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 ~#162 overall, our board #63 (+99 picks of value)
Alvin Kamara — market ADP ~#161 overall, our board #85 (+76 picks of value)
Woody Marks — market ADP ~#140 overall, our board #66 (+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	T1Bijan Robinson	ATL	328	177	41%	2.3	RB3
2	Christian McCaffrey	SF	323	172	37%	6.7	RB1
3	Saquon Barkley	PHI	282	131	38%	17.2	RB15
4	De'Von Achane	MIA	274	123	46%	11.7	RB6
5	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	270	119	35%	1.5	RB4
6	Derrick Henry	BAL	258	107	34%	9.8	RB7
7	T2Chase Brown	CIN	250	99	31%	14.8	RB9
8	Kyren Williams	LA	238	86	41%	27.7	RB8
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	235	84	38%	5.8	RB2
10	Ashton Jeanty	LV	234	83	31%	23.8	RB13
11	James Cook	BUF	219	68	31%	9.3	RB5
12	Kenneth Walker III	KC	207	56	33%	20.2	RB22
13	T3Josh Jacobs	GB	206	55	32%	26.3	RB12
14	Tony Pollard	TEN	200	49	20%	67.3	RB23
15	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	196	45	23%	62.8	RB25
16	Breece Hall	NYJ	195	44	29%	33.0	RB18
17	Travis Etienne	NO	190	39	29%	37.0	RB10
18	D'Andre Swift	CHI	187	36	36%	43.1	RB14
19	T4Bucky Irving	TB	181	30	34%	47.5	RB33
20	RJ Harvey	DEN	176	25	38%	103.8	RB21
21	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	174	23	20%	159.4	RB28
22	Woody Marks	HOU	172	21	20%	141.6	RB32
23	Aaron Jones	MIN	171	19	30%	111.3	RB43
24	Javonte Williams	DAL	160	9	26%	33.7	RB11
25	T5Chuba Hubbard	CAR	158	7	21%	86.3	RB40
26	Rico Dowdle	PIT	157	6	23%	75.1	RB16
27	Alvin Kamara	NO	154	3	29%	158.4	RB48
28	David Montgomery	HOU	152	1	37%	56.3	RB26
29	Jaylen Warren	PIT	152	1	17%	63.0	RB17
30	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	151	0	28%	133.3	RB24
31	T6Quinshon Judkins	CLE	150	-1	20%	51.4	RB27
32	Kareem Hunt	KC	133	-18	27%	—	RB30
33	James Conner	ARI	131	-20	43%	—	RB78
34	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	130	-22	25%	78.0	RB41
35	Rachaad White	WAS	127	-25	19%	119.0	RB35
36	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	124	-27	27%	101.2	RB29
37	T7Cam Skattebo	NYG	123	-28	42%	38.9	RB39
38	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	120	-31	11%	63.3	RB19
39	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	120	-31	27%	—	RB20
40	Devin Singletary	NYG	115	-37	21%	—	RB44
41	Omarion Hampton	LAC	112	-39	44%	23.4	RB36
42	Dylan Sampson	CLE	100	-51	16%	172.0	RB57
43	T8Jordan Mason	MIN	99	-52	14%	114.0	RB34
44	Michael Carter	TEN	99	-52	16%	—	RB53
45	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	98	-53	17%	154.5	RB38
46	Najee Harris	LAC	97	-54	30%	—	RB101
47	Kyle Monangai	CHI	94	-57	17%	101.9	RB31
48	Tyjae Spears	TEN	94	-57	21%	140.8	RB46
49	T9Brian Robinson	ATL	90	-62	14%	163.7	RB60
50	Ty Johnson	BUF	89	-62	17%	—	RB47
51	Isiah Pacheco	DET	88	-63	20%	154.6	RB55
52	Bam Knight	ARI	86	-65	26%	—	RB52
53	Kimani Vidal	LAC	83	-68	15%	—	RB42
54	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAX	82	-69	21%	153.5	RB45
55	T10Tank Bigsby	PHI	81	-70	13%	150.3	RB64
56	Justice Hill	BAL	81	-71	16%	—	RB61
57	Nick Chubb	HOU	78	-73	26%	—	RB54
58	Ray Davis	BUF	77	-74	13%	—	RB63
59	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	75	-77	10%	—	RB51
60	Austin Ekeler	WAS	74	-77	27%	—	RB100
61	T11Samaje Perine	CIN	74	-77	14%	—	RB56
62	Sean Tucker	TB	73	-78	24%	—	RB49
63	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	72	-79	11%	—	RB59
64	Jerome Ford	WAS	67	-84	14%	—	RB74
65	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	66	-85	14%	—	RB58
66	Blake Corum	LA	65	-87	9%	121.0	RB37
67	T12Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	62	-89	31%	52.9	RB50
68	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	61	-90	12%	167.1	RB66
69	Devin Neal	NO	60	-91	16%	—	RB65
70	Ameer Abdullah	JAX	56	-95	12%	—	RB76
71	Antonio Gibson	NE	54	-97	19%	—	RB92
72	Emari Demercado	KC	53	-98	11%	—	RB62
73	T13Cam Akers	SEA	52	-99	13%	—	RB112
74	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	52	-99	9%	—	RB77
75	Brashard Smith	KC	50	-101	9%	—	RB67
76	Chris Brooks	GB	47	-104	8%	—	RB81
77	Audric Estimé	NO	47	-105	16%	—	RB70
78	Raheem Mostert	LV	46	-105	18%	—	RB85
79	T14Hunter Luepke	DAL	46	-105	8%	—	RB75
80	Miles Sanders	DAL	46	-106	18%	—	RB83
81	Braelon Allen	NYJ	43	-108	12%	160.7	RB93
82	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	43	-109	15%	—	RB68
83	Jaylen Wright	MIA	42	-109	13%	—	RB69
84	Zavier Scott	MIN	41	-110	9%	—	RB72
85	T15Trey Benson	ARI	39	-112	13%	—	RB79
86	Isaac Guerendo	SF	38	-113	10%	—	RB142
87	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	37	-114	10%	—	RB86
88	Malik Davis	DAL	36	-115	13%	—	RB71
89	Jawhar Jordan	HOU	36	-115	10%	—	RB80
90	Kendre Miller	NO	34	-118	10%	—	RB73
91	T16Tyler Badie	DEN	33	-118	8%	—	RB82
92	Roschon Johnson	CHI	31	-120	12%	—	RB128
93	Rasheen Ali	BAL	29	-122	12%	—	RB90
94	Andrew Beck	NYJ	29	-122	9%	—	RB87
95	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAX	28	-124	7%	—	RB89
96	Will Shipley	PHI	27	-124	7%	—	RB95
97	T17Dameon Pierce	PHI	26	-125	11%	—	RB122
98	Trey Sermon	PIT	23	-128	9%	—	RB147
99	Tyler Goodson	ATL	22	-129	8%	—	RB119
100	Zamir White	LV	22	-129	8%	—	RB110
101	Khalil Herbert	NYJ	21	-130	12%	—	RB113
102	Jaret Patterson	LAC	19	-132	10%	—	RB84
103	T18Raheim Sanders	CLE	19	-132	20%	—	RB91
104	Trayveon Williams	CLE	19	-132	8%	—	RB97
105	Tahj Brooks	CIN	19	-132	9%	—	RB116
106	Dylan Laube	LV	18	-133	8%	—	RB120
107	Ty Chandler	NO	18	-133	10%	—	RB111
108	Hassan Haskins	LAC	18	-134	12%	—	RB108
109	T19Kaleb Johnson	PIT	18	-134	9%	—	RB106
110	George Holani	SEA	17	-134	7%	—	RB94
111	AJ Dillon	CAR	17	-134	11%	—	RB104
112	Terrell Jennings	NE	17	-135	12%	—	RB96
113	Julius Chestnut	TEN	16	-135	8%	—	RB121
114	Jaydon Blue	DAL	16	-135	9%	158.2	RB88
115	T20Adam Prentice	DEN	16	-136	6%	—	RB98
116	D'Ernest Johnson	NE	15	-136	7%	—	RB125
117	DJ Giddens	IND	14	-137	7%	—	RB105
118	Evan Hull	HOU	14	-138	8%	—	RB115
119	Craig Reynolds	DET	13	-138	7%	—	RB136
120	Corey Kiner	ARI	12	-140	8%	—	RB107
121	T21Kene Nwangwu	NYJ	11	-140	8%	—	RB117
122	Jordan Mims	SF	10	-141	15%	—	RB139
123	Jacob Saylors	DET	10	-141	8%	—	RB130
124	British Brooks	HOU	10	-141	7%	—	RB109
125	Ronnie Rivers	LA	10	-141	7%	—	RB118
126	DeeJay Dallas	JAX	9	-142	12%	—	RB126
127	T22Travis Homer	PIT	9	-143	8%	—	RB150
128	Sione Vaki	DET	8	-143	8%	—	RB135
129	Eric Gray	NYG	8	-143	9%	—	RB144
130	Trevor Etienne	CAR	7	-144	8%	—	RB99
131	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	7	-144	16%	—	RB124
132	Chase Edmonds	WAS	7	-145	9%	—	RB141
133	T23Elijah Mitchell	PHI	5	-146	28%	—	RB145
134	Velus Jones Jr.	SEA	4	-147	8%	—	RB123
135	Kalel Mullings	TEN	4	-147	8%	—	RB132
136	Nyheim Hines	NO	4	-147	9%	—	RB151
137	Gary Brightwell	CIN	3	-148	9%	—	RB148
138	Myles Gaskin	SEA	2	-149	19%	—	RB133
139	T24Robbie Ouzts	SEA	2	-150	7%	—	RB140
140	Avery Williams	NYJ	2	-150	10%	—	RB143
	TJonah Coleman	DEN	—	—	—	166.6	—
	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	—	—	—	29.9	—
	Jadarian Price	SEA	—	—	—	72.8	—
	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	—	—	—	90.2	—
	Emmett Johnson	KC	—	—	—	153.2	—
	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	—	—	—	154.2	—
	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	—	—	—	157.0	—
	Kaelon Black	SF	—	—	—	165.2	—

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.