Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings, Risers, Fallers

About a  month ago I posted my Fantasy Football early 2019 Running back rankings. With 2 weeks of pre-season in the books, let us take a look at the Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings, Risers, and Fallers. I didn’t use tiers this time as you can pretty much tell the groupings with the following rankings running backs.

I did compare my rankings to the current ADP. The ADP (Average Draft Position) is where guys are going in drafts as of right now. I use Fantasy Football Pro’s but you can find them anywhere. It is always good to compare your fantasy football rankings, whether it is with quarterbacks or any other position.

2019 PPR Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings

Below are my Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings, followed below by a couple of risers and fallers.

Rank	Name	Tm	Last Ranking	Up/Down	ADP
1	Saquon Barkley	NYG	1	Even	1
2	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	3	Up 1	3
3	Alvin Kamara	NO	4	Up 1	2
4	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	2	Down 2	4
5	David Johnson	ARI	6	Up 1	5
6	Todd Gurley	LA	8	up 2	8
7	Nick Chubb	CLE	12	up 5	9
8	Le’Veon Bell	NYJ	7	up 1	6
9	Dalvin Cook	MIN	11	up 2	11
10	James Conner	PIT	9	up 1	7
11	Joe Mixon	CIN	10	down 1	10
12	Melvin Gordon	LAC	5	down 7	15
13	Josh Jacobs	OAK	15	up 2	19
14	Damien Williams	KC	14	even	13
15	Leonard Fournette	JAC	16	up 1	12
16	Kerryon Johnson	DET	21	up 5	14
17	Marlon Mack	IND	13	down 4	18
18	Aaron Jones	GB	18	even	16
19	Devonta Freeman	ATL	17	down 2	17
20	Chris Carson	SEA	24	up 4	20
21	Derrick Henry	TEN	19	down 2	21
22	James White	NE	23	up 1	27
23	David Montgomery	CHI	29	up 6	22
24	Sony Michel	NE	22	down 2	24
25	Mark Ingram	BAL	25	even	23
26	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	20	down 6	25
27	Kenyan Drake	MIA	27	even	31
28	Miles Sanders	PHI	30	up 2	29
29	Tevin Coleman	SF	32	up 3	26
30	Tarik Cohen	CHI	26	down 4	30
31	Lamar Miller	HOU	31	even	28
32	Derrius Guice	WAS	28	down 4	34
33	Royce Freeman	DEN	41	up 8	38
34	Rashaad Penny	SEA	33	down 1	35
35	Austin Ekeler	LAC	37	up 2	32
36	Jordan Howard	PHI	36	even	36
37	Latavius Murray	NO	35	down 2	33
38	LeSean McCoy	BUF	34	down 4	39
39	Peyton Barber	TB	40	up 1	41
40	Kalen Ballage	MIA	48	up 8	42
41	Duke Johnson	HOU	49	up 8	48
42	Ronald Jones	TB	42	even	43
43	Dion Lewis	TEN	43	even	46
44	Nyheim Hines	IND	39	down 5	55
45	Darrell Henderson	LA	44	up 1	37
46	Matt Breida	SF	51	up 5	44
47	Carlos Hyde	KC	47	even	47
48	Jerick McKinnon	SF	38	down 10	59
49	Jaylen Samuels	PIT	55	up 6	51
50	Chris Thompson	WAS	56	up 6	60
51	Jamaal Williams	GB	54	up 3	62
52	Jalen Richard	OAK	50	up 2	69
53	Giovani Bernard	CIN	52	down 1	70
54	Devin Singletary	BUF	59	up 5	50
55	Ito Smith	ATL	46	down 9	57
56	Damien Harris	NE	53	down 3	49
57	Kareem Hunt	CLE	60	up 3	40
58	Alexander Mattison	MIN	new	52
59	Adrian Peterson	WAS	new	45
60	C.J. Anderson	DET	58	down 2	61

Risers

Nick Chubb: Ranked 7th

Chubb makes it into my top 10! Honestly should have been there but I did not want to be on the hype train. The fact of the matter is the kid is good! What we saw last year should translate well to this year. The offensive line should be good again, Baker Mayfield will be great. Chubb breaks yards after tackle. If you have a later pick, do not overthink, take Chubb.

Chris Carson: Ranked 20th

As I see reports out of Seattle about the running back situation, I can’t help but get excited about Chris Carson! He is moving up my board on would love him as my RB2. Rashaad Penny will be there as the second back, but Carson should get a bulk of the work. Seahawks beat writer Joe Fann was quoted as saying “I anticipate Carson taking at least two-thirds of the workload, but Penny will still get a few series a game,”  “Brian Schottenheimer’s plan to utilize running backs more in the passing game will also help bump Penny’s usage a bit.” Give me some Carson!

David Montgomery: Ranked 23rd

Another guy climbing my rankings is the Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery. The Bears and head coach Matt Nagy are in love with him. Montgomery has had a great camp and pre-season.
 Terez Paylor on Twitter stated, “He’s a no-nonsense guy who takes football very seriously. The Bears love that, plus his receiving skills & make-you-miss”. All signs point to a high upside RB2 for Montgomery, wouldn’t be surprised he finishes a top 12 running back in 2019.

Fallers

Note: I will not be adding Ezekial Elliot to this list as the Cowboys have made him an offer today if he signs that will put him back in the top four.

Melvin Gordon: Ranked 17th

I believe ranking Gordon right now at 17th is still high. Gordon has been taken off my board with reports saying that the 2 sides are far apart and this could lead well into the season. I have a rule if there is an ongoing injury situation or contract dispute on draft day, then just stay away.

Phillip Lindsay: Ranked 26th

Last year’s surprise running back has been dropping for myself and the rest of the fantasy football world. Lindsay will be in a timeshare with Royce Freeman, but Lindsay is a better pass catcher than Freeman making him more useful. Lindsay’s uncertain workload makes him a potential boom-or-bust pick. Try to stay away from running back by committees until you know who will get a bulk of the touches.

As you can see not too many fantasy football running backs fell too far. Just keep an eye on injuries and timeshare throughout the pre-season.

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