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Updated Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings, as of September 9th. Set winning lineups with our Week 1 rankings for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.
Hey there RotoBallers! Welcome back to more fantasy football positional rankings. Today we will go over our NFL team's updated Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings as of September 9th. Let's see where key players such as Jamaal Williams, Raheem Mostert, Javonte Williams, Aaron Jones, Deon Jackson, Brian Robinson Jr., Alexander Mattison, Jaleel McLaughlin, and D'Andre Swift rank for Week 1.
Our running back fantasy football rankings for Week 1 are put together by Nick Mariano. 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 1 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- De'Von Achane Not Expected To Play Sunday
- Rhamondre Stevenson Likely To Suit Up On Sunday
- Kenneth Walker III Cleared To Play Sunday
- Jonathan Taylor Trade Talks To Continue, Has "Slim" Chance Of Returning To Colts
- Zack Moss Is Doubtful For Week 1
- Myles Gaskin Returns To Vikings
- Zach Charbonnet Third On Seahawks Depth Chart
- Breece Hall Limited In Practice Friday
- Kendre Miller Does Not Practice Friday, Questionable For Week 1
- Brian Robinson Jr. Could Have Larger Workload Against Arizona
- Tony Pollard Set For A Big Week 1
- Jaleel McLaughlin To Have Significant Role
Week 1 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Top-75
Be sure to also check out our Week 1 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings
Last updated on Sunday 9/10 at 10:00 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 7 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 9 | Tony Pollard | RB | 9 |
| 1 | 10 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 10 |
| 1 | 11 | Nick Chubb | RB | 11 |
| 2 | 12 | Derrick Henry | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 14 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 18 | Joe Mixon | RB | 18 |
| 3 | 21 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 21 |
| 3 | 23 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 25 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 25 |
| 3 | 29 | Aaron Jones | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 32 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 31 |
| 3 | 33 | Rachaad White | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 34 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 35 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 34 |
| 4 | 37 | Najee Harris | RB | 36 |
| 4 | 45 | Cam Akers | RB | 44 |
| 4 | 50 | David Montgomery | RB | 49 |
| 4 | 51 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 50 |
| 4 | 52 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 51 |
| 5 | 54 | Miles Sanders | RB | 53 |
| 5 | 55 | James Cook | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 56 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 55 |
| 5 | 57 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 56 |
| 5 | 61 | James Conner | RB | 60 |
| 5 | 62 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 61 |
| 5 | 63 | Javonte Williams | RB | 62 |
| 5 | 67 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 66 |
| 6 | 69 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 68 |
| 6 | 71 | Breece Hall | RB | 70 |
| 6 | 73 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 72 |
| 6 | 78 | AJ Dillon | RB | 77 |
| 7 | 90 | Deon Jackson | RB | 89 |
| 7 | 91 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 90 |
| 8 | 92 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 91 |
| 8 | 102 | Samaje Perine | RB | 101 |
| 8 | 105 | Damien Harris | RB | 104 |
| 8 | 115 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 114 |
| 8 | 127 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 127 |
| 8 | 129 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 132 |
| 8 | 133 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 133 |
| 9 | 135 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 138 |
| 9 | 140 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 142 |
| 9 | 144 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 146 |
| 9 | 148 | Devin Singletary | RB | 157 |
| 9 | 159 | Gus Edwards | RB | 158 |
| 9 | 160 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 159 |
| 10 | 161 | Evan Hull | RB | 164 |
| 10 | 166 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 166 |
| 10 | 168 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 171 |
| 10 | 173 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 174 |
| 11 | 176 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 177 |
| 11 | 179 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 179 |
| 11 | 181 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 183 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 186 |
| 11 | 188 | Ty Chandler | RB | 189 |
| 11 | 191 | Kendre Miller | RB | 190 |
| 12 | 192 | Kyren Williams | RB | 191 |
| 12 | 193 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 199 |
| 12 | 201 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 200 |
| 12 | 202 | Jerome Ford | RB | 201 |
| 13 | 203 | Sean Tucker | RB | 204 |
| 13 | 207 | Zamir White | RB | 208 |
| 13 | 211 | Michael Carter | RB | 213 |
| 13 | 216 | Chris Evans | RB | 215 |
| 13 | 218 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 217 |
| 13 | 220 | Latavius Murray | RB | 224 |
| 13 | 227 | Matt Breida | RB | 226 |
| 13 | 229 | Chase Brown | RB | 229 |
| 14 | 232 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 230 |
| 14 | 233 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 231 |
| 15 | 234 | Israel Abanikanda | RB | 234 |
| 15 | 237 | Boston Scott | RB | 236 |
| 15 | 239 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 239 |
| 15 | 242 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 240 |
| 15 | 243 | Malik Davis | RB | 242 |
| 15 | 245 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 247 |
| 15 | 250 | Justice Hill | RB | 252 |
| 15 | 255 | Zach Evans | RB | 255 |
| 15 | 258 | Jordan Mason | RB | 258 |
| 15 | 261 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 261 |
| 15 | 264 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 263 |
| 15 | 266 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 266 |
| 15 | 269 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 267 |
| 15 | 270 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 272 |
| 15 | 275 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 273 |
| 15 | 276 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 277 |
| 15 | 280 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 282 |
| 15 | 285 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 288 |
| 15 | 291 | Eric Gray | RB | 292 |
| 15 | 295 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 293 |
| 15 | 296 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 295 |
| 15 | 298 | Kenny McIntosh | RB | 299 |
| 16 | 302 | DeWayne McBride | RB | 312 |
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