Early Week 4 Half-PPR Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Alvin Kamara, Justice Hill, De'Von Achane, Rachaad White

Hey, RotoBallers! Week 4 snuck up on everyone, and it's already time for another rankings article. Today, we will review our Week 4 half-PPR running rankings for fantasy football as of September 28th. Fantasy managers will get New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (suspension) back, and Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery (thigh) is trending in the right direction towards suiting up for Thursday Night Football against the Packers. Our goal, as always, is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key players such as Alvin Kamara, David Montgomery, Justice Hill, De'Von Achane, Rachaad White, and Jerick McKinnon 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.

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Week 4 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries

• Vikings Re-Sign Myles Gaskin To Practice Squad
• Deon Jackson, Devin Asiasi Sign With Browns' Practice Squad
• Saquon Barkley A Stretch To Play In Week 4
• Lions Optimistic About David Montgomery's Week 4 Status
• Alvin Kamara Reinstated From Suspension
• Rachaad White Struggling To Get Downhill
• Packers Optomistic About Aaron Jones, Christian Watson

 

Week 4 Fantasy Football Running Back Half-PPR Rankings

You can also check out our Week 4 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 9/28:

RB Tier	RB Rank	Player Name	Pos.	Overall Rank
1	1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	1
1	2	Kenneth Walker III	RB	4
1	3	Tony Pollard	RB	7
1	4	Bijan Robinson	RB	11
1	5	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	12
1	6	Raheem Mostert	RB	13
2	7	Josh Jacobs	RB	15
2	8	Derrick Henry	RB	19
2	9	Zack Moss	RB	20
3	10	James Cook	RB	21
3	11	Kyren Williams	RB	22
3	12	D'Andre Swift	RB	25
3	13	Miles Sanders	RB	28
3	14	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	29
3	15	Joe Mixon	RB	33
3	16	Alexander Mattison	RB	34
3	17	Aaron Jones	RB	37
4	18	Jerome Ford	RB	39
4	19	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	40
4	20	De'Von Achane	RB	41
4	21	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	43
4	22	Alvin Kamara	RB	44
5	23	Javonte Williams	RB	47
5	24	David Montgomery	RB	49
5	25	James Conner	RB	50
5	26	Isiah Pacheco	RB	53
5	27	Najee Harris	RB	56
5	28	Dameon Pierce	RB	65
5	29	Rachaad White	RB	67
5	30	Jaylen Warren	RB	74
6	31	Joshua Kelley	RB	75
6	32	Khalil Herbert	RB	79
6	33	Breece Hall	RB	80
6	34	Roschon Johnson	RB	83
7	35	Tyler Allgeier	RB	85
7	36	Matt Breida	RB	86
8	37	Gus Edwards	RB	99
8	38	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	102
8	39	Austin Ekeler	RB	105
8	40	AJ Dillon	RB	109
8	41	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	122
8	42	Elijah Mitchell	RB	124
8	43	Jerick McKinnon	RB	127
9	44	Samaje Perine	RB	134
9	45	Zach Charbonnet	RB	136
9	46	Tyjae Spears	RB	140
9	47	Dalvin Cook	RB	147
9	48	Antonio Gibson	RB	155
9	49	Chuba Hubbard	RB	157
10	50	Justice Hill	RB	159
10	51	Kareem Hunt	RB	160
10	52	Latavius Murray	RB	165
10	53	Rico Dowdle	RB	166
11	54	Tank Bigsby	RB	168
11	55	Kendre Miller	RB	171
11	56	Melvin Gordon III	RB	172
11	57	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	173
11	58	Cam Akers	RB	176
11	59	Tony Jones Jr.	RB	178
12	60	Devin Singletary	RB	184
12	61	Damien Harris	RB	187
12	62	Gary Brightwell	RB	188
12	63	Sean Tucker	RB	201
13	64	Trey Sermon	RB	205
13	65	Keaontay Ingram	RB	207
13	66	Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	211
13	67	Zamir White	RB	216
13	68	Deuce Vaughn	RB	220
13	69	Ty Chandler	RB	221
13	70	Michael Carter	RB	222
13	71	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB	227
14	72	Elijah Dotson	RB	229
14	73	Craig Reynolds	RB	230
15	74	Ronnie Rivers	RB	232
15	75	DeeJay Dallas	RB	234
15	76	Isaiah Spiller	RB	238
15	77	Rashaad Penny	RB	243
15	78	Trayveon Williams	RB	244
15	79	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	245
15	80	Kenyan Drake	RB	248
15	81	Ameer Abdullah	RB	256
15	82	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	257
15	83	Eric Gray	RB	258
15	84	Zonovan Knight	RB	262
15	85	Zach Evans	RB	266
15	86	Jordan Mason	RB	267
15	87	Chase Brown	RB	268
15	88	Emanuel Wilson	RB	269
15	89	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	271
15	90	Chris Evans	RB	273
15	91	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	276
15	92	Ty Montgomery II	RB	279
15	93	Mike Boone	RB	285
15	94	Alec Ingold	RB	286
15	95	Emari Demercado	RB	287
16	96	Jake Funk	RB	294
16	97	Chris Brooks	RB	306
16	98	C.J. Ham	RB	310
16	99	Adam Prentice	RB	315

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