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Giddy up RotoBallers, it's time for Week 3 and to win your matchups. We're here as always to help you set your winning lineups with our updated Week 3 fantasy football running back rankings, as of September 24th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Austin Ekeler, James Conner, Ezekiel Elliott, Rashaad Penny, and Travis Etienne Jr. rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. 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 3 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Josh Jacobs Will Work Out Pregame
- James Conner Trending Towards Playing Sunday
- D'Andre Swift Expected To Play Sunday
- Alvin Kamara Expected To Play Sunday
- J.K. Dobbins To Make Season Debut In Week 3
- Brian Robinson Responding Well To Ramped-Up Drills
- Leonard Fournette Given Questionable Tag
- Brandon Bolden Cleared To Play In Week 3
- Christian McCaffrey Off The Week 3 Injury Report
- Tyrion Davis-Price Out A Few Weeks With Ankle Sprain
Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 3 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football idustry!
Last updated on Sunday 9/25 at 10:00 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 4 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Nick Chubb | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Joe Mixon | RB | 11 |
| 2 | 9 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 18 |
| 2 | 10 | Derrick Henry | RB | 19 |
| 2 | 11 | Javonte Williams | RB | 21 |
| 2 | 12 | Aaron Jones | RB | 23 |
| 2 | 13 | Najee Harris | RB | 24 |
| 2 | 14 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 25 |
| 2 | 15 | James Conner | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 16 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | David Montgomery | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 18 | Miles Sanders | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 19 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 37 |
| 3 | 20 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 39 |
| 3 | 21 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 41 |
| 3 | 22 | AJ Dillon | RB | 43 |
| 3 | 23 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 48 |
| 3 | 24 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 49 |
| 3 | 25 | James Robinson | RB | 55 |
| 3 | 26 | Damien Harris | RB | 59 |
| 4 | 27 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 61 |
| 4 | 28 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 63 |
| 4 | 29 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 64 |
| 4 | 30 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 67 |
| 4 | 31 | Devin Singletary | RB | 74 |
| 4 | 32 | Breece Hall | RB | 77 |
| 4 | 33 | Tony Pollard | RB | 82 |
| 4 | 34 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 83 |
| 4 | 35 | Michael Carter | RB | 87 |
| 5 | 36 | Cam Akers | RB | 92 |
| 5 | 37 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 95 |
| 5 | 38 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 99 |
| 5 | 39 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 100 |
| 5 | 40 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 102 |
| 5 | 41 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 103 |
| 5 | 42 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 108 |
| 6 | 43 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 111 |
| 6 | 44 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 115 |
| 6 | 45 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 126 |
| 6 | 46 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 134 |
| 6 | 47 | Ken Walker III | RB | 135 |
| 6 | 48 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 138 |
| 6 | 49 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 140 |
| 7 | 50 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 154 |
| 7 | 51 | Darrel Williams | RB | 155 |
| 7 | 52 | Zack Moss | RB | 162 |
| 7 | 53 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 164 |
| 7 | 54 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 169 |
| 7 | 55 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 172 |
| 7 | 56 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 176 |
| 7 | 57 | Rachaad White | RB | 182 |
| 8 | 58 | Samaje Perine | RB | 184 |
| 8 | 59 | Boston Scott | RB | 186 |
| 8 | 60 | James Cook | RB | 191 |
| 8 | 61 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 192 |
| 8 | 62 | Mike Strachan | RB | 195 |
| 8 | 63 | Jordan Mason | RB | 202 |
| 8 | 64 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 209 |
| 9 | 65 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 210 |
| 9 | 66 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 212 |
| 9 | 67 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 213 |
| 9 | 68 | Sony Michel | RB | 214 |
| 9 | 69 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 216 |
| 9 | 70 | Matt Breida | RB | 217 |
| 10 | 71 | Mike Davis | RB | 220 |
| 10 | 72 | Marlon Mack | RB | 222 |
| 10 | 73 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 224 |
| 10 | 74 | Travis Homer | RB | 228 |
| 10 | 75 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 229 |
| 10 | 76 | Zamir White | RB | 233 |
| 10 | 77 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 237 |
| 10 | 78 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 244 |
| 10 | 79 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 248 |
| 10 | 80 | Avery Williams | RB | 249 |
| 10 | 81 | Justice Hill | RB | 250 |
| 11 | 82 | Ty Johnson | RB | 260 |
| 11 | 83 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 261 |
| 11 | 84 | Chris Evans | RB | 264 |
| 11 | 85 | Mike Boone | RB | 279 |
| 11 | 86 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 287 |
| 11 | 87 | Jerome Ford | RB | 288 |
| 11 | 88 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 289 |
| 11 | 89 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 291 |
| 11 | 90 | Zander Horvath | RB | 295 |
| 12 | 91 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 297 |
| 12 | 92 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 302 |
| 12 | 93 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 305 |
| 12 | 94 | Justin Jackson | RB | 306 |
| 12 | 95 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 307 |
| 12 | 96 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 309 |
| 12 | 97 | Alec Ingold | RB | 312 |
| 12 | 98 | C.J. Ham | RB | 315 |
| 12 | 99 | Tyler Badie | RB | 319 |
| 12 | 100 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 322 |
| 12 | 101 | Julius Chestnut | RB | 334 |
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