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Early Week 3 Half-PPR Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jerome Ford, Matt Breida, Kareem Hunt, Kyren Williams, more

Jerome Ford - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 3 fantasy football running back rankings for half-PPR scoring, as of September 21, 2023. Set winning lineups with our Week 3 ranks for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Thursday is here, and we are back with more rankings. Today, we will look at our Week 3 half-PPR running rankings for fantasy football as of September 21st. Injuries are piling up as Cleveland Browns star running back Nick Chubb (knee) has been ruled out for the season. Our goal, as always, is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players such as Jerome Ford, Kyren Williams, Matt Breida, Tony Jones Jr., Craig Reynolds, Zack Moss, and Jaylen Warren rank, among others.

Our half-PPR fantasy football rankings 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.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these half-PPR rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups, 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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Week 3 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries

  • Nick Chubb Could Undergo Two Knee Surgeries
  • Kendre Miller Expected To Be "Full Go" In Practice This Week
  • Saquon Barkley Listed As DNP Tuesday
  • Jamaal Williams Will Need "Some Time" To Recover From Hamstring Injury
  • Kareem Hunt Signs With The Browns
  • Matt Breida Could Be Looking At Lead Role
  • Several Teams Checking In On Cam Akers
  • Browns Looking To Add Running Back Behind Jerome Ford

 

Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Half-PPR Rankings

You can also check out our Week 3 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).

Last updated on Thursday 9/21:

RB
Tier
RB
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB 1
1 2 Tony Pollard RB 4
1 3 Bijan Robinson RB 5
1 4 Travis Etienne Jr. RB 8
1 5 Kenneth Walker III RB 11
1 6 Derrick Henry RB 12
2 7 Josh Jacobs RB 18
2 8 Jahmyr Gibbs RB 21
2 9 Kyren Williams RB 22
3 10 James Cook RB 24
3 11 Joe Mixon RB 25
3 12 D'Andre Swift RB 26
3 13 Raheem Mostert RB 27
3 14 Aaron Jones RB 30
3 15 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 31
3 16 Miles Sanders RB 32
3 17 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 35
4 18 Najee Harris RB 43
4 19 Breece Hall RB 44
4 20 Rachaad White RB 45
4 21 Joshua Kelley RB 47
4 22 Gus Edwards RB 49
5 23 Alexander Mattison RB 50
5 24 James Conner RB 54
5 25 Isiah Pacheco RB 56
5 26 Zack Moss RB 58
5 27 Javonte Williams RB 61
5 28 Dameon Pierce RB 62
5 29 Jerome Ford RB 65
5 30 Tyler Allgeier RB 67
6 31 Justice Hill RB 82
6 32 AJ Dillon RB 84
6 33 Roschon Johnson RB 85
6 34 Matt Breida RB 86
7 35 Khalil Herbert RB 87
7 36 Dalvin Cook RB 101
8 37 Jaylen Warren RB 102
8 38 Samaje Perine RB 112
8 39 Tyjae Spears RB 123
8 40 Kenneth Gainwell RB 126
8 41 Tony Jones Jr. RB 128
8 42 Craig Reynolds RB 129
8 43 Antonio Gibson RB 143
9 44 Chuba Hubbard RB 146
9 45 Jerick McKinnon RB 148
9 46 Kendre Miller RB 149
9 47 Tank Bigsby RB 154
9 48 Elijah Mitchell RB 155
9 49 Ezekiel Elliott RB 157
10 50 Zach Charbonnet RB 164
10 51 Latavius Murray RB 167
10 52 Damien Harris RB 173
10 53 Kareem Hunt RB 174
11 54 Devin Singletary RB 178
11 55 Rico Dowdle RB 182
11 56 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 183
11 57 De'Von Achane RB 188
11 58 Sean Tucker RB 190
11 59 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 193
12 60 Ty Chandler RB 195
12 61 Melvin Gordon III RB 198
12 62 Michael Carter RB 199
12 63 Zamir White RB 200
13 64 Deon Jackson RB 204
13 65 Cam Akers RB 206
13 66 Zonovan Knight RB 209
13 67 DeeJay Dallas RB 210
13 68 Gary Brightwell RB 212
13 69 Salvon Ahmed RB 213
13 70 Ronnie Rivers RB 214
13 71 Deuce Vaughn RB 215
14 72 Boston Scott RB 217
14 73 Trayveon Williams RB 227
15 74 Eric Gray RB 228
15 75 Isaiah Spiller RB 239
15 76 Keaontay Ingram RB 240
15 77 Elijah Dotson RB 247
15 78 Jaleel McLaughlin RB 248
15 79 Emanuel Wilson RB 253
15 80 Rashaad Penny RB 255
15 81 Zach Evans RB 263
15 82 D'Ernest Johnson RB 271
15 83 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB 276
15 84 Chase Brown RB 279
15 85 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 284
15 86 Myles Gaskin RB 286
15 87 Kyle Juszczyk RB 287
15 88 Ameer Abdullah RB 289
15 89 David Montgomery RB 292
15 90 Dare Ogunbowale RB 295
15 91 Emari Demercado RB 296
15 92 Kenyan Drake RB 297
15 93 Ty Montgomery II RB 299
15 94 Jordan Mason RB 300
15 95 Raheem Blackshear RB 302
16 96 Deneric Prince RB 305
16 97 Adam Prentice RB 307
16 98 Tyrion Davis-Price RB 308
16 99 Reggie Gilliam RB/TE 309
16 100 DeWayne McBride RB 311


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