Welcome back, RotoBallers! Week 7 kicks off with the Jaguars and Saints on Thursday. There's a ton of news and updates, so let's get right to it. Fantasy managers must go through the bye gauntlet in Week 7, as six teams are on the bye. The Titans, Panthers, Cowboys, Jets, Bengals, and Texans are off. Today, we will review our Week 7 half-PPR running rankings for fantasy football as of October 19th. Let's see where key players such as Kareem Hunt, Zach Evans, Jordan Mason, Craig Reynolds, Jahmyr Gibbs, Brian Robinson Jr., Alexander Mattison, Jonathan Taylor, Najee Harris, Jaylen Warren, Elijah Mitchell, Royce Freeman, Rhamondre Stevenson, Jerome Ford, Rachaad White, Jaleel McLaughlin, Gus Edwards, Aaron Jones rank, among others.
Our Week 7 half-PPR fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano. 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 7 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Rhamondre Stevenson Limited With Ankle Injury On Wednesday
- Kyren Williams To Miss Week 7, Considered Week-To-Week
- Ronnie Rivers Going On Injured Reserve
- Cardinals Release Tony Jones Jr.
- David Montgomery Sitting Out Week 7
- Damien Harris Still Sidelined Thursday
- Jamaal Williams Expected To Play On Thursday Night
Week 7 Fantasy Football Running Back Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 7 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).
Last updated on Thursday, 10/19:
RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
1 | 1 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 3 |
1 | 2 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 4 |
1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 6 |
1 | 4 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 7 |
1 | 5 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 8 |
1 | 6 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 12 |
2 | 7 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 13 |
2 | 8 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 14 |
2 | 9 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 16 |
3 | 10 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 17 |
3 | 11 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 19 |
3 | 12 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 23 |
3 | 13 | Aaron Jones | RB | 24 |
3 | 14 | Jerome Ford | RB | 28 |
3 | 15 | Javonte Williams | RB | 29 |
3 | 16 | James Cook | RB | 30 |
3 | 17 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 35 |
4 | 18 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 38 |
4 | 19 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 39 |
4 | 20 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 44 |
4 | 21 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 45 |
4 | 22 | Rachaad White | RB | 54 |
5 | 23 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 55 |
5 | 24 | Zack Moss | RB | 59 |
5 | 25 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 70 |
5 | 26 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 71 |
5 | 27 | Najee Harris | RB | 72 |
5 | 28 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 73 |
5 | 29 | Zach Evans | RB | 82 |
5 | 30 | Latavius Murray | RB | 83 |
6 | 31 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 84 |
6 | 32 | Justice Hill | RB | 87 |
6 | 33 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 88 |
6 | 34 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 90 |
7 | 35 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 93 |
7 | 36 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 95 |
8 | 37 | AJ Dillon | RB | 100 |
8 | 38 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 111 |
8 | 39 | Gus Edwards | RB | 112 |
8 | 40 | Jordan Mason | RB | 117 |
8 | 41 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 120 |
8 | 42 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 121 |
8 | 43 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 122 |
9 | 44 | Royce Freeman | RB | 124 |
9 | 45 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 125 |
9 | 46 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 126 |
9 | 47 | Emari Demercado | RB | 134 |
9 | 48 | Samaje Perine | RB | 135 |
9 | 49 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 141 |
10 | 50 | Matt Breida | RB | 148 |
10 | 51 | Boston Scott | RB | 152 |
10 | 52 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 159 |
10 | 53 | Damien Williams | RB | 161 |
11 | 54 | Kendre Miller | RB | 162 |
11 | 55 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 169 |
11 | 56 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 170 |
11 | 57 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 177 |
11 | 58 | Zamir White | RB | 183 |
11 | 59 | Cam Akers | RB | 190 |
12 | 60 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 191 |
12 | 61 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 193 |
12 | 62 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 196 |
12 | 63 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 203 |
13 | 64 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 204 |
13 | 65 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 211 |
13 | 66 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 212 |
13 | 67 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 217 |
13 | 68 | Ty Montgomery II | RB | 218 |
13 | 69 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | 220 |
13 | 70 | Eric Gray | RB | 221 |
13 | 71 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 223 |
14 | 72 | Sean Tucker | RB | 227 |
14 | 73 | Alec Ingold | RB | 228 |
15 | 74 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 229 |
15 | 75 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 231 |
15 | 76 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 234 |
15 | 77 | C.J. Ham | RB | 235 |
15 | 78 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 236 |
15 | 79 | Ty Chandler | RB | 237 |
15 | 80 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 238 |
15 | 81 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 239 |
15 | 82 | Corey Clement | RB | 240 |
15 | 83 | Trey Sermon | RB | 241 |
15 | 84 | Keith Smith | RB | 242 |
15 | 85 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 243 |
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