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Updated Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings: Brian Robinson, Kenneth Walker, James Robinson, Miles Sanders, Cam Akers

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RotoBaller's updated running back fantasy football rankings for 2022 drafts, as of September 7th. Our half-PPR rankings include RB draft tiers and NFL rookies.

The NFL season is here, but there are still drafts taking place all week long. Below you'll find our updated 2022 fantasy football running back rankings for half-PPR leagues as of September 7th, including recent rankings movers such as Brian Robinson, James Robinson, Miles Sanders, Kenneth Walker, and Cam Akers.

Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Scott Engel and Brandon Murchison. Below you will also see recent fantasy football news and NFL headlines for running backs, which are accounted for within these updated half-PPR draft rankings.

These half-PPR running back rankings are updated constantly - be sure to bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these RB draft rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses draft sleepers, busts, NFL players to target and avoid, NFL rookies in the best landing spots, and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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Updated Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

The rankings table below last updated on September 7th, 2022. You can also find our updated PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankingsDynasty League rankings and 2022 NFL Rookie rankings.

RB Tier RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB 1
1 2 Jonathan Taylor RB 3
1 3 Austin Ekeler RB 6
1 4 Dalvin Cook RB 7
2 5 Saquon Barkley RB 8
2 6 Alvin Kamara RB 9
2 7 Derrick Henry RB 11
2 8 Najee Harris RB 12
2 9 Joe Mixon RB 16
2 10 D'Andre Swift RB 17
2 11 Aaron Jones RB 21
2 12 Leonard Fournette RB 22
2 13 James Conner RB 26
2 14 Javonte Williams RB 28
2 15 Nick Chubb RB 31
3 16 Ezekiel Elliott RB 36
3 17 Elijah Mitchell RB 37
3 18 AJ Dillon RB 41
3 19 Chase Edmonds RB 43
3 20 Travis Etienne Jr. RB 46
3 21 Antonio Gibson RB 55
3 22 David Montgomery RB 56
3 23 Breece Hall RB 57
3 24 Josh Jacobs RB 61
3 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 64
3 26 Rashaad Penny RB 67
4 27 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 69
4 28 Cordarrelle Patterson RB 70
4 29 J.K. Dobbins RB 73
4 30 Tony Pollard RB 74
4 31 Kareem Hunt RB 79
4 32 Dameon Pierce RB 85
4 33 Miles Sanders RB 86
4 34 Devin Singletary RB 89
4 35 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 90
5 36 Cam Akers RB 93
5 37 Damien Harris RB 95
5 38 Melvin Gordon III RB 96
5 39 Alexander Mattison RB 101
5 40 James Robinson RB 109
5 41 Kenneth Gainwell RB 114
5 42 Nyheim Hines RB 118
6 43 James Cook RB 119
6 44 Michael Carter RB 121
6 45 Kenneth Walker RB 125
6 46 Jamaal Williams RB 129
6 47 Rachaad White RB 131
6 48 Raheem Mostert RB 132
6 49 Khalil Herbert RB 139
7 50 J.D. McKissic RB 140
7 51 Zamir White RB 146
7 52 Isaiah Spiller RB 150
7 53 Marlon Mack RB 154
7 54 Mark Ingram II RB 162
7 55 Tyler Allgeier RB 163
7 56 D'Onta Foreman RB 171
7 57 Darrel Williams RB 173
8 58 Eno Benjamin RB 189
8 59 Chris Evans RB 191
8 60 Rex Burkhead RB 192
8 61 Jerick McKinnon RB 201
8 62 Jaylen Warren RB 204
8 63 Trey Sermon RB 206
8 64 Samaje Perine RB 210
9 65 Isaih Pacheco RB 212
9 66 Dontrell Hilliard RB 226
9 67 Mike Davis RB 228
9 68 Ronald Jones II RB 238
9 69 Tyrion Davis-Price RB 243
9 70 Matt Breida RB 246
10 71 Hassan Haskins RB 255
10 72 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 261
10 73 Damien Williams RB 277
10 74 Joshua Kelley RB 280
10 75 D'Ernest Johnson RB 284
10 76 Tyler Badie RB 290
10 77 Boston Scott RB 295
10 78 Chuba Hubbard RB 300
10 79 Zack Moss RB 309
10 80 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 312
10 81 Giovani Bernard RB 317
11 82 Kyren Williams RB 329
11 83 Sony Michel RB 330
11 84 Gus Edwards RB 331
11 85 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 337
11 86 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 338
11 87 Kyle Juszczyk RB 342
11 88 Ty Montgomery RB 344
11 89 Kene Nwangwu RB 346
11 90 DeeJay Dallas RB 349
12 91 Craig Reynolds RB 350
12 92 Justice Hill RB 354
12 93 Jonathan Ward RB 365
12 94 Duke Johnson Jr. RB 366
12 95 Ty Johnson RB 368
12 96 Benny Snell Jr. RB 371
12 97 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB 372
12 98 Jaret Patterson RB 373
12 99 Myles Gaskin RB 375
12 100 Kenyan Drake RB 376
12 101 Brandon Bolden RB 386
12 102 Derrick Gore RB 391
12 103 Ameer Abdullah RB 392
12 104 DeeJay Dallas RB 396
12 105 Ty Chandler RB 398
12 106 Tony Jones Jr. RB 401
12 107 Craig Reynolds RB 402
12 108 Kene Nwangwu RB 403
12 109 Jonathan Ward RB 405
12 110 Jermar Jefferson RB 407
12 111 Tevin Coleman RB 409
13 112 Dare Ogunbowale RB 413
13 113 Patrick Ricard RB 417
13 114 JaMycal Hasty RB 427
13 115 Justice Hill RB 438
13 116 Mike Boone RB 440
13 117 Deon Jackson RB 446
13 118 Kylin Hill RB 447
13 119 Qadree Ollison RB 448
13 120 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB 450
13 121 J.J. Taylor RB 453
13 122 Ryquell Armstead RB 454
13 123 Trayveon Williams RB 455
13 124 Justin Jackson RB 456
13 125 Larry Rountree III RB 470
13 126 La'Mical Perine RB 471
13 127 Justin Jackson RB 456
13 128 Larry Rountree III RB 470
13 129 La'Mical Perine RB 471


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