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Updated fantasy football running back (RB) rankings for fantasy football drafts as of August 31, 2023. Check out the latest RB draft rankings and tiers.
Welcome back RotoBallers, to another edition of our fantasy football draft rankings series! Today we'll be looking at our updated 2023 fantasy football running back rankings for PPR leagues. The NFL season is rapidly approaching, and the fantasy football draft season is in full swing. Let's see where players like Dalvin Cook, Breece Hall, Ezekiel Elliott, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Rachaad White, Javonte Williams, Raheem Mostert, De'Von Achane, and Khalil Herbert rank.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by NFL lead analysts Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchinson, Scott Engel, Andersen Pickard, and Biggie Libson. Below you will also see recent fantasy football news and NFL headlines for running backs, which are accounted for within these updated PPR draft rankings.
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Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Raiders Release Damien Williams
- Colts Not Giving Up On Jonathan Taylor
- Dalvin Cook Returns To Practice For First Time
- Jaguars Waive Snoop Conner Tuesday
- Benny Snell Jr. Waived By The Lions
- Josh Jacobs Returns To Practice For The First Time
- Dolphins Place Jeff Wilson Jr. On Injured Reserve
- Dolphins Expect De'Von Achane To Practice Next Week
- Jets Will Be Cautious With Breece Hall In The Opener
Updated Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
The rankings table below last updated on August 31, 2023. You can also find our updated PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankings, Dynasty League rankings, and 2023 NFL Rookie Rankings.
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 8 |
| 1 | 4 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 11 |
| 1 | 5 | Tony Pollard | RB | 12 |
| 1 | 6 | Nick Chubb | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 7 | Derrick Henry | RB | 18 |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 20 |
| 2 | 9 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 10 | Joe Mixon | RB | 24 |
| 3 | 11 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 31 |
| 3 | 12 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 13 | Najee Harris | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 14 | Aaron Jones | RB | 38 |
| 3 | 15 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 44 |
| 3 | 16 | Breece Hall | RB | 46 |
| 3 | 17 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 47 |
| 4 | 18 | Rachaad White | RB | 49 |
| 4 | 19 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 50 |
| 4 | 20 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 51 |
| 4 | 21 | James Conner | RB | 55 |
| 4 | 22 | Miles Sanders | RB | 57 |
| 5 | 23 | Cam Akers | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 24 | Javonte Williams | RB | 69 |
| 5 | 25 | James Cook | RB | 70 |
| 5 | 26 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 72 |
| 5 | 27 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 73 |
| 5 | 28 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 74 |
| 5 | 29 | David Montgomery | RB | 75 |
| 5 | 30 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 81 |
| 6 | 31 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 83 |
| 6 | 32 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 84 |
| 6 | 33 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 86 |
| 6 | 34 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 88 |
| 7 | 35 | AJ Dillon | RB | 89 |
| 7 | 36 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 90 |
| 8 | 37 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 109 |
| 8 | 38 | Samaje Perine | RB | 113 |
| 8 | 39 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 115 |
| 8 | 40 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 118 |
| 8 | 41 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 121 |
| 8 | 42 | De'Von Achane | RB | 123 |
| 8 | 43 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 125 |
| 9 | 44 | Damien Harris | RB | 127 |
| 9 | 45 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 129 |
| 9 | 46 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 136 |
| 9 | 47 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 138 |
| 9 | 48 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 141 |
| 9 | 49 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 145 |
| 10 | 50 | Devin Singletary | RB | 148 |
| 10 | 51 | Zack Moss | RB | 149 |
| 10 | 52 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 155 |
| 10 | 53 | Evan Hull | RB | 158 |
| 11 | 54 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 160 |
| 11 | 55 | Kendre Miller | RB | 168 |
| 11 | 56 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 169 |
| 11 | 57 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 172 |
| 11 | 58 | Gus Edwards | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 59 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 182 |
| 12 | 60 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 191 |
| 12 | 61 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 195 |
| 12 | 62 | Ty Chandler | RB | 200 |
| 12 | 63 | Deon Jackson | RB | 204 |
| 13 | 64 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 208 |
| 13 | 65 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 209 |
| 13 | 66 | Zamir White | RB | 223 |
| 13 | 67 | Jerome Ford | RB | 229 |
| 13 | 68 | Malik Davis | RB | 233 |
| 13 | 69 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 235 |
| 13 | 70 | Eric Gray | RB | 254 |
| 13 | 71 | Israel Abanikanda | RB | 257 |
| 14 | 72 | Latavius Murray | RB | 268 |
| 14 | 73 | Kyren Williams | RB | 269 |
| 15 | 74 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 273 |
| 15 | 75 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 274 |
| 15 | 76 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 276 |
| 15 | 77 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 280 |
| 15 | 78 | Chase Brown | RB | 283 |
| 15 | 79 | Chris Evans | RB | 287 |
| 15 | 80 | Sean Tucker | RB | 300 |
| 15 | 81 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 302 |
| 15 | 82 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 303 |
| 15 | 83 | Michael Carter | RB | 305 |
| 15 | 84 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 307 |
| 15 | 85 | Matt Breida | RB | 318 |
| 15 | 86 | Zach Evans | RB | 326 |
| 15 | 87 | Boston Scott | RB | 327 |
| 15 | 88 | Jordan Mason | RB | 332 |
| 15 | 89 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 338 |
| 15 | 90 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 343 |
| 15 | 91 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 346 |
| 15 | 92 | DeWayne McBride | RB | 352 |
| 15 | 93 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 353 |
| 15 | 94 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 365 |
| 15 | 95 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 366 |
| 15 | 96 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 367 |
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