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Did you know that it's Week 15, which means the fantasy football playoffs are about to start? Pretty cool. Well, depending on what kind of shape your rosters are heading into the weekend, at least. Running back is one of the most important positions to nail in drafts, along with waiver and free agency pickups.
The value many of the best running backs have over their free agent replacements in any given week is massive. Because fantasy production is more concentrated at this position than in others, and because the floor for replacement players is often so low, it's important to make the right start-sit decisions.
Let's examine three commonly rostered backs and whether you should start them in Week 15.
Should I Start Tony Pollard for Fantasy Football?
Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard (ankle) wasn't able to practice on Wednesday, but he's played through his ankle issue all season and done just fine. He gets a fantastic matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15, who have one of the league's worst defenses.
I mean this is just absolutely remarkable by Tony Pollard. #TitanUp pic.twitter.com/kp3AM153Vc
— Two Tone Talk (@twotone_podcast) November 25, 2024
He's clearly back to form now after a down year in 2023. He simply needed extra time to return to 100% after suffering a broken leg near the end of the 2022 season. While his offensive line has struggled to block well for him for most of the season, he's been fantastic at creating yards after contact and still has impressive burst and top-end speed.
Start him in all leagues.
Should I Start Najee Harris for Fantasy Football?
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Najee Harris didn't practice on Wednesday due to rest, but he's not in danger of missing Week 15. He still maintains a prominent role in an excellent offense, and though he only scored 11.3 PPR fantasy points in Week 14, he's still worth starting in leagues with 12 or more teams.
Wow, watch #Steelers C Zach Frazier washing out the #Bengals LB here. Stay for the Broderick Jones finish on the Najee Harris run, too.
Love seeing the young OL working like this in the run game. pic.twitter.com/MXry2oa1F0
— Josh Carney (@ByJoshCarney) December 2, 2024
Pittsburgh's offense tends to be run-heavy, but they're fine with pivoting mostly to the pass when they get caught in shootouts, like the one last week. After the bye, Harris' production has fallen off somewhat, and he's failed to surpass 12 FPTs more than once since then. He'll face a tough Philadelphia Eagles defense as well.
Still, we'd recommend starting him as an RB3/FLEX in leagues with 12 or more teams. Even many rosters in 10-team leagues may not have anyone better to start in his place. His floor is propped up well by nice volume and goal-line opportunities. We prefer Pollard over him if you're choosing between the two.
Should I Start Jaylen Warren for Fantasy Football?
Warren, also of the Steelers, has had a decent stretch of games in recent weeks, but it's still hard to recommend starting him outside of deeper leagues. He generally needs a touchdown and good passing-game usage to go along with nice efficiency to be worth it, and it's not easy to get all three of those things every week.
4th & 1 at your own 43, down 6, 10:13 left in the 4th:
Huge down, and Mason McCormick pulls and blocks Chinn and gets in the way of another defender who could have prevented Jaylen Warren from getting the first.
Big play from the rookie pic.twitter.com/Vjn5n3ARwy
— Brogan Noey (@BroganNoey) November 11, 2024
He's the clear RB2 and doesn't get nearly as much work as Harris, making him inconsistent and hard to trust in Week 15. If you're in a league with 14 or more teams or very deep starting rosters, he's worth slotting in. Otherwise, you may want to leave him on the bench. Obviously, we'd rather start Pollard or Harris than Warren easily.
Popular Week 15 Searches - Start/Sit Comparisons
Below are some popular Week 15 searches and comparisons from our Who To Start tool for Tony Pollard, Najee Harris, Jaylen Warren compared to others. You can also use the free Who Should I Start tool to run your own start/sit comparisons, up to four players at once:
Rico Dowdle or Tony Pollard
James Cook or Tony Pollard
Rachaad White or Najee Harris
Rhamondre Stevenson or Najee Harris
Chuba Hubbard or Tony Pollard
Dk Metcalf or Tony Pollard
James Cook or Najee Harris
Rhamondre Stevenson or Tony Pollard
Tyrone Tracyjr or Najee Harris
Sincere Mccormick or Jaylen Warren
Bucky Irving or Tony Pollard
Garrett Wilson or Tony Pollard
Jaylen Warren or Jaylen Warren
Jonathan Taylor or Najee Harris
Jonathan Taylor or Tony Pollard
Romeo Doubs or Jaylen Warren
Aj Brown or Tony Pollard
Amari Cooper or Jaylen Warren
Darnell Mooney or Jaylen Warren
Isaac Guerendo or Najee Harris
Isiah Pacheco or Najee Harris
Kyren Williams or Tony Pollard
Rachaad White or Jaylen Warren
Brian Robinsonjr or Tony Pollard
Brian Thomasjr or Najee Harris
Chuba Hubbard or Najee Harris
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Tony Pollard
Jerry Jeudy or Tony Pollard
Najee Harris or Tony Pollard
Travis Etiennejr or Jaylen Warren
Zay Flowers or Tony Pollard
Adam Thielen or Najee Harris
Alvin Kamara or Tony Pollard
Breece Hall or Najee Harris
Deandre Hopkins or Jaylen Warren
Deandre Hopkins or Tony Pollard
Deebo Samuel or Jaylen Warren
Derrick Henry or Tony Pollard
Devonta Smith or Tony Pollard
Dj Moore or Najee Harris
Elijah Moore or Jaylen Warren
Isaac Guerendo or Tony Pollard
Isiah Pacheco or Jaylen Warren
Keenan Allen or Jaylen Warren
Rico Dowdle or Najee Harris
Aaron Jones or Tony Pollard
Aaron Jones or Tony Pollard
Adam Thielen or Tony Pollard
Alvin Kamara or Tony Pollard
Alvin Kamara or Tony Pollard
Amari Cooper or Tony Pollard
Amonra Stbrown or Tony Pollard
Braelon Allen or Jaylen Warren
Breece Hall or Tony Pollard
Brian Robinsonjr or Najee Harris
Brian Robinsonjr or Najee Harris
Brian Robinsonjr or Najee Harris
Brian Thomasjr or Tony Pollard
Bucky Irving or Jaylen Warren
Bucky Irving or Najee Harris
Cedric Tillman or Tony Pollard
David Montgomery or Tony Pollard
Deebo Samuelsr or Najee Harris
Isaac Guerendo or Jaylen Warren
Isaiah Davis or Jaylen Warren
Isiah Pacheco or Tony Pollard
Jameson Williams or Najee Harris
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Tony Pollard
Jonathan Taylor or Najee Harris
Jonnu Smith or Tony Pollard
Kareem Hunt or Jaylen Warren
Keenan Allen or Jaylen Warren
Keenan Allen or Tony Pollard
Kimani Vidal or Jaylen Warren
Kyren Williams or Najee Harris
Malik Nabers or Najee Harris
Marvin Harrisonjr or Tony Pollard
Michael Pittmanjr or Jaylen Warren
Nick Chubb or Jaylen Warren
Nick Chubb or Najee Harris
Patrick Taylorjr or Najee Harris
Quentin Johnston or Jaylen Warren
Rachaad White or Tony Pollard
Rome Odunze or Najee Harris
Tank Bigsby or Jaylen Warren
Travis Etiennejr or Jaylen Warren
Tyrone Tracyjr or Jaylen Warren
Tyrone Tracyjr or Tony Pollard
Xavier Legette or Tony Pollard
Xavier Worthy or Jaylen Warren
Zach Charbonnet or Najee Harris
Zay Flowers or Najee Harris
Adam Thielen or Najee Harris
Adam Thielen or Tony Pollard
Aj Brown or Tony Pollard
Amari Cooper or Najee Harris
Amari Cooper or Tony Pollard
Amonra Stbrown or Tony Pollard
Breece Hall or Jaylen Warren
Breece Hall or Najee Harris
Brian Robinsonjr or Najee Harris
Brian Robinsonjr or Najee Harris
Brian Robinsonjr or Tony Pollard
Bucky Irving or Najee Harris
Bucky Irving or Najee Harris
Bucky Irving or Tony Pollard
Cade Otton or Jaylen Warren
Calvin Ridley or Najee Harris
Calvin Ridley or Najee Harris
Calvin Ridley or Tony Pollard
Carson Steele or Najee Harris
Chase Brown or Tony Pollard
Chase Brown or Tony Pollard
Chase Brown or Tony Pollard
Christian Watson or Jaylen Warren
Chuba Hubbard or Najee Harris
Chuba Hubbard or Tony Pollard
Chuba Hubbard or Tony Pollard
Cooper Kupp or Tony Pollard
Courtland Sutton or Najee Harris
Courtland Sutton or Najee Harris
Dandre Swift or Jaylen Warren
Dandre Swift or Jaylen Warren
Dandre Swift or Najee Harris
Darrell Hendersonjr or Najee Harris
David Montgomery or Tony Pollard
David Njoku or Jaylen Warren
David Njoku or Najee Harris
Deandre Hopkins or Najee Harris
Demario Douglas or Jaylen Warren
Derrick Henry or Najee Harris
Devon Achane or Najee Harris
Devon Achane or Tony Pollard
Devon Achane or Tony Pollard
Devonta Smith or Jaylen Warren
Dj Moore or Najee Harris
Dj Moore or Tony Pollard
Dk Metcalf or Jaylen Warren
Drake London or Najee Harris
Garrett Wilson or Najee Harris
Isaac Guerendo or Najee Harris
Isiah Pacheco or Tony Pollard
Isiah Pacheco or Tony Pollard
Jahmyr Gibbs or Tony Pollard
Jahmyr Gibbs or Tony Pollard
Jahmyr Gibbs or Tony Pollard
Jahmyr Gibbs or Tony Pollard
Jahmyr Gibbs or Tony Pollard
Jakobi Meyers or Najee Harris
Jakobi Meyers or Najee Harris
Jakobi Meyers or Tony Pollard
Jaleel Mclaughlin or Jaylen Warren
James Conner or Najee Harris
James Conner or Tony Pollard
James Cook or Najee Harris
Jameson Williams or Tony Pollard
Jauan Jennings or Tony Pollard
Javonte Williams or Najee Harris
Javonte Williams or Tony Pollard
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Najee Harris
Jaxon Smithnjigba or Tony Pollard
Jayden Reed or Najee Harris
Jaylen Waddle or Najee Harris
Jerome Ford or Jaylen Warren
Jerry Jeudy or Tony Pollard
Jonathan Taylor or Najee Harris
Jonathan Taylor or Najee Harris
Jonathan Taylor or Tony Pollard
Jonathan Taylor or Tony Pollard
Jonathan Taylor or Tony Pollard
Jordan Addison or Najee Harris
Jordan Addison or Najee Harris
Josh Downs or Najee Harris
Keenan Allen or Jaylen Warren
Khalil Shakir or Tony Pollard
Kyren Williams or Najee Harris
Ladd Mcconkey or Tony Pollard
Malik Nabers or Jaylen Warren
Malik Nabers or Tony Pollard
Najee Harris or Jaylen Warren
Nick Chubb or Jaylen Warren
Nick Chubb or Tony Pollard
Nick Westbrookikhine or Jaylen Warren
Nick Westbrookikhine or Najee Harris
Patrick Taylorjr or Jaylen Warren
Patrick Taylorjr or Jaylen Warren
Patrick Taylorjr or Jaylen Warren
Patrick Taylorjr or Najee Harris
Puka Nacua or Tony Pollard
Rachaad White or Tony Pollard
Rayray Mccloudiii or Jaylen Warren
Rayray Mccloudiii or Jaylen Warren
Rhamondre Stevenson or Jaylen Warren
Rico Dowdle or Jaylen Warren
Rico Dowdle or Najee Harris
Rico Dowdle or Najee Harris
Rico Dowdle or Najee Harris
Rico Dowdle or Najee Harris
Rico Dowdle or Najee Harris
Rico Dowdle or Tony Pollard
Rico Dowdle or Tony Pollard
Rome Odunze or Jaylen Warren
Rome Odunze or Jaylen Warren
Sincere Mccormick or Jaylen Warren
Sincere Mccormick or Jaylen Warren
Sincere Mccormick or Najee Harris
Sincere Mccormick or Najee Harris
Sincere Mccormick or Tony Pollard
Tank Bigsby or Jaylen Warren
Tank Bigsby or Najee Harris
Tank Dell or Jaylen Warren
Taysom Hill or Jaylen Warren
Tee Higgins or Tony Pollard
Tee Higgins or Tony Pollard
Terry Mclaurin or Tony Pollard
Tony Pollard or Najee Harris
Travis Etiennejr or Najee Harris
Tucker Kraft or Jaylen Warren
Tyler Allgeier or Tony Pollard
Tyreek Hill or Tony Pollard
Tyreek Hill or Tony Pollard
Tyreek Hill or Tony Pollard
Tyrone Tracyjr or Jaylen Warren
Tyrone Tracyjr or Najee Harris
Tyrone Tracyjr or Tony Pollard
Will Dissly or Jaylen Warren
Xavier Legette or Jaylen Warren
Xavier Worthy or Jaylen Warren
Xavier Worthy or Najee Harris
Brian Robinsonjr or Najee Harris
Cooper Kupp or Tony Pollard
Courtland Sutton or Najee Harris
Drake London or Tony Pollard
Isiah Pacheco or Najee Harris
Jameson Williams or Jaylen Warren
Jauan Jennings or Najee Harris
Jonnu Smith or Jaylen Warren
Ladd Mcconkey or Najee Harris
Mike Evans or Tony Pollard
Rico Dowdle or Tony Pollard
Tyrone Tracyjr or Tony Pollard
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