Running back isn’t as scarce as
it has been, and although there is a drop after 9, and another after 17 there
is still plenty of production to be found. Even if you have to dig a bit.
|
Rank
|
Player
|
Team
|
Rush
|
Rush
Yards
|
Rush
TDs
|
Tar.
|
Rec.
Yards
|
Rec.
TDs
|
Rec.
Yards
|
ADP
|
PADP
|
|
|
Elite Tier (1-4)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB1
|
Saquon Barkley
|
NYG
|
290
|
1454
|
12
|
109
|
618
|
5
|
311
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
RB2
|
Alvin Kamara
|
NO
|
200
|
1025
|
12
|
110
|
824
|
4
|
281
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
RB3
|
Christian McCaffrey
|
CAR
|
223
|
1018
|
8
|
115
|
736
|
5
|
255
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
RB4
|
David Johnson
|
ARI
|
276
|
1119
|
12
|
90
|
635
|
4
|
273
|
6
|
5
|
|
|
Probably Splitting Hairs Tier (5-9)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB5
|
Le'Veon Bell
|
NYJ
|
248
|
1075
|
8
|
86
|
575
|
5
|
243
|
7
|
6
|
|
|
RB6
|
Ezekiel Elliott
|
DAL
|
303
|
1415
|
9
|
54
|
374
|
3
|
251
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
RB7
|
Todd Gurley
|
LAR
|
239
|
1044
|
10
|
56
|
418
|
2
|
220
|
15
|
8
|
|
|
RB8
|
James Conner
|
PIT
|
227
|
1066
|
11
|
62
|
428
|
2
|
227
|
11
|
7
|
|
|
RB9
|
Melvin Gordon
|
LAC
|
213
|
859
|
8
|
69
|
446
|
3
|
196
|
27
|
13
|
|
|
Very Good Tier (10-17)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB10
|
Nick Chubb
|
CLE
|
225
|
1167
|
9
|
43
|
269
|
2
|
210
|
18
|
10
|
|
|
RB11
|
Leonard Fournette
|
JAC
|
228
|
841
|
9
|
51
|
337
|
2
|
184
|
28
|
14
|
|
|
RB12
|
Kerryon Johnson
|
DET
|
183
|
995
|
5
|
63
|
344
|
2
|
171
|
23
|
12
|
|
|
RB13
|
Joe Mixon
|
CIN
|
256
|
1107
|
7
|
47
|
308
|
2
|
198
|
17
|
9
|
|
|
RB14
|
James White
|
NE
|
89
|
369
|
3
|
115
|
732
|
6
|
167
|
52
|
25
|
|
|
RB15
|
Dalvin Cook
|
MIN
|
227
|
1062
|
8
|
56
|
340
|
2
|
199
|
19
|
11
|
|
|
RB16
|
Josh Jacobs
|
OAK
|
239
|
931
|
8
|
70
|
508
|
2
|
204
|
36
|
18
|
|
|
RB17
|
Aaron Jones
|
GB
|
185
|
1018
|
9
|
40
|
220
|
2
|
190
|
35
|
17
|
|
|
High Upside, Lots of Questions Tier
(18-28)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB18
|
Damien Williams
|
KC
|
191
|
766
|
7
|
42
|
270
|
3
|
166
|
30
|
15
|
|
|
RB19
|
Devonta Freeman
|
ATL
|
200
|
865
|
9
|
45
|
285
|
3
|
187
|
31
|
16
|
|
|
RB20
|
Marlon Mack
|
IND
|
198
|
871
|
8
|
25
|
138
|
1
|
155
|
37
|
19
|
|
|
RB21
|
Sony Michel
|
NE
|
193
|
859
|
6
|
41
|
215
|
2
|
153
|
46
|
23
|
|
|
RB22
|
Derrick Henry
|
TEN
|
249
|
1140
|
11
|
27
|
201
|
1
|
203
|
40
|
20
|
|
|
RB23
|
Phillip Lindsay
|
DEN
|
226
|
1221
|
9
|
33
|
169
|
2
|
205
|
50
|
24
|
|
|
RB24
|
Derrius Guice
|
WAS
|
214
|
780
|
13
|
40
|
194
|
1
|
182
|
76
|
33
|
|
|
RB25
|
Tarik Cohen
|
CHI
|
68
|
282
|
2
|
91
|
592
|
3
|
119
|
61
|
27
|
|
|
RB26
|
Mark Ingram
|
BAL
|
154
|
700
|
6
|
32
|
177
|
1
|
126
|
43
|
22
|
|
|
RB27
|
Duke Johnson
|
HOU
|
146
|
629
|
4
|
64
|
413
|
3
|
146
|
108
|
40
|
|
|
RB28
|
Tevin Coleman
|
SF
|
149
|
659
|
6
|
32
|
238
|
3
|
141
|
65
|
28
|
|
|
Low Upside Starters, Good Backups Tier
(29-45)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB29
|
Chris Carson
|
SEA
|
194
|
891
|
7
|
19
|
129
|
1
|
148
|
42
|
21
|
|
|
RB30
|
Kenyan Drake
|
MIA
|
153
|
788
|
4
|
66
|
331
|
2
|
148
|
71
|
30
|
|
|
RB31
|
David Montgomery
|
CHI
|
153
|
536
|
6
|
41
|
212
|
1
|
117
|
53
|
26
|
|
|
RB32
|
Royce Freeman
|
DEN
|
173
|
693
|
7
|
15
|
65
|
1
|
124
|
101
|
37
|
|
|
RB33
|
Nyheim Hines
|
IND
|
85
|
329
|
2
|
76
|
391
|
5
|
114
|
143
|
50
|
|
|
RB34
|
Kalen Ballage
|
MIA
|
162
|
857
|
4
|
49
|
249
|
0
|
137
|
116
|
44
|
|
|
RB35
|
Austin Ekeler
|
LAC
|
87
|
464
|
4
|
52
|
406
|
4
|
132
|
74
|
31
|
|
|
RB36
|
Peyton Barber
|
TB
|
227
|
868
|
5
|
24
|
104
|
1
|
134
|
111
|
41
|
|
|
RB37
|
Dion Lewis
|
TEN
|
131
|
569
|
4
|
62
|
387
|
3
|
138
|
128
|
47
|
|
|
RB38
|
Rashaad Penny
|
SEA
|
122
|
592
|
6
|
36
|
221
|
3
|
135
|
85
|
35
|
|
|
RB39
|
Lamar Miller
|
HOU
|
205
|
888
|
4
|
20
|
117
|
1
|
131
|
69
|
29
|
|
|
RB40
|
LeSean McCoy
|
BUF
|
115
|
520
|
3
|
41
|
239
|
1
|
102
|
102
|
38
|
|
|
RB41
|
Latavius Murray
|
NO
|
141
|
580
|
5
|
33
|
180
|
0
|
108
|
93
|
36
|
|
|
RB42
|
Kareem Hunt
|
CLE
|
106
|
502
|
1
|
54
|
459
|
3
|
120
|
112
|
42
|
|
|
RB43
|
Chris Thompson
|
WAS
|
42
|
208
|
1
|
67
|
413
|
3
|
86
|
169
|
56
|
|
|
RB44
|
Matt Breida
|
SF
|
117
|
579
|
3
|
37
|
246
|
2
|
115
|
122
|
45
|
|
|
RB45
|
Jalen Richard
|
OAK
|
83
|
439
|
3
|
61
|
413
|
3
|
121
|
193
|
63
|
|
|
Young Guns, and a Few Old Hands
(46-59)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB46
|
Miles Sanders
|
PHI
|
102
|
459
|
4
|
20
|
87
|
0
|
84
|
75
|
32
|
|
|
RB47
|
Darrell Henderson
|
LAR
|
52
|
208
|
2
|
27
|
196
|
2
|
66
|
103
|
39
|
|
|
RB48
|
Devin Singletary
|
BUF
|
65
|
254
|
6
|
35
|
165
|
0
|
81
|
145
|
51
|
|
|
RB49
|
Alexander Mattison
|
MIN
|
117
|
432
|
3
|
21
|
116
|
1
|
79
|
170
|
57
|
|
|
RB50
|
Justin Jackson
|
LAC
|
82
|
349
|
4
|
41
|
283
|
2
|
99
|
161
|
52
|
|
|
RB51
|
Ty Johnson
|
DET
|
56
|
233
|
3
|
52
|
371
|
2
|
91
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB52
|
Jamaal Williams
|
GB
|
141
|
525
|
3
|
36
|
220
|
1
|
98
|
218
|
65
|
|
|
RB53
|
Ito Smith
|
ATL
|
118
|
412
|
4
|
29
|
155
|
1
|
87
|
167
|
55
|
|
|
RB54
|
Jordan Howard
|
PHI
|
131
|
567
|
4
|
12
|
63
|
0
|
88
|
84
|
34
|
|
|
RB55
|
Adrian Peterson
|
WAS
|
114
|
537
|
4
|
20
|
117
|
0
|
93
|
133
|
48
|
|
|
RB56
|
Gio Bernard
|
CIN
|
61
|
255
|
3
|
41
|
263
|
2
|
82
|
191
|
62
|
|
|
RB57
|
Jaylen Samuels
|
PIT
|
61
|
259
|
2
|
32
|
206
|
3
|
77
|
126
|
46
|
|
|
RB58
|
C.J. Anderson
|
DET
|
100
|
452
|
3
|
20
|
119
|
1
|
78
|
190
|
61
|
|
|
RB59
|
Tony Pollard
|
DAL
|
41
|
144
|
2
|
31
|
234
|
3
|
69
|
166
|
54
|
|
|
Backups, Handcuffs, and Questions
(60-92)
|
||||||||||||
|
RB60
|
Jerick McKinnon
|
SF
|
74
|
301
|
2
|
21
|
108
|
1
|
56
|
174
|
58
|
|
|
RB61
|
Gus Edwards
|
BAL
|
101
|
520
|
2
|
7
|
39
|
1
|
74
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB62
|
Mike Davis
|
CHI
|
109
|
402
|
3
|
17
|
83
|
0
|
68
|
200
|
64
|
|
|
RB63
|
Chase Edmonds
|
ARI
|
66
|
248
|
2
|
27
|
142
|
0
|
52
|
232
|
66
|
|
|
RB64
|
Dontrell Hilliard
|
CLE
|
51
|
193
|
2
|
19
|
202
|
0
|
51
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB65
|
Ronald Jones II
|
TB
|
69
|
215
|
2
|
20
|
93
|
1
|
49
|
115
|
43
|
|
|
RB66
|
Carlos Hyde
|
KC
|
69
|
275
|
2
|
26
|
103
|
1
|
57
|
134
|
49
|
|
|
RB67
|
Darwin Thompson
|
KC
|
19
|
77
|
2
|
26
|
261
|
1
|
53
|
182
|
60
|
|
|
RB68
|
Theo Riddick
|
DEN
|
28
|
101
|
0
|
31
|
188
|
1
|
39
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB69
|
Malcolm Brown
|
LAR
|
52
|
209
|
3
|
6
|
39
|
0
|
43
|
240
|
68
|
|
|
RB70
|
Justice Hill
|
BAL
|
51
|
195
|
1
|
16
|
75
|
0
|
34
|
175
|
59
|
|
|
RB71
|
Ryquell Armstead
|
JAC
|
40
|
148
|
2
|
23
|
89
|
0
|
38
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB72
|
Elijah McGuire
|
NYJ
|
48
|
158
|
1
|
12
|
80
|
1
|
36
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB73
|
Frank Gore
|
BUF
|
84
|
366
|
2
|
23
|
122
|
1
|
64
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB74
|
Dare Ogunbowale
|
TB
|
42
|
155
|
1
|
38
|
209
|
2
|
54
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB75
|
Jordan Wilkins
|
IND
|
75
|
394
|
1
|
14
|
72
|
0
|
54
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB76
|
Myles Gaskin
|
MIA
|
43
|
138
|
2
|
13
|
53
|
1
|
35
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB77
|
Doug Martin
|
OAK
|
64
|
259
|
2
|
17
|
94
|
0
|
48
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB78
|
Ty Montgomery
|
NYJ
|
59
|
215
|
3
|
27
|
169
|
1
|
62
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB79
|
Damien Harris
|
NE
|
41
|
165
|
2
|
16
|
81
|
1
|
43
|
165
|
53
|
|
|
RB80
|
Kenneth Dixon
|
BAL
|
72
|
331
|
2
|
14
|
64
|
1
|
59
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB81
|
Alfred Blue
|
JAC
|
81
|
290
|
2
|
18
|
98
|
0
|
53
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB82
|
Wayne Gallman
|
NYG
|
68
|
275
|
0
|
28
|
118
|
0
|
44
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB83
|
Darrel Williams
|
KC
|
40
|
151
|
2
|
15
|
115
|
0
|
41
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB84
|
Trayveon Williams
|
CIN
|
50
|
195
|
2
|
16
|
84
|
1
|
46
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB85
|
Rex Burkhead
|
NE
|
52
|
206
|
2
|
16
|
86
|
1
|
47
|
254
|
69
|
|
|
RB86
|
Wendell Smallwood
|
PHI
|
66
|
266
|
2
|
12
|
71
|
0
|
45
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB87
|
T.J. Yeldon
|
BUF
|
74
|
298
|
1
|
23
|
119
|
1
|
51
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB88
|
Brian Hill
|
ATL
|
43
|
268
|
0
|
7
|
79
|
0
|
35
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB89
|
Reggie Bonnafon
|
CAR
|
30
|
104
|
2
|
14
|
91
|
1
|
37
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB90
|
Devontae Booker
|
DEN
|
21
|
81
|
0
|
22
|
134
|
1
|
30
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB91
|
C.J. Prosise
|
SEA
|
22
|
92
|
1
|
17
|
162
|
1
|
37
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
RB92
|
J.D. McKissic
|
SEA
|
46
|
181
|
2
|
17
|
98
|
0
|
40
|
259
|
70
|
|
|
Showed Up in ADP but Not in My Top
7 Tiers
|
||||||||||||
|
RB113
|
D'Onta Foreman
|
IND
|
4
|
15
|
0
|
3
|
13
|
0
|
5
|
237
|
67
|
|
Five Notable Things
There were many more
differences in my running back rankings, but five situations stood out as
really large (but not involving or in the case of one a pair from the same
backfield. We start with the biggest difference of the five Damien Harris. I
don’t dislike Harris as player and genuinely like him as a prospect but he’s at
best third on the depth chart behind vets that have played under Belichick and
most likely fourth heading into the season, plus the Michel injury fuss, that
caused all the Harris speculation, has abated and I think he’s a better dynasty
buy than redraft. Speaking of rookies with roles they haven’t quite claimed, let’s
talk about the Eagles backfield situation. Again, it’s not that I hate Miles
Sanders it’s just that it looks like a split main role with Howard. Sanders is
more talented than Howard, but rookie running backs need to show a propensity
for pass protection and being in the right place and in Philly with a QB that
has had a number of different injuries that’s probably even more of a point of
emphasis than normal. Add in the fact that Pederson loves what Sproles brings to
the offense and a muddy pass game situation in the backfield and we’re looking
at an offense I don’t see being able to handle the two RB3s that ADP has the
Eagles offense supporting. I have one more rookie to talk about and it’s Ty
Johnson on the Lions. Johnson doesn’t have an ADP so it defaults to 70. I tried
to avoid players without ADP but this is a shot for me. I think Johnson is this
year’s Nyheim Hines both role and athleticism (Johnson’s actually bigger). The
Lions released Theo Riddick at the start of camp and Kerryon is going to see more
targets that still leaves 75-90 backfield targets with no major addition to the
receiving corps, a rookie TE, and C.J. Anderson. Someone is going to pick up a lot
of those targets and I believe that person is Ty Johnson. The last player of these
five I’m lower on is Ronald Jones II. It’s as simple as this, barber just keeps
getting work and, much like Chris Carson, I think coaches like the way he gets
downhill and consistently gets 3-5 yards. That and Jones had one of the worst
debuts a running back can have. The upside for Jones is that he gets a new
coaching staff to impress and can put a horrible rookie year behind him. He
seems to be in a battle with Barber in camp, and has been working with the 1s exclusively
in the preseason but I just can’t get 1.9 yards per carry out of my head from his
rookie season. I think my favorite steal in the draft this season is Jalen
Richard. Yes, Jacobs is going to be the lead back, and Oakland re-signed Doug
Martin but Martin clearly wasn’t a part of the teams plans until Crowell went
down while Richard was and should be going forward. To put it another way, I
have him getting 140 rushes+targets and that’s tough to find even at the RB4
range where I have him and even more rare at ADPs RB6.
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