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Updated Week 6 Running Back Rankings

Our updated Week 6 fantasy football running back rankings for 2020. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his RB ranks.

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 6.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 6 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 6 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 10/18 at 9:00 am ET:

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Ezekiel Elliott RB 1
2 Derrick Henry RB 4
3 Mike Davis RB 7
4 Alexander Mattison RB 8
5 James Robinson RB 9
6 Aaron Jones RB 10
7 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 11
8 Jonathan Taylor RB 13
9 Kareem Hunt RB 16
10 Miles Sanders RB 18
11 James Conner RB 19
12 David Montgomery RB 20
13 Todd Gurley II RB 23
14 Raheem Mostert RB 26
15 Joe Mixon RB 27
16 Ronald Jones II RB 31
17 Antonio Gibson RB 34
18 Myles Gaskin RB 40
19 Devin Singletary RB 43
20 David Johnson RB 45
21 Kenyan Drake RB 49
22 Devonta Freeman RB 60
23 Chase Edmonds RB 62
24 Darrell Henderson RB 63
25 Mark Ingram II RB 67
26 Phillip Lindsay RB 71
27 Adrian Peterson RB 83
28 James White RB 89
29 Nyheim Hines RB 91
30 Damien Harris RB 98
31 Cam Akers RB 99
32 Duke Johnson Jr. RB 107
33 J.K. Dobbins RB 108
34 Frank Gore RB 110
35 Jerick McKinnon RB 113
36 J.D. McKissic RB 117
37 Rex Burkhead RB 121
38 D'Andre Swift RB 123
39 Olamide Zaccheaus RB 124
40 Malcolm Brown RB 128
41 D'Ernest Johnson RB 131
42 Leonard Fournette RB 140
43 Zack Moss RB 142
44 Gus Edwards RB 143
45 Brian Hill RB 145
46 Tony Pollard RB 147
47 Jamaal Williams RB 149
48 Chris Thompson RB 150
49 Lamical Perine RB 151
50 Giovani Bernard RB 153
51 Wayne Gallman RB 164
52 Dion Lewis RB 166
53 Darrel Williams RB 168
54 Matt Breida RB 171
55 Boston Scott RB 174
56 Mike Boone RB 177
57 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 179
58 Ito Smith RB 188
59 Benny Snell Jr. RB 189
60 Royce Freeman RB 191
61 Jordan Wilkins RB 193
62 Kerryon Johnson RB 194
63 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB 195
64 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 197
65 Kyle Juszczyk RB 199
66 Peyton Barber RB 209
67 T.J. Yeldon RB 211
68 Darrynton Evans RB 214
69 Darwin Thompson RB 215
70 Jeremy McNichols RB 216
71 Dontrell Hilliard RB 224
72 Tyler Ervin RB 225
73 Trenton Cannon RB 227
74 Jaylen Samuels RB 232
75 C.J. Ham RB 234
76 AJ Dillon RB 235
77 Ty Johnson RB 236
78 Corey Clement RB 238
79 Dare Ogunbowale RB 242
80 Alex Armah RB 243
81 Jordan Howard RB 244
82 Lynn Bowden Jr. RB 247
83 Ryan Nall RB 248
84 Ameer Abdullah RB 250
85 Ryquell Armstead RB 252
86 JaMycal Hasty RB 255
87 Josh Adams RB 257
88 Patrick Laird RB 258
89 Jason Huntley RB 259
90 DeAndre Washington RB 260
91 Buddy Howell RB 262
92 Eno Benjamin RB 263
93 Andy Janovich RB 265
94 Patrick Ricard RB 267
95 C.J. Prosise RB 268
96 J.J. Taylor RB 270
97 Jakob Johnson RB 272
98 Justice Hill RB 273
99 Qadree Ollison RB 275
100 Trayveon Williams RB 281
101 Trayveon Williams RB 280


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REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Kaleb Johnson

Must Improve His Pass-Blocking
NFL

Eagles-Cowboys To Kick Off 2025 Season
Ryan Blaney

Holds Strong For A Top-Five Finish At Kansas
William Byron

Struggles At Kansas With An Underwhelming Finish
Chase Briscoe

Scores A New Career-Best Cup Finish At Kansas
Denny Hamlin

Mechanical Issues Ruin Denny Hamlin's Promising Kansas Performance
Alex Bowman

Puts Together A Strong Top-Five Finish At Kansas
Ryan Preece

Earns His First Career Top-10 Finish At Kansas
Evan Rodrigues

To Be Evaluated On Monday
Sergei Bobrovsky

Stops Maple Leafs From Scoring In Game 4
Kyle Connor

Ends Mini-Slump On Sunday
Thomas Harley

Collects Two Points Sunday
Mikael Granlund

Registers Two Assists In Sunday's Win
Mikko Rantanen

Continues Scoring Tear In Game 3
Christopher Bell

Finishes Second In Otherwise Subpar Day For Toyota
Chris Buescher

Has Decent Run At Kansas, But Teammates Outperform Him
Josh Berry

Despite Qualifying Error And Speeding Penalty, Josh Berry Finishes Sixth
Joey Logano

Despite Joey Logano's Complacency, Penske Cars Fast Enough For Top-10 Finish
Tyler Reddick

Once Again Inexplicably Mediocre At One Of His Better Tracks
Brad Keselowski

Crashes Out At Kansas But Shows First Hint Of Speed
Jordan Lawlar

Set For Promotion To Majors
Zack Wheeler

Dominates Guardians In Fourth Win
Kyle Schwarber

Cracks Pair Of Dingers
Donovan Mitchell

Doubtful To Return To Game 4
Ronel Blanco

Strikes Out 11
Karl-Anthony Towns

Not On The Injury Report For Game 4
Sam Hauser

Questionable For Game 4
Stephen Curry

Remains Out On Monday, As Expected
Woody Marks

Inks Rookie Deal With Houston
New England Patriots

Isaiah Iton Heading To New England
Tyre Phillips

Signs With Commanders
Jaylon Smith

Raiders Agree To Terms With Jaylon Smith
Hunter Goodman

Nearly Hits For The Cycle
Colorado Rockies

Rockies Fire Bud Black
Jordan Martinook

Available For Game 4
Stuart Skinner

To Start Game 4 On Monday
Mark Stone

Not Ruled Out For Game 4
Sergei Bobrovsky

Looking To Regain Sharpness Sunday
Connor Hellebuyck

Hopes To End Road Woes On Sunday
Colin Blackwell

Enters Stars Lineup Sunday
Zach Eflin

Cleared To Start On Sunday
Kalel Mullings

Kevin Winston Jr. Recovering From Injuries
Trey Sermon

Steelers Sign Trey Sermon To One-Year Deal
Quincy Riley

Recovering From Surgery
Spencer Rattler

Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener Will Compete For Starting QB Job
RJ Harvey

Broncos Involving RJ Harvey In The Passing Game
Luther Burden III

Motivated After Draft Slide
Corey Seager

Not Past His Hamstring Injury
Stephen Kolek

Strikes Out Seven In Complete-Game Shutout
Kyle Larson

Could Embarrass The Field At Kansas
Tyler Reddick

Should Be Fast At Kansas
Denny Hamlin

Has Been Phenomenal At Kansas in Next Gen Car
Brett Baty

Hits A Pair Of Home Runs, Drives In Five In Loss
Ryan Blaney

Expect Ryan Blaney To Obtain Another Quality Kansas Finish
Chris Buescher

May Be One To Watch At Kansas
William Byron

Is Among The Top Favorites To Win At Kansas
NASCAR

Should DFS Players Roster Bubba Wallace At Kansas?
Christopher Bell

Qualifies Third For This Week's Kansas Race
Austin Cindric

May Be A Great And Sneaky DFS Pick For Kansas
Jack Roslovic

Notches Two Points In Game 3 Win
Frederik Andersen

Produces 21-Save Shutout In Game 3 Victory
Evan Bouchard

Collects Two Assists In Losing Effort
Corey Perry

Nets Two Goals In Game 3 Loss
William Karlsson

Extends Point Streak To Three Games
Reilly Smith

Completes Multi-Goal Night With Buzzer-Beating Winner
Mark Stone

Sustains Upper-Body Injury Saturday
Aaron Judge

Blasts Two More Homers
Shea Langeliers

Powers A's Past Yankees With Five RBI
Corey Seager

Tallies Three Extra-Base Hits, Two Homers In Return To Lineup
Jacob deGrom

Records 10 Strikeouts
Jose Altuve

Exits Early On Saturday
Oneil Cruz

Exits With Back Issue
Anthony Stolarz

Progressing But Not Close To Return
Miro Heiskanen

Ruled Out For Game 3 Against Jets
Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Signs Rookies Dylan Sampson, Carson Schwesinger
Blayne Taylor

Signs With Indianapolis
Jauan Jennings

Still Views Himself As The No. 1. Option In San Francisco
Deone Walker

Being Eased Into Rookie Minicamp
Tyler Shough

Now In Line To Start For Saints?
Derek Carr

Announces His Retirement
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Launches Grand Slam, Racks Up Five RBI On Friday
Michael Lorenzen

Dominates Red Sox In Pitcher's Duel
Shohei Ohtani

Smacks Three Extra-Base Hits
Ketel Marte

Homers Twice, Reaches Base Four Times
Jasson Domínguez

Jasson Dominguez Smashes Three Homers On Friday
San Francisco 49ers

49ers Waive Drake Jackson
Andre Dillard

49ers Sign Andre Dillard
Jaylon Smith

Trying Out With Raiders
De'Andre Hunter

Ready To Play Friday
Evan Mobley

Returns Friday
Darius Garland

Officially Available Friday
Sam Hauser

Likely To Remain Out On Saturday
Belal Muhammad

Set For His First Title Defense
Jack Della Maddalena

Has A Chance To Become UFC Champion
Manon Fiorot

Looks To Become The New Champion
Valentina Shevchenko

Set For UFC 315 Co-Main Event
Aiemann Zahabi

Looks For His Sixth Win In A Row
José Aldo

Jose Aldo Set For Featherweight Bout
Natalia Silva

Looks To Extend Her Win Streak
Alexa Grasso

Returns At UFC 315
Kyle Prepolec

Set For UFC 315 Main-Card Opener
Benoît Saint Denis

Benoit Saint Denis Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Stephen Curry

Unsure When He Can Return From Injury
De'Andre Hunter

Iffy For Friday
Evan Mobley

May Miss Another Game
Darius Garland

Questionable For Game 3
Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokic Held In Check Wednesday
Chet Holmgren

Logs Double-Double In Game 2 Win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Leads Thunder To Blowout Win
Derrick White

Close To Another Double-Double In Game 2
Jaylen Brown

Struggles In Second Half Wednesday Night
Josh Hart

Leads All Scorers With 23 Points In Game 2 Against Celtics
Mikal Bridges

Makes Late Impact Again
Karl-Anthony Towns

Turns It Around In Game 2
Jalen Brunson

Leads The Knicks To Another Win
Will Zalatoris

Looking To Find Consistency Heading Into Philadelphia
Justin Rose

In Solid Form Ahead Of Truist Championship
Russell Henley

Looks To Keep Building Momentum At Truist Championship
Brian Harman

In Great Form Heading Into Philadelphia
Corey Conners

Red-Hot Heading Into Truist Championship
Daniel Berger

In Great Form Ahead Of Truist Championship
Sahith Theegala

Struggles Continue Ahead Of Truist Championship
Xander Schauffele

Eyeing Strong Finish At Truist Championship
Collin Morikawa

Poised To Rebound At The Truist Championship
Tony Finau

Trying To Find Form In Philadelphia
Justin Thomas

Looking To Keep Winning Ways Going Art Truist Championship
Maverick McNealy

In Great Form Ahead Of Truist Championship
Michael Kim

Looking To Recapture Elite Form In Philadelphia
Rory McIlroy

The Headlining Favorite At Truist Championship
Tommy Fleetwood

Eyeing First Victory At Truist Championship
Patrick Cantlay

Looking To Stay Hot In Philadelphia
Andrew Novak

Looking To Keep Hot Stretch Of Play Going In Philadelphia
Shane Lowry

Still Having An Amazing Season Ahead Of Truist Championship
Stephan Jaeger

Trying For Top-10 Result In Philadelphia
Aaron Rai

Heads To Philadelphia Playing Well
Lucas Glover

Hot And Cold Heading To Truist Championship
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