Week 14 is arguably the toughest week to set your lineups with a ton of bye weeks. For everyone who’s on the verge of a playoff push, this is extremely bad timing, but it makes for an intense ending. These running back and wide receiver rankings will be tailored toward a start 7, PPR format, but you can really apply this to all formats. With that said, let’s dive into these week 14 running back and wide receiver rankings in order to help you get into the fantasy football playoffs.
Rankings are made under the following injury assumptions. These are just predictions based on the most recent news at 12/3. Rankings will change as new updates come out.
Week 14 WR Rankings
Tier 1
1. Ja'Marr Chase @ DAL
Tier 2
2. Justin Jefferson vs ATL
3. Puka Nacua vs BUF
4. A.J. Brown vs CAR
5. Mike Evans vs LV
6. Amon-Ra St. Brown vs GB
7. CeeDee Lamb vs CIN
Tier 3
8. Tee Higgins @ DAL
9. Drake London @ MIN
10. Cooper Kupp vs BUF
11. Tyreek Hill vs NYJ
12. Malik Nabers vs NO
Tier 4
13. George Pickens vs CLE
14. Ladd McConkey @ KC
15. Marvin Harrison Jr. vs SEA
16. Jaxon Smith-Njigba @ ARI
17. Garrett Wilson @ MIA
18. DJ Moore @ SF
19. DK Metcalf @ ARI
20. Davante Adams @ MIA
Tier 5
21. Jayden Reed @ DET
22. Jerry Jeudy @ PIT
23. Jakobi Meyers @ TB
24. Calvin Ridley vs JAC
25. DeVonta Smith vs CAR
26. Jauan Jennings vs CHI
27. Khalil Shakir @ LAR
28. Keenan Allen @ SF
Tier 6
29. Darnell Mooney @ MIN
30. Jameson Williams vs GB
31. Brian Thomas Jr. @ TEN
32. DeAndre Hopkins vs LAC
33. Rome Odunze @ SF
34. Deebo Samuel Sr. vs CHI
35. Jaylen Waddle vs NYJ
36. Jordan Addison vs ATL
Must Start: WR
Marvin Harrison Jr. vs SEA
ESPN Projection - WR28
For the FTR start of the week, the players that will be eligible for this list are all close to being ranked as a back-end WR2/RB2 based on ESPN’s PPR projections. Despite coming into the year as a locked and loaded starter on every team, it’s been tough to start Marvin Harrison Jr consistently this year. Now that Harrison is coming off his bye week, we’ve seen him score 7.7 and 17 points, but what stands out to me is the season-high 12 targets in week 13.
Harrison also has a pretty good matchup as the Seahawks have allowed the 17th most points to wide receivers this year. While that doesn’t really move the needle, PFF’s WR/CB Tool gives him a “good” matchup advantage score of 79.6. Starting Harrison has been anything but consistent, however this week you should feel good at least plugging him in your FLEX spot.
Week 14 RB Rankings
Tier 1
1. Saquon Barkley vs CAR
Tier 2
2. Bijan Robinson @ MIN
3. Alvin Kamara @ NYG
4. Jahmyr Gibbs vs GB
5. Chase Brown @ DAL
6. De'Von Achane vs NYJ
7. Josh Jacobs @ DET
8. Kyren Williams vs BUF
9. James Cook @ LAR
Tier 3
10. Bucky Irving vs LV
11. Breece Hall @ MIA
12. Kenneth Walker III @ ARI
13. David Montgomery vs GB
Tier 4
14. Isaac Guerendo vs CHI
15. Chuba Hubbard @ PHI
16. James Conner vs SEA
17. Tony Pollard vs JAC
18. Tyrone Tracy Jr. vs NO
19. Najee Harris vs CLE
20. Rico Dowdle vs CIN
Tier 5
21. Aaron Jones vs ATL
22. Isiah Pacheco vs LAC
23. Rachaad White vs LV
24. D'Andre Swift @ SF
25. Gus Edwards @ KC
26. Nick Chubb @ PIT
27. Kimani Vidal @ KC
28. Jonathon Brooks @ PHI
Tier 6
29. Travis Etienne @ TEN
30. Kareem Hunt vs LAC
31. Zach Charbonnet @ ARI
32. Jaylen Warren vs CLE
Tier 7
33. Roschon Johnson @ SF
34. Tank Bigsby @ TEN
35. Trey Benson vs SEA
36. Ameer Abdullah @ TB
Must Start: RB
Isaac Guerendo vs CHI
ESPN Projection - RB22
In a chaotic turn of events, Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason are both headed to the IR for week 14. This means that 4th round pick Isaac Guerendo has been given the lead to the 49ers backfield. Guerendo is an explosive back who’s scored 9.9 and 19.9 points in both games he’s had more than 10 carries. Here’s a full film breakdown that talks about Guerendo a bit more as a player.
While RB14 does seem a little high going against the Bears defense, the massive bye week spree has pushed him up. It’s definitely worth noting that the Bears have allowed the 4th least fantasy points to running backs (344.4 points) this year. Even though Trent Williams has been missing time recently, PFF still ranked the 49ers offensive line 11th last week giving me some more confidence in Guerendo.
