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Running backs are back as the stars of fantasy football rosters after several boomed in 2024. It's time to take a look at next year's fantasy football landscape, so let's get things started with our early 2025 fantasy football running back rankings for redraft leagues. Let's dive into the rankings below to identify where key ball carriers such as De'Von Achane, Christian McCaffrey, Ashton Jeanty, Derrick Henry, Bucky Irving, and Alvin Kamara stand for the next fantasy football season.
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RotoBaller's lead NFL analyst Nick Mariano has put together these initial 2025 rankings, which will of course be updated regularly throughout the NFL off-season -- after the NFL scouting combine, after the NFL Draft, after NFL free agency, and all through the start of the 2025 fantasy football season.
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Early 2025 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | De'Von Achane | RB | 12 |
| 1 | 5 | Breece Hall | RB | 14 |
| 1 | 6 | Chase Brown | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 7 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | Bucky Irving | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 9 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Derrick Henry | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | 21 |
| 3 | 12 | Kyren Williams | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 24 |
| 3 | 14 | James Cook | RB | 29 |
| 3 | 15 | Joe Mixon | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 16 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 17 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 37 |
| 4 | 18 | David Montgomery | RB | 42 |
| 4 | 19 | James Conner | RB | 44 |
| 4 | 20 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 45 |
| 4 | 21 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 46 |
| 4 | 22 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 47 |
| 5 | 23 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB | 51 |
| 5 | 24 | Tony Pollard | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 25 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 26 | Aaron Jones | RB | 60 |
| 5 | 27 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 68 |
| 5 | 28 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 79 |
| 5 | 29 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 82 |
| 5 | 30 | Nick Chubb | RB | 90 |
| 5 | 31 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 101 |
| 5 | 32 | Najee Harris | RB | 102 |
| 5 | 33 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 107 |
| 5 | 34 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 116 |
| 5 | 35 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 117 |
| 6 | 36 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 120 |
| 6 | 37 | Rachaad White | RB | 121 |
| 6 | 38 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 124 |
| 6 | 39 | Blake Corum | RB | 125 |
| 6 | 40 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 129 |
| 6 | 41 | Omarion Hampton | RB | 130 |
| 6 | 42 | Jerome Ford | RB | 133 |
| 6 | 43 | Trey Benson | RB | 134 |
| 6 | 44 | Javonte Williams | RB | 136 |
| 6 | 45 | Jordan Mason | RB | 137 |
| 7 | 46 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 140 |
| 7 | 47 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 146 |
| 7 | 48 | Audric Estime | RB | 148 |
| 7 | 49 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 152 |
| 7 | 50 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 153 |
| 7 | 51 | Ray Davis | RB | 156 |
| 7 | 52 | Devin Singletary | RB | 159 |
| 7 | 53 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 170 |
| 7 | 54 | Braelon Allen | RB | 171 |
| 7 | 55 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 172 |
| 7 | 56 | MarShawn Lloyd | RB | 178 |
| 7 | 57 | Sincere McCormick | RB | 179 |
| 7 | 58 | Kendre Miller | RB | 190 |
| 7 | 59 | Jaylen Wright | RB | 193 |
| 7 | 60 | Isaac Guerendo | RB | 195 |
| 8 | 61 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB | 201 |
| 8 | 62 | Kaleb Johnson | RB | 205 |
| 8 | 63 | Kimani Vidal | RB | 208 |
| 8 | 64 | Quinshon Judkins | RB | 210 |
| 8 | 65 | Gus Edwards | RB | 214 |
| 8 | 66 | Samaje Perine | RB | 218 |
| 8 | 67 | Justice Hill | RB | 221 |
| 8 | 68 | Trevor Etienne | RB | 223 |
| 8 | 69 | Dylan Sampson | RB | 227 |
| 8 | 70 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 229 |
| 8 | 71 | Will Shipley | RB | 245 |
| 8 | 72 | Dylan Laube | RB | 248 |
| 8 | 73 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 257 |
| 8 | 74 | Miles Sanders | RB | 259 |
| 8 | 75 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 265 |
| 9 | 76 | Trey Sermon | RB | 267 |
| 9 | 77 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | 276 |
| 9 | 78 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 277 |
| 9 | 79 | Ollie Gordon II | RB | 282 |
| 9 | 80 | RJ Harvey | RB | 284 |
| 9 | 81 | Tahj Brooks | RB | 287 |
| 9 | 82 | Damien Martinez | RB | 292 |
| 9 | 83 | Ty Chandler | RB | 299 |
| 9 | 84 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 301 |
| 9 | 85 | Cam Akers | RB | 302 |
| 9 | 86 | Zack Moss | RB | 303 |
| 9 | 87 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 308 |
| 9 | 88 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 310 |
| 9 | 89 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 312 |
| 9 | 90 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 314 |
| 10 | 91 | Jaydn Ott | RB | 317 |
| 10 | 92 | Kalel Mullings | RB | 318 |
| 10 | 93 | Donovan Edwards | RB | 321 |
| 10 | 94 | Jarquez Hunter | RB | 322 |
| 10 | 95 | Raheim Sanders | RB | 324 |
| 10 | 96 | Zamir White | RB | 326 |
| 10 | 97 | Emanuel Wilson | RB | 327 |
| 10 | 98 | Sean Tucker | RB | 330 |
| 10 | 99 | Carson Steele | RB | 332 |
| 10 | 100 | Jeremy McNichols | RB | 333 |
| 10 | 101 | Isaiah Davis | RB | 335 |
| 10 | 102 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 337 |
| 10 | 103 | Tyler Badie | RB | 339 |
| 10 | 104 | Emari Demercado | RB | 342 |
| 10 | 105 | Rasheen Ali | RB | 344 |
| 10 | 106 | Michael Carter | RB | 347 |
| 10 | 107 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 355 |
| 10 | 108 | Ty Johnson | RB | 357 |
| 10 | 109 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 358 |
| 10 | 110 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 359 |
| 11 | 111 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 360 |
| 11 | 112 | Eric Gray | RB | 363 |
| 11 | 113 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 365 |
| 11 | 114 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 368 |
| 11 | 115 | Tyler Goodson | RB | 372 |
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