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Updated Week 3 Running Back Rankings

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Our updated Week 3 fantasy football running back rankings for 2020. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his RB ranks.

Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 3.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

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Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 3 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/27 at 10:30 am ET

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Alvin Kamara RB 2
2 Ezekiel Elliott RB 3
3 Dalvin Cook RB 4
4 Miles Sanders RB 5
5 Derrick Henry RB 6
6 Jonathan Taylor RB 7
7 Aaron Jones RB 8
8 Austin Ekeler RB 10
9 Kenyan Drake RB 12
10 Josh Jacobs RB 13
11 Chris Carson RB 14
12 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 15
13 Nick Chubb RB 16
14 James Conner RB 24
15 Joe Mixon RB 25
16 James Robinson RB 31
17 Kareem Hunt RB 40
18 David Montgomery RB 41
19 Melvin Gordon III RB 42
20 Todd Gurley II RB 47
21 David Johnson RB 50
22 Leonard Fournette RB 52
23 Antonio Gibson RB 56
24 Devin Singletary RB 59
25 Joshua Kelley RB 60
26 Jerick McKinnon RB 68
27 Mark Ingram II RB 73
28 Mike Davis RB 79
29 Darrell Henderson RB 91
30 Tarik Cohen RB 98
31 J.K. Dobbins RB 99
32 Nyheim Hines RB 104
33 D'Andre Swift RB 106
34 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 110
35 Dion Lewis RB 112
36 Ronald Jones II RB 115
37 Myles Gaskin RB 117
38 Frank Gore RB 120
39 Sony Michel RB 122
40 Malcolm Brown RB 126
41 Latavius Murray RB 130
42 Adrian Peterson RB 131
43 Chase Edmonds RB 138
44 Jordan Howard RB 143
45 Kerryon Johnson RB 148
46 Boston Scott RB 156
47 Alexander Mattison RB 160
48 Devonta Freeman RB 161
49 Rex Burkhead RB 164
50 James White RB 166
51 Benny Snell Jr. RB 167
52 Jamaal Williams RB 170
53 Chris Thompson RB 171
54 Cam Akers RB 173
55 Wayne Gallman RB 174
56 Carlos Hyde RB 175
57 Gus Edwards RB 178
58 Matt Breida RB 184
59 J.D. McKissic RB 185
60 Darrel Williams RB 187
61 Tony Pollard RB 188
62 Jalen Richard RB 195
63 Giovani Bernard RB 196
64 LeSean McCoy RB 207
65 Brian Hill RB 209
66 Duke Johnson Jr. RB 212
67 Royce Freeman RB 216
68 Darwin Thompson RB 219
69 Peyton Barber RB 220
70 Jaylen Samuels RB 226
71 Corey Clement RB 227
72 Josh Adams RB 229
73 Kyle Juszczyk RB 232
74 Ito Smith RB 233
75 AJ Dillon RB 236
76 Jordan Wilkins RB 237
77 Lamical Perine RB 243
78 T.J. Yeldon RB 246
79 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB 247
80 Devontae Booker RB 253
81 JaMycal Hasty RB 254
82 Travis Homer RB 256
83 Ryquell Armstead RB 258
84 Jeremy McNichols RB 259
85 Ryan Nall RB 262
86 Patrick Laird RB 269
87 Reggie Bonnafon RB 271
88 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 273
89 Mike Boone RB 274
90 Eno Benjamin RB 275
91 J.J. Taylor RB 276
92 Tyler Ervin RB 278
93 Trenton Cannon RB 279
94 Kalen Ballage RB 282
95 Buddy Howell RB 283
96 Ty Montgomery RB 294
97 Jason Huntley RB 297
98 Dare Ogunbowale RB 300
99 Bryce Love RB 302
100 C.J. Prosise RB 306
101 Justice Hill RB 307
102 Ameer Abdullah RB 316
103 Qadree Ollison RB 340
104 Olamide Zaccheaus RB 344
105 Trayveon Williams RB 345


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