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The NFL trade deadline is over. Some players changed scenery, and the Bills brought in veteran back Leonard Fournette. Week 9 is here, and it's time to start preparing and getting ready to win your league matchups. Fantasy managers could scramble for replacements as the 49ers, Jaguars, Lions, and Broncos are off this week. Here at RotoBaller, we are here to help with our Week 9 half-PPR running rankings for fantasy football as of November 2nd. Let's review where key running backs such as Najee Harris, Tyjae Spears, Jerome Ford, Aaron Jones, Alexander Mattison, Cam Akers, Gus Edwards, and Emari Demercado rank in Week 9.
Our Week 9 half-PPR fantasy football rankings 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 9 Running Back Fantasy Football News and Injuries
- Tyjae Spears Looks Ready For Week 9
- Derrick Henry Limited In Tuesday's Practice
- Kenyan Drake Joining Browns Practice Squad
- Teams Interested In Trading For Ezekiel Elliott
- Cardinals Return Damien Williams To Practice Squad
- Bills Signing Leonard Fournette
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire Misses Thursday's Practice Due To An Illness
- Jerick McKinnon Will Practice Thursday
Week 9 Fantasy Football Running Back Half-PPR Rankings
You can also check out our Week 9 PPR rankings and Standard rankings.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses, and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This helps to compare running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends for FLEX spots (without QB, DEF, and K mixed in).
Last updated on Thursday, 11/2:
| RB Tier |
RB Rank |
Player Name |
Pos. | Overall Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Alvin Kamara | RB | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Breece Hall | RB | 9 |
| 1 | 4 | Austin Ekeler | RB | 10 |
| 1 | 5 | Raheem Mostert | RB | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | Bijan Robinson | RB | 12 |
| 2 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 13 |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Jacobs | RB | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | Derrick Henry | RB | 16 |
| 3 | 10 | Isiah Pacheco | RB | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 20 |
| 3 | 12 | Joe Mixon | RB | 23 |
| 3 | 13 | Kenneth Walker III | RB | 24 |
| 3 | 14 | Tony Pollard | RB | 27 |
| 3 | 15 | Rachaad White | RB | 28 |
| 3 | 16 | James Cook | RB | 29 |
| 3 | 17 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 30 |
| 4 | 18 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | 33 |
| 4 | 19 | Gus Edwards | RB | 35 |
| 4 | 20 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB | 38 |
| 4 | 21 | Zack Moss | RB | 50 |
| 4 | 22 | Aaron Jones | RB | 54 |
| 5 | 23 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | RB | 56 |
| 5 | 24 | Jerome Ford | RB | 60 |
| 5 | 25 | Najee Harris | RB | 61 |
| 5 | 26 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 64 |
| 5 | 27 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | 65 |
| 5 | 28 | Jaylen Warren | RB | 66 |
| 5 | 29 | AJ Dillon | RB | 68 |
| 5 | 30 | Dameon Pierce | RB | 70 |
| 6 | 31 | Kareem Hunt | RB | 72 |
| 6 | 32 | Tyler Allgeier | RB | 74 |
| 6 | 33 | Emari Demercado | RB | 80 |
| 6 | 34 | Cam Akers | RB | 84 |
| 7 | 35 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | 88 |
| 7 | 36 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 92 |
| 8 | 37 | Royce Freeman | RB | 98 |
| 8 | 38 | Devin Singletary | RB | 99 |
| 8 | 39 | Justice Hill | RB | 101 |
| 8 | 40 | Tyjae Spears | RB | 112 |
| 8 | 41 | Roschon Johnson | RB | 122 |
| 8 | 42 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 123 |
| 8 | 43 | Zach Charbonnet | RB | 125 |
| 9 | 44 | Miles Sanders | RB | 126 |
| 9 | 45 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB | 131 |
| 9 | 46 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 136 |
| 9 | 47 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 140 |
| 9 | 48 | Latavius Murray | RB | 145 |
| 9 | 49 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | 155 |
| 10 | 50 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 158 |
| 10 | 51 | Chase Edmonds | RB | 163 |
| 10 | 52 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 165 |
| 10 | 53 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 167 |
| 11 | 54 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 168 |
| 11 | 55 | Michael Carter | RB | 177 |
| 11 | 56 | Raheem Blackshear | RB | 178 |
| 11 | 57 | Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 179 |
| 11 | 58 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 181 |
| 11 | 59 | Keaontay Ingram | RB | 183 |
| 12 | 60 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 191 |
| 12 | 61 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 192 |
| 12 | 62 | Matt Breida | RB | 195 |
| 12 | 63 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 205 |
| 13 | 64 | Kendre Miller | RB | 207 |
| 13 | 65 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 215 |
| 13 | 66 | Boston Scott | RB | 220 |
| 13 | 67 | Damien Williams | RB | 221 |
| 13 | 68 | Zamir White | RB | 222 |
| 13 | 69 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 223 |
| 13 | 70 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 224 |
| 13 | 71 | Myles Gaskin | RB | 225 |
| 14 | 72 | Ty Chandler | RB | 226 |
| 14 | 73 | Isaiah Spiller | RB | 227 |
| 15 | 74 | Keaton Mitchell | RB | 228 |
| 15 | 75 | Emanuel Wilson | RB | 229 |
| 15 | 76 | Mike Boone | RB | 230 |
| 15 | 77 | Alec Ingold | RB | 231 |
| 15 | 78 | Patrick Ricard | RB | 232 |
| 15 | 79 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE | 233 |
| 15 | 80 | C.J. Ham | RB | 234 |
| 15 | 81 | Chris Evans | RB | 235 |
| 15 | 82 | Ty Montgomery II | RB | 236 |
| 15 | 83 | Khari Blasingame | RB | 237 |
| 15 | 84 | Travis Homer | RB | 238 |
| 15 | 85 | Ty Johnson | RB | 239 |
| 16 | 86 | Hunter Luepke | RB | 240 |
| 16 | 87 | Trey Sermon | RB | 241 |
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