Fantasy Football Week 1 Half-PPR Running Back (RB) Rankings

Last updated: January 27, 2026

These fantasy football rankings are refreshed multiple times per day based on projections provided by RotoWire. Use the rankings and projections below to help figure out who to start/sit in your lineup this week.

Rank	Name	Team	Pos	Bye	Proj. FP
1.	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB	9	24.8
2.	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	5	20.3
3.	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB	7	19.1
4.	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	11	18.5
5.	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB	9	18.3
6.	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB	14	17.7
7.	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	8	17.1
8.	De'Von Achane	MIA	RB	12	16.9
9.	James Cook	BUF	RB	7	16.8
10.	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB	8	16.1
11.	Bucky Irving	TB	RB	9	15.9
12.	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB	8	15.7
13.	Chase Brown	CIN	RB	10	14.4
14.	Kendre Miller	NO	RB	11	14.4
15.	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB	10	14.3
16.	Najee Harris	LAC	RB	12	13.8
17.	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	5	13.8
18.	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAX	RB	8	13.5
19.	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB	12	11.4
20.	Woody Marks	HOU	RB	6	11.2
21.	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB	6	11.1
22.	Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB	9	10.9
23.	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB	8	10.7
24.	Jaydon Blue	DAL	RB	10	10.6
25.	D'Andre Swift	CHI	RB	5	10.5
26.	Emanuel Wilson	GB	RB	5	10.3
27.	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB	14	10.2
28.	James Conner	ARI	RB	8	9.9
29.	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB	14	9.9
30.	Isiah Pacheco	KC	RB	10	9.8
31.	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB	14	8.5
32.	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	RB	5	8.5
33.	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB	12	8.1
34.	Chris Brooks	GB	RB	5	8.0
35.	Rico Dowdle	CAR	RB	14	7.9
36.	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB	8	7.6
37.	Austin Ekeler	WAS	RB	12	7.4
38.	David Montgomery	DET	RB	8	7.2
39.	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB	9	7.0
40.	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB	5	6.9
41.	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB	12	6.7
42.	Blake Corum	LAR	RB	8	6.3
43.	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB	5	6.2
44.	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	RB	12	6.0
45.	Tank Bigsby	PHI	RB	9	5.8
46.	Jerome Ford	CLE	RB	9	5.6
47.	Kareem Hunt	KC	RB	10	5.5
48.	Emari Demercado	ARI	RB	8	5.5
49.	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB	5	5.5
50.	Trey Benson	ARI	RB	8	5.2