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Updated Week 2 Running Back Rankings

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Our updated Week 2 fantasy football running back rankings for 2020. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his RB ranks.

Welcome to Week 2 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 2 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:

These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick MarianoPierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 2.

And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

Week 2 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 2 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/20 at 10:30 am ET

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Ezekiel Elliott RB 1
2 Alvin Kamara RB 2
3 Derrick Henry RB 4
4 Christian McCaffrey RB 5
5 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 8
6 Dalvin Cook RB 9
7 Saquon Barkley RB 11
8 Aaron Jones RB 14
9 Joe Mixon RB 15
10 Austin Ekeler RB 17
11 Josh Jacobs RB 21
12 Jonathan Taylor RB 22
13 Nick Chubb RB 26
14 Kenyan Drake RB 27
15 Miles Sanders RB 29
16 Raheem Mostert RB 31
17 Todd Gurley II RB 33
18 Chris Carson RB 34
19 Kareem Hunt RB 37
20 Ronald Jones II RB 51
21 David Johnson RB 52
22 Melvin Gordon III RB 56
23 David Montgomery RB 62
24 Nyheim Hines RB 63
25 Zack Moss RB 67
26 J.K. Dobbins RB 69
27 Mark Ingram II RB 72
28 James White RB 76
29 Malcolm Brown RB 77
30 James Robinson RB 79
31 Devin Singletary RB 85
32 Antonio Gibson RB 96
33 James Conner RB 99
34 Joshua Kelley RB 100
35 Tarik Cohen RB 101
36 Benny Snell Jr. RB 105
37 Sony Michel RB 111
38 Latavius Murray RB 117
39 Leonard Fournette RB 120
40 D'Andre Swift RB 122
41 Cam Akers RB 128
42 Adrian Peterson RB 132
43 Frank Gore RB 134
44 Jerick McKinnon RB 137
45 Chase Edmonds RB 139
46 Alexander Mattison RB 140
47 Jordan Howard RB 141
48 Tevin Coleman RB 142
49 Darrel Williams RB 144
50 Boston Scott RB 146
51 Myles Gaskin RB 147
52 Peyton Barber RB 148
53 Tony Pollard RB 151
54 Chris Thompson RB 159
55 Kerryon Johnson RB 163
56 Matt Breida RB 165
57 Carlos Hyde RB 170
58 Giovani Bernard RB 173
59 J.D. McKissic RB 174
60 Duke Johnson Jr. RB 175
61 Royce Freeman RB 177
62 Jamaal Williams RB 182
63 Rex Burkhead RB 184
64 Josh Adams RB 189
65 Brian Hill RB 197
66 Corey Clement RB 201
67 Jalen Richard RB 207
68 LeSean McCoy RB 215
69 Darrell Henderson RB 220
70 Jaylen Samuels RB 224
71 AJ Dillon RB 225
72 Gus Edwards RB 227
73 Ito Smith RB 231
74 Kyle Juszczyk RB 232
75 Jordan Wilkins RB 235
76 Dion Lewis RB 236
77 Ryquell Armstead RB 237
78 Justin Jackson RB 238
79 Devontae Booker RB 239
80 Travis Homer RB 241
81 Mike Davis RB 244
82 Ryan Nall RB 246
83 Patrick Laird RB 249
84 J.J. Taylor RB 252
85 Darwin Thompson RB 253
86 Lamical Perine RB 255
87 Mike Boone RB 263
88 Wayne Gallman RB 266
89 Jason Huntley RB 268
90 Bryce Love RB 269
91 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB 271
92 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 276
93 Eno Benjamin RB 279
94 Dare Ogunbowale RB 280
95 Qadree Ollison RB 282
96 Buddy Howell RB 289
97 Darrynton Evans RB 292
98 T.J. Yeldon RB 294
99 Justice Hill RB 295
100 Trayveon Williams RB 338
101 Ty Montgomery RB 339
102 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 340
103 DeeJay Dallas RB 341


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Natalia Silva

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Corey Conners

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Daniel Berger

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Sahith Theegala

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Xander Schauffele

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Collin Morikawa

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Shane Lowry

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