2026 Fantasy Football Running Back Projections

Full-season projections for 168 running backs, in PPR, half PPR and standard scoring, with the stat line behind every total. Updated 8/15

Jahmyr Gibbs leads our 2026 running back projections at 367.2 PPR points. The board separates early: 40 points divide RB2 from RB3, so the first two running backs sit in a tier of their own before Christian McCaffrey begins the next group. Smaller steps follow after RB3, RB4. It thins quickly after RB24 at 193.7 points, with only 2 running backs projected within ten percent of that line.

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#	Player	Team	CAR	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	TGT	REC	REC YDS	REC TD	PPR	Half	Standard
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	275	1,380	13.5	86	69.9	565	4.0	367.2	332.2	297.3
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	290	1,425	9.8	92	76.9	690	3.5	364.9	326.4	288.0
3	Christian McCaffrey	SF	267	1,085	9.0	90	73.9	643	4.4	325.0	288.1	251.1
4	Jonathan Taylor	IND	323	1,490	12.7	56	44.6	328	1.5	308.1	285.8	263.5
5	Omarion Hampton	LAC	280	1,200	11.2	66	53.3	367	2.2	288.0	261.3	234.7
6	De'Von Achane	MIA	235	1,190	6.2	80	62.3	478	3.8	287.2	256.1	224.9
7	Chase Brown	CIN	240	1,040	7.8	82	65.1	429	3.9	280.0	247.4	214.8
8	Ashton Jeanty	LV	281	1,110	8.2	75	57.7	406	3.1	274.8	246.0	217.1
9	James Cook III	BUF	290	1,420	10.5	42	33.3	278	1.8	271.8	255.2	238.5
10	Kenneth Walker III	KC	275	1,250	9.5	58	46.1	360	1.5	271.0	247.9	224.9
11	Derrick Henry	BAL	305	1,515	13.0	22	18.0	174	0.7	265.7	256.7	247.7
12	Saquon Barkley	PHI	292	1,305	8.4	52	40.7	322	1.9	263.3	243.0	222.6
13	Josh Jacobs	GB	285	1,150	11.5	45	35.9	279	1.3	252.9	234.9	216.9
14	Javonte Williams	DAL	270	1,215	10.0	49	39.3	236	1.3	249.2	229.5	209.9
15	Kyren Williams	LAR	245	1,140	10.0	45	35.8	256	2.0	244.2	226.2	208.3
16	Breece Hall	NYJ	250	1,125	6.4	55	43.4	355	1.8	237.4	215.7	194.0
17	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	230	1,045	6.3	59	45.0	354	1.7	229.3	206.7	184.2
18	D'Andre Swift	CHI	235	1,055	7.7	48	37.1	310	1.1	224.2	205.6	187.1
19	Bucky Irving	TB	225	940	5.6	54	41.0	326	2.0	211.4	190.9	170.3
20	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	185	870	6.8	54	42.1	309	1.4	207.2	186.2	165.1
21	David Montgomery	HOU	245	1,010	9.5	33	25.4	189	0.6	204.1	191.4	178.7
22	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	220	930	5.5	46	36.1	288	2.1	201.5	183.5	165.4
23	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	275	1,045	7.7	36	27.7	189	0.4	197.8	184.0	170.1
24	Jaylen Warren	PIT	185	815	4.6	59	44.3	332	1.4	193.7	171.5	149.3
25	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	220	899	6.9	39	28.0	208	1.7	186.2	172.2	158.2
26	Cam Skattebo	NYG	188	799	6.3	43	33.2	253	1.5	182.8	166.2	149.6
27	Jadarian Price	SEA	205	875	6.6	29	22.1	173	1.0	169.3	158.3	147.2
28	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	175	795	6.4	39	28.2	210	0.8	168.5	154.4	140.3
29	Jordan Mason	MIN	195	900	7.0	29	21.0	137	0.5	167.2	156.7	146.2
30	Tony Pollard	TEN	200	860	5.0	37	28.0	183	0.4	160.9	146.9	132.9
31	Rico Dowdle	PIT	175	760	5.0	38	27.8	193	0.8	156.0	142.0	128.1
32	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	145	625	5.0	38	31.0	267	1.1	152.8	137.3	121.8
33	Kenny Gainwell	TB	115	500	3.7	56	41.9	294	1.6	151.3	130.4	109.4
34	Kyle Monangai	CHI	180	770	5.0	30	21.4	173	0.4	146.6	135.9	125.3
35	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	168	689	4.2	35	27.1	186	1.3	144.9	131.4	117.8
36	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	157	649	4.3	37	27.0	208	1.0	142.7	129.2	115.7
37	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	130	560	3.2	46	35.0	255	1.4	142.0	124.5	107.0
38	RJ Harvey	DEN	109	410	3.9	45	32.9	242	2.5	135.1	118.7	102.2
39	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	175	800	5.5	20	14.3	76	0.2	134.9	127.7	120.6
40	Blake Corum	LAR	165	790	5.8	16	11.8	81	0.3	134.0	128.1	122.2
41	Tyjae Spears	TEN	90	360	2.8	55	41.1	270	1.1	125.9	105.4	84.9
42	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	132	566	2.9	33	25.2	184	1.1	122.8	110.2	97.6
43	Rachaad White	WAS	90	385	2.6	46	35.5	256	1.4	122.3	104.6	86.8
44	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAX	140	591	6.6	12	8.3	63	0.3	113.7	109.6	105.4
45	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	120	490	5.2	24	18.3	134	0.5	113.4	104.3	95.1
46	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	151	575	3.4	28	19.5	156	0.4	113.4	103.6	93.8
47	Alvin Kamara	NO	100	400	2.0	42	32.5	217	1.2	112.5	96.2	79.9
48	Woody Marks	HOU	115	455	2.5	30	23.5	193	1.4	110.1	98.4	86.7
49	Emmett Johnson	KC	140	583	4.5	18	11.7	93	0.5	108.8	103.0	97.2
50	Isiah Pacheco	DET	140	590	3.5	20	15.3	106	0.6	108.2	100.5	92.9
51	Nicholas Singleton	TEN	118	485	3.3	31	19.6	128	0.7	103.5	93.7	83.9
52	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	115	470	4.8	17	12.0	82	0.2	96.1	90.0	84.0
53	Kaytron Allen	WAS	109	512	3.3	15	10.3	84	0.3	91.5	86.4	81.3
54	Brian Robinson Jr.	ATL	132	573	4.4	6	4.3	21	0.0	89.0	86.8	84.6
55	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	101	426	3.1	22	15.6	90	0.6	88.3	80.5	72.7
56	Jaylen Wright	MIA	148	572	2.8	14	10.0	67	0.1	86.8	81.8	76.8
57	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	112	519	2.5	15	10.6	72	0.2	84.1	78.8	73.5
58	Dylan Sampson	CLE	65	214	1.2	41	27.4	203	1.5	83.4	69.7	56.0
59	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAX	25	100	0.6	45	34.2	239	1.4	79.5	62.4	45.3
60	Jordan James	SF	101	410	3.1	13	9.6	82	0.4	77.5	72.7	67.9
61	Braelon Allen	NYJ	94	379	3.8	14	10.6	63	0.4	76.6	71.3	66.0
62	James Conner	ARI	52	188	1.8	33	21.8	174	1.1	75.4	64.5	53.6
63	George Holani	SEA	74	312	2.9	19	13.3	103	0.5	74.6	67.9	61.3
64	AJ Dillon	CAR	108	445	2.7	15	9.7	73	0.6	71.0	66.1	61.3
65	Tank Bigsby	PHI	90	442	3.4	4	2.5	20	0.1	69.1	67.9	66.6
66	Demond Claiborne	MIN	77	332	2.4	15	10.4	70	0.3	66.2	61.0	55.8
67	Chris Brooks	GB	72	320	1.3	21	14.9	83	0.2	63.3	55.8	48.4
68	Sean Tucker	TB	72	302	4.7	2	1.6	11	0.1	61.3	60.4	59.6
69	Jonah Coleman	DEN	57	237	1.8	20	13.8	100	0.5	60.9	54.0	47.1
70	Justice Hill	BAL	30	144	1.2	24	18.1	148	1.0	60.2	51.2	42.1
71	Kimani Vidal	LAC	69	277	1.8	13	9.3	77	0.5	58.3	53.7	49.0
72	Jawhar Jordan	HOU	51	219	1.1	19	13.3	98	0.6	54.0	47.4	40.7
73	Malik Davis	DAL	63	293	2.1	6	4.3	34	0.1	50.0	47.9	45.7
74	Ray Davis	BUF	48	205	1.6	12	9.2	67	0.5	48.2	43.6	39.0
75	Tahj Brooks	CIN	78	329	2.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	46.1	46.1	46.1
76	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	65	268	1.6	6	3.9	25	0.1	42.6	40.7	38.7
77	Eli Heidenreich	PIT	112	424	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	40.6	40.6	40.6
78	Brashard Smith	KC	38	134	0.8	16	10.1	68	0.6	38.9	33.9	28.8
79	Jaydon Blue	DAL	43	181	1.3	9	6.4	45	0.4	38.8	35.6	32.4
80	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	51	212	1.2	7	4.9	33	0.0	35.9	33.4	31.0
81	Frank Gore Jr.	BUF	37	174	2.0	3	2.4	20	0.0	33.7	32.5	31.3
82	Seth McGowan	IND	34	146	1.8	6	4.4	33	0.1	33.6	31.4	29.2
83	Roschon Johnson	CHI	34	117	3.0	4	2.3	12	0.0	33.2	32.1	31.0
84	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	4	10	0.1	19	14.1	116	0.9	32.6	25.5	18.4
85	Devin Neal	NO	42	168	1.9	4	2.6	16	0.0	32.4	31.1	29.9
86	Terrell Jennings	NE	53	167	1.3	7	5.5	32	0.0	32.2	29.4	26.7
87	Kaelon Black	SF	46	182	1.5	3	2.4	21	0.2	31.8	30.6	29.4
88	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	27	135	0.9	10	7.3	47	0.1	31.5	27.8	24.2
89	Devin Singletary	NYG	42	167	1.2	7	4.7	24	0.1	31.2	28.8	26.5
90	Samaje Perine	CIN	31	139	1.1	9	6.5	40	0.1	30.6	27.3	24.0
91	Ty Johnson	BUF	19	81	0.8	9	6.9	68	0.6	30.1	26.7	23.2
92	Ty Chandler	NO	52	141	1.0	10	6.6	29	0.0	29.5	26.3	23.0
93	Kendre Miller	NO	39	159	1.4	4	2.6	17	0.0	28.7	27.3	26.0
94	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	49	205	1.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	27.5	27.5	27.5
95	Phil Mafah	DAL	33	148	1.0	5	3.5	29	0.0	27.2	25.5	23.8
96	J'Mari Taylor	JAX	38	160	1.0	5	2.8	22	0.0	26.9	25.5	24.2
97	DJ Giddens	IND	27	112	0.8	9	6.2	37	0.2	26.5	23.4	20.3
98	Jam Miller	NE	34	156	1.0	2	1.6	19	0.0	25.1	24.3	23.5
99	Emari Demercado	KC	27	148	0.6	6	3.6	26	0.2	24.9	23.1	21.3
100	Elijah Mitchell	PHI	35	159	1.0	2	1.4	14	0.0	24.7	24.0	23.3
101	Jerome Ford	WAS	24	133	0.7	6	3.9	23	0.0	23.7	21.8	19.8
102	Adam Randall	BAL	20	103	0.7	5	3.8	35	0.4	23.7	21.8	19.9
103	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	17	88	1.0	7	5.0	39	0.0	23.7	21.2	18.7
104	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	15	63	0.0	12	8.5	63	0.5	23.7	19.4	15.2
105	Brittain Brown	CHI	12	81	2.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	23.5	23.5	23.5
106	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	32	148	1.0	2	0.9	12	0.0	22.9	22.5	22.0
107	Salvon Ahmed	CHI	35	152	1.0	1	0.8	9	0.0	22.8	22.4	22.1
108	Israel Abanikanda	DAL	32	147	1.0	1	0.8	12	0.0	22.7	22.3	21.9
109	Hunter Luepke	DAL	13	56	0.4	10	7.1	51	0.4	22.3	18.8	15.3
110	Trevor Etienne	CAR	22	92	0.5	9	5.5	36	0.2	22.3	19.5	16.7
111	Dameon Pierce	PHI	35	161	1.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	22.1	22.1	22.1
112	Isaac Guerendo	SF	28	135	0.8	3	2.0	17	0.0	22.1	21.1	20.1
113	Carlos Washington Jr.	MIA	31	130	1.0	2	1.5	13	0.0	21.8	21.1	20.3
114	Donovan Edwards	MIA	31	130	1.0	2	1.5	13	0.0	21.8	21.1	20.3
115	Raheim Sanders	CLE	29	99	0.0	9	5.9	43	0.3	21.1	18.2	15.2
116	Audric Estimé	NO	30	122	1.0	2	1.6	12	0.0	21.0	20.2	19.4
117	Ronnie Rivers	LAR	25	117	0.8	5	3.2	18	0.0	20.8	19.2	17.6
118	Tyler Goodson	ATL	28	83	1.5	4	2.8	14	0.0	20.7	19.3	17.9
119	Will Shipley	PHI	9	40	0.3	12	8.0	54	0.3	20.5	16.5	12.5
120	Connor Heyward	LV	4	18	0.1	12	8.5	62	0.6	20.5	16.3	12.1
121	Pierre Strong Jr.	GB	29	111	1.0	4	2.6	14	0.0	20.5	19.2	17.9
122	Tyler Badie	DEN	4	18	0.1	10	6.8	56	0.3	16.5	13.1	9.7
123	Jaret Patterson	LAC	22	80	0.8	4	2.5	14	0.0	16.4	15.1	13.9
124	Michael Burton	CLE	7	14	0.6	8	4.9	29	0.5	15.8	13.3	10.9
125	Nathan Carter	ATL	15	96	0.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	14.2	14.2	14.2
126	Alec Ingold	LAC	2	9	0.1	8	5.6	39	0.1	11.5	8.7	5.9
127	Andrew Beck	NYJ	1	6	0.0	5	4.0	22	0.6	10.4	8.3	6.3
128	Jamal Haynes	CIN	15	63	0.0	3	2.3	12	0.0	9.9	8.7	7.5
129	Max Bredeson	MIN	2	8	0.1	7	4.5	28	0.2	9.7	7.5	5.2
130	Lan Larison	NE	18	67	0.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	9.5	9.5	9.5
131	Jaydn Ott	KC	15	63	0.0	3	1.9	12	0.0	9.4	8.5	7.5
132	Adam Prentice	DEN	4	17	0.1	5	3.5	25	0.2	9.4	7.6	5.9
133	Riley Nowakowski	PIT	0	0	0.0	8	4.6	27	0.2	8.3	6.0	3.7
134	Dean Connors	LAR	11	46	0.0	3	1.9	15	0.0	8.0	7.1	6.1
135	Damien Martinez	GB	10	41	0.0	3	2.0	11	0.0	7.2	6.2	5.2
136	Reggie Gilliam	NE	0	0	0.0	4	3.2	23	0.2	6.7	5.1	3.5
137	Michael Carter	TEN	9	34	0.2	2	1.2	8	0.0	6.4	5.8	5.2
138	Patrick Ricard	NYG	0	0	0.0	4	3.1	17	0.1	5.1	3.6	2.1
139	Kalel Mullings	TEN	5	20	0.0	3	1.6	12	0.0	4.8	4.0	3.2
140	Ameer Abdullah	JAX	3	14	0.1	2	1.1	8	0.1	4.3	3.8	3.2
141	Jacardia Wright	SEA	2	8	0.0	3	1.8	13	0.0	3.9	3.0	2.1
142	Julius Chestnut	TEN	5	20	0.0	1	0.8	6	0.0	3.3	3.0	2.6
143	Sione Vaki	DET	3	12	0.0	1	0.9	6	0.0	2.6	2.2	1.8
144	British Brooks	HOU	4	18	0.1	0	0.0	0	0.0	2.4	2.4	2.4
145	Rasheen Ali	BAL	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
146	Carson Steele	PHI	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
147	Gary Brightwell	CIN	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
148	DeeJay Dallas	JAX	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
149	Eric Gray	NYG	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
150	Patrick Taylor Jr.	SF	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
151	Khalil Herbert	SF	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
152	Sincere McCormick	SF	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
153	Jacob Saylors	DET	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
154	Cody Schrader	DEN	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
155	Josh Williams	TB	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
156	Noah Whittington	HOU	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
157	Brady Russell	SEA	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
158	Robbie Ouzts	SEA	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
159	Velus Jones Jr.	SEA	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
160	Travis Homer	PIT	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
161	Chip Trayanum	NYJ	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
162	Kene Nwangwu	NYJ	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
163	Zavier Scott	MIN	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
164	Dylan Laube	LV	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
165	Dare Ogunbowale	LV	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
166	Bam Knight	ARI	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
167	Corey Kiner	ARI	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
168	Trey Benson	ARI	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Full-season totals, not per game. Ranks are within position. A running back's rank differs between scoring formats, which is why all three are shown.

Common questions

How many running backs should I draft?

Most lineups start two plus a flex, so four to six is typical. The position carries the highest injury rate, and a backup who inherits a starting role is the most valuable thing on a waiver wire, which is why managers draft depth here they would not at other positions.

Why do running back rankings change so much between PPR and standard?

Because receiving work is worth a point a catch in PPR and nothing in standard. A back with 70 receptions gains 70 points in PPR, which can move him ten or more spots. Switch the scoring toggle and the board reorders to match.

What is a workhorse back?

One who handles both early-down carries and passing-down work rather than splitting a backfield. Those players carry the highest projections because volume is the single most reliable input to a running back's season.

How many running backs are projected here?

All 168 running backs with a meaningful projected role for 2026, ranked by PPR points with the stat line behind each total.

How often is this updated?

Whenever the underlying projections are revised, which is typically every few days through the preseason and after significant news. This page was last updated August 15, 2026.

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