Updated Week 12 Running Back Rankings

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 12 of the fantasy football season. Time is flying by, and it's crunch time for many fantasy managers -- but as always we're here to help you win. Below you will find our updated Week 12 fantasy football running back rankings and injury updates.

As a quick intro for anyone who is not familiar, the below weekly fantasy football rankings for RBs are put together as a consensus of three of our lead analysts - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus and Brandon Murchison. Their running back rankings are always updated, so be sure to check back throughout the week always.

In addition to these running back rankings, we also put together a quick-hit list of fantasy football injuries. These are important factors for analyzing the Week 12 fantasy football rankings for running backs and setting your optional lineups.

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Week 12 Injury Updates

• Elijah Mitchell Favoring Broken Finger, Expected To Play
• D'Onta Foreman To See "Bulk Of Carries"
• Saquon Barkley To Be More Involved
• Cordarrelle Patterson Practices, Game-Time Decision
• Rashaad Penny, Travis Homer Ruled Out
• Michael Carter Lands On IR
• Aaron Jones May Return, Game Time Decision
• Kareem Hunt Activated, Will Return On Sunday
• Jordan Howard Officially Ruled Out
• No Injury Designation For James Robinson
• Damien Williams Ruled Out
• Qadree Ollison Not Expected To Play
• Jeremy McNichols Will Miss Another Game

 

Week 12 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

You can also see our full Week 12 ranks for PPR, Half-PPR and Standard scoring.

Last updated on Sunday 11/28 at 10:30 am ET:

RB Rank	Player Name	Pos	Overall Rank
1	Christian McCaffrey	RB	1
2	Jonathan Taylor	RB	2
3	Dalvin Cook	RB	5
4	Austin Ekeler	RB	6
5	D'Andre Swift	RB	9
6	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	10
7	Najee Harris	RB	12
8	Joe Mixon	RB	13
9	Nick Chubb	RB	17
10	David Montgomery	RB	18
11	James Robinson	RB	21
12	Saquon Barkley	RB	24
13	Elijah Mitchell	RB	33
14	Antonio Gibson	RB	35
15	Leonard Fournette	RB	36
16	Kareem Hunt	RB	43
17	Melvin Gordon III	RB	45
18	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB	46
19	AJ Dillon	RB	47
20	Miles Sanders	RB	49
21	Josh Jacobs	RB	51
22	Javonte Williams	RB	54
23	Aaron Jones	RB	55
24	Damien Harris	RB	59
25	Devonta Freeman	RB	61
26	Myles Gaskin	RB	68
27	Ty Johnson	RB	71
28	Tony Pollard	RB	73
29	Alex Collins	RB	82
30	Tony Jones Jr.	RB	84
31	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	91
32	Rex Burkhead	RB	96
33	Matt Breida	RB	104
34	D'Onta Foreman	RB	105
35	J.D. McKissic	RB	107
36	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB	114
37	David Johnson	RB	115
38	Latavius Murray	RB	116
39	Tevin Coleman	RB	117
40	Kenyan Drake	RB	121
41	Zack Moss	RB	122
42	Jamaal Williams	RB	125
43	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	127
44	Boston Scott	RB	129
45	Devin Singletary	RB	132
46	Nyheim Hines	RB	136
47	Mike Davis	RB	142
48	Qadree Ollison	RB	143
49	Brandon Bolden	RB	149
50	Samaje Perine	RB	157
51	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	164
52	Devontae Booker	RB	168
53	Alexander Mattison	RB	171
54	DeeJay Dallas	RB	174
55	Giovani Bernard	RB	175
56	Chuba Hubbard	RB	176
57	Ronald Jones II	RB	177
58	Jeremy McNichols	RB	179
59	Sony Michel	RB	180
60	Carlos Hyde	RB	183
61	Jaret Patterson	RB	187
62	Trey Sermon	RB	188
63	Travis Homer	RB	196
64	Khalil Herbert	RB	198
65	Larry Rountree III	RB	205
66	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	209
67	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	212
68	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	214
69	Chris Evans	RB	218
70	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	221
71	Wayne Gallman Jr.	RB	229
72	Ty Montgomery	RB	232
73	Justin Jackson	RB	233
74	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB	234
75	Rashaad Penny	RB	235
76	Jalen Richard	RB	239
77	Ameer Abdullah	RB	241
78	La'Mical Perine	RB	242
79	Kalen Ballage	RB	245
80	Dwayne Washington	RB	247
81	Royce Freeman	RB	248
82	Joshua Kelley	RB	251
83	Corey Clement	RB	252
84	Godwin Igwebuike	RB	253
85	Patrick Laird	RB	254
86	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	256
87	Elijhaa Penny	RB	257
88	Salvon Ahmed	RB	259
89	C.J. Ham	RB	260
90	Jermar Jefferson	RB	262
91	Keith Smith	RB	268
92	Marlon Mack	RB	280
93	Ty'Son Williams	RB	282
94	Peyton Barber	RB	291
95	Alex Armah Jr.	RB	296
96	J.J. Taylor	RB	299
97	Brian Hill	RB	296
98	Royce Freeman	RB	299
99	DeeJay Dallas	RB	301

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