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Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings, as of September 7th. Set winning lineups with our Week 1 rankings for fantasy football and the 2023 NFL season.
Welcome RotoBallers! It's officially Week 1 of the NFL season! We are back with our weekly fantasy football rankings and articles to help you crush your leagues in 2023! Below you'll see our NFL team's updated Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings as of September 7th. Let's see where key players like Jahmyr Gibbs, Javonte Williams, D'Andre Swift, Breece Hall, Dameon Pierce, David Montgomery, and Raheem Mostert, Alexander Mattison, Antonio Gibson, James Cook rank, among others.
Our running back fantasy football rankings for Week 1 are put together by Nick Mariano. 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 1 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Kendre Miller Unable To Practice Wednesday
- Javonte Williams Set For "Big Role" In Week 1
- De'Von Achane A Full Practice Participant
- Miles Sanders Good To Go For Week 1
- Dalvin Cook Given Green Light For Week 1
- Brian Robinson Jr. Could Have Larger Workload Against Arizona
- Tony Pollard Set For A Big Week 1
Week 1 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Top-75
Be sure to also check out our Week 1 Half-PPR rankings and Standard rankings
Last updated on Thursday 9/7 at 2:30 pm ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 3 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 8 |
| 1 | 4 | Tony Pollard | RB | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | Nick Chubb | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 7 | Derrick Henry | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 9 | Joe Mixon | RB | 21 |
| 3 | 10 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 24 |
| 3 | 11 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 26 |
| 3 | 12 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 13 | Aaron Jones | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 14 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 34 |
| 3 | 15 | Rachaad White | RB | 35 |
| 3 | 16 | Najee Harris | RB | 38 |
| 3 | 17 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 45 |
| 4 | 18 | Cam Akers | RB | 46 |
| 4 | 19 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 47 |
| 4 | 20 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 50 |
| 4 | 21 | Miles Sanders | RB | 51 |
| 4 | 22 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 55 |
| 5 | 23 | James Cook | RB | 57 |
| 5 | 24 | James Conner | RB | 58 |
| 5 | 25 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 60 |
| 5 | 26 | David Montgomery | RB | 61 |
| 5 | 27 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 62 |
| 5 | 28 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 65 |
| 5 | 29 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 69 |
| 5 | 30 | Javonte Williams | RB | 70 |
| 6 | 31 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 73 |
| 6 | 32 | Breece Hall | RB | 75 |
| 6 | 33 | AJ Dillon | RB | 78 |
| 6 | 34 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 81 |
| 7 | 35 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 83 |
| 7 | 36 | Damien Harris | RB | 96 |
| 8 | 37 | Deon Jackson | RB | 101 |
| 8 | 38 | Samaje Perine | RB | 108 |
| 8 | 39 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 112 |
| 8 | 40 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 123 |
| 8 | 41 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 131 |
| 8 | 42 | De'Von Achane | RB | 135 |
| 8 | 43 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 136 |
| 9 | 44 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 139 |
| 9 | 45 | Rashaad Penny | RB | 144 |
| 9 | 46 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 147 |
| 9 | 47 | Tank Bigsby | RB | 149 |
| 9 | 48 | Devin Singletary | RB | 157 |
| 9 | 49 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 165 |
| 10 | 50 | Gus Edwards | RB | 168 |
| 10 | 51 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 172 |
| 10 | 52 | Kendre Miller | RB | 173 |
| 10 | 53 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 174 |
| 11 | 54 | Evan Hull | RB | 176 |
| 11 | 55 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 56 | Michael Carter | RB | 182 |
| 11 | 57 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 184 |
| 11 | 58 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 189 |
| 11 | 59 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 191 |
| 12 | 60 | Deuce Vaughn | RB | 202 |
| 12 | 61 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 204 |
| 12 | 62 | Malik Davis | RB | 210 |
| 12 | 63 | Chase Brown | RB | 211 |
| 13 | 64 | Jerome Ford | RB | 212 |
| 13 | 65 | Latavius Murray | RB | 214 |
| 13 | 66 | Ty Chandler | RB | 217 |
| 13 | 67 | Sean Tucker | RB | 221 |
| 13 | 68 | Zamir White | RB | 224 |
| 13 | 69 | Kyren Williams | RB | 225 |
| 13 | 70 | Israel Abanikanda | RB | 228 |
| 13 | 71 | Zack Moss | RB | 233 |
| 14 | 72 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 234 |
| 14 | 73 | Matt Breida | RB | 235 |
| 15 | 74 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 236 |
| 15 | 75 | Boston Scott | RB | 240 |
| 15 | 76 | Chris Evans | RB | 243 |
| 15 | 77 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 249 |
| 15 | 78 | Zach Evans | RB | 253 |
| 15 | 79 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 266 |
| 15 | 80 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 270 |
| 15 | 81 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 272 |
| 15 | 82 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 274 |
| 15 | 83 | Jordan Mason | RB | 275 |
| 15 | 84 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 281 |
| 15 | 85 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 287 |
| 15 | 86 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 290 |
| 15 | 87 | Justice Hill | RB | 297 |
| 15 | 88 | Eric Gray | RB | 301 |
| 15 | 89 | Kenny McIntosh | RB | 306 |
| 15 | 90 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 309 |
| 15 | 91 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 314 |
| 15 | 92 | DeWayne McBride | RB | 318 |
| 15 | 93 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 319 |
| 15 | 94 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 320 |
| 15 | 95 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | 323 |
| 16 | 96 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 328 |
| 16 | 97 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 331 |
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