Week 12 PPR Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Kyren Williams, Derrick Henry, Rachaad White, James Conner

Updated Week 12 fantasy football running back rankings for PPR scoring. Set winning lineups with our Week 12 ranks for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.

Howdy RotoBallers! After four NFL games played over the last two days, we are back at it again with more fantasy football running back rankings. There is plenty of news and injury notes to review, and we are here to help guide you through it all with our PPR fantasy football running back rankings for Week 12 of the fantasy football season.

The Steelers fired offensive coordinator Matt Canada earlier in the week, and we will see how much Pittsburgh's offense improves with the offensive play-caller switch. Jaylen Warren will look to continue his hot streak in Week 12 after rushing for 129 and a touchdown in last Sunday's loss to the Cleveland Browns. Find out where Warren, as well as other key running backs such as Devin Singletary, Gus Edwards, James Conner, Isiah Pacheco, Derrick Henry, Javonte Williams, Alexander Mattison, Ty Chandler, Kyren Williams, Rachaad White, Bijan Robinson, Keaton Mitchell, rank this week.

Our PPR fantasy football running back rankings for Week 11 are put together by Nick Mariano, Scott Engel, Andersen Pickard, and Brandon Murchinson. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of this week's important fantasy football injury news. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.

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Week 12 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries

• Kendre Miller Won't Play In Week 12
• Kyren Williams Off Injury Report, Will Play In Week 12
• Samaje Perine Removed From Injury Report, Ready For Week 12
• Emari Demercado, Zach Pasacal Questionable To Play In Week 12
• Dameon Pierce Questionable For Week 12, Expected To Play
• Chase Brown Remains On Injured Reserve, Questionable For Week 12
• Jerick McKinnon Won't Play In Week 12
• Rachaad White Expected To Play In Week 12
• Dameon Pierce Active In Week 12
• Mike Boone Inactive For Week 12
• Raheem Blackshear Inactive For Week 12

Week 12 Running Back Rankings Analysis

A new feature has been added to our weekly fantasy football rankings article. Below, you will find our fantasy football outlooks for key running back options in Week 12, which gives readers a matchup preview of that player and advice on whether to start or avoid for the upcoming week. We provide outlooks for all 32 NFL teams, which can be found on our player profile pages and our fantasy football news desk.

James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals
Week 12 Overall PPR Rankings: 50
Week 12 Running Back PPR Rankings: 22

Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner will look to keep the good times rolling in Week 12 against the L.A. Rams. In his second performance in Week 11 after returning from injured reserve (knee), Conner cleared the 60-yard mark and reintegrated into the team's passing game. Conner also reestablished himself as the top option in the Arizona rushing attack, as all the other backs on the roster totaled one carry.

Despite having a top-10 pass defense, the Rams are mediocre against the rush, ranking 18th. This could open up some running lanes for Conner and give him a chance to make a significant impact. It's not out of the realm of possibility for Conner to accumulate over 100 yards in this matchup, thus making him an RB2 with upside.

Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams
Week 12 Overall PPR Rankings: 52
Week 12 Running Back PPR Rankings: 24

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams (ankle) was a full practice participant all week and was officially removed from the Week 12 injury report on Friday. It means he will officially be activated from Injured Reserve on Saturday and return to play against the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday after missing the last four games while on IR. However, it remains to be seen if the 23-year-old will be eased back into LA's backfield after the long layoff.

Williams' full practice participation all week is good news, though, so he figures to see a decent workload in a plus matchup against Arizona. "I think we want to be able to give him a good workload, but I think that was something we had identified [previously]," head coach Sean McVay said of Williams, who will be backed up by Royce Freeman on Sunday. Williams will have RB2 upside for fantasy managers in his first game back.

Rachaad White, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 12 Overall PPR Rankings: 20
Week 12 Running Back PPR Rankings: 11

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White has scored a touchdown in three straight games. In fact, White has found the end zone four times over the last three contests with one score through the air. The young back has a good chance at keeping it going against a struggling Indianapolis Colts defense in Week 12.

A defensive unit that has allowed 12 touchdowns to opposing running backs this season. The Bucs have made it a focal point to get White involved in both the running and passing game. Fantasy managers should feel comfortable plugging White in as an RB2 for this week.

Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans
Week 12 Overall PPR Rankings: 22
Week 12 Running Back PPR Rankings: 13

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (ankle) got in a full practice on Friday and is ready to go for Sunday's Week 12 game against the Carolina Panthers. Henry started the week off with a limited session but logged back-to-back full practices on Thursday and Friday. Henry has struggled over the last two weeks, totaling just 62 yards on 21 carries (2.95 yards per carry) to go along with just two catches for two yards.

He has a better matchup this week against Carolina, but the Titans' offense has looked pretty bad over the last month. He has a chance to right the ship, but only if the Titans can stay in a positive/neutral game script, which is certainly possible against a struggling Panthers team. He is a mid-level RB2 for Week 12.

Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
Week 11 Overall PPR Rankings: 29
Week 11 Running Back PPR Rankings: 17

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson saw a season-high 22 rushing attempts during the Week 10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. This was a promising sight from the young back who had been stuck in a split all season long. The hope is that the rookie back continues to get the bulk of the carries going forward. The Falcons are coming off a bye week, so everyone should be refreshed and ready to go.

Sadly, Robinson has a tough matchup against the New Orleans Saints defense. It's a defensive unit that has allowed the fourth-fewest fantasy points to opposing backs this season. Despite that, Robinson should remain as a low-end RB1 heading into this Week 12 contest.

Week 12 Fantasy Football Running Back PPR Rankings

Rankings are updated until kick-off. Be sure to bookmark our weekly PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings

RB Tier	RB Rank	Player Name	Pos.	Overall Rank
1	1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	1
1	2	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	8
1	3	Alvin Kamara	RB	9
1	4	Austin Ekeler	RB	10
1	5	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	11
1	6	Jonathan Taylor	RB	12
2	7	D'Andre Swift	RB	13
2	8	Tony Pollard	RB	15
2	9	David Montgomery	RB	16
3	10	Saquon Barkley	RB	18
3	11	Derrick Henry	RB	20
3	12	Rachaad White	RB	21
3	13	Raheem Mostert	RB	23
3	14	Bijan Robinson	RB	25
3	15	Breece Hall	RB	27
3	16	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	31
3	17	Joe Mixon	RB	34
4	18	Josh Jacobs	RB	36
4	19	Isiah Pacheco	RB	37
4	20	Jaylen Warren	RB	40
4	21	Javonte Williams	RB	42
4	22	James Conner	RB	48
5	23	Kyren Williams	RB	51
5	24	Jerome Ford	RB	54
5	25	Gus Edwards	RB	55
5	26	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	56
5	27	Devin Singletary	RB	58
5	28	Zach Charbonnet	RB	59
5	29	James Cook	RB	62
5	30	AJ Dillon	RB	69
6	31	Alexander Mattison	RB	71
6	32	Keaton Mitchell	RB	82
6	33	Najee Harris	RB	83
6	34	Khalil Herbert	RB	87
7	35	Ty Chandler	RB	99
7	36	Chuba Hubbard	RB	103
8	37	Kareem Hunt	RB	106
8	38	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	109
8	39	Miles Sanders	RB	112
8	40	Tyler Allgeier	RB	117
8	41	Tyjae Spears	RB	126
8	42	Rico Dowdle	RB	131
8	43	Dameon Pierce	RB	133
9	44	Royce Freeman	RB	134
9	45	Latavius Murray	RB	140
9	46	Samaje Perine	RB	147
9	47	Roschon Johnson	RB	151
9	48	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	152
9	49	Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	156
10	50	Zack Moss	RB	162
10	51	Justice Hill	RB	164
10	52	Antonio Gibson	RB	165
10	53	Chase Edmonds	RB	173
11	54	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB	174
11	55	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	175
11	56	Joshua Kelley	RB	177
11	57	Elijah Mitchell	RB	183
11	58	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	184
11	59	Dalvin Cook	RB	188
12	60	Jamaal Williams	RB	191
12	61	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	198
12	62	DeeJay Dallas	RB	201
12	63	Ty Johnson	RB	209
13	64	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	215
13	65	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	220
13	66	Matt Breida	RB	221
13	67	Israel Abanikanda	RB	224
13	68	Ameer Abdullah	RB	226
13	69	Kenny McIntosh	RB	227
13	70	Kenneth Walker III	RB	231
13	71	Trayveon Williams	RB	237
14	72	Tank Bigsby	RB	238
14	73	James Robinson	RB	240
15	74	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	246
15	75	Zamir White	RB	248
15	76	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB	249
15	77	Alec Ingold	RB	251
15	78	Boston Scott	RB	261
15	79	Mike Strachan	RB	262
15	80	Keaontay Ingram	RB	265
15	81	Leonard Fournette	RB	274
15	82	Michael Carter	RB	276
15	83	Lynn Bowden Jr.	RB	283
15	84	C.J. Ham	RB	287
15	85	Craig Reynolds	RB	288
15	86	Jordan Mason	RB	291
16	87	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	296
16	88	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	297
16	89	Kene Nwangwu	RB	302
16	90	Khari Blasingame	RB	303
16	91	Myles Gaskin	RB	305
16	92	Derrick Gore	RB	306
16	93	Patrick Ricard	RB	311
16	94	Ty Montgomery II	RB	318
16	95	Reggie Gilliam	RB/TE	320
17	96	Jashaun Corbin	RB	324
17	97	Hunter Luepke	RB	326
17	98	Tony Jones Jr.	RB	328
17	99	Sean Tucker	RB	335
17	100	Deuce Vaughn	RB	337