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Updated Week 16 fantasy football running back rankings as of December 24th, 2022. Set your winning lineups with our Week 16 NFL rankings for fantasy football.
We're well into the fantasy playoffs, and there are no bye weeks to navigate. However, there are still plenty of uncertain situations as injuries, and an intense weather forecast continues to muddy the waters regarding ranking players for this critical Week 16. See below for our updated Week 16 fantasy football running back rankings, as of December 24th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like J.K. Dobbins, Isiah Pacheco, Chuba Hubbard, Cam Akers, and Devin Singletary 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 16 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Rhamondre Stevenson Likely Good To Go Against Bengals
- Kenneth Walker III, DeeJay Dallas Expected To Play
- Jeff Wilson Jr. Hopeful To Play On Christmas Day
- Jordan Mason Questionable Against The Commanders
- Nick Chubb Good To Go For Week 16
- J.K. Dobbins Off The Injury Report
- Latavius Murray Won't Practice Thursday
- Khalil Herbert Will Play In Week 16
- Damien Harris A Game-Time Decision
Week 16 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 16 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 Saturday 12/24 at 06:00 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Derrick Henry | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 4 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 8 |
| 1 | 5 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 8 | Tony Pollard | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Nick Chubb | RB | 17 |
| 3 | 10 | James Conner | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Aaron Jones | RB | 21 |
| 3 | 12 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 25 |
| 3 | 13 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 14 | Joe Mixon | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 15 | Najee Harris | RB | 29 |
| 3 | 16 | Miles Sanders | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 17 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 18 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 39 |
| 3 | 19 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 43 |
| 3 | 20 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 45 |
| 4 | 21 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 47 |
| 4 | 22 | Latavius Murray | RB | 50 |
| 4 | 23 | David Montgomery | RB | 51 |
| 4 | 24 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 52 |
| 4 | 25 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 53 |
| 5 | 26 | Rachaad White | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 27 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 28 | AJ Dillon | RB | 61 |
| 5 | 29 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 63 |
| 5 | 30 | Zack Moss | RB | 65 |
| 5 | 31 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 66 |
| 5 | 32 | Devin Singletary | RB | 75 |
| 5 | 33 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 76 |
| 5 | 34 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 79 |
| 5 | 35 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 81 |
| 6 | 36 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 84 |
| 6 | 37 | Cam Akers | RB | 85 |
| 7 | 38 | Deon Jackson | RB | 88 |
| 7 | 39 | James Cook | RB | 95 |
| 7 | 40 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 97 |
| 7 | 41 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 120 |
| 7 | 42 | Michael Carter | RB | 121 |
| 7 | 43 | Samaje Perine | RB | 123 |
| 8 | 44 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 124 |
| 8 | 45 | Gus Edwards | RB | 126 |
| 8 | 46 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 132 |
| 9 | 47 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 133 |
| 9 | 48 | Jordan Mason | RB | 135 |
| 9 | 49 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 136 |
| 9 | 50 | Royce Freeman | RB | 150 |
| 10 | 51 | Damien Harris | RB | 157 |
| 10 | 52 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 159 |
| 10 | 53 | Marlon Mack | RB | 169 |
| 11 | 54 | Travis Homer | RB | 172 |
| 11 | 55 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 175 |
| 11 | 56 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 180 |
| 11 | 57 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 58 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 191 |
| 11 | 59 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 192 |
| 11 | 60 | Matt Breida | RB | 196 |
| 12 | 61 | Kyren Williams | RB | 200 |
| 12 | 62 | Justin Jackson | RB | 204 |
| 12 | 63 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 209 |
| 12 | 64 | David Johnson | RB | 213 |
| 12 | 65 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 216 |
| 12 | 66 | Boston Scott | RB | 218 |
| 12 | 67 | Kevin Harris | RB | 219 |
| 13 | 68 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 229 |
| 13 | 69 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 230 |
| 13 | 70 | Jordan Wilkins | RB | 232 |
| 13 | 71 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 233 |
| 13 | 72 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 235 |
| 13 | 73 | Ty Johnson | RB | 236 |
| 13 | 74 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 238 |
| 13 | 75 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 239 |
| 13 | 76 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 241 |
| 13 | 77 | Justice Hill | RB | 242 |
| 13 | 78 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 245 |
| 13 | 79 | Zamir White | RB | 247 |
| 13 | 80 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 249 |
| 13 | 81 | Julius Chestnut | RB | 251 |
| 13 | 82 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 253 |
| 13 | 83 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 254 |
| 13 | 84 | Snoop Conner | RB | 255 |
| 13 | 85 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 258 |
| 13 | 86 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 259 |
| 13 | 87 | Corey Clement | RB | 260 |
| 13 | 88 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 261 |
| 14 | 89 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 263 |
| 14 | 90 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 264 |
| 14 | 91 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 265 |
| 14 | 92 | Alec Ingold | RB | 267 |
| 14 | 93 | Avery Williams | RB | 268 |
| 14 | 94 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 270 |
| 14 | 95 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 271 |
| 14 | 96 | C.J. Ham | RB | 274 |
| 14 | 97 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 277 |
| 14 | 98 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 279 |
| 14 | 99 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 282 |
| 14 | 100 | Zander Horvath | RB | 284 |
| 14 | 101 | Malik Davis | RB | 287 |
| 14 | 102 | Derek Watt | RB | 293 |
| 14 | 103 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 301 |
| 14 | 104 | Michael Burton | RB | 304 |
| 14 | 105 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 305 |
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