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Week 4 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: James Robinson, AJ Dillon, Kareem Hunt, Josh Jacobs, J.K. Dobbins, Cam Akers

Khalil Herbert - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, NFL Injury News

Updated Week 4 fantasy football running back rankings as of October 1st, 2022. Set your winning lineups with our Week 4 NFL rankings for fantasy football.

On we go to Week 4, as the first month of the NFL season has been a very exciting one. We're here to help you win your fantasy football matchups with our updated Week 4 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 1st. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like James Robinson, AJ Dillon, Kareem Hunt, Josh Jacobs, J.K. Dobbins, and Cam Akers 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.

You should also bookmark our fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these RB rankings, read our fantasy football articles and analysis - our NFL team discusses lineup sleepers, busts, NFL players to start and sit, waiver wire pickups and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must have - download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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 4 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries

 

Week 4 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also check out our Week 4 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 idustry!

Last updated on Sunday 10/2 at 8:30 am ET:

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Tier
RB
Rank
Player
Name
Pos. Overall
Rank
1 1 Jonathan Taylor RB 1
1 2 Saquon Barkley RB 3
1 3 Nick Chubb RB 6
1 4 Derrick Henry RB 8
2 5 Austin Ekeler RB 11
2 6 Christian McCaffrey RB 14
2 7 Joe Mixon RB 15
2 8 Najee Harris RB 16
2 9 Leonard Fournette RB 19
2 10 Javonte Williams RB 22
2 11 Jamaal Williams RB 24
2 12 Aaron Jones RB 27
2 13 Dalvin Cook RB 28
2 14 Khalil Herbert RB 30
2 15 Cordarrelle Patterson RB 32
3 16 James Robinson RB 34
3 17 Miles Sanders RB 40
3 18 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB 41
3 19 Ezekiel Elliott RB 44
3 20 AJ Dillon RB 46
3 21 James Conner RB 47
3 22 Josh Jacobs RB 50
3 23 Antonio Gibson RB 52
3 24 Kareem Hunt RB 54
3 25 Devin Singletary RB 56
3 26 Dameon Pierce RB 59
4 27 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB 60
4 28 Rhamondre Stevenson RB 62
4 29 Rashaad Penny RB 63
4 30 Breece Hall RB 64
4 31 Tony Pollard RB 71
4 32 Chase Edmonds RB 75
4 33 Damien Harris RB 77
4 34 Cam Akers RB 81
4 35 J.K. Dobbins RB 85
5 36 Michael Carter RB 87
5 37 Melvin Gordon III RB 91
5 38 J.D. McKissic RB 104
5 39 Travis Etienne Jr. RB 107
5 40 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB 111
5 41 Nyheim Hines RB 118
5 42 Craig Reynolds RB 126
6 43 Raheem Mostert RB 128
6 44 Jerick McKinnon RB 129
6 45 Alexander Mattison RB 130
6 46 Mark Ingram II RB 143
6 47 Rex Burkhead RB 146
6 48 Kenneth Gainwell RB 148
6 49 Tyler Allgeier RB 149
7 50 Samaje Perine RB 151
7 51 Ken Walker III RB 163
7 52 Eno Benjamin RB 168
7 53 Dontrell Hilliard RB 171
7 54 Sony Michel RB 172
7 55 James Cook RB 175
7 56 Justice Hill RB 184
7 57 Boston Scott RB 192
8 58 Trestan Ebner RB 194
8 59 Zack Moss RB 196
8 60 Joshua Kelley RB 198
8 61 Jaylen Warren RB 199
8 62 Brandon Bolden RB 204
8 63 D'Onta Foreman RB 217
8 64 Rachaad White RB 220
9 65 Darrel Williams RB 222
9 66 Isiah Pacheco RB 226
9 67 Jordan Mason RB 227
9 68 Kyle Juszczyk RB 232
9 69 Matt Breida RB 234
9 70 Chuba Hubbard RB 242
10 71 Ameer Abdullah RB 243
10 72 Justin Jackson RB 247
10 73 DeeJay Dallas RB 250
10 74 Mike Strachan RB 255
10 75 Avery Williams RB 257
10 76 Mike Davis RB 259
10 77 Hassan Haskins RB 260
10 78 Alec Ingold RB 265
10 79 Marlon Mack RB 267
10 80 Mike Boone RB 270
10 81 Trey Sermon RB 271
11 82 Zamir White RB 272
11 83 Zander Horvath RB 273
11 84 C.J. Ham RB 274
11 85 Patrick Ricard RB 276
11 86 Ty Johnson RB 282
11 87 Benny Snell Jr. RB 288
11 88 D'Ernest Johnson RB 289
11 89 Jonathan Williams RB 290
11 90 Chris Evans RB 291
12 91 Jerome Ford RB 298
12 92 Gary Brightwell RB 300
12 93 Darrynton Evans RB 303
12 94 Deon Jackson RB 304
12 95 Pierre Strong Jr. RB 305
12 96 Dwayne Washington RB 306
12 97 Rico Dowdle RB 309
12 98 Keith Smith RB 314
12 99 Dare Ogunbowale RB 315
12 100 Michael Burton RB 324
12 101 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB 325
12 102 Kene Nwangwu RB 326
12 103 Jakob Johnson RB 328
12 104 Khari Blasingame RB 329


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