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Updated Week 3 Running Back Rankings

Our updated Week 3 fantasy football running back rankings for 2021. Nick Mariano was ranked 9th and 11th overall out of 130 experts, follow his RB ranks.

Welcome to Week 3 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 3 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 and Scott Engel - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 3.

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!

Editor's Note: Stay on top of your draft prep with RotoBaller’s fantasy football rankings, featuring expert analysis, ADPs, and draft insights for both PPR and non-PPR leagues.

 

Week 3 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 3 ranks for PPRHalf-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 9/26 at 11:45 am ET:

RB Rank Player Name Pos Overall Rank
1 Derrick Henry RB 1
2 Aaron Jones RB 2
3 Austin Ekeler RB 6
4 Nick Chubb RB 8
5 Alvin Kamara RB 11
6 Najee Harris RB 12
7 Jonathan Taylor RB 21
8 Ezekiel Elliott RB 22
9 Saquon Barkley RB 23
10 Joe Mixon RB 25
11 Chris Carson RB 27
12 David Montgomery RB 28
13 Antonio Gibson RB 29
14 Miles Sanders RB 34
15 Chase Edmonds RB 38
16 Alexander Mattison RB 40
17 D'Andre Swift RB 41
18 Damien Harris RB 44
19 Ty'Son Williams RB 46
20 Trey Sermon RB 49
21 Kareem Hunt RB 54
22 Melvin Gordon III RB 57
23 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 58
24 Leonard Fournette RB 59
25 Sony Michel RB 62
26 Myles Gaskin RB 63
27 Javonte Williams RB 66
28 Kenyan Drake RB 70
29 Mike Davis RB 74
30 James Robinson RB 75
31 Nyheim Hines RB 85
32 Devin Singletary RB 86
33 Tony Pollard RB 89
34 James Conner RB 90
35 James White RB 92
36 Jamaal Williams RB 98
37 J.D. McKissic RB 99
38 Kenneth Gainwell RB 103
39 Latavius Murray RB 112
40 Dalvin Cook RB 119
41 Mark Ingram II RB 121
42 Giovani Bernard RB 126
43 Zack Moss RB 130
44 Michael Carter RB 137
45 Ty Johnson RB 138
46 Ronald Jones II RB 139
47 David Johnson RB 146
48 AJ Dillon RB 150
49 Tony Jones Jr. RB 152
50 Darrel Williams RB 153
51 Elijah Mitchell RB 154
52 Carlos Hyde RB 162
53 Tevin Coleman RB 165
54 Peyton Barber RB 168
55 Phillip Lindsay RB 170
56 Larry Rountree III RB 176
57 Damien Williams RB 180
58 Malcolm Brown RB 186
59 Devontae Booker RB 189
60 Samaje Perine RB 195
61 Salvon Ahmed RB 196
62 Justin Jackson RB 202
63 Marlon Mack RB 208
64 Chuba Hubbard RB 209
65 Jerick McKinnon RB 210
66 DeeJay Dallas RB 212
67 Alex Collins RB 213
68 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 217
69 J.J. Taylor RB 218
70 Matt Breida RB 220
71 Wayne Gallman Jr. RB 223
72 Kyle Juszczyk RB 226
73 Ty Montgomery RB 229
74 Jeremy McNichols RB 230
75 Travis Homer RB 233
76 Benny Snell Jr. RB 234
77 Devonta Freeman RB 236
78 Jaret Patterson RB 237
79 Chris Evans RB 239
80 Trenton Cannon RB 240
81 Kerryon Johnson RB 241
82 Jacques Patrick RB 246
83 Kylin Hill RB 247
84 Mike Strachan RB 248
85 Kalen Ballage RB 249
86 Alec Ingold RB 250
87 Dare Ogunbowale RB 251
88 Jordan Wilkins RB 252
89 Royce Freeman RB 253
90 Khalil Herbert RB 257
91 D'Ernest Johnson RB 259
92 Josh Jacobs RB 260
93 Jake Funk RB 263
94 Boston Scott RB 267
95 C.J. Ham RB 269
96 Dwayne Washington RB 292
97 Rex Burkhead RB 294
98 Khari Blasingame RB 299
99 Patrick Ricard RB 302


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Nate Landwehr

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Austen Lane

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Chase Elliott

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Chase Briscoe

Finishes Second With his First Career Road-Course Top-Five at Sonoma
Christopher Bell

Rollercoaster Day Ends With Top-5 Finish at Sonoma
William Byron

Maintains the Regular-Season Points Lead
Kyle Busch

Earns A Hard-Fought Top-10 Finish At Sonoma
Alex Ovechkin

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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a Prime DFS Option at Sonoma
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Zach Hyman

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