Updated Fantasy Football PPR Running Back Rankings: (2025) - Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry, Bucky Irving, Kyren Williams, James Cook, more

RotoBaller's updated 2025 fantasy football PPR running back rankings for redraft leagues. These are updated PPR RB rankings for fantasy football drafts.

The fantasy football season is just under three months away, and it's never too early to get prepared for your drafts. To get the ball rolling, our NFL team has released its updated 2025 fantasy football PPR running back rankings for redraft leagues. In these updated RB rankings below, check out where key running backs like Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry, Bucky Irving, Kyren Williams, and James Cook stand among all other top 115 ball carriers.

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RotoBaller's lead NFL analyst Nick Mariano has put together these updated 2025 PPR rankings, which will, of course, be updated regularly throughout the NFL offseason. As injuries happen and depth charts shake up, be sure to check back in.

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2025 Fantasy Football PPR Running Back Rankings

Fantasy Football Running Back Player Outlooks

Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs exploded for 1,412 yards and 16 touchdowns on 250 carries as he ascended to lead back duties. He also caught 52-of-63 targets for 517 yards and another four scores, giving him 20 total TDs with 6.4 yards per touch. The 23-year-old RB not only topped 10 PPR points in every week but eclipsed 25 points in Weeks 15, 16, and 17 to carry many teams to fantasy titles. The latter being helped along by David Montgomery's MCL injury, which took him out until the playoffs.

While most fantasy leagues were done in Week 18, Gibbs put up four TDs with 170 total yards as Detroit faced a must-win game for the No. 1 seed and NFC North title. It mattered to them! The versatile back can carry any week thanks to Detroit's immense offensive upside, illustrated by their NFL-leading 70 TDs. Gibbs is a focal point of the highest-scoring offense and enters his third year with all sorts of momentum. There's no questioning his place among the first-round picks.

- Nick Mariano

Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry will be 31 years old when the 2025 season kicks off in September, but he showed last season that age is just a number when you are a freak of nature. The 6-foot-3 running back had a bounce-back season in his first year in Baltimore, rushing for 1,921 yards and 16 touchdowns while adding 193 yards and two scores through the air.

Henry rushed for a career-high 5.91 yards per carry, regaining efficiency that had declined in his previous three seasons in Tennessee. He was awarded a two-year contract extension following the impressive season. Baltimore's offense will again focus on the dynamic ground game between Henry and quarterback Lamar Jackson, making the superstar running back a priority draft choice in fantasy in 2025.

- Brant Henson

Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams has been one of the more consistent fantasy options in recent years. After finishing as the RB7 in PPR formats in 2023, many fantasy managers believed another top-10 running back finish was not possible. He was set to return punts, and the Rams selected Blake Corum in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft. However, Williams showed last year that this is firmly his backfield. The 24-year-old ran 316 times for 1,299 yards and 14 touchdowns across 16 games.

Those strong numbers helped him finish as the RB7 in PPR formats for the second consecutive year. Meanwhile, Corum only saw 58 opportunities on the ground in his rookie season. Therefore, this will be Williams' backfield once again. He saw at least 18 carries in 10 of 16 games and averaged just over 17 PPR fantasy points per game.

Now, fumbles remain a huge problem for the Pro Bowl running back. He fumbled six times throughout the 2024-2025 season. But if he hangs onto the ball and doesn't turn it over as much, this is his backfield to lose. That makes him a strong RB1 option once again this year.

- Joey Pollizze

Bucky Irving, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers second-year running back Bucky Irving took over the lead role in the backfield after the Week 11 bye and didn't look back, winning fantasy leagues all over for managers. Irving finished his rookie season with 1,122 rushing yards and eight touchdowns while adding 392 receiving yards. The 22-year-old will split work with Rachaad White and Sean Tucker again, but figures to take the bulk of the workload after impressing down the stretch of the 2024 season.

Irving took 32% of the team's rush attempts after the Week 11 bye while White took 29% and Tucker took 10%. For Irving to pay off at cost, he is going to have to remain hyper-efficient on a per-touch basis or he is going to have to grow the gap between himself and White. New offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard has already made comments noting that this is a committee, which could scare managers away from Irving's Round 2 ADP.

- Brant Henson

James Cook, Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook has posted strong fantasy numbers in consecutive seasons. He finished as the RB12 in PPR formats in 2023 and the RB8 in PPR formats in 2024. Last year, Cook ran 207 times for 1,009 yards and 16 touchdowns across 16 games. He also caught 32 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns through the air.

However, some touchdown regression should be coming his way. After scoring just four rushing touchdowns in his first two NFL campaigns, the 25-year-old tied the franchise record for most rushing touchdowns in a season by a Bills running back. So, it's hard to believe that Cook will score another 16 rushing touchdowns in 2025. He only saw 207 carries last season, and Ray Davis should continue to have a role in this Buffalo offense.

Even though the former Georgia product played under 50% of the team's offensive snaps in eight of 17 games in 2024, he should be a strong RB2 option for fantasy managers this season, assuming his contract situation is worked out.

- Joey Pollizze

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