Fantasy Football Week 13 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em Running Backs: Bucky Irving has top-10 upside in all leagues

We’re back to where we were last season with the Steelers backfield with no clear-cut Fantasy starter between Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren. And that stinks heading into Week 13 at Cincinnati.

Harris has been solid for most of the season, scoring at least 13.3 PPR points in five of his past nine games, including three games over that span with at least 102 yards rushing. But Warren is getting hot, and he might be ready to take over.

Warren has two games in his past three outings with at least 11 carries, and he scored a season-high 15.4 PPR points in Week 12 at Cleveland. He has seven catches on nine targets in his past two games, and hopefully, his role in the passing game will continue to grow.

He also played a season-high 57 percent of the snaps against the Browns, while Harris played a season-low 39 percent, which is something to monitor. I don’t expect that to be the norm, but we’ll see what happens in Week 13 at Cincinnati.

This isn’t a great matchup against the Bengals, who are No. 8 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs. Harris will likely need to score a touchdown to help his Fantasy value, and he’s only done that three times this season.

And the Bengals are No. 4 in fewest receptions allowed to running backs and No. 1 in fewest receiving yards. They also haven’t allowed a receiving touchdown to a running back, so Warren isn’t safe in the passing game in Week 13.

For now, consider Harris and Warren just flex options at best. We’ll see what happens moving forward, but it’s frustrating that we can’t get a must-start running back in Pittsburgh with the Fantasy playoffs on the horizon.