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Welcome back RotoBallers to our fantasy football draft rankings series! The NFL season is creeping up on us, and we're back with our updated 2022 fantasy football running back rankings for PPR leagues.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Scott Engel and Brandon Murchison. 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
- J.K. Dobbins Activated From PUP List Monday
- Gus Edwards Doubtful For Week 1
- James Robinson Taking Snaps With First-Team Offense
- Kareem Hunt Participates In Team Drills On Sunday
- Isiah Pacheco Getting First-Team Reps
- Dameon Pierce Could Earn Lead-Back Role
- Elijah Mitchell Looks Like Clear-Cut No. 1 RB
- Leonard Fournette Has Been A Camp Standout
- Chase Edmonds, Raheem Mostert Listed As Starting RBs
- Rachaad White Excels In Goal-Line Role
- Kareem Hunt Has Trade Request Denied
- No Plans To Trade Josh Jacobs
- Myles Gaskin Buried On Depth Chart
Updated Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
The rankings table below last updated on August 9, 2022. You can also find our updated PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankings, Dynasty League rankings and 2022 NFL Rookie rankings.
| RB Tier | RB Rank | Player Name | Pos | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Derrick Henry | RB | 7 |
| 2 | 6 | Najee Harris | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Joe Mixon | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 10 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | Aaron Jones | RB | 19 |
| 2 | 12 | Nick Chubb | RB | 22 |
| 2 | 13 | James Conner | RB | 24 |
| 2 | 14 | Javonte Williams | RB | 25 |
| 2 | 15 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 16 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 30 |
| 3 | 17 | David Montgomery | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 18 | Cam Akers | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 19 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 37 |
| 3 | 20 | Breece Hall | RB | 39 |
| 3 | 21 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 46 |
| 3 | 22 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 52 |
| 3 | 23 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 53 |
| 3 | 24 | AJ Dillon | RB | 54 |
| 3 | 25 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 56 |
| 3 | 26 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 64 |
| 4 | 27 | Damien Harris | RB | 65 |
| 4 | 28 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 67 |
| 4 | 29 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 70 |
| 4 | 30 | Miles Sanders | RB | 72 |
| 4 | 31 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 74 |
| 4 | 32 | Devin Singletary | RB | 80 |
| 4 | 33 | Kenneth Walker | RB | 83 |
| 4 | 34 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 84 |
| 5 | 35 | Tony Pollard | RB | 92 |
| 5 | 36 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 93 |
| 5 | 37 | James Cook | RB | 98 |
| 5 | 38 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 109 |
| 5 | 39 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 111 |
| 5 | 40 | Marlon Mack | RB | 112 |
| 5 | 41 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 115 |
| 6 | 42 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 119 |
| 6 | 43 | Rachaad White | RB | 121 |
| 6 | 44 | Michael Carter | RB | 123 |
| 6 | 45 | Gus Edwards | RB | 125 |
| 6 | 46 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 126 |
| 6 | 47 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 128 |
| 6 | 48 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 130 |
| 7 | 49 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 133 |
| 7 | 50 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 135 |
| 7 | 51 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 141 |
| 7 | 52 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 146 |
| 7 | 53 | Zamir White | RB | 148 |
| 7 | 54 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 153 |
| 7 | 55 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 154 |
| 7 | 56 | James Robinson | RB | 160 |
| 8 | 57 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 161 |
| 8 | 58 | Sony Michel | RB | 163 |
| 8 | 59 | Darrel Williams | RB | 175 |
| 8 | 60 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 187 |
| 8 | 61 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 190 |
| 8 | 62 | Damien Williams | RB | 199 |
| 8 | 63 | Boston Scott | RB | 201 |
| 9 | 64 | James White | RB | 208 |
| 9 | 65 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 210 |
| 9 | 66 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 215 |
| 9 | 67 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 231 |
| 9 | 68 | Chris Evans | RB | 238 |
| 9 | 69 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 246 |
| 10 | 70 | Snoop Conner | RB | 249 |
| 10 | 71 | Chris Carson | RB | 250 |
| 10 | 72 | Jerome Ford | RB | 252 |
| 10 | 73 | Tyler Badie | RB | 258 |
| 10 | 74 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 259 |
| 10 | 75 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 262 |
| 10 | 76 | Mike Davis | RB | 263 |
| 10 | 77 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB | 267 |
| 10 | 78 | Samaje Perine | RB | 268 |
| 10 | 79 | Zack Moss | RB | 269 |
| 10 | 80 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 274 |
| 11 | 81 | Matt Breida | RB | 277 |
| 11 | 82 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 285 |
| 11 | 83 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 290 |
| 11 | 84 | Travis Homer | RB | 296 |
| 11 | 85 | Trey Sermon | RB | 300 |
| 11 | 86 | Ty Johnson | RB | 315 |
| 11 | 87 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 316 |
| 11 | 88 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 317 |
| 11 | 89 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 321 |
| 12 | 90 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 326 |
| 12 | 91 | Kennedy Brooks | RB | 327 |
| 12 | 92 | Jonathan Ward | RB | 330 |
| 12 | 93 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 333 |
| 12 | 94 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 334 |
| 12 | 95 | Jerrion Ealy | RB | 338 |
| 12 | 96 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 339 |
| 12 | 97 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 344 |
| 12 | 98 | Abram Smith | RB | 346 |
| 12 | 99 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 351 |
| 12 | 100 | Sincere McCormick | RB | 357 |
| 12 | 101 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 358 |
| 12 | 102 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 360 |
| 12 | 103 | Kyren Williams | RB | 362 |
| 12 | 104 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 367 |
| 12 | 105 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 371 |
| 12 | 106 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 372 |
| 12 | 107 | Derrick Gore | RB | 373 |
| 12 | 108 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 380 |
| 12 | 109 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 389 |
| 12 | 110 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 392 |
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