NFL Fantasy 2026

RB Fantasy Rankings 2026 — PPR Draft Tiers, Projections & ADP

Running back is the scarcest position in fantasy: true three-down workhorses barely exist any more, committees eat into touches, and the drop-off from the elite tier to a replacement-level back is the steepest on the board. That scarcity is exactly what value over replacement (VOR) measures — and why RBs still dominate the top of most drafts even in PPR, where pass-catching backs stack a reception floor on top of rushing volume. Hit on your early RB picks and the rest of your draft plays from ahead; miss and you're chasing the waiver wire all season.

Scoring:PPR Half-PPR Standard

Biggest ADP values at RB

Players our board ranks meaningfully higher than the market drafts them — the gap between VOR-based rank and public ADP is where draft value lives.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. — market ADP ~#164 overall, our board #61 (+103 picks of value)
James Conner — market ADP ~#209 overall, our board #122 (+87 picks of value)
Alvin Kamara — market ADP ~#152 overall, our board #78 (+74 picks of value)

Tier breaks (T2, T3, …) mark real drop-offs in projected value — players inside a tier are close; between tiers the gap is big enough to change your pick.

#	Player	Team	Proj pts	VOR	TD%	ADP	’25 finish
1	T1Christian McCaffrey	SF	372	207	37%	6.6	RB1
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	364	199	41%	2.3	RB2
3	De'Von Achane	MIA	310	145	46%	10.4	RB5
4	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	305	140	35%	1.5	RB3
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	302	137	38%	19.1	RB15
6	Chase Brown	CIN	282	118	31%	13.1	RB8
7	T2Derrick Henry	BAL	266	102	34%	16.9	RB7
8	Ashton Jeanty	LV	262	97	31%	19.0	RB11
9	Kyren Williams	LA	256	91	41%	31.7	RB9
10	Jonathan Taylor	IND	254	89	38%	7.5	RB4
11	James Cook	BUF	236	71	31%	12.6	RB6
12	Kenneth Walker III	KC	228	63	33%	21.2	RB22
13	T3Josh Jacobs	GB	224	60	32%	31.2	RB13
14	Tony Pollard	TEN	218	53	20%	69.5	RB23
15	Breece Hall	NYJ	217	52	29%	33.7	RB19
16	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	216	52	23%	62.6	RB24
17	Travis Etienne	NO	211	46	29%	37.0	RB10
18	D'Andre Swift	CHI	206	41	36%	45.3	RB14
19	T4RJ Harvey	DEN	201	36	38%	93.4	RB20
20	Bucky Irving	TB	201	36	34%	45.1	RB34
21	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	193	28	20%	156.3	RB28
22	Aaron Jones	MIN	190	25	30%	104.6	RB41
23	Woody Marks	HOU	185	20	20%	139.5	RB30
24	Javonte Williams	DAL	180	16	26%	37.1	RB12
25	T5Alvin Kamara	NO	177	12	29%	151.3	RB46
26	Rico Dowdle	PIT	177	12	23%	74.9	RB17
27	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	177	12	21%	81.4	RB38
28	Jaylen Warren	PIT	173	8	17%	60.8	RB18
29	David Montgomery	HOU	166	2	37%	57.8	RB27
30	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	165	0	28%	132.3	RB25
31	T6Quinshon Judkins	CLE	163	-1	20%	50.5	RB26
32	Rachaad White	WAS	149	-16	19%	114.7	RB32
33	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	146	-19	27%	—	RB16
34	James Conner	ARI	144	-20	43%	172.3	RB79
35	Kareem Hunt	KC	144	-21	27%	—	RB29
36	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	139	-26	25%	86.9	RB43
37	T7TreVeyon Henderson	NE	137	-28	11%	64.1	RB21
38	Cam Skattebo	NYG	135	-30	42%	38.9	RB37
39	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	129	-36	27%	114.5	RB31
40	Omarion Hampton	LAC	128	-37	44%	22.8	RB35
41	Devin Singletary	NYG	124	-40	21%	—	RB45
42	Dylan Sampson	CLE	117	-48	16%	160.4	RB54
43	T8Michael Carter	TEN	116	-49	16%	—	RB48
44	Tyjae Spears	TEN	115	-50	21%	129.6	RB44
45	Jordan Mason	MIN	107	-58	14%	115.9	RB36
46	Najee Harris	LAC	106	-58	30%	167.0	RB101
47	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	105	-60	17%	155.7	RB39
48	Kyle Monangai	CHI	105	-60	17%	110.2	RB33
49	T9Ty Johnson	BUF	100	-64	17%	182.1	RB47
50	Bam Knight	ARI	97	-67	26%	—	RB49
51	Isiah Pacheco	DET	97	-67	20%	152.3	RB56
52	Justice Hill	BAL	97	-68	16%	170.8	RB60
53	Brian Robinson	ATL	96	-69	14%	159.9	RB62
54	Kimani Vidal	LAC	91	-74	15%	162.1	RB42
55	T10Austin Ekeler	WAS	87	-78	27%	—	RB100
56	Nick Chubb	HOU	84	-81	26%	—	RB55
57	Samaje Perine	CIN	84	-81	14%	155.8	RB57
58	Tank Bigsby	PHI	84	-81	13%	162.5	RB68
59	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAX	84	-81	21%	157.7	RB51
60	Ray Davis	BUF	84	-81	13%	166.8	RB65
61	T11Jerome Ford	WAS	82	-83	14%	—	RB71
62	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	82	-83	11%	—	RB59
63	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	81	-84	10%	—	RB50
64	Sean Tucker	TB	78	-87	24%	—	RB52
65	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	76	-89	14%	—	RB58
66	Blake Corum	LA	70	-95	9%	122.5	RB40
67	T12Devin Neal	NO	68	-96	16%	—	RB64
68	Ameer Abdullah	JAX	68	-97	12%	—	RB74
69	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	67	-98	31%	52.4	RB53
70	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	65	-100	12%	158.0	RB66
71	Brashard Smith	KC	62	-102	9%	—	RB61
72	Emari Demercado	KC	60	-105	11%	141.5	RB63
73	T13Antonio Gibson	NE	59	-105	19%	—	RB93
74	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	58	-106	9%	—	RB81
75	Cam Akers	SEA	55	-110	13%	—	RB112
76	Chris Brooks	GB	54	-111	8%	—	RB80
77	Miles Sanders	DAL	53	-111	18%	—	RB84
78	Raheem Mostert	LV	53	-112	18%	—	RB83
79	T14Hunter Luepke	DAL	53	-112	8%	—	RB75
80	Audric Estimé	NO	52	-113	16%	—	RB70
81	Braelon Allen	NYJ	48	-117	12%	156.8	RB94
82	Zavier Scott	MIN	48	-117	9%	—	RB72
83	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	46	-119	15%	—	RB67
84	Trey Benson	ARI	45	-119	13%	—	RB76
85	T15Jaylen Wright	MIA	44	-121	13%	—	RB69
86	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	44	-121	10%	—	RB85
87	Tyler Badie	DEN	42	-123	8%	—	RB77
88	Isaac Guerendo	SF	41	-124	10%	—	RB142
89	Jawhar Jordan	HOU	39	-125	10%	—	RB82
90	Malik Davis	DAL	37	-128	13%	—	RB73
91	T16Kendre Miller	NO	36	-129	10%	—	RB78
92	Roschon Johnson	CHI	34	-131	12%	—	RB128
93	Rasheen Ali	BAL	33	-132	12%	—	RB88
94	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAX	33	-132	7%	—	RB87
95	Andrew Beck	NYJ	32	-133	9%	—	RB89
96	Will Shipley	PHI	32	-133	7%	—	RB92
97	T17Trey Sermon	PIT	26	-138	9%	—	RB147
98	Dameon Pierce	PHI	26	-139	11%	—	RB123
99	Tyler Goodson	ATL	25	-140	8%	—	RB118
100	Zamir White	LV	24	-140	8%	—	RB106
101	Khalil Herbert	NYJ	23	-142	12%	—	RB113
102	Trayveon Williams	CLE	23	-142	8%	—	RB95
103	T18Jaret Patterson	LAC	21	-144	10%	—	RB86
104	Ty Chandler	NO	20	-145	10%	—	RB110
105	George Holani	SEA	20	-145	7%	—	RB96
106	Raheim Sanders	CLE	20	-145	20%	—	RB91
107	Hassan Haskins	LAC	19	-145	12%	—	RB104
108	Dylan Laube	LV	19	-145	8%	—	RB117
109	T19Tahj Brooks	CIN	19	-146	9%	—	RB115
110	Adam Prentice	DEN	19	-146	6%	—	RB97
111	AJ Dillon	CAR	18	-146	11%	—	RB102
112	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	18	-147	9%	—	RB109
113	D'Ernest Johnson	NE	17	-147	7%	—	RB125
114	Terrell Jennings	NE	17	-148	12%	—	RB98
115	T20Julius Chestnut	TEN	17	-148	8%	—	RB122
116	Jaydon Blue	DAL	16	-148	9%	163.3	RB90
117	Evan Hull	HOU	14	-151	8%	—	RB114
118	DJ Giddens	IND	14	-151	7%	—	RB107
119	Craig Reynolds	DET	13	-151	7%	—	RB136
120	Jordan Mims	SF	13	-152	15%	—	RB139
121	T21Corey Kiner	ARI	13	-152	8%	—	RB108
122	Kene Nwangwu	NYJ	11	-153	8%	—	RB119
123	Ronnie Rivers	LA	11	-154	7%	—	RB120
124	Eric Gray	NYG	11	-154	9%	—	RB144
125	Jacob Saylors	DET	10	-154	8%	—	RB130
126	British Brooks	HOU	10	-155	7%	—	RB111
127	T22DeeJay Dallas	JAX	10	-155	12%	—	RB126
128	Travis Homer	PIT	9	-156	8%	—	RB150
129	Sione Vaki	DET	9	-156	8%	—	RB135
130	Trevor Etienne	CAR	9	-156	8%	—	RB99
131	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	8	-156	16%	—	RB121
132	Chase Edmonds	WAS	7	-158	9%	—	RB141
133	T23Elijah Mitchell	PHI	5	-160	28%	—	RB145
134	Velus Jones Jr.	SEA	4	-161	8%	—	RB124
135	Kalel Mullings	TEN	4	-161	8%	—	RB132
136	Nyheim Hines	NO	4	-161	9%	—	RB151
137	Gary Brightwell	CIN	3	-162	9%	—	RB148
138	Myles Gaskin	SEA	2	-162	19%	—	RB133
139	T24Robbie Ouzts	SEA	2	-163	7%	—	RB140
140	Avery Williams	NYJ	2	-163	10%	—	RB143
	TMike Washington Jr.	LV	—	—	—	145.9	—
	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	—	—	—	27.1	—
	Jadarian Price	SEA	—	—	—	73.9	—
	Dean Connors	LAR	—	—	—	170.4	—
	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	—	—	—	92.5	—
	Kaelon Black	SF	—	—	—	159.9	—
	Emmett Johnson	KC	—	—	—	157.7	—
	Jordan James	SF	—	—	—	154.8	—
	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	—	—	—	150.4	—
	Jonah Coleman	DEN	—	—	—	149.1	—

Data baseline from the projection models · refreshed 30 Aug 2026.

Per-game projections from prior-season form, usage and opponent strength — a data baseline, not a betting edge. Rookies without NFL production are placed by market ADP, not model-projected. For entertainment / draft research — 18+.

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RB fantasy rankings — FAQ

Should I still draft RBs early in PPR leagues?

Usually yes — but for a different reason than in Standard. PPR softens pure rushing volume, yet the backs at the top of this board catch passes too, so their projected points barely drop while their scarcity stays extreme. VOR, not raw points, is what makes an elite RB a first-round pick: the gap to a replacement back is the biggest positional gap in fantasy. From the mid-rounds on, the position flattens fast and WRs typically offer better value per pick.

What is an RB handcuff and should I draft one?

A handcuff is the direct backup to a workhorse back — the player who inherits a bell-cow role if the starter goes down. Because RB value is so concentrated in volume, a good handcuff is one injury away from RB2-or-better production. Late in drafts, handcuffs to fragile or aging workhorses (especially your own) are among the highest-upside picks available; our tiers help spot which backfields have a clear next man up.

Why does the RB table show a TD% column?

It's the model's anytime-touchdown probability for a typical game. Touchdowns are the most volatile part of RB scoring — two backs with similar yardage projections can differ by several points per game purely on goal-line role. A high TD% flags backs whose teams give them the valuable short-yardage and red-zone work, which is stickier than it looks year over year.