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Updated Running Back Half-PPR Fantasy Football Rankings (2024)

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RotoBaller's 2024 fantasy football half-PPR draft rankings for running backs. These half-PPR tiered ranks are for RBs in the 2024 NFL preseason.

The running back position has changed dramatically over the last few seasons, and these changes have shifted how ball carriers are approached in fantasy football. With most teams opting to use a committee of backs, the first round of fantasy drafts is now dominated by wide receivers. This means star workhorse running backs are available later than ever before, and knowing which players to target is key.

These running back half-PPR draft rankings are a consensus by NFL lead analysts Nick Mariano, Scott Engel, and Brandon Murchinson. Before the rankings, you'll also see some recent fantasy football news and important NFL headlines for RBs, all of which are accounted for within these updated half-PPR draft rankings. Below, you will find out where players such as Breece Hall, Derrick Henry, Kyren Williams, De'Von Achane, Zamir White, Chase Brown, Tyjae Spears, Blake Corum, Rico Dowdle, and more rank this preseason.

Our RB half-PPR rankings are tweaked all preseason long, so bookmark the fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these draft rankings, be sure to also check out our team's fantasy football articles and analysis – they discuss draft sleepers, busts, NFL players to target and avoid, NFL rookies in the best landing spots, and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must-have – download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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Running Back Half-PPR Draft Rankings for Fantasy Football

The rankings table below will be updated up until Week 1 kickoff. You can also find our updated PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankings and Dynasty League rankings.

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Tier
RB
Rank
Player
Name
Overall
Rank
1 1 Christian McCaffrey 2
1 2 Bijan Robinson 5
1 3 Breece Hall 7
1 4 Jonathan Taylor 10
1 5 Jahmyr Gibbs 12
1 6 Saquon Barkley 13
2 7 Derrick Henry 16
2 8 Kyren Williams 23
2 9 Travis Etienne Jr. 25
3 10 De'Von Achane 26
3 11 Isiah Pacheco 28
3 12 Josh Jacobs 37
3 13 Joe Mixon 42
3 14 Rachaad White 44
3 15 Kenneth Walker III 49
3 16 James Cook 51
3 17 Aaron Jones 59
4 18 Alvin Kamara 61
4 19 Rhamondre Stevenson 62
4 20 James Conner 64
4 21 David Montgomery 65
4 22 Zamir White 73
5 23 Najee Harris 75
5 24 Raheem Mostert 77
5 25 D'Andre Swift 78
5 26 Tony Pollard 79
5 27 Jaylen Warren 82
5 28 Brian Robinson Jr. 87
5 29 Javonte Williams 92
5 30 Tyjae Spears 93
6 31 Devin Singletary 96
6 32 Zack Moss 99
6 33 Chase Brown 101
6 34 Jonathon Brooks 106
7 35 Austin Ekeler 109
7 36 Nick Chubb 111
8 37 Gus Edwards 112
8 38 Jerome Ford 118
8 39 Trey Benson 120
8 40 Blake Corum 123
8 41 Rico Dowdle 127
8 42 Ezekiel Elliott 128
8 43 Zach Charbonnet 129
9 44 Ty Chandler 132
9 45 Tyler Allgeier 137
9 46 Chuba Hubbard 138
9 47 Antonio Gibson 142
9 48 Jaleel McLaughlin 147
9 49 MarShawn Lloyd 150
10 50 Jaylen Wright 151
10 51 Khalil Herbert 154
10 52 Ray Davis 161
10 53 J.K. Dobbins 162
11 54 Kendre Miller 165
11 55 Roschon Johnson 179
11 56 Elijah Mitchell 186
11 57 Braelon Allen 193
11 58 Audric Estime 194
11 59 Bucky Irving 200
12 60 Alexander Mattison 202
12 61 Keaton Mitchell 213
12 62 Justice Hill 217
12 63 Kimani Vidal 218
13 64 Dameon Pierce 220
13 65 Kenneth Gainwell 224
13 66 AJ Dillon 227
13 67 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 231
13 68 Tank Bigsby 234
13 69 Jamaal Williams 239
13 70 Tyrone Tracy Jr. 247
13 71 Jordan Mason 251
14 72 Will Shipley 255
14 73 D'Onta Foreman 261
15 74 Eric Gray 262
15 75 Miles Sanders 269
15 76 Deneric Prince 272
15 77 Trey Sermon 273
15 78 Cordarrelle Patterson 283
15 79 Dylan Laube 284
15 80 Rasheen Ali 285
15 81 Royce Freeman 297
15 82 Michael Carter 299
15 83 D'Ernest Johnson 301
15 84 Jawhar Jordan 304
15 85 Samaje Perine 308
15 86 Isaac Guerendo 315
15 87 Jeff Wilson Jr. 316
15 88 Evan Hull 322
15 89 Pierre Strong Jr. 325
15 90 Chase Edmonds 326
15 91 Deuce Vaughn 332
15 92 Dalvin Cook 336
15 93 Chris Rodriguez Jr. 339
15 94 Isaiah Spiller 340
15 95 Israel Abanikanda 342
15 96 Jerick McKinnon 345
15 97 Joshua Kelley 348
15 98 Salvon Ahmed 351
16 99 Kareem Hunt 352
16 100 Kenny McIntosh 357
16 101 Kevin Harris 363
16 102 Cam Akers 365
17 103 Jase McClellan 367
17 104 Isaiah Davis 371
17 105 Ronnie Rivers 372
17 106 Emari Demercado 373
17 107 Matt Breida 386
17 108 Frank Gore Jr. 390
17 108 Keaontay Ingram 391
17 109 Craig Reynolds 395
17 110 Jaret Patterson 398
17 111 Blake Watson 407
17 112 Sione Vaki 410
17 113 Ty Johnson 436


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