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Fantasy Football Running Back Depth Charts - Handcuffs, Backups, Waiver Wire Stashes

Zach Charbonnet - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL DFS and Betting Picks

Fantasy football running back (RB) depth charts. RB handcuffs, backups, stashes for all 32 NFL teams. Our NFL running back depth charts are updated daily.

With wide receivers continuing to be pushed up fantasy football draft boards as a "Zero-RB" approach is growing in popularity, identifying potential backup or "handcuff" running backs to stash is a great way to stack upside on your roster. Many fantasy gamers are used to handcuffing their running backs, while others opt to only grab backups from backfields they do not have pieces of. That's a debate for another time, but either way, you should use these fantasy football running back depth charts to keep tabs on the developments in all 32 NFL backfields.

Almost every team used to have one workhorse back, but now, less than half of the league utilizes a bell-cow ball carrier. Instead, most teams are going to pure committees or at least complementing their starter with a pass-catching back, early-down bruiser, or pure goal-line back. Our handcuff chart will identify the backfield type, break down the three-deep depth chart, highlight waiver-wire targets, and list injured players to stash.

We will be updating the NFL Handcuff Chart all season and all off-season long.

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Fantasy Football Running Back Depth Chart Key

  • GLB - Goal Line Back
  • PDB - Passing Down Back

 

AFC Fantasy Football Running Back Depth Charts

Team Backfield Type Starter(s) Backup Third-String Waiver Wire Add/Stash IR/PUP Stash
BAL Workhorse + PDB Derrick Henry Justice Hill N/A Justice Hill Keaton Mitchell (PUP)
BUF Workhorse James Cook Ray Davis Ty Johnson Ray Davis N/A
CIN Workhorse + PDB Zack Moss Chase Brown Trayveon Williams N/A N/A
CLE Workhorse Jerome Ford D'Onta Foreman Pierre Strong Jr. N/A Nick Chubb (PUP)
DEN True Committee Javonte Williams/Jaleel McLaughlin Tyler Badie N/A N/A Audric Estime (IR)
HOU Workhorse Joe Mixon Dare Ogunbowale/Dameon Pierce Cam Akers N/A N/A
IND Workhorse Jonathan Taylor Trey Sermon Tyler Goodson N/A N/A
JAX Workhorse Travis Etienne Jr. Tank Bigsby D'Ernest Johnson N/A N/A
KC Pure Committee Carson Steele/Samaje Perine Keaontay Ingram Kareem Hunt Samaje Perine/Kareem Hunt Isiah Pacheco (IR)
LV True Committee Zamir White/Alexander Mattison Ameer Abdullah N/A Alexander Mattison N/A
LAC True Committee Gus Edwards/J.K. Dobbins Hassan Haskins Kimani Vidal N/A N/A
MIA True Committee Raheem Mostert /De'Von Achane Jaylen Wright Jeff Wilson Jr. Jaylen Wright N/A
NE Workhorse + PDB Rhamondre Stevenson Antonio Gibson JaMycal Hasty Antonio Gibson N/A
NYJ Workhorse + GLB Breece Hall Braelon Allen Israel Abanikanda/Isaiah Davis Braelon Allen N/A
PIT True Committee Najee Harris/Jaylen Warren Cordarrelle Patterson N/A N/A N/A
TEN True Committee Tony Pollard/Tyjae Spears Julius Chestnut N/A N/A N/A

 

NFC Fantasy Football Running Back Depth Charts

Team Backfield Type Starter Backup/Handcuff Third-String Waiver Wire Add IR/PUP Stash
ARI Workhorse James Conner Trey Benson/Emari Demercado N/A Trey Benson N/A
ATL Workhorse Bijan Robinson Tyler Allgeier Avery Williams Tyler Allgeier N/A
CAR True Committee Chuba Hubbard/Miles Sanders Mike Boone N/A N/A Jonathon Brooks (PUP)
CHI Workhorse + GLB D'Andre Swift Khalil Herbert Roschon Johnson Roschon Johnson N/A
DAL True Committee Ezekiel Elliott/Rico Dowdle Deuce Vaughn Dalvin Cook Rico Dowdle N/A
DET True Committee David Montgomery/Jahmyr Gibbs Craig Reynolds/Sione Vaki N/A N/A N/A
GB Workhorse Josh Jacobs Emanuel Wilson Chris Brooks Emauel Wilson MarShawn Lloyd (IR)
LAR Workhorse + GLB Kyren Williams Ronnie Rivers Blake Corum N/A N/A
MIN Workhorse Aaron Jones Ty Chandler Myles Gaskin Ty Chandler N/A
NO Workhorse Alvin Kamara Jamaal Williams Jordan Mims N/A Kendre Miller (IR)
NYG Workhorse Devin Singletary Tyrone Tracy Jr. Eric Gray Tyrone Tracy Jr. N/A
PHI Workhorse Saquon Barkley Kenneth Gainwell Will Shipley N/A N/A
SF Workhorse Jordan Mason Isaac Guerendo Patrick Taylor Jr. N/A Christian McCaffrey
SEA Workhorse + PDB Kenneth Walker III Zach Charbonnet Kenny McIntosh N/A N/A
TB Workhorse + GLB Rachaad White Bucky Irving Sean Tucker Bucky Irving N/A
WAS True Committee Austin Ekeler/Brian Robinson Jr. Jeremy McNichols N/A N/A N/A


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