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The running back position has been tough to navigate this season thanks to injuries, role changes, and early fantasy draft picks becoming busts. The fantasy football playoffs are here, so there's still time to make the right choice in lineups at the position. We're back with our updated Week 15 fantasy football running back rankings, as of December 15th, 2022. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Kenneth Walker III, J.K. Dobbins, Jeff Wilson, Zonovan Knight, and Rex Burkhead rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison, and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 15 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Dameon Pierce Not Practicing
- J.K. Dobbins Still Working His Way Back
- Kenneth Walker III Removed From Injury Report
- Aaron Jones Returns To Practice Tuesday
- Dontrell Hilliard Won't Face Chargers
- Saquon Barkley Won't Face Restrictions Against Commanders
- Jeff Wilson Jr. Misses Another Practice
Week 15 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 15 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Friday 12/16 at 4:00 pm ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Derrick Henry | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 5 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Miles Sanders | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 8 | Tony Pollard | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Nick Chubb | RB | 16 |
| 3 | 10 | Joe Mixon | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Aaron Jones | RB | 21 |
| 3 | 12 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 14 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 24 |
| 3 | 15 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 16 | Najee Harris | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 17 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 18 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 31 |
| 3 | 19 | David Montgomery | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 20 | James Conner | RB | 35 |
| 4 | 21 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 41 |
| 4 | 22 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 43 |
| 4 | 23 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 50 |
| 5 | 24 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 25 | AJ Dillon | RB | 55 |
| 5 | 26 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 57 |
| 5 | 27 | Rachaad White | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 28 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 59 |
| 5 | 29 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 62 |
| 5 | 30 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 66 |
| 5 | 31 | Devin Singletary | RB | 67 |
| 5 | 32 | Cam Akers | RB | 68 |
| 5 | 33 | Latavius Murray | RB | 72 |
| 5 | 34 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 76 |
| 6 | 35 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 77 |
| 6 | 36 | James Cook | RB | 80 |
| 6 | 37 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 83 |
| 6 | 38 | Samaje Perine | RB | 95 |
| 7 | 39 | Gus Edwards | RB | 99 |
| 7 | 40 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 106 |
| 7 | 41 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 112 |
| 8 | 42 | Michael Carter | RB | 122 |
| 8 | 43 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 128 |
| 8 | 44 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 133 |
| 8 | 45 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 136 |
| 8 | 46 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 139 |
| 9 | 47 | Travis Homer | RB | 143 |
| 9 | 48 | Jordan Mason | RB | 145 |
| 9 | 49 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 153 |
| 9 | 50 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 157 |
| 10 | 51 | Damien Harris | RB | 160 |
| 11 | 52 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 171 |
| 11 | 53 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 176 |
| 11 | 54 | Kevin Harris | RB | 179 |
| 11 | 55 | Matt Breida | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 56 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 184 |
| 11 | 57 | Kyren Williams | RB | 188 |
| 11 | 58 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 190 |
| 11 | 59 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 197 |
| 12 | 60 | Boston Scott | RB | 202 |
| 12 | 61 | Zamir White | RB | 208 |
| 12 | 62 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 219 |
| 12 | 63 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 222 |
| 12 | 64 | Marlon Mack | RB | 223 |
| 13 | 65 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 225 |
| 13 | 66 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 228 |
| 13 | 67 | Deon Jackson | RB | 231 |
| 13 | 68 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 233 |
| 13 | 69 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 235 |
| 13 | 70 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 239 |
| 13 | 71 | Justin Jackson | RB | 240 |
| 13 | 72 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 242 |
| 13 | 73 | Ty Johnson | RB | 243 |
| 13 | 74 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 246 |
| 13 | 75 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 248 |
| 13 | 76 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 249 |
| 13 | 77 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 253 |
| 13 | 78 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 255 |
| 14 | 79 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 258 |
| 14 | 80 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 261 |
| 14 | 81 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 262 |
| 14 | 82 | David Johnson | RB | 265 |
| 14 | 83 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 266 |
| 14 | 84 | Zack Moss | RB | 267 |
| 14 | 85 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 269 |
| 14 | 86 | Justice Hill | RB | 270 |
| 14 | 87 | Julius Chestnut | RB | 271 |
| 14 | 88 | Corey Clement | RB | 272 |
| 14 | 89 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 273 |
| 14 | 90 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 274 |
| 14 | 91 | Alec Ingold | RB | 275 |
| 14 | 92 | James Robinson | RB | 276 |
| 14 | 93 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 277 |
| 14 | 94 | Snoop Conner | RB | 278 |
| 14 | 95 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 279 |
| 14 | 96 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 280 |
| 14 | 97 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 281 |
| 14 | 98 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 282 |
| 14 | 99 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 285 |
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