Updated Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings: J.K. Dobbins, Cam Akers, Chase Edmonds, Dameon Pierce, Kenneth Walker

It's draft season and our fantasy football rankings are here to help you crush your drafts! Below are RotoBaller's updated 2022 fantasy football running back rankings for half-PPR leagues as of August 31st, including recent rankings movers such as J.K. Dobbins, Cam Akers, Chase Edmonds, Dameon Pierce, Kenneth Walker.

Our running back fantasy football rankings are put together by Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Scott Engel and Brandon Murchison. Below you will also see recent fantasy football news and NFL headlines for running backs, which are accounted for within these updated half-PPR draft rankings.

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Running Backs Fantasy Football News and Injuries

• Kenneth Walker III Slowly Progressing
• Isaiah Spiller Returns To Practice
• Brian Robinson On The Initial 53-Man Roster
• J.K. Dobbins' Week 1 Status In Doubt
• Miles Sanders Still Not Practicing
• Cam Akers, Darrell Henderson Jr. Return To Full Practice
• Najee Harris Should Be Fine For Week 1
• Elijah Mitchell Gets Back To Practice
• Cam Akers Isn't Quite Ready Yet
• Chiefs Waive Derrick Gore
• James Robinson Will Be Eased In

 

Updated Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

The rankings table below last updated on August 31, 2022. You can also find our updated PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankings, Best Ball rankings, Dynasty League rankings and 2022 NFL Rookie rankings.

RB Tier	RB Rank	Player Name	Pos	Overall Rank
1	1	Jonathan Taylor	RB	1
1	2	Christian McCaffrey	RB	3
1	3	Austin Ekeler	RB	5
1	4	Derrick Henry	RB	7
2	5	Najee Harris	RB	8
2	6	Dalvin Cook	RB	9
2	7	Joe Mixon	RB	11
2	8	Saquon Barkley	RB	14
2	9	D'Andre Swift	RB	16
2	10	Alvin Kamara	RB	17
2	11	Leonard Fournette	RB	18
2	12	Aaron Jones	RB	20
2	13	Nick Chubb	RB	23
2	14	James Conner	RB	26
2	15	Javonte Williams	RB	27
3	16	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	32
3	17	Breece Hall	RB	36
3	18	David Montgomery	RB	37
3	19	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	41
3	20	Elijah Mitchell	RB	45
3	21	Cam Akers	RB	47
3	22	J.K. Dobbins	RB	51
3	23	Rashaad Penny	RB	52
3	24	Chase Edmonds	RB	58
3	25	AJ Dillon	RB	65
3	26	Josh Jacobs	RB	66
4	27	Damien Harris	RB	72
4	28	Antonio Gibson	RB	73
4	29	Kareem Hunt	RB	74
4	30	Melvin Gordon III	RB	76
4	31	Miles Sanders	RB	78
4	32	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	79
4	33	Devin Singletary	RB	87
4	34	Dameon Pierce	RB	89
5	35	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	91
5	36	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB	95
5	37	Kenneth Walker	RB	99
5	38	Tony Pollard	RB	100
5	39	James Cook	RB	110
5	40	Michael Carter	RB	115
5	41	Nyheim Hines	RB	116
6	42	James Robinson	RB	120
6	43	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	122
6	44	Rachaad White	RB	125
6	45	Alexander Mattison	RB	127
6	46	Isaiah Spiller	RB	133
6	47	Khalil Herbert	RB	134
6	48	Tyler Allgeier	RB	138
7	49	Zamir White	RB	141
7	50	Mark Ingram II	RB	147
7	51	Raheem Mostert	RB	149
7	52	Jamaal Williams	RB	150
7	53	J.D. McKissic	RB	151
7	54	Darrel Williams	RB	155
7	55	Chris Evans	RB	174
7	56	Ronald Jones II	RB	179
8	57	D'Onta Foreman	RB	186
8	58	Kenyan Drake	RB	204
8	59	Rex Burkhead	RB	211
8	60	Jerick McKinnon	RB	214
8	61	Gus Edwards	RB	221
8	62	Boston Scott	RB	222
8	63	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	223
9	64	Sony Michel	RB	224
9	65	Snoop Conner	RB	225
9	66	Matt Breida	RB	228
9	67	Samaje Perine	RB	230
9	68	Eno Benjamin	RB	239
9	69	Isaih Pacheco	RB	243
10	70	Salvon Ahmed	RB	249
10	71	Marlon Mack	RB	251
10	72	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	252
10	73	Tyrion Davis-Price	RB	254
10	74	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	255
10	75	Trey Sermon	RB	259
10	76	Jerome Ford	RB	262
10	77	Keaontay Ingram	RB	264
10	78	Trestan Ebner	RB	265
10	79	Damien Williams	RB	267
10	80	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB	270
11	81	Hassan Haskins	RB	271
11	82	Tyler Badie	RB	274
11	83	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	278
11	84	Chuba Hubbard	RB	279
11	85	Travis Homer	RB	285
11	86	Jaylen Warren	RB	287
11	87	Phillip Lindsay	RB	288
11	88	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB	293
11	89	Myles Gaskin	RB	296
12	90	Mike Davis	RB	297
12	91	Darrynton Evans	RB	299
12	92	Kyren Williams	RB	303
12	93	Zack Moss	RB	308
12	94	Joshua Kelley	RB	310
12	95	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB	320
12	96	Giovani Bernard	RB	322
12	97	Abram Smith	RB	323
12	98	Zonovan Knight	RB	324
12	99	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	342
12	100	Ty Johnson	RB	343
12	101	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	359
12	102	Jaret Patterson	RB	376
12	103	Brandon Bolden	RB	386
12	104	Derrick Gore	RB	391
12	105	Ameer Abdullah	RB	392
12	106	DeeJay Dallas	RB	396
12	107	Ty Chandler	RB	398
12	108	Tony Jones Jr.	RB	401
12	109	Craig Reynolds	RB	402
12	110	Kene Nwangwu	RB	403
13	111	Jonathan Ward	RB	405
13	112	Jermar Jefferson	RB	407
13	113	Tevin Coleman	RB	409
13	114	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	413
13	115	Patrick Ricard	RB	417
13	116	JaMycal Hasty	RB	427
13	117	Justice Hill	RB	438
13	118	Mike Boone	RB	440
13	119	Deon Jackson	RB	446
13	120	Kylin Hill	RB	447
13	121	Qadree Ollison	RB	448
13	122	Anthony McFarland Jr.	RB	450
13	123	J.J. Taylor	RB	453
13	124	Ryquell Armstead	RB	454
13	125	Trayveon Williams	RB	455
13	126	Justin Jackson	RB	456
13	127	Larry Rountree III	RB	470
13	128	La'Mical Perine	RB	471

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