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TNF Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 16 Thursday RB Updates for Patrick Taylor Jr., Bucky Irving, Jerome Ford, Tony Pollard, Tyrone Tracy Jr

Jerome Ford - Fantasy Football Rankings, Waiver Wire Pickups, NFL Injury News

RotoBaller's updated TNF running back (RB) fantasy football rankings for Week 16 of 2024. Read the Thursday updates for our fantasy football RB rankings.

The fantasy football playoffs are heating up, and it's important not to dramatically change your process for setting optimal lineups for the high-pressure slate. Our Week 16 TNF fantasy football running back rankings for 2024 are here to help you with start-sit calls. Ball carriers have been the stars of the 2024 fantasy football campaign, so let's examine the rankings to see where key start-or-sit options like Patrick Taylor Jr., Bucky Irving, Jerome Ford, Tony Pollard, and Tyrone Tracy Jr. stand for the second round of the fantasy football playoffs.

Our running back fantasy football rankings for Week 16 are put together by Nick Mariano. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important RB fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so check back throughout the week for updates.

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TNF Running Back Fantasy Football News for Week 16

 

TNF Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 16

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Tier
RB
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Bijan Robinson RB 1
1 2 Jahmyr Gibbs RB 2
1 3 Saquon Barkley RB 4
1 4 Josh Jacobs RB 8
1 5 James Conner RB 10
1 6 Chase Brown RB 11
2 7 De'Von Achane RB 12
2 8 Kyren Williams RB 14
2 9 Chuba Hubbard RB 17
3 10 James Cook RB 18
3 11 Derrick Henry RB 20
3 12 Joe Mixon RB 21
3 13 Rico Dowdle RB 23
3 14 Bucky Irving RB 26
3 15 Jonathan Taylor RB 28
3 16 Aaron Jones RB 30
3 17 Breece Hall RB 31
4 18 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 33
4 19 Jerome Ford RB 38
4 20 Tony Pollard RB 41
4 21 Rachaad White RB 45
4 22 Kenneth Walker III RB 46
5 23 Kendre Miller RB 54
5 24 D'Andre Swift RB 61
5 25 Alexander Mattison RB 62
5 26 Isiah Pacheco RB 72
5 27 Patrick Taylor Jr. RB 73
5 28 Najee Harris RB 78
5 29 Tank Bigsby RB 81
5 30 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 85
6 31 Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 86
6 32 Javonte Williams RB 93
6 33 Tyjae Spears RB 96
6 34 Jaylen Warren RB 101
7 35 Ameer Abdullah RB 126
7 36 Gus Edwards RB 127
8 37 Travis Etienne Jr. RB 128
8 38 Justice Hill RB 134
8 39 Tyler Allgeier RB 136
8 40 Craig Reynolds RB 138
8 41 Zach Charbonnet RB 139
8 42 Kimani Vidal RB 146
8 43 Ray Davis RB 155
9 44 Devin Singletary RB 157
9 45 Kareem Hunt RB 159
9 46 Kenneth Gainwell RB 160
9 47 Audric Estime RB 161
9 48 Blake Corum RB 167
9 49 Cam Akers RB 168
10 50 Isaiah Davis RB 172
10 51 Braelon Allen RB 177
10 52 Raheem Mostert RB 178
10 53 Antonio Gibson RB 183
11 54 Ty Johnson RB 186
11 55 Jeremy McNichols RB 187
11 56 Jaylen Wright RB 189
11 57 Roschon Johnson RB 192
11 58 Sean Tucker RB 193
11 59 Cordarrelle Patterson RB 200
12 60 Dare Ogunbowale RB 204
12 61 Samaje Perine RB 210
12 62 Kyle Juszczyk RB 212
12 63 Trey Benson RB 213
13 64 Ezekiel Elliott RB 217
13 65 Emanuel Wilson RB 219
13 66 D'Onta Foreman RB 220
13 67 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 221
13 68 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 226
13 69 Khalil Herbert RB 231
13 70 Chris Brooks RB 233
13 71 Dameon Pierce RB 235
13 72 Israel Abanikanda RB 241
13 73 Jamaal Williams RB 242
13 74 Travis Homer RB 243
13 75 Mike Boone RB 246
13 76 Blake Watson RB 250
13 77 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 254
13 78 Trey Sermon RB 256
13 79 Rasheen Ali RB 259
14 80 Tyler Goodson RB 260
14 81 Hunter Luepke RB 261
14 82 Hassan Haskins RB 262
14 83 Michael Burton RB 263
14 84 DeeJay Dallas RB 264
14 85 Sione Vaki RB 265
14 86 Kenny McIntosh RB 266
14 87 Darrynton Evans RB 267
14 88 Alec Ingold RB 268
14 89 JaMycal Hasty RB 269
14 90 Dylan Laube RB 270
14 91 Will Shipley RB 271
14 92 Ty Chandler RB 272
14 93 C.J. Ham RB 273
14 94 Patrick Ricard RB 274
14 95 Carson Steele RB 276
14 96 Eric Gray RB 277


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