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The season is flying by as we're already on Week 7 in the NFL season. It's bye-week territory now and injuries are starting to pile up, meaning it's more important than ever to stay on top of news and rankings as we approach game time. See below for our updated Week 7 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 22nd. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, D'Andre Swift, Damien Harris, and Saquon Barkley 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 7 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Isiah Pacheco To Start Over Clyde Edwards-Helaire Sunday
- D'Andre Swift Not Expected To Play In Week 7
- Rashod Bateman Trending Towards Playing In Week 7
- Christian McCaffrey Will Make 49ers Debut On Sunday
- Damien Harris, Jonnu Smith Cleared For Week 7
- Gus Edwards Activated, J.K. Dobbins Heads To Injured Reserve
- Justice Hill Off The Injury Report For Week 7
- Damien Harris Practices In Full Again On Friday
- D'Andre Swift, Josh Reynolds Questionable Against Dallas
- Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines Will Play Against Titans
- J.K. Dobbins To Have Surgery, Miss 4-6 Weeks
- Saquon Barkley Will Play Against Jaguars
- Melvin Gordon III Hard To Trust Against The Jets
- Raheem Mostert Puts In Full Practice
- Christian McCaffrey Has Good Chance To Play In Week 7
- D'Onta Foreman, Chuba Hubbard To Be Involved In Committee?
Week 7 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 7 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 Sunday 10/23 at 9:00 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | Nick Chubb | RB | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | Derrick Henry | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Joe Mixon | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 10 | Breece Hall | RB | 19 |
| 2 | 11 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 20 |
| 2 | 12 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 22 |
| 2 | 13 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 23 |
| 2 | 14 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 26 |
| 2 | 15 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 27 |
| 3 | 16 | Aaron Jones | RB | 29 |
| 3 | 17 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 18 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 19 | Najee Harris | RB | 39 |
| 3 | 20 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 51 |
| 3 | 21 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 53 |
| 3 | 22 | David Montgomery | RB | 57 |
| 3 | 23 | Tony Pollard | RB | 63 |
| 3 | 24 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 64 |
| 3 | 25 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 67 |
| 3 | 26 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 68 |
| 4 | 27 | Damien Harris | RB | 72 |
| 4 | 28 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 73 |
| 4 | 29 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 74 |
| 4 | 30 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 76 |
| 4 | 31 | James Robinson | RB | 77 |
| 4 | 32 | AJ Dillon | RB | 78 |
| 4 | 33 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 86 |
| 4 | 34 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 91 |
| 4 | 35 | Michael Carter | RB | 96 |
| 5 | 36 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 97 |
| 5 | 37 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 105 |
| 5 | 38 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 106 |
| 5 | 39 | Latavius Murray | RB | 110 |
| 5 | 40 | Gus Edwards | RB | 113 |
| 5 | 41 | Sony Michel | RB | 121 |
| 5 | 42 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 123 |
| 6 | 43 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 127 |
| 6 | 44 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 128 |
| 6 | 45 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 130 |
| 6 | 46 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 131 |
| 6 | 47 | Rachaad White | RB | 134 |
| 6 | 48 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 135 |
| 6 | 49 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 137 |
| 7 | 50 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 142 |
| 7 | 51 | Justice Hill | RB | 144 |
| 7 | 52 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 147 |
| 7 | 53 | Samaje Perine | RB | 152 |
| 7 | 54 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 156 |
| 7 | 55 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 164 |
| 7 | 56 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 165 |
| 7 | 57 | Mike Boone | RB | 167 |
| 8 | 58 | Matt Breida | RB | 182 |
| 8 | 59 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 189 |
| 8 | 60 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 190 |
| 8 | 61 | Deon Jackson | RB | 193 |
| 8 | 62 | Avery Williams | RB | 197 |
| 8 | 63 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 201 |
| 8 | 64 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 202 |
| 9 | 65 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 203 |
| 9 | 66 | Chris Evans | RB | 205 |
| 9 | 67 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 209 |
| 9 | 68 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 213 |
| 9 | 69 | Mike Strachan | RB | 216 |
| 9 | 70 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 221 |
| 10 | 71 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 222 |
| 10 | 72 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 229 |
| 10 | 73 | Alec Ingold | RB | 234 |
| 10 | 74 | Mike Davis | RB | 237 |
| 10 | 75 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 238 |
| 10 | 76 | Zander Horvath | RB | 243 |
| 10 | 77 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 244 |
| 10 | 78 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 246 |
| 10 | 79 | Ty Johnson | RB | 247 |
| 10 | 80 | Corey Clement | RB | 250 |
| 10 | 81 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 253 |
| 11 | 82 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 255 |
| 11 | 83 | Zamir White | RB | 257 |
| 11 | 84 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 258 |
| 11 | 85 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 259 |
| 11 | 86 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 262 |
| 11 | 87 | Kevin Harris | RB | 263 |
| 11 | 88 | Jordan Mason | RB | 268 |
| 11 | 89 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 269 |
| 11 | 90 | Keith Smith | RB | 271 |
| 12 | 91 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 274 |
| 12 | 92 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 275 |
| 12 | 93 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 276 |
| 12 | 94 | Derek Watt | RB | 277 |
| 12 | 95 | J.J. Taylor | RB | 278 |
| 12 | 96 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 283 |
| 12 | 97 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 284 |
| 12 | 98 | Michael Burton | RB | 288 |
| 12 | 99 | Adam Prentice | RB | 295 |
| 12 | 100 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 298 |
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