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Running Backs

Updated: 6/28/2026


My off-season PPR dynasty rankings gaze into the future with a two-year emphasis. As the season begins, a more narrow approach to the rankings will occur as we try to win a championship. Positional dynamics play an important factor. We know that running backs tend to have shorter careers while top flight quarterbacks can stick in the league for 10-plus seasons. Other considerations include age, contract situation, durability, consistency, supporting cast and more.

Upside = Upside   Risk = Risk
RUNNING BACKS
Chg Rank Player Tm Age
  1 Bijan Robinson ATL 24.4
  2 Jahmyr Gibbs DET 24.3
Tier 2
  3 Ashton Jeanty LV 22.6
  4 Jeremiyah Love ARI 21.1
  5 De'Von Achane MIA 24.7
  6 Jonathan Taylor IND 27.5
  7 Omarion Hampton LAC 23.3
  8 James Cook BUF 26.8
Tier 3
  9 TreVeyon Henderson NE 23.7
  10 Quinshon Judkins CLE 22.7
  11 Kenneth Walker KC 25.7
  12 Breece Hall NYJ 25.1
Tier 4
  13 Javonte Williams DAL 26.2
  14 Jadarian Price SEA 22.8
15 Bucky Irving TB 23.9
  16 Christian McCaffrey SF 30.1
  17 Saquon Barkley PHI 29.4
  18 Travis Etienne NO 27.5
  19 Chase Brown CIN 26.3
  20 Josh Jacobs GB 28.4
  21 Kyren Williams LAR 25.9
  22 Cam Skattebo NYG 24.4
  23 RJ Harvey DEN 25.4
  24 Derrick Henry BAL 32.5
  25 Bhayshul Tuten JAC 23.4
Tier 5
  26 Kyle Monangai CHI 24.1
  27 Zach Charbonnet SEA 25.5
  28 Blake Corum LAR 25.6
  29 Rhamondre Stevenson NE 28.4
  30 D'Andre Swift CHI 27.5
  31 Jonah Coleman DEN 22.9
  32 David Montgomery HOU 29.0
33 Kenneth Gainwell TB 27.3
  34 Jordan Mason MIN 27.1
  35 Chuba Hubbard CAR 27.1
  36 Rachaad White WAS 27.2
  37 Rico Dowdle PIT 28.1
  38 Jaylen Warren PIT 27.7
Tier 6
  39 Tyler Allgeier ARI 26.2
  40 Tyjae Spears TEN 25.1
  41 J.K. Dobbins DEN 27.6
42 Jonathon Brooks CAR 23.0
  43 Keaton Mitchell BAL 24.5
  44 Chris Rodriguez Jr. JAC 25.8
  45 Tony Pollard TEN 29.2
46 Woody Marks HOU 25.5
  47 Tyrone Tracy Jr. NYG 26.6
  48 Nicholas Singleton TEN 22.5
  49 Mike Washington Jr. LV 23.0
  50 Aaron Jones MIN 31.6
  51 Brian Robinson Jr. ATL 27.3
  52 Sean Tucker TB 24.8
  53 Dylan Sampson CLE 21.8
  54 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS 25.2
  55 Emmett Johnson KC 22.8
Tier 7
  56 Kaytron Allen WAS 23.5
  57 Kaelon Black SF 24.7
58 Kaleb Johnson PIT 22.9
  59 Alvin Kamara NO 31.0
  60 Jaydon Blue DAL 22.5
  61 Demond Claiborne MIN 22.8
  62 MarShawn Lloyd GB 24.5
  63 Jordan James SF 22.3
  64 Adam Randall BAL 22.0
  65 Isiah Pacheco DET 27.4
  66 James Conner ARI 31.2
  67 Ollie Gordon II MIA 22.5
  68 Kimani Vidal LAC 24.9
  69 Trey Benson ARI 24.0
  70 Jarquez Hunter LAR 23.5
  71 Isaac Guerendo SF 26.0
  72 Tank Bigsby PHI 24.9
  73 Devin Neal NO 22.9
  74 Ray Davis BUF 26.6
  75 Jaylen Wright MIA 23.3
  76 Kendre Miller NO 24.1
  77 Braelon Allen NYJ 22.5
Tier 8
  78 Brashard Smith KC 23.2
  79 Will Shipley PHI 23.9
  80 Emanuel Wilson SEA 27.2
  81 Trevor Etienne CAR 22.0
  82 DJ Giddens IND 22.9
  83 Isaiah Davis NYJ 24.6
  84 Ty Johnson BUF 30.6
  85 Justice Hill BAL 29.7
 
COMMENTS
  Bijan Robinson, ATL: Receiving game efficiency exploded in 2025.

  Jahmyr Gibbs, DET: Double-digit rushing TDs in each of his first three seasons.

  Ashton Jeanty, LV: Workhorse role in a bad offense in 2025. New coaching staff in 2026.

  Jeremiyah Love, ARI: Rookie. Starting role from Day 1 but Cardinals need an answer at QB.

  De'Von Achane, MIA: Coming off his best fantasy season to date. Elite receiving option.

  Jonathan Taylor, IND: 369 touches in 2025.

  Omarion Hampton, LAC: Injuries limited him to 9 games in 2025. McDaniel new OC.

  James Cook, BUF: Double-digit TDs in back-to-back seasons.

  TreVeyon Henderson, NE: Slow start as a rookie but still managed 215 touches.

  Quinshon Judkins, CLE: Dislocated ankle, fibula in December 2025.

  Kenneth Walker, KC: Good landing spot in KC. Will he get a workload bump?

  Breece Hall, NYJ: Franchise tag for 2026.

  Javonte Williams, DAL: 287 touches in 2025. Will return to Dallas in 2026.

  Jadarian Price, SEA: Rookie. Should get early opportunity to solidify a starting role.

Bucky Irving, TB: Workload is a question mark moving forward. Off-field concerns.

  Christian McCaffrey, SF: A PPR monster. 413 touches in 2025. Heading into age 30 season.

  Saquon Barkley, PHI: Explosive runs weren't there in 2025. Signed through 2028.

  Travis Etienne, NO: New lead RB in New Orleans.

  Chase Brown, CIN: Got on a roll midway through 2025. Contract year upcoming.

  Josh Jacobs, GB: Workhorse role when healthy.

  Kyren Williams, LAR: Double-digit TDs in three-straight seasons. Corum eating into his workload.

  Cam Skattebo, NYG: Dislocated ankle late October 2025.

  RJ Harvey, DEN: Lacked efficiency as a rookie. RB timeshare likely in Denver.

  Derrick Henry, BAL: Age outlier.

  Bhayshul Tuten, JAC: Value gets a boost with Etienne gone.

  Kyle Monangai, CHI: Carved out a role in rookie season. Arrow pointing up.

  Zach Charbonnet, SEA: Torn ACL in mid-January hurts short-term value. Rookie RB incoming.

  Blake Corum, LAR: Role increased in 2025.

  Rhamondre Stevenson, NE: Fumble issues but still a valuable piece in Pats offense.

  D'Andre Swift, CHI: Low-end RB2 but shares time with Monangai.

  Jonah Coleman, DEN: Rookie

  David Montgomery, HOU: Traded to Houston.

Kenneth Gainwell, TB: Had a perfect role in Pittsburgh. Can he replicate in TB?

  Jordan Mason, MIN: Early-down pounder with limited use in passing game.

  Chuba Hubbard, CAR: Role diminished in 2025 but Dowdle has moved on.

  Rachaad White, WAS: New home in WAS.

  Rico Dowdle, PIT: Likely a committee piece in PIT.

  Jaylen Warren, PIT: Decent role in 2025. New staff and RB Dowdle in 2026.

  Tyler Allgeier, ARI: Spiked 8 TDs in 2025. Limited use in the passing game.

  Tyjae Spears, TEN: Shares workload with Pollard. Two ACL injuries. 2026 free agent.

  J.K. Dobbins, DEN: Foot injury limited Dobbins to 10 games in 2025. Re-signed in DEN.

Jonathon Brooks, CAR: Multiple ACL injuries. Missed all of 2025.

  Keaton Mitchell, BAL: Seems dynamic but lacks the volume to be a fantasy asset.

  Chris Rodriguez Jr., JAC: Early-down fill-in with limited use in passing game.

  Tony Pollard, TEN: Four-straight seasons over 1K rushing yards. Lacks upside in Titans rebuild.

Woody Marks, HOU: David Montgomery addition means Marks is a committee back for now.

  Tyrone Tracy Jr., NYG: Timeshare with Skattebo is likely scenario assuming both are healthy.

  Nicholas Singleton, TEN: Rookie

  Mike Washington Jr., LV: Rookie

  Aaron Jones, MIN: Injuries limited him to 12 games in 2025.

  Brian Robinson Jr., ATL: From backing up McCaffrey to backing up Bijan.

  Sean Tucker, TB: Still the RB3 in Tampa.

  Dylan Sampson, CLE: Should have a decent pass-catching role moving forward.

  Jacory Croskey-Merritt, WAS: Flashed in rookie season as an early-down runner.

  Emmett Johnson, KC: Rookie

  Kaytron Allen, WAS: Rookie

  Kaelon Black, SF: Rookie

Kaleb Johnson, PIT: Barely saw the field in 2025.

  Alvin Kamara, NO: Lost season in 2025 that included 1 TD. Clearly on the decline.

  Jaydon Blue, DAL: Failed to make a rookie impact. Stuck behind Javonte.

  Demond Claiborne, MIN: Rookie

  MarShawn Lloyd, GB: First two seasons have been an injury nightmare.

  Jordan James, SF: Didn't see the field until the 2025 playoffs.

  Adam Randall, BAL: Rookie

  Isiah Pacheco, DET: Hasn't been the same since leg injury in 2024.

  James Conner, ARI: Foot injury in 2025. 2026 will likely be his last season in Arizona.

  Ollie Gordon II, MIA: Limited use as a rookie. Stuck behind Achane.

  Kimani Vidal, LAC: Decent fill-in for Hampton.

  Trey Benson, ARI: Knee injury ruined 2025 season.

  Jarquez Hunter, LAR: Stuck behind Kyren and Corum.

  Isaac Guerendo, SF: Doesn't seem to be valued in San Francisco.

  Tank Bigsby, PHI: Backup behind Barkley.

  Devin Neal, NO: Just 64 touches as a rookie.

  Ray Davis, BUF: Stuck behind James Cook.

  Jaylen Wright, MIA: Stuck behind Achane. New coaching staff incoming.

  Kendre Miller, NO: Having trouble staying on the field.

  Braelon Allen, NYJ: Knee injury ruined 2025 season.

  Brashard Smith, KC: Barely used as a rookie. Role could expand as a passing-down back in 2026.

  Will Shipley, PHI: Likely a committee back even if Barkley gets hurt.

  Emanuel Wilson, SEA: Could see increased usage early in 2026 but lead role seems like a longshot.

  Trevor Etienne, CAR: Could be a third-down back.

  DJ Giddens, IND: Was a healthy scratch most of 2025.

  Isaiah Davis, NYJ: Best case scenario is No.2 back in a committee.

  Ty Johnson, BUF: Part-time role behind Cook and Davis.

  Justice Hill, BAL: Stuck in a committee behind Henry.