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Welcome back RotoBallers to Week 5 of the NFL and fantasy football season. We are already a month in, and we're to help you set winning lineups with our updated Week 5 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 7th. Let's see where key running backs like Khalil Herbert, David Montgomery, Alvin Kamara, Caleb Huntley, and Tyler Allgeier 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 5 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Alvin Kamara Expects To Return In Week 5
- D'Andre Swift Likely To Miss Week 5
- Cordarrelle Patterson To Go On Injured Reserve
- Rashaad Penny Returns To Practice Thursday
- Kenneth Walker III Limited During Thursday's Practice
- David Montgomery Limited During Thursday's Practice
- J.K. Dobbins Misses Wednesday’s Practice
Week 5 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 5 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 Friday 10/7 at 12:30 pm ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Chubb | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 3 | Derrick Henry | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 4 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 8 |
| 2 | 5 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 14 |
| 2 | 7 | Aaron Jones | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 8 | Joe Mixon | RB | 18 |
| 2 | 9 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 21 |
| 2 | 10 | James Robinson | RB | 23 |
| 2 | 11 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 24 |
| 2 | 12 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 28 |
| 2 | 13 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 30 |
| 2 | 14 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 32 |
| 2 | 15 | Miles Sanders | RB | 33 |
| 3 | 16 | Najee Harris | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 17 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 36 |
| 3 | 18 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 40 |
| 3 | 19 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 44 |
| 3 | 20 | James Conner | RB | 45 |
| 3 | 21 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 47 |
| 3 | 22 | Breece Hall | RB | 48 |
| 3 | 23 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 52 |
| 3 | 24 | Damien Harris | RB | 54 |
| 3 | 25 | AJ Dillon | RB | 56 |
| 3 | 26 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 57 |
| 4 | 27 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 58 |
| 4 | 28 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 60 |
| 4 | 29 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 62 |
| 4 | 30 | Devin Singletary | RB | 63 |
| 4 | 31 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 70 |
| 4 | 32 | Cam Akers | RB | 74 |
| 4 | 33 | Tony Pollard | RB | 76 |
| 4 | 34 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 80 |
| 4 | 35 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 81 |
| 5 | 36 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 82 |
| 5 | 37 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 85 |
| 5 | 38 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 90 |
| 5 | 39 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 93 |
| 5 | 40 | J.D. McKissic | RB | 95 |
| 5 | 41 | Michael Carter | RB | 99 |
| 5 | 42 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 108 |
| 6 | 43 | Mark Ingram II | RB | 113 |
| 6 | 44 | Rachaad White | RB | 116 |
| 6 | 45 | Mike Boone | RB | 126 |
| 6 | 46 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 130 |
| 6 | 47 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 135 |
| 6 | 48 | Dontrell Hilliard | RB | 144 |
| 6 | 49 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 146 |
| 7 | 50 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 152 |
| 7 | 51 | Samaje Perine | RB | 154 |
| 7 | 52 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 157 |
| 7 | 53 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 159 |
| 7 | 54 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 166 |
| 7 | 55 | Ken Walker III | RB | 168 |
| 7 | 56 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 169 |
| 7 | 57 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | 174 |
| 8 | 58 | James Cook | RB | 176 |
| 8 | 59 | Sony Michel | RB | 179 |
| 8 | 60 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 186 |
| 8 | 61 | Zack Moss | RB | 189 |
| 8 | 62 | Latavius Murray | RB | 192 |
| 8 | 63 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 198 |
| 8 | 64 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 204 |
| 9 | 65 | Darrel Williams | RB | 209 |
| 9 | 66 | Brandon Bolden | RB | 213 |
| 9 | 67 | Deon Jackson | RB | 217 |
| 9 | 68 | Justice Hill | RB | 219 |
| 9 | 69 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 220 |
| 9 | 70 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 224 |
| 10 | 71 | Mike Strachan | RB | 231 |
| 10 | 72 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB | 234 |
| 10 | 73 | Matt Breida | RB | 236 |
| 10 | 74 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 238 |
| 10 | 75 | Avery Williams | RB | 245 |
| 10 | 76 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 249 |
| 10 | 77 | Justin Jackson | RB | 252 |
| 10 | 78 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 254 |
| 10 | 79 | David Montgomery | RB | 256 |
| 10 | 80 | Gus Edwards | RB | 257 |
| 10 | 81 | Boston Scott | RB | 260 |
| 11 | 82 | Zamir White | RB | 262 |
| 11 | 83 | Mike Davis | RB | 264 |
| 11 | 84 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 265 |
| 11 | 85 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 266 |
| 11 | 86 | Zander Horvath | RB | 268 |
| 11 | 87 | Alec Ingold | RB | 269 |
| 11 | 88 | C.J. Ham | RB | 270 |
| 11 | 89 | Chris Evans | RB | 271 |
| 11 | 90 | Jordan Mason | RB | 272 |
| 12 | 91 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 273 |
| 12 | 92 | Marlon Mack | RB | 277 |
| 12 | 93 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 280 |
| 12 | 94 | Ty Johnson | RB | 281 |
| 12 | 95 | Keith Smith | RB | 285 |
| 12 | 96 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 286 |
| 12 | 97 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 288 |
| 12 | 98 | Tevin Coleman | RB | 289 |
| 12 | 99 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 292 |
| 12 | 100 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 293 |
| 12 | 101 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 298 |
| 12 | 102 | Michael Burton | RB | 300 |
| 12 | 103 | Trey Sermon | RB | 303 |
| 12 | 104 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 305 |
| 12 | 105 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 307 |
| 12 | 106 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 308 |
| 12 | 107 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | 310 |
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