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2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Running Back Rankings: Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, De'Von Achane, Ashton Jeanty, Christian McCaffrey, Bucky Irving

Jahmyr Gibbs - Fantasy Football, Rankings, Draft, Sleeper, DFS, Running Back

RotoBaller's early 2025 fantasy football best ball running back rankings. These pre-NFL Draft RB best ball rankings are for Underdog, DraftKings, NFFC, and more.

Running backs were the stars of the 2024 fantasy football season, and the trend could continue in 2025. With early best ball drafts already taking place, let's waste no time diving into our NFL team's early 2025 fantasy football best ball running back rankings. Nailing your picks at RB is critical for taking home a prize at season's end. Use these early best ball rankings for Underdog, DraftKings, NFFC, FanDuel, and more.

Be sure to check out all of our fantasy football best ball articles. And if you're looking for even more of an edge, check out our Best Ball Draft Kit and Tools including the best ball live draft assistant, best ball mock draft simulator, and best ball draft cheat sheets -- all part of the Best Ball Team Sync platform.

Two of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts -- Phil Clark and Nick Mariano -- have put together their consensus staff rankings, which will be updated regularly through the start of the 2025 fantasy football season. Let's see where Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, De'Von Achane, Ashton Jeanty, Christian McCaffrey, and Bucky Irving stand among other ball carriers for 2025.

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2025 Best Ball Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football

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Tier
RB
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Saquon Barkley RB 1
1 2 Bijan Robinson RB 4
1 3 Jahmyr Gibbs RB 7
1 4 De'Von Achane RB 11
1 5 Breece Hall RB 14
1 6 Chase Brown RB 15
2 7 Christian McCaffrey RB 16
2 8 Josh Jacobs RB 17
2 9 Bucky Irving RB 18
3 10 Ashton Jeanty RB 19
3 11 Kyren Williams RB 21
3 12 Derrick Henry RB 24
3 13 Jonathan Taylor RB 25
3 14 Joe Mixon RB 30
3 15 James Cook RB 31
3 16 Chuba Hubbard RB 35
3 17 James Conner RB 41
4 18 Alvin Kamara RB 42
4 19 David Montgomery RB 43
4 20 Kenneth Walker III RB 45
4 21 Jaylen Warren RB 47
4 22 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 48
5 23 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 58
5 24 Isiah Pacheco RB 61
5 25 Aaron Jones RB 67
5 26 Tony Pollard RB 74
5 27 J.K. Dobbins RB 76
5 28 D'Andre Swift RB 84
5 29 Rico Dowdle RB 87
5 30 Nick Chubb RB 100
5 31 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 106
5 32 Najee Harris RB 107
5 33 Travis Etienne Jr. RB 111
5 34 Tank Bigsby RB 112
5 35 Zach Charbonnet RB 113
6 36 Jaleel McLaughlin RB 115
6 37 Rachaad White RB 119
6 38 Tyjae Spears RB 121
6 39 Blake Corum RB 122
6 40 Austin Ekeler RB 124
6 41 Jerome Ford RB 126
6 42 Javonte Williams RB 129
6 43 Jordan Mason RB 136
6 44 Trey Benson RB 140
6 45 Kareem Hunt RB 145
7 46 Omarion Hampton RB 147
7 47 Audric Estime RB 150
7 48 Tyler Allgeier RB 156
7 49 Antonio Gibson RB 157
7 50 Ray Davis RB 159
7 51 Raheem Mostert RB 168
7 52 Devin Singletary RB 171
7 53 Braelon Allen RB 174
7 54 Khalil Herbert RB 180
7 55 Roschon Johnson RB 182
7 56 MarShawn Lloyd RB 183
7 57 Sincere McCormick RB 184
7 58 Quinshon Judkins RB 186
7 59 Jaylen Wright RB 188
7 60 Kendre Miller RB 189
8 61 Isaac Guerendo RB 197
8 62 Gus Edwards RB 201
8 63 TreVeyon Henderson RB 202
8 64 Kaleb Johnson RB 210
8 65 Kimani Vidal RB 212
8 66 Samaje Perine RB 218
8 67 Justice Hill RB 220
8 68 Trevor Etienne RB 221
8 69 Kenneth Gainwell RB 223
8 70 Dylan Sampson RB 225
8 71 Keaton Mitchell RB 228
8 72 Will Shipley RB 233
8 73 Dylan Laube RB 235
8 74 Dameon Pierce RB 240
9 75 Alexander Mattison RB 241
9 76 Miles Sanders RB 244
9 77 Ameer Abdullah RB 247
9 78 Ollie Gordon II RB 248
9 79 Trey Sermon RB 251
9 80 D'Onta Foreman RB 254
9 81 RJ Harvey RB 257
9 82 Tahj Brooks RB 262
9 83 Damien Martinez RB 265
9 84 Ty Chandler RB 268
9 85 Cam Akers RB 270
9 86 Zack Moss RB 271
9 87 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 275
9 88 Cordarrelle Patterson RB 277
9 89 Rasheen Ali RB 279
10 90 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 282
10 91 Jaydn Ott RB 286
10 92 Jamaal Williams RB 288
10 93 Kalel Mullings RB 290
10 94 Donovan Edwards RB 292
10 95 Carson Steele RB 293
10 96 Jarquez Hunter RB 294
10 97 Raheim Sanders RB 296
10 98 Sean Tucker RB 297
10 99 Zamir White RB 298
10 100 Emanuel Wilson RB 299
10 101 D'Ernest Johnson RB 302
10 102 Jeremy McNichols RB 305
10 103 Isaiah Davis RB 307
10 104 Michael Carter RB 316
10 105 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 317
10 106 Ty Johnson RB 320
10 107 Craig Reynolds RB 322
10 108 Frank Gore Jr. RB 326
10 109 Eric Gray RB 328


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