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Fantasy football: What to do with 49ers running backs in Week 5

The San Francisco 49ers have had a phenomenal rushing offense this season, and are currently second in the NFL for rushing yards per game.

The 49ers running backs have also been highly effective in fantasy football as well.

However, due to the fact head coach Kyle Shanahan seems to prefer to use a running back by committee, rather than one workhorse back, it has been difficult to fully take advantage of the Niners’ run game for fantasy, as it is hard to know who will perform the best in a particular week.

For example, before Week 2, I wrote a piece about how Matt Breida was a must start for fantasy football owners in the upcoming game.