Running Back Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Football

Running back is king… or is it? Since the advent of fantasy football, elite workhorse running backs have been the most coveted resource in drafts. They were the building blocks of almost every winning team and they filled up the first round. As renowned fantasy football enthusiast Bob Dylan once said, “The times, they are a’changin’.” Three-down backs who are out there for almost every player are getting scarce and the few that do exist seem to be getting hurt more and more often. What’s this mean for fantasy football managers? That’s something our top analysts had to consider as they hashed out our 2023 consensus running back rankings. Also, make sure to check out our Consensus QB Rankings!

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The 2023 Running Back Pool

There’s a rookie running back third (tied) in our running back rankings. That should tell you something about the level of confidence our analysts have in the returning RBs… Or maybe that tells us how good Bijan Robinson is.

It’s not that there aren’t any talented running backs. There are plenty. The problem is that each one of them is surrounded by huge question marks and it starts right at the top.

Christian McCaffrey’s proven dual-threat performances make him the obvious top choice… if you think he can stay healthy.

Derrick Henry is a proven workhorse of the old school variety but he’s got a lot of miles on those tires and we have to wonder… if he can stay healthy.

Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Breece Hall; every one of them carries the potential to rise to the top of the running back rankings… if they can stay healthy.

Hopefully, you’re seeing a trend here. Injuries affect running backs more than any other position. Most fantasy managers agree that a healthy three-down back is the most scarce commodity in football, also making it the most valuable. Do we know who these running backs are though? Who are the best bets to stay healthy?

You’ll see what our analysts think a little further down the page but first, let’s meet the Fantrax analysts who helped shape these running back rankings.

Meet the Rankers

Seven of our best analysts put their heads (and rankings) together to come away with our 2023 quarterback rankings. These analysts are as follows:

Ray Kuhn (RK)
Michael Quintero (MQ)
Cliff Williams (CW)
Sean Malone (SM)
Meng Song (MS)
Bradlee Kilgore (BK)

2023 Consensus Running Back Rankings

For more great rankings and analysis, make sure to check out our 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Kit!

You can sort our running back rankings by clicking on the initials of each analyst at the top of that column. You can also quickly find a specific player by typing any part of their name in the search box at the top of the table.

Cons. Rnk	Player	Team	Bye	RK	MQ	CW	MS	BK
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	9	1	1	1	1	3
2	Austin Ekeler	LAC	5	3	3	2	4	4
3	Saquon Barkley	NYG	13	2	5	5	3	2
4	Nick Chubb	CLE	5	5	2	3	7	5
5	Bijan Robinson	ATL	11	6	6	4	2	8
6	Derrick Henry	TEN	7	4	7	6	10	1
7	Jonathan Taylor	IND	11	8	4	7	9	6
8	Tony Pollard	DAL	7	7	9	11	8	13
9	Josh Jacobs	LV	13	9	8	8	18	10
10	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	11	12	10	12	5	17
11	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	9	10	14	13	15	7
12	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	5	11	12	16	16	9
13	Breece Hall	NYJ	7	13	11	15	14	22
14	Aaron Jones	GB	6	14	13	17	11	20
15	Joe Mixon	CIN	7	15	15	18	13	14
16	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	9	20	18	20	6	12
17	Najee Harris	PIT	6	19	16	14	12	19
18	Dameon Pierce	HOU	7	17	22	10	25	21
19	James Conner	ARI	14	22	21	22	19	11
20	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	13	18	19	19	24	26
21	Rachaad White	TB	5	25	20	21	32	15
22	Isiah Pacheco	KC	10	21	23	26	23	23
23	Miles Sanders	CAR	7	26	17	24	22	31
24	Cam Akers	LAR	10	16	24	29	20	32
25	Alvin Kamara	NO	11	31	28	27	17	18
26	Javonte Williams	DEN	9	24	26	28	29	16
27	Dalvin Cook	MIN	13	29	34	9	30	33
28	Alexander Mattison	MIN	13	32	37	25	21	30
29	Khalil Herbert	CHI	13	27	31	30	38	24
30	James Cook	BUF	13	28	35	34	27	34
31	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	14	30	30	31	41	28
32	AJ Dillon	GB	6	37	32	35	33	29
33	D'Andre Swift	PHI	10	23	29	23	36	58
34	David Montgomery	DET	9	33	27	33	37	41
35	Jamaal Williams	NO	11	34	25	37	40	46
36	Antonio Gibson	WAS	14	39	39	42	39	25
37	Damien Harris	BUF	13	36	36	38	28	50
38	Rashaad Penny	PHI	10	38	33	43	31	48
39	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	11	35	40	48	44	35
40	Samaje Perine	DEN	9	41	41	40	34	49
41	Elijah Mitchell	SF	9	42	38	41	51	37
42	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	5	44	46	46	35	43
43	Jeff Wilson Jr.	MIA	10	40	42	39	55	42
44	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	10	54	48	47	49	27
45	Devon Achane	MIA	10	69	52	51	26	36
46	Jaylen Warren	PIT	6	43	49	57	46	44
47	Gus Edwards	BAL	13	51	57	52	42	39
48	Jerick McKinnon	KC	10	70	43	44	47	38
49	D'Onta Foreman	CHI	13	50	45	55	54	53
50	Devin Singletary	HOU	7	53	44	56	53	51
51	Raheem Mostert	MIA	10	55	47	45	56	54
52	Kendre Miller	NO	11	47	53	62	50	65
53	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	7	59	54	58	52	55
54	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	10	45	56	59	59	63
55	Jerome Ford	CLE	5	60	62	0	45	61
56	Ezekiel Elliott	FA	-	48	51	32	65	93
57	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	11	71	50	54	78	52
58	Tank Bigsby	JAC	9	68	63	0	43	71
59	Joshua Kelley	LAC	5	57	61	0	69	68
60	James Robinson	NE	11	72	59	60	89	40
61	Israel Abanikanda	NYJ	7	78	74	0	63	45
62	Zamir White	LV	13	56	89	0	57	60
63	Roschon Johnson	CHI	13	79	65	0	62	56
64	Ty Chandler	MIN	13	46	67	0	58	92
65	Tyjae Spears	TEN	7	80	78	0	48	58
66	Pierre Strong Jr.	NE	11	77	64	0	60	64
67	Chase Edmonds	TB	5	63	58	53	88	70
68	Leonard Fournette	FA	-	66	60	49	64	94
69	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	5	74	66	0	70	57
70	Michael Carter	NYJ	7	58	55	50	122	67
71	Zack Moss	IND	11	61	70	0	81	72
72	Zach Evans	LAR	10	73	72	0	61	79
73	Kyren Williams	LAR	10	62	73	0	84	66
74	Matt Breida	NYG	13	64	77	65	79	73
75	Kareem Hunt	FA	-	52	88	61	66	95

For more great rankings and analysis, make sure to check out our 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Kit!

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2023 Fantasy Football Draft Kit

Top 75 Consensus Running Back Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Football

The 2023 Running Back Pool

Meet the Rankers

2023 Consensus Running Back Rankings