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It's time for the fantasy football championship round, so fantasy managers need to be glued in for one more week to capture glory. The running back position has been bitten by the injury bug all season, so hopefully, everyone has loaded up on depth and upside stashes for this moment. We're here to help with our updated Week 17 fantasy football running back rankings, as of December 29th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Travis Etienne, Josh Jacobs, Cam Akers, Jerick McKinnon, and Zack Moss rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison and Andersen Pickard. 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 17 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Tony Pollard Won't Play Thursday Night
- Derrick Henry Not Expected To Play Thursday
- Antonio Gibson Missing Another Practice Thursday
- Miles Sanders Returns To Thursday's Practice
- Cam Akers Might Stick Around In LA
- Hassan Haskins In Line For A Big Role Thursday Night
- Kenneth Walker III Absent, DeeJay Dallas Limited Wednesday
- J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards Aren't On Snap Counts
- Austin Ekeler On The Week 17 Injury Report
- Alvin Kamara Sits Out Wednesday's Practice
Week 17 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 17 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings. 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!
Last updated on Thursday 12/29 at 2:00 pm ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 5 | James Conner | RB | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | Joe Mixon | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Nick Chubb | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 10 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 19 |
| 2 | 11 | Aaron Jones | RB | 20 |
| 3 | 12 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 13 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 25 |
| 3 | 14 | Cam Akers | RB | 27 |
| 3 | 15 | Miles Sanders | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 16 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | Najee Harris | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 18 | David Montgomery | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 19 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 20 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 21 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 37 |
| 4 | 22 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 42 |
| 4 | 23 | AJ Dillon | RB | 44 |
| 4 | 24 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 49 |
| 4 | 25 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 51 |
| 4 | 26 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 53 |
| 5 | 27 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 28 | Latavius Murray | RB | 57 |
| 5 | 29 | Devin Singletary | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 30 | Rachaad White | RB | 59 |
| 5 | 31 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 62 |
| 5 | 32 | Zack Moss | RB | 63 |
| 5 | 33 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 75 |
| 6 | 34 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 76 |
| 6 | 35 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 86 |
| 7 | 36 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 87 |
| 7 | 37 | James Cook | RB | 91 |
| 7 | 38 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 93 |
| 7 | 39 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 99 |
| 7 | 40 | Michael Carter | RB | 106 |
| 7 | 41 | Gus Edwards | RB | 110 |
| 8 | 42 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 123 |
| 8 | 43 | Samaje Perine | RB | 126 |
| 8 | 44 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 128 |
| 8 | 45 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 132 |
| 8 | 46 | Royce Freeman | RB | 133 |
| 9 | 47 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 142 |
| 9 | 48 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 147 |
| 9 | 49 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 150 |
| 9 | 50 | Deon Jackson | RB | 161 |
| 9 | 51 | Damien Harris | RB | 162 |
| 9 | 52 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 165 |
| 9 | 53 | Marlon Mack | RB | 177 |
| 9 | 54 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 182 |
| 10 | 55 | Malik Davis | RB | 186 |
| 11 | 56 | Kyren Williams | RB | 187 |
| 11 | 57 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 189 |
| 11 | 58 | Jordan Mason | RB | 193 |
| 11 | 59 | Justin Jackson | RB | 195 |
| 11 | 60 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 196 |
| 11 | 61 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 199 |
| 11 | 62 | Matt Breida | RB | 201 |
| 11 | 63 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 202 |
| 11 | 64 | Zamir White | RB | 206 |
| 11 | 65 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 209 |
| 12 | 66 | Travis Homer | RB | 211 |
| 12 | 67 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 215 |
| 12 | 68 | David Johnson | RB | 217 |
| 12 | 69 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 219 |
| 12 | 70 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 226 |
| 12 | 71 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 229 |
| 12 | 72 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 231 |
| 12 | 73 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 234 |
| 13 | 74 | Boston Scott | RB | 239 |
| 13 | 75 | Ty Johnson | RB | 242 |
| 13 | 76 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 243 |
| 13 | 77 | Julius Chestnut | RB | 249 |
| 13 | 78 | Justice Hill | RB | 250 |
| 13 | 79 | Kevin Harris | RB | 251 |
| 13 | 80 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 252 |
| 13 | 81 | Avery Williams | RB | 257 |
| 14 | 82 | Jordan Wilkins | RB | 258 |
| 14 | 83 | Snoop Conner | RB | 262 |
| 14 | 84 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 263 |
| 14 | 85 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 264 |
| 14 | 86 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 265 |
| 14 | 87 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 268 |
| 14 | 88 | Alec Ingold | RB | 270 |
| 14 | 89 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 271 |
| 14 | 90 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 273 |
| 14 | 91 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 276 |
| 14 | 92 | C.J. Ham | RB | 277 |
| 14 | 93 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 278 |
| 14 | 94 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 279 |
| 14 | 95 | Corey Clement | RB | 280 |
| 14 | 96 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 281 |
| 14 | 97 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 283 |
| 14 | 98 | Zander Horvath | RB | 284 |
| 15 | 99 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 285 |
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