back position. The 2023 season has been full of uncertainties, and it's no different this week.

The biggest concerns coming out of Week 14 revolve around the status of Alexander Mattison and Josh Jacobs. Jacobs left Sunday's game with a knee injury and did not practice all week as the Raiders prepared for Thursday's game against the Chargers. As of Thursday afternoon, Jacobs hasn't been ruled out, but given the quick turnaround, it seems likely that we won't see him out on the field.

This likely means we'll see Zamir White as the lead back for the Raiders, and maybe he'll surprise us. The truth is, we just don't really know what to expect from White at the NFL level, because he hasn't really had any opportunities. He's carried the ball 37 times in 27 games, picking up 124 yards - a woeful 3.4 yards per carry. That number doesn't define White, but he's a former fourth-round pick who hasn't been able to break into a defined role in two seasons, and he's playing in a pretty terrible situation for running backs right now.

Since Josh McDaniels' firing, Jacobs was averaging just 2.2 targets per game, and was really only good for Fantasy when he was getting 20-plus carries in a game; even then, he was averaging 14.0 PPR points per game despite pretty massive usage. Jacobs is, it seems safe to assume, a better player than White, so I'm not sure the upside is super-high, even if he does end up being the lead back in a decent matchup.

It's a little easier to get excited about Ty Chandler, just because we've seen him look pretty good in this Vikings offense. He played 83% of the snaps in Week 14 after Mattison left the game, and would presumably be the clear lead back, with a decent passing game role to boot. I would rank him ahead of White with Mattison ruled out for Saturday.

Here are my full rankings for Week 15 at running back for PPR leagues:

1. Christian McCaffrey @ARI
2. Alvin Kamara vs. NYG
3. Kyren Williams vs. WAS
4. Bijan Robinson @CAR
5. Rachaad White @GB
6. Breece Hall @MIA
7. Jahmyr Gibbs vs. DEN
8. Tony Pollard @BUF
9. Zack Moss vs. PIT
10. Travis Etienne vs. BAL
11. Derrick Henry vs. HOU
12. Saquon Barkley @NO
13. D'Andre Swift @SEA
14. Raheem Mostert vs. NYJ
15. De'Von Achane vs. NYJ
16. Joe Mixon vs. MIN
17. Austin Ekeler @LV
18. Ezekiel Elliott vs. KC
19. James Cook vs. DAL
20. Javonte Williams @DET
21. James Conner vs. SF
22. Ty Chandler @CIN
23. David Montgomery vs. DEN
24. Chuba Hubbard vs. ATL
25. Jaylen Warren @IND
26. Antonio Gibson @LAR
27. Clyde Edwards-Helaire @NE
28. Devin Singletary @TEN
29. Jerome Ford vs. CHI
30. Kenneth Walker vs. PHI
31. Najee Harris @IND
32. Jerick McKinnon @NE
33. AJ Dillon vs. TB
34. Keaton Mitchell @JAX
35. Zamir White vs. LAC
36. Tyjae Spears vs. HOU
37. Gus Edwards @JAX
38. Ameer Abdullah vs. LAC
39. Tyler Allgeier @BYU
40. D'Onta Foreman @CLE
41. Zach Charbonnet vs. PHI
42. Chase Brown vs. MIN
43. Latavius Murray vs. DAL
44. Jamaal Williams vs. NYG
45. Miles Sanders vs. ATL
46. Roschon Johnson @CLE
47. Chris Rodriguez Jr. @LAR
48. D'Ernest Johnson vs. BAL
49. Kenneth Gainwell @SEA
50. Kareem Hunt vs. CHI
51. Dameon Pierce @TEN
52. Samaje Perine @DET
53. Dalvin Cook @MIA
54. Justice Hill @JAX
55. Rico Dowdle @BUF
56. Jaleel McLaughlin @DET
57. Joshua Kelley @LV
58. Ty Johnson vs. DAL
59. Kene Nwangwu @CIN
60. Chase Edmonds @GB

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