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Early Week 6 fantasy football running back rankings as of October 12, 2022. Set your winning lineups with our Week 6 NFL rankings for fantasy football.
Running back is always a scarce position in fantasy football with up and down performances, especially when injuries start to hit and bye weeks too. So we're here as always to help with start-or-sit decisions with our updated Week 6 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 12th. We're now fully into the thick of fantasy football season, and playing the right guy at running back has never been more important. With injuries and role changes shaking up this position, it's important to see where running backs like Rhamondre Stevenson, Kenneth Walker, Breece Hall, and Eno Benjamin 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 6 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
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- Damien Harris Likely To Miss Multiple Games
- Darrel Williams Ruled Out For Week 6
- Rashaad Penny's Season Is Over
- Ty Montgomery Unlikely To Return For Week 6
- James Conner's Injury Believed To Be Minor
Week 6 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 6 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 industry!
Last updated on Wednesday October 12th at 1:15 p.m. ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Chubb | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 4 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 7 |
| 2 | 5 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 11 |
| 2 | 8 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 9 | Aaron Jones | RB | 13 |
| 2 | 10 | Joe Mixon | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 12 | Miles Sanders | RB | 19 |
| 2 | 13 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 23 |
| 2 | 14 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 25 |
| 2 | 15 | Ken Walker III | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 16 | Breece Hall | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 17 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 18 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 19 | David Montgomery | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 20 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 37 |
| 3 | 21 | James Robinson | RB | 43 |
| 3 | 22 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 47 |
| 3 | 23 | Najee Harris | RB | 50 |
| 3 | 24 | Devin Singletary | RB | 51 |
| 3 | 25 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 53 |
| 3 | 26 | AJ Dillon | RB | 55 |
| 4 | 27 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 59 |
| 4 | 28 | Tony Pollard | RB | 60 |
| 4 | 29 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 68 |
| 4 | 30 | James Conner | RB | 69 |
| 4 | 31 | Cam Akers | RB | 77 |
| 4 | 32 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 80 |
| 4 | 33 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 83 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael Carter | RB | 86 |
| 4 | 35 | Mike Boone | RB | 92 |
| 5 | 36 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 98 |
| 5 | 37 | Rachaad White | RB | 100 |
| 5 | 38 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 107 |
| 5 | 39 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 109 |
| 5 | 40 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 113 |
| 5 | 41 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 114 |
| 5 | 42 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 119 |
| 6 | 43 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 120 |
| 6 | 44 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 125 |
| 6 | 45 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 127 |
| 6 | 46 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 132 |
| 6 | 47 | Samaje Perine | RB | 137 |
| 6 | 48 | James Cook | RB | 144 |
| 6 | 49 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 146 |
| 7 | 50 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 147 |
| 7 | 51 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 148 |
| 7 | 52 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 149 |
| 7 | 53 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 150 |
| 7 | 54 | Deon Jackson | RB | 151 |
| 7 | 55 | Avery Williams | RB | 153 |
| 7 | 56 | Zack Moss | RB | 157 |
| 7 | 57 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 164 |
| 8 | 58 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 172 |
| 8 | 59 | Latavius Murray | RB | 180 |
| 8 | 60 | Mike Davis | RB | 188 |
| 8 | 61 | Matt Breida | RB | 191 |
| 8 | 62 | Sony Michel | RB | 196 |
| 8 | 63 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 198 |
| 8 | 64 | Mike Strachan | RB | 203 |
| 9 | 65 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 204 |
| 9 | 66 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 205 |
| 9 | 67 | Jordan Mason | RB | 207 |
| 9 | 68 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 217 |
| 9 | 69 | Chris Evans | RB | 221 |
| 9 | 70 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 222 |
| 10 | 71 | Darrel Williams | RB | 227 |
| 10 | 72 | Zander Horvath | RB | 229 |
| 10 | 73 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 230 |
| 10 | 74 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 231 |
| 10 | 75 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 235 |
| 10 | 76 | Boston Scott | RB | 237 |
| 10 | 77 | Trey Sermon | RB | 238 |
| 10 | 78 | C.J. Ham | RB | 239 |
| 10 | 79 | Alec Ingold | RB | 240 |
| 10 | 80 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 241 |
| 10 | 81 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 242 |
| 11 | 82 | Marlon Mack | RB | 243 |
| 11 | 83 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 244 |
| 11 | 84 | Ty Johnson | RB | 245 |
| 11 | 85 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 246 |
| 11 | 86 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 247 |
| 11 | 87 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 248 |
| 11 | 88 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 250 |
| 11 | 89 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | 251 |
| 11 | 90 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 252 |
| 12 | 91 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 253 |
| 12 | 92 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 254 |
| 12 | 93 | Michael Burton | RB | 255 |
| 12 | 94 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 256 |
| 12 | 95 | Keith Smith | RB | 257 |
| 12 | 96 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 258 |
| 12 | 97 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 259 |
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