Fantasy Football Week 1 Running Back (RB) Rankings

Last updated: March 17, 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	21.5
2.	Derrick Henry	BAL	RB	7	18.6
3.	Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB	5	17.9
4.	Saquon Barkley	PHI	RB	9	17.7
5.	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	11	17.6
6.	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB	8	15.9
7.	Christian McCaffrey	SF	RB	14	15.8
8.	James Cook	BUF	RB	7	15.5
9.	De'Von Achane	MIA	RB	12	14.8
10.	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	RB	8	14.6
11.	Ashton Jeanty	LV	RB	8	14.4
12.	Bucky Irving	TB	RB	9	14.1
13.	Kendre Miller	NO	RB	11	13.8
14.	Tony Pollard	TEN	RB	10	13.4
15.	Najee Harris	FA	RB	-	13.2
16.	Chase Brown	CIN	RB	10	12.8
17.	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	RB	11	12.5
18.	Jaylen Warren	PIT	RB	5	12.1
19.	Jordan Mason	MIN	RB	6	10.3
20.	RJ Harvey	DEN	RB	12	10.1
21.	Kenneth Walker III	KC	RB	10	10.1
22.	Jaydon Blue	DAL	RB	10	10.0
23.	Woody Marks	HOU	RB	6	10.0
24.	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	RB	8	9.9
25.	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	RB	14	9.6
26.	D'Andre Swift	CHI	RB	5	9.5
27.	Dylan Sampson	CLE	RB	9	9.2
28.	James Conner	ARI	RB	8	9.0
29.	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	RB	14	8.6
30.	Isiah Pacheco	DET	RB	8	8.6
31.	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB	14	7.9
32.	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	RB	12	7.8
33.	Chris Brooks	GB	RB	5	7.7
34.	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	RB	8	7.3
35.	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	RB	9	7.2
36.	Rico Dowdle	PIT	RB	5	6.9
37.	David Montgomery	HOU	RB	6	6.8
38.	Austin Ekeler	FA	RB	-	6.8
39.	Kyle Monangai	CHI	RB	5	6.5
40.	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	RB	9	6.3
41.	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	RB	12	6.1
42.	Blake Corum	LAR	RB	8	6.1
43.	Josh Jacobs	GB	RB	5	6.0
44.	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	RB	12	5.7
45.	Tank Bigsby	PHI	RB	9	5.6
46.	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	RB	8	5.3
47.	Emari Demercado	KC	RB	10	5.2
48.	Kareem Hunt	FA	RB	-	5.1
49.	Trey Benson	ARI	RB	8	5.0
50.	Jerome Ford	WAS	RB	12	4.9