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The running back position has been tough to navigate this season thanks to injuries, role changes, and early fantasy draft picks becoming busts. The fantasy football playoffs are here, so there's still time to make the right choice in lineups at the position. See below for our updated Week 15 fantasy football running back rankings as of December 18th. Our goal is to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key running backs like Leonard Fournette, Najee Harris, Jerick McKinnon, Rex Burkhead, and Pierre Strong Jr. 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 15 Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Rhamondre Stevenson Trending In The Right Direction
- Damien Harris Downgraded To Out For Week 15
- Jeff Wilson Jr. Inactive For Week 15
- Dameon Pierce Lands On Injured Reserve
- Jonathan Taylor Suffers Sprained Ankle
- Aaron Jones Limited Friday
- Josh Jacobs Listed As Questionable For Week 15
- Najee Harris Good To Go Against the Panthers
- Jerick McKinnon An Intriguing Play In Week 15
- Rex Burkhead Has Deep-League Appeal For Week 15
- Dare Ogunbowale Set For Expanded Role In Week 15
- Josh Jacobs On Track To Play Week 15
Week 15 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings
You can also check out our Week 15 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 Sunday 12/18 at 11:00 am ET:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | Derrick Henry | RB | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 7 |
| 1 | 5 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 7 | Tony Pollard | RB | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 17 |
| 2 | 9 | Miles Sanders | RB | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Nick Chubb | RB | 19 |
| 3 | 11 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 22 |
| 3 | 12 | Joe Mixon | RB | 25 |
| 3 | 13 | Aaron Jones | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 14 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 31 |
| 3 | 15 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 32 |
| 3 | 16 | James Conner | RB | 39 |
| 3 | 17 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 41 |
| 3 | 18 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB | 43 |
| 3 | 19 | Najee Harris | RB | 45 |
| 3 | 20 | Zonovan Knight | RB | 48 |
| 4 | 21 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 50 |
| 4 | 22 | David Montgomery | RB | 52 |
| 4 | 23 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 53 |
| 5 | 24 | Rachaad White | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 25 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 55 |
| 5 | 26 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 57 |
| 5 | 27 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 59 |
| 5 | 28 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 63 |
| 5 | 29 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 69 |
| 5 | 30 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 72 |
| 5 | 31 | AJ Dillon | RB | 73 |
| 5 | 32 | Latavius Murray | RB | 74 |
| 5 | 33 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 79 |
| 5 | 34 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 80 |
| 6 | 35 | Cam Akers | RB | 84 |
| 6 | 36 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 88 |
| 6 | 37 | Devin Singletary | RB | 93 |
| 6 | 38 | James Cook | RB | 98 |
| 7 | 39 | Samaje Perine | RB | 100 |
| 7 | 40 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 104 |
| 7 | 41 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 115 |
| 8 | 42 | Rex Burkhead | RB | 116 |
| 8 | 43 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 120 |
| 8 | 44 | Michael Carter | RB | 124 |
| 8 | 45 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 127 |
| 8 | 46 | Gus Edwards | RB | 133 |
| 9 | 47 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 134 |
| 9 | 48 | Travis Homer | RB | 142 |
| 9 | 49 | Jordan Mason | RB | 153 |
| 9 | 50 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 169 |
| 10 | 51 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 171 |
| 11 | 52 | Kyren Williams | RB | 172 |
| 11 | 53 | Marlon Mack | RB | 182 |
| 11 | 54 | Matt Breida | RB | 183 |
| 11 | 55 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 186 |
| 11 | 56 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 193 |
| 11 | 57 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 199 |
| 11 | 58 | Kenyan Drake | RB | 206 |
| 11 | 59 | Kevin Harris | RB | 211 |
| 12 | 60 | Boston Scott | RB | 212 |
| 12 | 61 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 213 |
| 12 | 62 | Caleb Huntley | RB | 214 |
| 12 | 63 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 215 |
| 12 | 64 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 216 |
| 13 | 65 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 220 |
| 13 | 66 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 222 |
| 13 | 67 | Nyheim Hines | RB | 225 |
| 13 | 68 | Gary Brightwell | RB | 228 |
| 13 | 69 | Deon Jackson | RB | 232 |
| 13 | 70 | Chris Evans | RB | 234 |
| 13 | 71 | Ty Johnson | RB | 235 |
| 13 | 72 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB | 237 |
| 13 | 73 | Justin Jackson | RB | 238 |
| 13 | 74 | Zamir White | RB | 239 |
| 13 | 75 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | 242 |
| 13 | 76 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 243 |
| 13 | 77 | Hassan Haskins | RB | 248 |
| 13 | 78 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 250 |
| 14 | 79 | David Johnson | RB | 256 |
| 14 | 80 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 259 |
| 14 | 81 | Malcolm Brown | RB | 262 |
| 14 | 82 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 264 |
| 14 | 83 | Alec Ingold | RB | 265 |
| 14 | 84 | Zack Moss | RB | 266 |
| 14 | 85 | Justice Hill | RB | 267 |
| 14 | 86 | Ronald Jones II | RB | 271 |
| 14 | 87 | Trestan Ebner | RB | 273 |
| 14 | 88 | Julius Chestnut | RB | 275 |
| 14 | 89 | Melvin Gordon III | RB | 277 |
| 14 | 90 | Dwayne Washington | RB | 278 |
| 14 | 91 | James Robinson | RB | 282 |
| 14 | 92 | Corey Clement | RB | 284 |
| 14 | 93 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 287 |
| 14 | 94 | C.J. Ham | RB | 288 |
| 14 | 95 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 290 |
| 14 | 96 | Snoop Conner | RB | 292 |
| 14 | 97 | Jakob Johnson | RB | 294 |
| 14 | 98 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 295 |
| 14 | 99 | Derek Watt | RB | 303 |
| 14 | 100 | Zander Horvath | RB | 306 |
| 14 | 101 | Michael Burton | RB | 310 |
| 14 | 102 | Devine Ozigbo | RB | 314 |
| 14 | 103 | Malik Davis | RB | 315 |
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