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Welcome to another glorious week in the NFL, RotoBallers! Bye weeks are in full swing and there are plenty of injury situations to monitor as we approach the final stretch of the fantasy football regular season schedule. See below for our updated Week 9 fantasy football running back rankings, as of November 5th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Austin Ekeler, James Conner, Damien Harris, D'Andre Swift, and Cam Akers rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. 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 9 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Cam Akers Expected To Be Active In Week 9
- James Conner Likely Good To Go In Week 9
- Damien Harris Not Expected To Play Versus Indy
- Gus Edwards Doubtful For Monday Night
- Cordarrelle Patterson Comes Off IR, Will Play In Week 9
- James Robinson Questionable Against Buffalo
- Jonathan Taylor Ruled Out For Week 9
- D'Andre Swift Expected Play In Week 9
- DeVante Parker Ruled Out In Week 9
- Austin Ekeler Will Play In Week 9
- J.D. McKissic Won't Play In Week 9
- Ezekiel Elliott Expected To Return In Week 10
- Chuba Hubbard Ruled Out For Week 9
Week 9 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 9 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Sunday 11/6 at 7:00 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Derrick Henry | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 8 |
| 1 | 5 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 10 |
| 1 | 6 | Aaron Jones | RB | 11 |
| 2 | 7 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 18 |
| 2 | 10 | Joe Mixon | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 12 | Miles Sanders | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 13 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 14 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 31 |
| 3 | 15 | Deon Jackson | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 16 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 41 |
| 3 | 17 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 42 |
| 3 | 18 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 47 |
| 3 | 19 | Devin Singletary | RB | 51 |
| 4 | 20 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 53 |
| 4 | 21 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 55 |
| 4 | 22 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 59 |
| 5 | 23 | David Montgomery | RB | 65 |
| 5 | 24 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 68 |
| 5 | 25 | Michael Carter | RB | 71 |
| 5 | 26 | AJ Dillon | RB | 75 |
| 5 | 27 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 77 |
| 5 | 28 | James Conner | RB | 81 |
| 5 | 29 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 86 |
| 5 | 30 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 89 |
| 6 | 31 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 94 |
| 6 | 32 | James Robinson | RB | 98 |
| 7 | 33 | Rachaad White | RB | 99 |
| 7 | 34 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 101 |
| 7 | 35 | Kadarius Toney | RB | 112 |
| 7 | 36 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 113 |
| 8 | 37 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 114 |
| 8 | 38 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 116 |
| 8 | 39 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 124 |
| 8 | 40 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 127 |
| 9 | 41 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 129 |
| 9 | 42 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 130 |
| 9 | 43 | Ronnie Rivers | RB | 131 |
| 9 | 44 | Justice Hill | RB | 135 |
| 9 | 45 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 136 |
| 9 | 46 | Samaje Perine | RB | 138 |
| 10 | 47 | James Cook | RB | 145 |
| 10 | 48 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 154 |
| 10 | 49 | Sony Michel | RB | 156 |
| 10 | 50 | Boston Scott | RB | 162 |
| 10 | 51 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 183 |
| 10 | 52 | Travis Homer | RB | 186 |
| 11 | 53 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 187 |
| 11 | 54 | Spencer Brown | RB | 189 |
| 11 | 55 | Ty Johnson | RB | 191 |
| 11 | 56 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 193 |
| 11 | 57 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 198 |
| 11 | 58 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 199 |
| 11 | 59 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 210 |
| 11 | 60 | Cam Akers | RB | 212 |
| 11 | 61 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 214 |
| 11 | 62 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 215 |
| 12 | 63 | Chris Evans | RB | 216 |
| 12 | 64 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 217 |
| 12 | 65 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 219 |
| 13 | 66 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 220 |
| 13 | 67 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 222 |
| 13 | 68 | Alec Ingold | RB | 223 |
| 13 | 69 | Snoop Conner | RB | 224 |
| 13 | 70 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 225 |
| 13 | 71 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 227 |
| 13 | 72 | Avery Williams | RB | 228 |
| 13 | 73 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 230 |
| 13 | 74 | Zack Moss | RB | 232 |
| 13 | 75 | Kyren Williams | RB | 234 |
| 13 | 76 | Zamir White | RB | 235 |
| 13 | 77 | Justin Jackson | RB | 238 |
| 13 | 78 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 239 |
| 13 | 79 | Reggie Gilliam | RB | 240 |
| 14 | 80 | C.J. Ham | RB | 242 |
| 14 | 81 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 245 |
| 14 | 82 | Jordan Howard | RB | 246 |
| 14 | 83 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 249 |
| 14 | 84 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 250 |
| 14 | 85 | Michael Burton | RB | 252 |
| 14 | 86 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 254 |
| 14 | 87 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 256 |
| 14 | 88 | Zander Horvath | RB | 257 |
| 14 | 89 | Keith Smith | RB | 259 |
| 14 | 90 | Corey Clement | RB | 261 |
| 14 | 91 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 265 |
| 15 | 92 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | 267 |
| 15 | 93 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 269 |
| 15 | 94 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 272 |
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