Welcome to the fantasy playoffs. This week, we are chasing any and every late season role promotion we can find. Ironically enough, after a season of poor opportunities for running backs on the wire, they’re popping up seemingly everywhere as we head into the playoffs.

Last week, our gold medalist, Isaac Guerendo, delivered with two touchdowns in a blowout win. He also delivered another waiver wire opportunity, as he sprained his foot ahead of a matchup on Thursday Night Football. However, this week, we’ll be promoting a different running back from our positional rankings to the top step of the podium, after he backed up his unlikely breakout.

Quick reminder: I’m primarily going to discuss players with below 50% ownership on Yahoo, with possible exceptions if the number is very close.  There will be a section for players closer to 75-80% owned later in the article, which will include names to make sure aren’t owned in your league, but those names likely won’t be available in most cases.

Also, an additional note: Since we’re in the fantasy playoffs, I’m doing away with FAAB suggestions. The rankings imply my personal priority, but if you’re going after impact, you’re likely emptying your remaining budget or bidding zero on whatever you can get.

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