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Fantasy: Running Back Tiers

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Position Tiers
QB | RB | WR | TE

*Draft values are based on 12-team half PPR leagues.

Tier 1

Draft value: Early 1st round

Rank Player Team
1 Christian McCaffrey CAR
2 Dalvin Cook MIN
3 Alvin Kamara NO

Tier 2

Draft value: Early to mid-1st round

Rank Player Team
4 Derrick Henry TEN
5 Ezekiel Elliott DAL
6 Aaron Jones GB

Tier 3

Draft value: Late 1st to 2nd round

Rank Player Team
7 Jonathan Taylor IND
8 Antonio Gibson WAS
9 Nick Chubb CLE
10 Austin Ekeler LAC
11 Saquon Barkley NYG
12 Najee Harris PIT
13 Joe Mixon CIN

Tier 4

Draft value: 3rd round

Rank Player Team
14 Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC
15 Chris Carson SEA
16 James Robinson JAX
17 D'Andre Swift DET

Tier 5

Draft value: 4th round

Rank Player Team
18 Josh Jacobs LV
19 David Montgomery CHI
20 Gus Edwards BAL

Tier 6

Draft value: 5th to 6th round

Rank Player Team
21 Miles Sanders PHI
22 Mike Davis ATL
23 Javonte Williams DEN
24 Myles Gaskin MIA
25 Darrell Henderson LAR

Tier 7

Draft value: 6th to 7th round

Rank Player Team
26 Damien Harris NE
27 Raheem Mostert SF
28 Kareem Hunt CLE
29 Chase Edmonds ARI
30 Trey Sermon SF

Tier 8

Draft value: 8th round

Rank Player Team
31 Ronald Jones TB
32 AJ Dillon GB
33 Melvin Gordon DEN
34 James Conner ARI
35 Jamaal Williams DET

Tier 9

Draft value: 9th to 10th round

Rank Player Team
36 Michael Carter NYJ
37 Tony Pollard DAL
38 Kenyan Drake LV
39 Devin Singletary BUF
40 Zack Moss BUF
41 Sony Michel LAR

Tier 10

Draft value: 10th to 11th round

Rank Player Team
42 Giovani Bernard TB
43 Nyheim Hines IND
44 James White NE
45 Leonard Fournette TB
46 Ty'Son Williams BAL
47 Phillip Lindsay HOU
48 Alexander Mattison MIN
49 Tevin Coleman NYJ
50 David Johnson HOU
51 Ty Johnson NYJ
52 Damien Williams CHI
53 Rhamondre Stevenson NE

Tier 11

Draft value: 12th round or later

Rank Player Team
54 Wayne Gallman ATL
55 J.D. McKissic WAS
56 Chuba Hubbard CAR
57 Boston Scott PHI
58 Tony Jones Jr. NO
59 Malcolm Brown MIA
60 Latavius Murray NO
61 Carlos Hyde JAX
62 Rashaad Penny SEA
63 Devontae Booker NYG
64 Darrel Williams KC
65 Samaje Perine CIN
66 Salvon Ahmed MIA
67 Qadree Ollison ATL
68 Jerick McKinnon KC
69 Justin Jackson LAC
70 Alex Collins SEA
71 Jaret Patterson WAS
72 Mark Ingram HOU

Position Tiers
QB | RB | WR | TE

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