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Week 18 of the NFL season is always difficult to analyze for fantasy and DFS because there will be some teams playing all their starters, some teams pulling starters early, and a handful of teams not playing any starters at all. However, that's just part of the season we have to navigate for fantasy leagues that extend to the final week of the NFL's regular season. Our updated Week 18 fantasy football running back rankings, as of January 4th will help you sort through all the variables. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Cam Akers, Jerick McKinnon, David Montgomery, Rachaad White, 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 18 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Brian Robinson Jr., Antonio Gibson Not At Practice
- Josh Jacobs Limited At Practice
- Derrick Henry Practices In Full On Tuesday
- Marlon Mack Won't Play In Season Finale
- Christian McCaffrey Dealing With Mild Ankle Sprain
- Elijah Mitchell To Practice This Week
- James Conner's Injury Is "Nothing Major"
- Tony Pollard To Practice Wednesday
Week 18 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 18 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 Wednesday 1/4 at 3:00 pm ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Derrick Henry | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 5 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 6 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 8 | Nick Chubb | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Aaron Jones | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 10 | Joe Mixon | RB | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | Najee Harris | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 12 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 20 |
| 3 | 13 | Cam Akers | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 14 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 15 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 16 | Miles Sanders | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 31 |
| 3 | 18 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 19 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 20 | James Conner | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 21 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 22 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 37 |
| 4 | 23 | David Montgomery | RB | 46 |
| 4 | 24 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 47 |
| 4 | 25 | AJ Dillon | RB | 48 |
| 5 | 26 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 27 | Zack Moss | RB | 55 |
| 5 | 28 | Latavius Murray | RB | 56 |
| 5 | 29 | Tony Pollard | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 30 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 65 |
| 5 | 31 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 67 |
| 5 | 32 | Rachaad White | RB | 68 |
| 5 | 33 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 70 |
| 6 | 34 | Devin Singletary | RB | 75 |
| 6 | 35 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 76 |
| 6 | 36 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 81 |
| 6 | 37 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 82 |
| 6 | 38 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 85 |
| 7 | 39 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 93 |
| 7 | 40 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 96 |
| 7 | 41 | James Cook | RB | 103 |
| 7 | 42 | Matt Breida | RB | 111 |
| 8 | 43 | Damien Harris | RB | 115 |
| 8 | 44 | Ty Johnson | RB | 118 |
| 8 | 45 | Gus Edwards | RB | 121 |
| 8 | 46 | Jordan Mason | RB | 122 |
| 8 | 47 | Royce Freeman | RB | 126 |
| 9 | 48 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 138 |
| 9 | 49 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 152 |
| 9 | 50 | Samaje Perine | RB | 153 |
| 10 | 51 | Michael Carter | RB | 156 |
| 10 | 52 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 158 |
| 10 | 53 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 159 |
| 10 | 54 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 161 |
| 10 | 55 | Corey Clement | RB | 164 |
| 10 | 56 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 168 |
| 11 | 57 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 171 |
| 11 | 58 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 174 |
| 11 | 59 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 177 |
| 11 | 60 | Malik Davis | RB | 180 |
| 11 | 61 | Deon Jackson | RB | 185 |
| 11 | 62 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 186 |
| 12 | 63 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 197 |
| 12 | 64 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 201 |
| 12 | 65 | David Johnson | RB | 204 |
| 12 | 66 | Boston Scott | RB | 207 |
| 12 | 67 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 210 |
| 12 | 68 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 211 |
| 12 | 69 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 213 |
| 12 | 70 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 215 |
| 13 | 71 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 222 |
| 13 | 72 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 224 |
| 13 | 73 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 230 |
| 13 | 74 | Kyren Williams | RB | 232 |
| 13 | 75 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 233 |
| 13 | 76 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 236 |
| 13 | 77 | Justice Hill | RB | 239 |
| 13 | 78 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 240 |
| 13 | 79 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 244 |
| 13 | 80 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 246 |
| 13 | 81 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 248 |
| 14 | 82 | Larry Rountree III | RB | 249 |
| 14 | 83 | Avery Williams | RB | 250 |
| 14 | 84 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 253 |
| 14 | 85 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 255 |
| 14 | 86 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 256 |
| 14 | 87 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 262 |
| 14 | 88 | Julius Chestnut | RB | 263 |
| 14 | 89 | Snoop Conner | RB | 264 |
| 14 | 90 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 265 |
| 14 | 91 | C.J. Ham | RB | 266 |
| 14 | 92 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | 267 |
| 14 | 93 | Jakob Johnson | RB/TE | 268 |
| 15 | 94 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 269 |
| 15 | 95 | Jerome Ford | RB | 270 |
| 15 | 96 | Alec Ingold | RB | 271 |
| 15 | 97 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 272 |
| 15 | 98 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB | 274 |
| 15 | 99 | Michael Burton | RB | 275 |
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