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Week 5 fantasy football running back rankings for half-PPR scoring, as of October 5, 2023. Set winning lineups with our Week 5 ranks for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.
The bye weeks are here! Can you believe it's Week 5 already? The Seahawks, Browns, Chargers, and Buccaneers have a bye in Week 5. Today, we will review our Week 5 half-PPR running rankings for fantasy football as of October 5th. Fantasy managers will be without key running backs Austin Ekeler (ankle), Jerome Ford, Rachaad White, and Kenneth Walker III. Our goal, as always, is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players such as Khalil Herbert, Kyren Williams, Jonathan Taylor, Jaleel McLaughlin, Roschon Johnson, Brian Robinson Jr., Jaylen Warren, Breece Hall, Isiah Pacheco, rank, among others.
Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. 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 5 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Dalvin Cook Looking Faster
- Keaton Mitchell May Be Healthy By Week 5
- Kyren Williams Dealing With Hip Contusion
- Jets Won't Limit Breece Hall Moving Forward
- Saquon Barkley Joining Team Drills Wednesday
- Jonathan Taylor Listed As A Full Participant Wednesday
- Roschon Johnson Expected To See His Role Gradually Increase
- Dameon Pierce Limited Wednesday
- Javonte Williams Misses Practice
- Rhamondre Stevenson On The Week 5 Injury Report
Week 5 Fantasy Football Running Back Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 5 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).
Last updated on Thursday, 10/5:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | Tony Pollard | RB | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | David Montgomery | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 7 | Derrick Henry | RB | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 16 |
| 3 | 10 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | Joe Mixon | RB | 20 |
| 3 | 12 | De'Von Achane | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | James Conner | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 14 | Aaron Jones | RB | 25 |
| 3 | 15 | James Cook | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 16 | Breece Hall | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 17 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 31 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyren Williams | RB | 32 |
| 4 | 19 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 33 |
| 4 | 20 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 34 |
| 4 | 21 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 36 |
| 4 | 22 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 37 |
| 5 | 23 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 38 |
| 5 | 24 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 43 |
| 5 | 25 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 44 |
| 5 | 26 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 46 |
| 5 | 27 | Gus Edwards | RB | 52 |
| 5 | 28 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 61 |
| 5 | 29 | Miles Sanders | RB | 65 |
| 5 | 30 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 66 |
| 6 | 31 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 67 |
| 6 | 32 | Samaje Perine | RB | 71 |
| 6 | 33 | Najee Harris | RB | 80 |
| 6 | 34 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 89 |
| 7 | 35 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 91 |
| 7 | 36 | Zack Moss | RB | 93 |
| 8 | 37 | Justice Hill | RB | 96 |
| 8 | 38 | AJ Dillon | RB | 99 |
| 8 | 39 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 110 |
| 8 | 40 | Latavius Murray | RB | 112 |
| 8 | 41 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 113 |
| 8 | 42 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 120 |
| 8 | 43 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 126 |
| 9 | 44 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 131 |
| 9 | 45 | Matt Breida | RB | 136 |
| 9 | 46 | Cam Akers | RB | 144 |
| 9 | 47 | Devin Singletary | RB | 146 |
| 9 | 48 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 147 |
| 9 | 49 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 153 |
| 10 | 50 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 163 |
| 10 | 51 | Damien Harris | RB | 164 |
| 10 | 52 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 169 |
| 10 | 53 | Ronnie Rivers | RB | 170 |
| 11 | 54 | Javonte Williams | RB | 174 |
| 11 | 55 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 177 |
| 11 | 56 | Kendre Miller | RB | 178 |
| 11 | 57 | Michael Carter | RB | 179 |
| 11 | 58 | Jordan Mason | RB | 185 |
| 11 | 59 | Ty Chandler | RB | 186 |
| 12 | 60 | Zamir White | RB | 189 |
| 12 | 61 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 190 |
| 12 | 62 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 193 |
| 12 | 63 | Boston Scott | RB | 197 |
| 13 | 64 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 200 |
| 13 | 65 | Emari Demercado | RB | 203 |
| 13 | 66 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 205 |
| 13 | 67 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 206 |
| 13 | 68 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 211 |
| 13 | 69 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 213 |
| 13 | 70 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 214 |
| 13 | 71 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 227 |
| 14 | 72 | Trey Sermon | RB | 230 |
| 14 | 73 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 231 |
| 15 | 74 | Chase Brown | RB | 234 |
| 15 | 75 | Mike Boone | RB | 235 |
| 15 | 76 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 236 |
| 15 | 77 | Ty Montgomery II | RB | 237 |
| 15 | 78 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 238 |
| 15 | 79 | Alec Ingold | RB | 239 |
| 15 | 80 | C.J. Ham | RB | 240 |
| 15 | 81 | Emanuel Wilson | RB | 241 |
| 15 | 82 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 242 |
| 15 | 83 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 243 |
| 15 | 84 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 244 |
| 15 | 85 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 245 |
| 15 | 86 | Adam Prentice | RB | 246 |
| 15 | 87 | Chris Brooks | RB | 247 |
| 15 | 88 | Chris Evans | RB | 248 |
| 15 | 89 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 249 |
| 15 | 90 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 250 |
| 15 | 91 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 251 |
| 15 | 92 | Eric Gray | RB | 252 |
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