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The running back position has changed dramatically over the last few seasons, and these changes have shifted how ball carriers are approached in fantasy football. With most teams opting to use a committee of backs, the first round of fantasy drafts is now dominated by wide receivers. This means star workhorse running backs are available later than ever before, and knowing which players to target is key.
These running back half-PPR draft rankings are a consensus by NFL lead analysts Nick Mariano, Scott Engel, and Brandon Murchinson. Before the rankings, you'll also see some recent fantasy football news and important NFL headlines for RBs, all of which are accounted for within these updated half-PPR draft rankings. Below, you will find out where players such as Breece Hall, Derrick Henry, Kyren Williams, De'Von Achane, Zamir White, Chase Brown, Tyjae Spears, Blake Corum, Rico Dowdle, and more rank this preseason.
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Recent Running Back Fantasy Football News and NFL Headlines
- Trey Benson A Distant RB2 Behind James Conner?
- Jahmyr Gibbs Should Be Ready For Week 1
- Orlando Brown Praises Chase Brown
- Alvin Kamara Not Spotted At Practice Again
- Kendre Miller Not Helping His Cause
- Christian McCaffrey Getting Close To Returning To Practice
- Trey Sermon Misses Practice Thursday
- Chuba Hubbard Dealing With Knee Injury
- Will Shipley Involved Heavily In Passing Attack In Preseason
- Chris Evans To Miss 2024
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. Making Progress
- Giants Sign Joshua Kelley
Running Back Half-PPR Draft Rankings for Fantasy Football
The rankings table below will be updated up until Week 1 kickoff. You can also find our updated PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankings and Dynasty League rankings.
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | Bijan Robinson | 5 |
| 1 | 3 | Breece Hall | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Taylor | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Jahmyr Gibbs | 12 |
| 1 | 6 | Saquon Barkley | 13 |
| 2 | 7 | Derrick Henry | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | Kyren Williams | 23 |
| 2 | 9 | Travis Etienne Jr. | 25 |
| 3 | 10 | De'Von Achane | 26 |
| 3 | 11 | Isiah Pacheco | 28 |
| 3 | 12 | Josh Jacobs | 37 |
| 3 | 13 | Joe Mixon | 42 |
| 3 | 14 | Rachaad White | 44 |
| 3 | 15 | Kenneth Walker III | 49 |
| 3 | 16 | James Cook | 51 |
| 3 | 17 | Aaron Jones | 59 |
| 4 | 18 | Alvin Kamara | 61 |
| 4 | 19 | Rhamondre Stevenson | 62 |
| 4 | 20 | James Conner | 64 |
| 4 | 21 | David Montgomery | 65 |
| 4 | 22 | Zamir White | 73 |
| 5 | 23 | Najee Harris | 75 |
| 5 | 24 | Raheem Mostert | 77 |
| 5 | 25 | D'Andre Swift | 78 |
| 5 | 26 | Tony Pollard | 79 |
| 5 | 27 | Jaylen Warren | 82 |
| 5 | 28 | Brian Robinson Jr. | 87 |
| 5 | 29 | Javonte Williams | 92 |
| 5 | 30 | Tyjae Spears | 93 |
| 6 | 31 | Devin Singletary | 96 |
| 6 | 32 | Zack Moss | 99 |
| 6 | 33 | Chase Brown | 101 |
| 6 | 34 | Jonathon Brooks | 106 |
| 7 | 35 | Austin Ekeler | 109 |
| 7 | 36 | Nick Chubb | 111 |
| 8 | 37 | Gus Edwards | 112 |
| 8 | 38 | Jerome Ford | 118 |
| 8 | 39 | Trey Benson | 120 |
| 8 | 40 | Blake Corum | 123 |
| 8 | 41 | Rico Dowdle | 127 |
| 8 | 42 | Ezekiel Elliott | 128 |
| 8 | 43 | Zach Charbonnet | 129 |
| 9 | 44 | Ty Chandler | 132 |
| 9 | 45 | Tyler Allgeier | 137 |
| 9 | 46 | Chuba Hubbard | 138 |
| 9 | 47 | Antonio Gibson | 142 |
| 9 | 48 | Jaleel McLaughlin | 147 |
| 9 | 49 | MarShawn Lloyd | 150 |
| 10 | 50 | Jaylen Wright | 151 |
| 10 | 51 | Khalil Herbert | 154 |
| 10 | 52 | Ray Davis | 161 |
| 10 | 53 | J.K. Dobbins | 162 |
| 11 | 54 | Kendre Miller | 165 |
| 11 | 55 | Roschon Johnson | 179 |
| 11 | 56 | Elijah Mitchell | 186 |
| 11 | 57 | Braelon Allen | 193 |
| 11 | 58 | Audric Estime | 194 |
| 11 | 59 | Bucky Irving | 200 |
| 12 | 60 | Alexander Mattison | 202 |
| 12 | 61 | Keaton Mitchell | 213 |
| 12 | 62 | Justice Hill | 217 |
| 12 | 63 | Kimani Vidal | 218 |
| 13 | 64 | Dameon Pierce | 220 |
| 13 | 65 | Kenneth Gainwell | 224 |
| 13 | 66 | AJ Dillon | 227 |
| 13 | 67 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 231 |
| 13 | 68 | Tank Bigsby | 234 |
| 13 | 69 | Jamaal Williams | 239 |
| 13 | 70 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | 247 |
| 13 | 71 | Jordan Mason | 251 |
| 14 | 72 | Will Shipley | 255 |
| 14 | 73 | D'Onta Foreman | 261 |
| 15 | 74 | Eric Gray | 262 |
| 15 | 75 | Miles Sanders | 269 |
| 15 | 76 | Deneric Prince | 272 |
| 15 | 77 | Trey Sermon | 273 |
| 15 | 78 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 283 |
| 15 | 79 | Dylan Laube | 284 |
| 15 | 80 | Rasheen Ali | 285 |
| 15 | 81 | Royce Freeman | 297 |
| 15 | 82 | Michael Carter | 299 |
| 15 | 83 | D'Ernest Johnson | 301 |
| 15 | 84 | Jawhar Jordan | 304 |
| 15 | 85 | Samaje Perine | 308 |
| 15 | 86 | Isaac Guerendo | 315 |
| 15 | 87 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | 316 |
| 15 | 88 | Evan Hull | 322 |
| 15 | 89 | Pierre Strong Jr. | 325 |
| 15 | 90 | Chase Edmonds | 326 |
| 15 | 91 | Deuce Vaughn | 332 |
| 15 | 92 | Dalvin Cook | 336 |
| 15 | 93 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | 339 |
| 15 | 94 | Isaiah Spiller | 340 |
| 15 | 95 | Israel Abanikanda | 342 |
| 15 | 96 | Jerick McKinnon | 345 |
| 15 | 97 | Joshua Kelley | 348 |
| 15 | 98 | Salvon Ahmed | 351 |
| 16 | 99 | Kareem Hunt | 352 |
| 16 | 100 | Kenny McIntosh | 357 |
| 16 | 101 | Kevin Harris | 363 |
| 16 | 102 | Cam Akers | 365 |
| 17 | 103 | Jase McClellan | 367 |
| 17 | 104 | Isaiah Davis | 371 |
| 17 | 105 | Ronnie Rivers | 372 |
| 17 | 106 | Emari Demercado | 373 |
| 17 | 107 | Matt Breida | 386 |
| 17 | 108 | Frank Gore Jr. | 390 |
| 17 | 108 | Keaontay Ingram | 391 |
| 17 | 109 | Craig Reynolds | 395 |
| 17 | 110 | Jaret Patterson | 398 |
| 17 | 111 | Blake Watson | 407 |
| 17 | 112 | Sione Vaki | 410 |
| 17 | 113 | Ty Johnson | 436 |
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