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Welcome RotoBaller to the NFL playoffs. Below are our fantasy football running back rankings for playoff leagues. There are all sorts of fantasy football leagues and contests geared towards the NFL playoffs, and this article will help you set those winning lineups.
Playoff leagues are a fun way to kick off a fresh new fantasy football contest for the NFL postseason. For most of us, we've been left with a void and that weekly excitement with season-long fantasy football leagues all wrapped up. There will be DFS contests all through the Super Bowl, but playoff league formats are really fun and replicate that season-long feel. Most of these contests will require you to choose only a single player from each NFL team, and to fill out a certain amount of rosters spots at each position. There are many different contests out there, but our friends at FFPC of course hold the biggest and best Playoff Challenge tournament with a $500K grand prize to the first place winner.
Our rankings below are geared towards playoff league formats, and take into account how far we think each team will get in the NFL playoffs. The goal is to choose the best combination of players that will play the most games, and score the most points. In addition to our staff RB rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for running backs this week. There are many key injuries and COVID-19 situations to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff. Good luck RotoBallers!
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NFL Playoffs Injury Updates for Fantasy Football
- Joe Mixon Returns From COVID-19 List
- Leonard Fournette Will Be Game-Time Decision
- Ronald Jones II Out For Wild-Card Weekend
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire Will Not Play
- Eagles Expected To Have Miles Sanders, Jordan Howard
- Tony Pollard Will Be Ready Against 49ers
- Darrel Williams Expected To Be Available Against Steelers
- Rhamondre Stevenson Not On Injury Report
- Josh Jacobs Remains On Injury Report
- Giovani Bernard Back At Practice
- Boston Scott Activated From COVID-19 List
- Limited Practice For Damien Harris
- 49ers Activate Trey Sermon From Injured Reserve
Playoff League Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
A big congrats to our very own Nick Mariano who once again finished as a top-10 ranker in 2021 across the entire fantasy football industry!
Last updated on Friday 1/14 at 4:00 pm ET:
| RB Rank | Player Name | Pos | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 2 |
| 2 | Joe Mixon | RB | 3 |
| 3 | Devin Singletary | RB | 11 |
| 4 | Aaron Jones | RB | 12 |
| 5 | James Conner | RB | 13 |
| 6 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 14 |
| 7 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 16 |
| 8 | Sony Michel | RB | 18 |
| 9 | AJ Dillon | RB | 19 |
| 10 | Najee Harris | RB | 22 |
| 11 | Damien Harris | RB | 26 |
| 12 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 27 |
| 13 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 29 |
| 14 | Darrel Williams | RB | 31 |
| 15 | Miles Sanders | RB | 41 |
| 16 | Tony Pollard | RB | 43 |
| 17 | Cam Akers | RB | 48 |
| 18 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 50 |
| 19 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 51 |
| 20 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 52 |
| 21 | Jordan Howard | RB | 54 |
| 22 | Zack Moss | RB | 56 |
| 23 | Boston Scott | RB | 57 |
| 24 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 61 |
| 25 | Derrick Gore | RB | 63 |
| 26 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 67 |
| 27 | Samaje Perine | RB | 70 |
| 28 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 73 |
| 29 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | 74 |
| 30 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 76 |
| 31 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 79 |
| 32 | Jalen Richard | RB | 82 |
| 33 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 85 |
| 34 | Trey Sermon | RB | 87 |
| 35 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 90 |
| 36 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB | 95 |
| 37 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 97 |
| 38 | Chris Evans | RB | 99 |
| 39 | Matt Breida | RB | 100 |
| 40 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 101 |
| 41 | Jake Funk | RB | 105 |
| 42 | Corey Clement | RB | 109 |
| 43 | Peyton Barber | RB | 110 |
| 44 | Kalen Ballage | RB | 112 |
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