While the quarterback position isn’t likely to make or break your fantasy football draft (and season), selecting the right running back, at the right time, will set you up for the long grind of the season. This year’s running back group feels deeper than recent years, likely the result of ‘specialized’ backs and the rise of the timeshare backfield. While there are more guys that can get you points, there are fewer workhorse backs. Those guys are easy to spot, as they are the ones toward the top of the list:
2016 Rankings: Running Backs | |||
Composite | Rage | Ginger | |
RB1 | David Johnson | 1 | 2 |
RB2 | Adrian Peterson | 4 | 1 |
RB3 | Todd Gurley | 3 | 3 |
RB4 | Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 5 |
RB5 | Le’Veon Bell | 5 | 4 |
RB6 | Lamar Miller | 6 | 8 |
RB7 | Jamaal Charles | 7 | 7 |
RB8 | Doug Martin | 9 | 10 |
RB9 | LeSean McCoy | 8 | 12 |
RB10 | Devonta Freeman | 12 | 9 |
RB11 | Mark Ingram | 10 | 11 |
RB12 | Eddie Lacy | 16 | 6 |
RB13 | C.J. Anderson | 11 | 15 |
RB14 | Thomas Rawls | 13 | 14 |
RB15 | Carlos Hyde | 14 | 13 |
RB16 | Latavius Murray | 17 | 16 |
RB17 | DeMarco Murray | 15 | 20 |
RB18 | Matt Forte | 21 | 17 |
RB19 | Melvin Gordon | 18 | 21 |
RB20 | Dion Lewis | 24 | 19 |
RB21 | Giovani Bernard | 19 | 25 |
RB22 | Duke Johnson | 23 | 22 |
RB23 | Danny Woodhead | 31 | 18 |
RB24 | T.J. Yeldon | 26 | 23 |
RB25 | Jeremy Langford | 20 | 31 |
RB26 | Jeremy Hill | 25 | 30 |
RB27 | Jonathan Stewart | 28 | 28 |
RB28 | Matt Jones | 32 | 24 |
RB29 | Arian Foster | 22 | 36 |
RB30 | Ameer Abdullah | 36 | 26 |
RB31 | Ryan Mathews | 27 | 35 |
RB32 | Rashad Jennings | 33 | 29 |
RB33 | Frank Gore | 29 | 37 |
RB34 | Darren Sproles | 35 | 32 |
RB35 | Chris Ivory | 41 | 27 |
RB36 | Shane Vereen | 34 | 38 |
RB37 | Justin Forsett | 39 | 34 |
RB38 | Jay Ajayi | 44 | 33 |
RB39 | Bilal Powell | 37 | 40 |
RB40 | Charles Sims | 30 | 49 |
RB41 | Theo Riddick | 38 | 41 |
RB42 | DeAngelo Williams | 42 | 39 |
RB43 | Tevin Coleman | 40 | 42 |
RB44 | Isaiah Crowell | 47 | 43 |
RB45 | Jerick McKinnon | 45 | 45 |
RB46 | Javorius Allen | 43 | 50 |
RB47 | Derrick Henry | 51 | 44 |
RB48 | Devontae Booker | 49 | 48 |
RB49 | Kenneth Dixon | 52 | 46 |
RB50 | Spencer Ware | 48 | 51 |
RB51 | DeAndre Washington | 53 | 47 |
RB52 | C.J. Prosise | 46 | 55 |
RB53 | Chris Johnson | 50 | 53 |
RB54 | Darren McFadden | 56 | 52 |
RB55 | Jordan Howard | 54 | 54 |
RB56 | Paul Perkins | 55 | 58 |
RB57 | Wendell Smallwood | 57 | 56 |
RB58 | James Starks | 59 | 57 |
RB59 | LeGarrette Blount | 58 | 60 |
RB60 | James White | 60 | 59 |