Fantasy Football Week 1 Running Back (RB) Rankings

Last updated: January 8, 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.

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