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Updated Week 18 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Austin Ekeler, Aaron Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, James Conner, Nick Chubb

Our updated Week 18 fantasy football running back rankings. Set your winning lineups with our Week 18 RB rankings for fantasy football and the 2021 NFL season.

The NFL season has reached Week 18 -- for those in season-long fantasy football leagues that are still going, or those playing DFS, we are here to help. As always, below you'll find our updated Week 18 fantasy football running back rankings. Let's take a look at where some key running backs like Austin Ekeler, Aaron Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, James Conner and Nick Chubb rank, among others.

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 many key injuries and COVID-19 situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Before we get to these updated RB rankings, below you will also find a running list of relevant running back injuries for Week 18. Be sure to check back for updates as news continues to roll in. Good luck!

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!

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

 

Week 18 Injury Updates for Fantasy Football

 

Week 18 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

Be sure to also check out our Week 18 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings.

Last updated on Sunday 1/9 at 12:00 pm ET:

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Jonathan Taylor RB 2
2 Austin Ekeler RB 3
3 Alvin Kamara RB 5
4 Najee Harris RB 10
5 David Montgomery RB 11
6 Nick Chubb RB 15
7 Dalvin Cook RB 18
8 Josh Jacobs RB 21
9 Elijah Mitchell RB 22
10 Devin Singletary RB 23
11 Darrel Williams RB 31
12 Rashaad Penny RB 32
13 D'Onta Foreman RB 35
14 Sony Michel RB 36
15 AJ Dillon RB 37
16 Damien Harris RB 44
17 D'Andre Swift RB 48
18 Ezekiel Elliott RB 49
19 Antonio Gibson RB 51
20 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 53
21 Kenneth Gainwell RB 59
22 Saquon Barkley RB 63
23 Javonte Williams RB 66
24 James Conner RB 67
25 Melvin Gordon III RB 73
26 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 76
27 Devonta Freeman RB 77
28 Duke Johnson Jr. RB 82
29 Jaret Patterson RB 83
30 Dare Ogunbowale RB 91
31 Rex Burkhead RB 98
32 Jamaal Williams RB 102
33 Chuba Hubbard RB 108
34 Mike Davis RB 110
35 Samaje Perine RB 116
36 Devontae Booker RB 118
37 Ty Johnson RB 122
38 Nyheim Hines RB 126
39 Latavius Murray RB 129
40 Dontrell Hilliard RB 133
41 Tevin Coleman RB 135
42 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 136
43 Austin Walter RB 137
44 Derrick Gore RB 139
45 Michael Carter RB 144
46 Alexander Mattison RB 145
47 Le'Veon Bell RB 146
48 Mark Ingram II RB 148
49 Chris Evans RB 150
50 Justin Jackson RB 154
51 Ameer Abdullah RB 159
52 Phillip Lindsay RB 160
53 Jeremy McNichols RB 162
54 Cam Akers RB 168
55 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB 172
56 Jonathan Williams RB 177
57 Zack Moss RB 179
58 Peyton Barber RB 185
59 Myles Gaskin RB 194
60 DeeJay Dallas RB 199
61 D'Ernest Johnson RB 204
62 Corey Clement RB 206
63 Khalil Herbert RB 207
64 Brandon Bolden RB 209
65 Eno Benjamin RB 210
66 JaMycal Hasty RB 221
67 Craig Reynolds RB 222
68 Kyle Juszczyk RB 224
69 Royce Freeman RB 226
70 Ryquell Armstead RB 227
71 David Johnson RB 228
72 Michael Burton RB 229
73 Damien Williams RB 231
74 Joshua Kelley RB 232
75 Kene Nwangwu RB 234
76 Wendell Smallwood RB 235
77 Benny Snell Jr. RB 237
78 Reggie Bonnafon RB 238
79 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB 239
80 Jalen Richard RB 240
81 Travis Homer RB 241
82 Tony Jones Jr. RB 243
83 Ty Montgomery RB 247
84 Jake Funk RB 248
85 Keith Smith RB 250
86 Godwin Igwebuike RB 251
87 Elijhaa Penny RB 252
88 Kerrith Whyte Jr. RB 254
89 Deon Jackson RB 255
90 Jakob Johnson RB 256
91 Nathan Cottrell RB 267



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Pete Crow-Armstrong

Locks Up 30-30 Season
Giancarlo Stanton

Crushes Two Homers in Five-RBI Night
Josh Naylor

Exits With Apparent Injury on Friday
Brett Baty

May Have Season-Ending Oblique Injury
Yordan Alvarez

Done for Regular Season
J.J. McCarthy

Could Practice Next Week
Max Muncy

Absent Due to Leg Injury
Brandon Clarke

Bad News Continues: Grizzlies Lose Brandon Clarke to Knee Surgery
Zach Edey

Expected Back in December After Ankle Surgery
Jaren Jackson Jr.

Grizzlies Star Jaren Jackson Jr. To Miss Start of Season
Trevor Megill

Likely to Return on Sunday
Fernando Tatis Jr.

Back in Padres Lineup on Friday
CFB

Caden Durham Doubtful for Saturday at Mississippi
Xavier Worthy

Cleared for Week 4
UTA

Connor Ingram Clears Waivers
Mattias Samuelsson

Battling Upper-Body Injury
Alex Tuch

Ready for Action on Saturday
PIT

Joel Blomqvist Out Four Weeks
Jauan Jennings

Officially Questionable to Face the Jaguars
Nils Hoglander

Considered Week-to-Week
Brock Purdy

Will Start on Sunday Against Jaguars
Artemi Panarin

Cleared for Contact
Aleksander Barkov

Could Miss Entire Season After Knee Surgery
Trea Turner

Could Return on Sunday
Jackson Holliday

Back in Action on Friday
Dominick Reyes

Looks For His Fourth Consecutive Win
Carlos Ulberg

Set For UFC Perth Main Event
Jaylen Warren

Expected to Play on Sunday
Ivan Erslan

Looks For His First UFC Win
Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Questionable for Week 4
Jimmy Crute

A Favorite At UFC Perth
Jack Jenkins

Aims To Get Back In The Win Column
Ramon Taveras

An Underdog At UFC Perth
D'Andre Swift

Officially Questionable to Play in Week 4
Neil Magny

Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Jake Matthews

Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Scoot Henderson

Hamstring Tear Will Keep him Out for Up to Two Months
Louie Sutherland

Set For His UFC Debut
Jonathan Aranda

Activated From Injured List on Friday
Davante Adams

Questionable, Rams Optimistic About Week 4 Status
Justin Tafa

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Xavier Worthy

Expected to Return on Sunday
Charlie Campbell

Looks To Remain Undefeated In The UFC
Tom Nolan

Set To Open Up UFC Perth Main Card
Baker Mayfield

Trending in the Right Direction Despite Questionable Tag
Tetairoa McMillan

Questionable for Week 4
Andre Drummond

Says He's at 100 Percent
Paul George

May Miss Part of Training Camp
LeBron James

Lakers Would Love for LeBron James to Retire in LA
Jaylen Warren

Questionable for Week 4
Joel Embiid

"Taking it Day by Day," Says he Feels Pretty Good
Chuba Hubbard

Questionable for Week 4
Terry McLaurin

Considered "Week-to-Week," Ruled Out Against Falcons
Jayden Daniels

Ruled Out for Week 4
Chris Godwin

Considered Questionable for Week 4
Kyle Tucker

Returning on Friday
Terry McLaurin

Misses Another Practice, Unlikely to Play on Sunday
Nick Bosa

to Undergo ACL Surgery on Friday
Oronde Gadsden

Could Again See Playing-Time Spike
Parker Washington

Emerging as a Featured Piece in Jacksonville?
Jalen Tolbert

in Line for a Larger Role in Dallas?
Walker Kessler

Jazz Discontinue Extension Talks Ahead of Season
Tyler Kleven

Traveling With Senators
John Klingberg

Doubtful for Friday's Action
Kaiden Guhle

Out Day-to-Day
Noah Dobson

Day-to-Day With Groin Injury
Ryan Lindgren

Back at Practice
Andrei Vasilevskiy

to Return to Practice Monday
Nick Kurtz

Goes Yard Twice on Thursday
Framber Valdez

Punches Out 10 in Win
Indiana Pacers

Pacers Decide Against Signing Monte Morris
Los Angeles Lakers

Lakers Sign JJ Redick to Extension
Charlotte Hornets

Hornets Waive Nick Smith Jr.
Jared McCain

Sustains Thumb Injury
Pyotr Kochetkov

Misses Thursday's Practice
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Practices on Thursday
Anthony Duclair

Day-to-Day With Upper-Body Injury
Kaapo Kakko

to See Specialist on Friday
Chandler Stephenson

Listed as Day-to-Day
Aleksander Barkov

Injures Right Leg in Practice
Jamie Benn

to Miss Four Weeks With Collapsed Lung
Yandy Díaz

Yandy Diaz Day-to-Day After Leaving Early With Groin Injury
Nick Lodolo

has Career Day, Leaves Early With Groin Injury
Bryce Harper

Back From Illness on Thursday
Bilal Coulibaly

Will Sit Out Training Camp
Alexandre Sarr

to Miss Start of Training Camp
Nicolas Claxton

Ready for Training Camp
Jalen Suggs

"Feeling Good" Ahead of Training Camp
Malcolm Brogdon

to Have "Key Bench Role" in New York
Precious Achiuwa

Returns to Heat
Viktor Hovland

Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
Tommy Fleetwood

Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
Oneil Cruz

Exits With Ankle Injury on Wednesday
Luis Garcia

to Undergo Elbow Surgery, Miss 2026 Season
Ramón Laureano

Ramon Laureano Fractures Finger, Out Through First Round of Playoffs
Daniel Palencia

Activated From 15-Day Injured List
Vasily Podkolzin

Takes Leave of Absence
Scottie Scheffler

Representing Team USA at the Ryder Cup
CFB

Horatio Fields to Undergo Surgery on Broken Foot
CFB

Ole Miss To Start Trinidad Chambliss Against LSU
Sam Burns

Representing Team USA at the Ryder Cup
Matt Fitzpatrick

Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
Bryson DeChambeau

Representing Team USA at the Ryder Cup
Jordan Hawkins

Fully Healthy for 2025-26 Campaign
Shane Lowry

Representing Team Europe at Ryder Cup
Saddiq Bey

Good to Go for the Season
Russell Henley

Representing Team USA at Ryder Cup
Robert MacIntyre

Robert Macintyre Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
Patrick Cantlay

Representing Team USA at the Ryder Cup
Justin Rose

Representing Team Europe at the Ryder Cup
Harris English

Representing Team USA at the Ryder Cup
CFB

DJ Lagway Spotted in Walking Boot
Xander Schauffele

Representing Team USA at Ryder Cup
Tyrrell Hatton

Representing Team Europe at Ryder Cup
Rory McIlroy

Representing Team Europe at Ryder Cup
Ludvig Aberg

Representing Team Europe at Ryder Cup
Jon Rahm

Representing Team Europe at Ryder Cup
Cameron Young

Representing Team USA at Ryder Cup
CFB

John Mateer to Undergo Thumb Surgery on Wednesday
CFB

Mike Gundy Fired By Oklahoma State
Ryan Blaney

Advances to the Round of 8 In the Playoffs After Winning at New Hampshire
William Byron

Earns A New Career-Best Finish of Third at New Hampshire
Chase Elliott

Scores Top-Five Finish at New Hampshire
Kyle Larson

Shows Speed and Finishes in the Top 10 at New Hampshire
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace's Handling Struggles Leaves him Behind the Playoff Cut Line
CFB

ACC Fines Syracuse $25,000 for "Feigning of Injuries"
Josh Berry

Recovers from Spin to Finish Second
Joey Logano

Delivers Playoff Speed After Regular-Season Mediocrity
Denny Hamlin

Remains a Solid Bet to Advance in Playoffs
Tyler Reddick

Brake Brakedown Diminishes Tyler Reddick's Playoff Hopes
Ross Chastain

Loses Ground in Playoff Race Despite Top-10 Finish
CFB

Steve Angeli Will Miss Remainder of 2025 Season With Torn Achilles
Ryan Blaney

the Favorite to Win at New Hampshire
Joey Logano

Wins Pole, Is Confident Heading Into New Hampshire Race
Christopher Bell

Is Christopher Bell The No-Brainer DFS Pick at New Hampshire?
Denny Hamlin

Always Strong at New Hampshire
William Byron

has Never Finished in the Top 10 at New Hampshire
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace Could Contend at New Hampshire This Weekend
Austin Cindric

Has Potential at New Hampshire
Kyle Larson

a Strong DFS Option, Inconsistency Gives Reason to Doubt him
Chase Elliott

Recent Speed Downturn Could Continue at Loudon
Chase Briscoe

Looks Slower at Loudon Than in the Round of 16
Tyler Reddick

Possibly Distracted by Contract Costs

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