As the fantasy football draft season winds down, it's time to start thinking about setting those Week 1 winning lineups. Today, we will focus on running backs and you can find below our team's updated Week 1 running back (RB) fantasy football rankings for the 2024 season. These rankings below are there to help fantasy managers make those tough lineup decisions, especially at RB2 and FLEX.
NFL rosters and depth charts are set as we wait for critical injury updates throughout the week. We will adjust our rankings as news, role changes, and injuries emerge. Below, you will see where key running backs such as Kyren Williams, Kenneth Walker III, Javonte Williams, Jerome Ford, Zamir White, Jaylen Warren, and Chuba Hubbard rank among others.
Our PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff RB rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for Week 1. There are always critical injuries to keep track of, so check back until kickoff. Good luck in Week 1, RotoBallers; let's win some leagues!
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2024:- Quarterback fantasy football rankings
- Running back fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
- Tight end fantasy football rankings
- Kicker fantasy football rankings
- FLEX fantasy football rankings
- Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
- Superflex fantasy football rankings
- IDP fantasy football rankings
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
Week 1 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Blake Corum Unsure Of Workload This Season
- Zamir White's Solid Preseason Offers Promise For 2024
- J.K. Dobbins Held Out Preseason, Listed As Joint RB1
- Gus Edwards Listed as Joint RB1, Didn't Play In Preseason
- Raheem Mostert Has Minimal Preseason Involvement
- De'Von Achane Flashed Dual-Threat Ability In Preasason
- Devin Singletary Inefficient In First Preseason With Giants
- Dalvin Cook Believes He Still Has A Lot To Offer
- La'Mical Perine Joins Packers
- Emani Bailey Cut By Chiefs
- Cardinals Release Tony Jones From Injured Reserve
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire Placed On NFI List, Out Four Games
Week 1 Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
Rankings are updated until kickoff. 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 | 2 |
1 | 2 | Breece Hall | RB | 5 |
1 | 3 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 9 |
1 | 4 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 12 |
1 | 5 | Kyren Williams | RB | 13 |
1 | 6 | De'Von Achane | RB | 14 |
2 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 15 |
2 | 8 | Rachaad White | RB | 16 |
2 | 9 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 18 |
3 | 10 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 21 |
3 | 11 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 25 |
3 | 12 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 26 |
3 | 13 | James Conner | RB | 28 |
3 | 14 | Derrick Henry | RB | 32 |
3 | 15 | James Cook | RB | 33 |
3 | 16 | Joe Mixon | RB | 36 |
3 | 17 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 45 |
4 | 18 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 47 |
4 | 19 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 52 |
4 | 20 | Aaron Jones | RB | 56 |
4 | 21 | David Montgomery | RB | 61 |
4 | 22 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 62 |
5 | 23 | Tony Pollard | RB | 65 |
5 | 24 | Najee Harris | RB | 68 |
5 | 25 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 72 |
5 | 26 | Jerome Ford | RB | 71 |
5 | 27 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 76 |
5 | 28 | Zamir White | RB | 80 |
5 | 29 | Chase Brown | RB | 81 |
5 | 30 | Devin Singletary | RB | 82 |
6 | 31 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 85 |
6 | 32 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 88 |
6 | 33 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 90 |
6 | 34 | Gus Edwards | RB | 93 |
7 | 35 | Zack Moss | RB | 94 |
7 | 36 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 100 |
8 | 37 | Javonte Williams | RB | 101 |
8 | 38 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 103 |
8 | 39 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 128 |
8 | 40 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 130 |
8 | 41 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 132 |
8 | 42 | Ray Davis | RB | 133 |
8 | 43 | Ty Chandler | RB | 135 |
9 | 44 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 139 |
9 | 45 | Blake Corum | RB | 143 |
9 | 46 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 152 |
9 | 47 | Audric Estime | RB | 155 |
9 | 48 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 157 |
9 | 49 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 159 |
10 | 50 | Justice Hill | RB | 162 |
10 | 51 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 169 |
10 | 52 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 181 |
10 | 53 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 185 |
11 | 54 | Bucky Irving | RB | 186 |
11 | 55 | Trey Benson | RB | 195 |
11 | 56 | Miles Sanders | RB | 197 |
11 | 57 | Braelon Allen | RB | 198 |
11 | 58 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 201 |
11 | 59 | Jaylen Wright | RB | 202 |
12 | 60 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 210 |
12 | 61 | Cam Akers | RB | 213 |
12 | 62 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB | 214 |
12 | 63 | Dylan Laube | RB | 216 |
13 | 64 | Will Shipley | RB | 217 |
13 | 65 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 219 |
13 | 66 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 220 |
13 | 67 | Jordan Mason | RB | 221 |
13 | 68 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 222 |
13 | 69 | Carson Steele | RB | 223 |
13 | 70 | Samaje Perine | RB | 225 |
13 | 71 | Eric Gray | RB | 227 |
14 | 72 | Kimani Vidal | RB | 230 |
14 | 73 | Rasheen Ali | RB | 235 |
15 | 74 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 236 |
15 | 75 | Emanuel Wilson | RB | 238 |
15 | 76 | Emari Demercado | RB | 241 |
15 | 77 | Evan Hull | RB | 244 |
15 | 78 | Trey Sermon | RB | 245 |
15 | 79 | Blake Watson | RB | 248 |
15 | 80 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 250 |
15 | 81 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 252 |
15 | 82 | Isaiah Davis | RB | 253 |
15 | 83 | Ty Johnson | RB | 254 |
15 | 84 | Ronnie Rivers | RB | 255 |
15 | 85 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 265 |
15 | 86 | MarShawn Lloyd | RB | 266 |
15 | 87 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 313 |
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