Fantasy Football Rankings - Running Backs (RB) Week 18 Weekend Updates

January 3, 2026

Fantasy football rankings - updated running back (RB) Week 18 rankings for 2025. Read the top-accuracy fantasy football PPR RB rankings.

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Week 18 Running Back Rankings Outlooks

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The final week of the NFL's regular season is here, and we're back with our updated Week 18 fantasy football running back rankings for 2025. For assistance at RB, check the rankings below to find out where key ball carriers and chain movers like Rhamondre Stevenson, Rico Dowdle, Audric Estime, RJ Harvey, Kimani Vidal, Jaylen Warren, Kenneth Gainwell, and more stand for Week 18.

Our running back fantasy football rankings for Week 18 are put together by Nick Mariano. Below the rankings, you will also find key fantasy football outlooks from our RotoBaller staff, as well as the "Who to Start?" tool. Also, be sure to check our fantasy football news for this week. There are always key injuries and developments to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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Week 18 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football

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RB Tier	RB Rank	Player Name	Pos.	Overall Rank
1	1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	1
2	2	Bijan Robinson	RB	2
2	3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	6
2	4	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	8
2	5	Derrick Henry	RB	10
2	6	James Cook III	RB	11
3	7	RJ Harvey	RB	12
3	8	Kyren Williams	RB	14
3	9	Chase Brown	RB	15
3	10	Jonathan Taylor	RB	17
3	11	Jordan Mason	RB	18
3	12	Bucky Irving	RB	20
3	13	Breece Hall	RB	21
3	14	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	23
3	15	D'Andre Swift	RB	29
4	16	Ashton Jeanty	RB	32
4	17	Jaylen Warren	RB	34
4	18	Tony Pollard	RB	37
5	19	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	40
5	20	Tank Bigsby	RB	41
5	21	Zach Charbonnet	RB	46
5	22	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	47
5	23	Kenneth Walker III	RB	48
5	24	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	50
5	25	Woody Marks	RB	53
6	26	Rico Dowdle	RB	54
6	27	Audric Estime	RB	56
6	28	Jaylen Wright	RB	59
6	29	Kyle Monangai	RB	62
7	30	Emanuel Wilson	RB	70
7	31	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	72
7	32	Isiah Pacheco	RB	78
7	33	Dylan Sampson	RB	80
8	34	Michael Carter	RB	84
8	35	Jaydon Blue	RB	87
8	36	Devin Singletary	RB	96
8	37	David Montgomery	RB	101
8	38	Kareem Hunt	RB	102
8	39	Kimani Vidal	RB	105
8	40	Blake Corum	RB	106
9	41	Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	114
9	42	Tyler Allgeier	RB	116
9	43	Chuba Hubbard	RB	119
9	44	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	127
9	45	Will Shipley	RB	129
9	46	Ray Davis	RB	133
9	47	Jaret Patterson	RB	140
10	48	Ty Johnson	RB	145
10	49	Tyjae Spears	RB	147
10	50	Phil Mafah	RB	149
10	51	Rachaad White	RB	162
10	52	Samaje Perine	RB	164
10	53	Raheim Sanders	RB	170
10	54	Sean Tucker	RB	171
10	55	Emari Demercado	RB	178
11	56	Keaton Mitchell	RB	183
11	57	Chris Brooks	RB	185
11	58	Ollie Gordon II	RB	186
11	59	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	203
11	60	Jawhar Jordan	RB	209
11	61	Ty Chandler	RB	215
11	62	Tahj Brooks	RB	216
11	63	Isaiah Davis	RB	222
12	64	Brashard Smith	RB	224
12	65	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	227
12	66	Hunter Luepke	RB	232
12	67	Ronnie Rivers	RB	234
13	68	Jeremy McNichols	RB	236
13	69	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	240
13	70	Raheem Mostert	RB	244
13	71	Evan Hull	RB	248
13	72	Rasheen Ali	RB	249
13	73	Hassan Haskins	RB	252
13	74	Nick Chubb	RB	253
14	75	Tyler Badie	RB	254
14	76	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	263
15	77	Ameer Abdullah	RB	269
15	78	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	270
15	79	Jarquez Hunter	RB	271
15	80	LeQuint Allen Jr.	RB	272
15	81	A.J. Dillon	RB	273
15	82	Trayveon Williams	RB	274
15	83	Alec Ingold	RB	275
15	84	Adam Prentice	RB	276
15	85	Zavier Scott	RB	277
16	86	Dylan Laube	RB	278
16	87	Corey Kiner	RB	279
16	88	Kene Nwangwu	RB	280
17	89	Patrick Ricard	RB	281
17	90	C.J. Ham	RB	282
17	91	Kaleb Johnson	RB	283
17	92	DJ Giddens	RB	284
17	93	Trevor Etienne	RB	285
17	94	Tyler Goodson	RB	286
17	95	DeeJay Dallas	RB	287
17	96	Khalil Herbert	RB	288
18	97	Zamir White	RB	289

Week 18 Running Back Rankings Outlooks

Rhamondre Stevenson, New England Patriots

New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson had the best game of his season last week against the Jets, handling eight carries for 47 yards and a touchdown to go along with a season-high five receptions for 55 yards and another score as a receiver. Despite rookie TreVeyon Henderson being cleared from the concussion protocol and handling 19 carries, it was Stevenson who wound up with the touchdowns and the big fantasy performance.

The backfield remains split between the two, and it will be tough to expect a repeat performance from Stevenson in the regular-season finale against the Miami Dolphins. Miami has allowed the eighth-fewest PPR points to running backs over the past five games. The 27-year-old back is ranked as RotoBaller's RB19 in PPR formats in Week 18.

Rico Dowdle, Carolina Panthers

Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle (toe) practiced in full for the second straight day on Thursday and has been cleared to play in Saturday's Week 18 regular-season finale against the division-rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to the team's official website. Although Chuba Hubbard isn't going to go away in Carolina's backfield, the 27-year-old Dowdle has earned RB1 duties for the Panthers.

In an all-important game this weekend that will decide the winner of the NFC South, Dowdle will be on the RB2/3 borderline for fantasy managers. He has certainly slowed down since a strong stretch earlier this year when Hubbard was out with injury, and he hasn't found the end zone in the last two games. In the first meeting with the Bucs two weeks ago, Dowdle had nine carries for 29 yards and caught four passes for 14 yards. Since the team's Week 14 bye, Dowdle has 160 scrimmage yards and a TD on 45 touches.

Kimani Vidal, Los Angeles Chargers

Los Angeles Chargers running back Kimani Vidal (neck) is officially listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's Week 18 contest against the Denver Broncos. Vidal is trending in the right direction after getting in two straight full practice sessions to end the week. There seems to be a decent chance that he'll return from his one-game absence this weekend. He'd likely take over as the lead back with rookie Omarion Hampton (ankle) ruled out for this game.

Fellow back Hassan Haskins (concussion) carries a questionable tag into this game as well. Backup quarterback Trey Lance is starting, which could lead to a run-heavy game plan for this offense. Vidal could be looking at a 20-plus carry game, assuming he's able to suit up. Without Vidal or Haskins, the Chargers would likely lean on Jaret Patterson or Amar Johnson. The Chargers' backfield is a situation to avoid in a game where the offense is expected to have a tough time moving the ball with a backup QB.