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We're coming down the home stretch as there are either two or three weeks left in your regular season, depending on the scheduling format your league utilizes. These end-of-the-year matchups are critical as locking up a playoff spot and improving your seed is all that matters at this point. See below for our updated Week 13 fantasy football running back rankings as of December 4th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Josh Jacobs, Christian McCaffrey, Joe Mixon, Travis Etienne Jr., and Najee Harris, rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Brandon Murchison, and Andersen Pickard. In addition to our staff rankings, below you will also find a summary of the important fantasy football injury news for this week. There are always key injuries to keep track of, so be sure to check back until kickoff.
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Week 13 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Joe Mixon Not Expected To Play
- J.K. Dobbins Won't Face Broncos
- Antonio Gibson Expected To Play Versus Giants
- Travis Etienne Jr. Expected To Play Sunday
- Michael Carter Doubtful To Face Vikings
- Zonovan Knight Could Be In Backfield Committee
- Najee Harris Will Play, Jaylen Warren Questionable
- Leonard Fournette Practices In Full Friday
- Raheem Mostert Will Return In Week 13
- Josh Jacobs, Brandon Bolden Questionable
- Jerick McKinnon Expected To Play
- Elijah Mitchell Placed On Injured Reserve
Week 13 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 13 Half-PPR rankings and Standard 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 Sunday 12/4 at 11:30 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Derrick Henry | RB | 3 |
| 1 | 3 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | Nick Chubb | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 5 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 9 |
| 1 | 6 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 8 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 10 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Aaron Jones | RB | 20 |
| 3 | 12 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 21 |
| 3 | 13 | Tony Pollard | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 14 | Rachaad White | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 15 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 16 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 39 |
| 3 | 17 | Samaje Perine | RB | 40 |
| 3 | 18 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 41 |
| 4 | 19 | David Montgomery | RB | 43 |
| 4 | 20 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 47 |
| 4 | 21 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 51 |
| 5 | 22 | Miles Sanders | RB | 52 |
| 5 | 23 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 53 |
| 5 | 24 | Najee Harris | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 25 | Devin Singletary | RB | 59 |
| 5 | 26 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 60 |
| 5 | 27 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 61 |
| 5 | 28 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 64 |
| 5 | 29 | Gus Edwards | RB | 70 |
| 5 | 30 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 71 |
| 5 | 31 | Latavius Murray | RB | 72 |
| 6 | 32 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 77 |
| 6 | 33 | AJ Dillon | RB | 86 |
| 6 | 34 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 87 |
| 6 | 35 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 91 |
| 6 | 36 | Kyren Williams | RB | 97 |
| 7 | 37 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 105 |
| 7 | 38 | Ty Johnson | RB | 106 |
| 7 | 39 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 115 |
| 7 | 40 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 137 |
| 8 | 41 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 138 |
| 8 | 42 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 139 |
| 8 | 43 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 140 |
| 8 | 44 | Cam Akers | RB | 141 |
| 8 | 45 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 147 |
| 9 | 46 | James Cook | RB | 149 |
| 9 | 47 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 158 |
| 9 | 48 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 167 |
| 9 | 49 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 168 |
| 10 | 50 | Boston Scott | RB | 171 |
| 10 | 51 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 173 |
| 10 | 52 | James Robinson | RB | 178 |
| 10 | 53 | Jordan Mason | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 54 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 182 |
| 11 | 55 | Matt Breida | RB | 184 |
| 11 | 56 | Travis Homer | RB | 187 |
| 11 | 57 | Joe Mixon | RB | 190 |
| 11 | 58 | Marlon Mack | RB | 192 |
| 11 | 59 | Deon Jackson | RB | 194 |
| 11 | 60 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 198 |
| 12 | 61 | Justin Jackson | RB | 200 |
| 12 | 62 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 202 |
| 12 | 63 | Justice Hill | RB | 205 |
| 12 | 64 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 213 |
| 12 | 65 | Mike Boone | RB | 215 |
| 12 | 66 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 216 |
| 12 | 67 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 217 |
| 12 | 68 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 218 |
| 12 | 69 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 219 |
| 13 | 70 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 221 |
| 13 | 71 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 224 |
| 13 | 72 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 226 |
| 13 | 73 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 230 |
| 13 | 74 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 232 |
| 13 | 75 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 234 |
| 13 | 76 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 236 |
| 13 | 77 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 240 |
| 13 | 78 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 247 |
| 13 | 79 | Chris Evans | RB | 253 |
| 13 | 80 | Zack Moss | RB | 255 |
| 13 | 81 | Zamir White | RB | 256 |
| 13 | 82 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 258 |
| 14 | 83 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB | 259 |
| 14 | 84 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 260 |
| 14 | 85 | David Johnson | RB | 261 |
| 14 | 86 | Alec Ingold | RB | 262 |
| 15 | 87 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 263 |
| 15 | 88 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 266 |
| 15 | 89 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 267 |
| 15 | 90 | C.J. Ham | RB | 268 |
| 15 | 91 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 270 |
| 15 | 92 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 271 |
| 15 | 93 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 273 |
| 15 | 94 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 275 |
| 15 | 95 | Zander Horvath | RB | 276 |
| 15 | 96 | Kevin Harris | RB | 278 |
| 15 | 97 | Sony Michel | RB | 279 |
| 15 | 98 | Snoop Conner | RB | 286 |
| 15 | 99 | Avery Williams | RB | 289 |
| 15 | 100 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 290 |
| 15 | 101 | Ronnie Rivers | RB | 297 |
| 15 | 102 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 301 |
| 15 | 103 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 303 |
| 15 | 104 | Malik Davis | RB | 305 |
| 15 | 105 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 314 |
| 15 | 106 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 318 |
| 15 | 107 | Derek Watt | RB | 320 |
| 15 | 108 | Keith Smith | RB | 322 |
| 15 | 109 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 331 |
| 15 | 110 | Jordan Wilkins | RB | 332 |
| 15 | 111 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | 333 |
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