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Updated Week 12 Running Back Rankings

Christian McCaffrey - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News

Our updated Week 12 fantasy football running back rankings. Set your winning lineups with our Week 12 RB rankings for fantasy football and the 2021 NFL season.

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 12 of the fantasy football season. Time is flying by, and it's crunch time for many fantasy managers -- but as always we're here to help you win. Below you will find our updated Week 12 fantasy football running back rankings and injury updates.

As a quick intro for anyone who is not familiar, the below weekly fantasy football rankings for RBs are put together as a consensus of three of our lead analysts - Nick MarianoPierre Camus and Brandon Murchison. Their running back rankings are always updated, so be sure to check back throughout the week always.

In addition to these running back rankings, we also put together a quick-hit list of fantasy football injuries. These are important factors for analyzing the Week 12 fantasy football rankings for running backs and setting your optional lineups.

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

 

Week 12 Injury Updates

 

Week 12 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 12 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 11/28 at 10:30 am ET:

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Christian McCaffrey RB 1
2 Jonathan Taylor RB 2
3 Dalvin Cook RB 5
4 Austin Ekeler RB 6
5 D'Andre Swift RB 9
6 Ezekiel Elliott RB 10
7 Najee Harris RB 12
8 Joe Mixon RB 13
9 Nick Chubb RB 17
10 David Montgomery RB 18
11 James Robinson RB 21
12 Saquon Barkley RB 24
13 Elijah Mitchell RB 33
14 Antonio Gibson RB 35
15 Leonard Fournette RB 36
16 Kareem Hunt RB 43
17 Melvin Gordon III RB 45
18 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 46
19 AJ Dillon RB 47
20 Miles Sanders RB 49
21 Josh Jacobs RB 51
22 Javonte Williams RB 54
23 Aaron Jones RB 55
24 Damien Harris RB 59
25 Devonta Freeman RB 61
26 Myles Gaskin RB 68
27 Ty Johnson RB 71
28 Tony Pollard RB 73
29 Alex Collins RB 82
30 Tony Jones Jr. RB 84
31 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 91
32 Rex Burkhead RB 96
33 Matt Breida RB 104
34 D'Onta Foreman RB 105
35 J.D. McKissic RB 107
36 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 114
37 David Johnson RB 115
38 Latavius Murray RB 116
39 Tevin Coleman RB 117
40 Kenyan Drake RB 121
41 Zack Moss RB 122
42 Jamaal Williams RB 125
43 Dontrell Hilliard RB 127
44 Boston Scott RB 129
45 Devin Singletary RB 132
46 Nyheim Hines RB 136
47 Mike Davis RB 142
48 Qadree Ollison RB 143
49 Brandon Bolden RB 149
50 Samaje Perine RB 157
51 D'Ernest Johnson RB 164
52 Devontae Booker RB 168
53 Alexander Mattison RB 171
54 DeeJay Dallas RB 174
55 Giovani Bernard RB 175
56 Chuba Hubbard RB 176
57 Ronald Jones II RB 177
58 Jeremy McNichols RB 179
59 Sony Michel RB 180
60 Carlos Hyde RB 183
61 Jaret Patterson RB 187
62 Trey Sermon RB 188
63 Travis Homer RB 196
64 Khalil Herbert RB 198
65 Larry Rountree III RB 205
66 Kenneth Gainwell RB 209
67 Kyle Juszczyk RB 212
68 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB 214
69 Chris Evans RB 218
70 Benny Snell Jr. RB 221
71 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB 229
72 Ty Montgomery RB 232
73 Justin Jackson RB 233
74 Duke Johnson Jr. RB 234
75 Rashaad Penny RB 235
76 Jalen Richard RB 239
77 Ameer Abdullah RB 241
78 La'Mical Perine RB 242
79 Kalen Ballage RB 245
80 Dwayne Washington RB 247
81 Royce Freeman RB 248
82 Joshua Kelley RB 251
83 Corey Clement RB 252
84 Godwin Igwebuike RB 253
85 Patrick Laird RB 254
86 Dare Ogunbowale RB 256
87 Elijhaa Penny RB 257
88 Salvon Ahmed RB 259
89 C.J. Ham RB 260
90 Jermar Jefferson RB 262
91 Keith Smith RB 268
92 Marlon Mack RB 280
93 Ty'Son Williams RB 282
94 Peyton Barber RB 291
95 Alex Armah Jr. RB 296
96 J.J. Taylor RB 299
97 Brian Hill RB 296
98 Royce Freeman RB 299
99 DeeJay Dallas RB 301


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