Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings – Running Backs

Christian McCaffrey
To differentiate between all the “Start ‘Ems” on my Fantasy Football Start Em, Sit Em page, you can check out the Weekly Fantasy Football Rankings, so you can figure out whom to start between Player X and Player Y.

Below are my fantasy RB rankings and a set of links for my positional Weekly NFL Fantasy Football Rankings. Keep in mind that this list is for this week only; not the entire rest of the season.

The rankings are based on a Traditional scoring system. Each player has Walterfootball.com’s projected stats and standard scoring points.


Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | FLEX |


Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings – PPR: RB | WR | TE | DEF | FLEX |


Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings – Half-PPR: RB | WR | TE | DEF | FLEX |






Updated 1/14/2025 5:17:05 AM – Follow @walterfootball for updates.
  1. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Lions (vs. Redskins)- 18 Points
    90 Rushing Yards, 4 Catches, 30 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Redskins are terrible against the run.

  2. Saquon Barkley, RB, Eagles (vs. Rams)- 15 Points
    70 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Rams are a solid eighth against the run, but Saquon Barkley can beat any matchup.

  3. David Montgomery, RB, Lions (vs. Redskins)- 14 Points
    70 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    David Montgomery should do well in his return.

  4. Derrick Henry, RB, Ravens (at Bills)- 14 Points
    70 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    Derrick Henry rumbled for 199 yards against the Bills in Week 4, but Buffalo’s run defense is much better now.

  5. Joe Mixon, RB, Texans (at Chiefs)- 13 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    Joe Mixon has a tougher matchup this week.

  6. Kyren Williams, RB, Rams (at Eagles)- 12 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Eagles are No. 1 against the run, or at least they were before Nakobe Dean got hurt.

  7. Isiah Pacheco, RB, Chiefs (vs. Texans)- 11 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 1 TD.
    The Texans are a decent 11th against the run.

  8. James Cook, RB, Bills (vs. Ravens)- 7 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.
    James Cook will always be a threat to score a touchdown, but the run defense matchup is tough.

  9. Brian Robinson, RB, Redskins (at Lions)- 5 Points
    40 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards.
    The Lions clamp down against the run.

  10. Ty Johnson, RB, Bills (vs. Ravens)- 4 Points
    20 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.


  11. Kareem Hunt, RB, Chiefs (vs. Texans)- 4 Points
    40 Rushing Yards.


  12. Justice Hill, RB, Ravens (at Bills)- 3 Points
    10 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.


  13. Austin Ekeler, RB, Redskins (at Lions)- 3 Points
    10 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.


  14. Samaje Perine, RB, Chiefs (vs. Texans)- 2 Points
    10 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards.


  15. Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Eagles (vs. Rams)- 2 Points
    10 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards.


  16. Dare Ogunbowale, RB, Texans (at Chiefs)- 1 Points
    1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards.


  17. Dameon Pierce, RB, Texans (at Chiefs)- 1 Points
    10 Rushing Yards.


  18. Patrick Taylor, RB, 49ers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  19. Isaac Guerendo, RB, 49ers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  20. D'Andre Swift, RB, Bears (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  21. Roschon Johnson, RB, Bears (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  22. Chase Brown, RB, Bengals (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  23. Khalil Herbert, RB, Bengals (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  24. Jaleel McLaughlin, RB, Broncos (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  25. Javonte Williams, RB, Broncos (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  26. Tyler Badie, RB, Broncos (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  27. Jerome Ford, RB, Browns (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  28. Nick Chubb, RB, Browns (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  29. Bucky Irving, RB, Bucs (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  30. Rachaad White, RB, Bucs (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  31. Sean Tucker, RB, Bucs (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  32. James Conner, RB, Cardinals (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  33. Michael Carter, RB, Cardinals (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  34. Emari Demercado, RB, Cardinals (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  35. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Chargers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  36. Haasan Haskins, RB, Chargers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  37. Kimani Vidal, RB, Chargers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  38. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  39. Tyler Goodson, RB, Colts (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  40. Rico Dowdle, RB, Cowboys (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  41. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Cowboys (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  42. De'Von Achane, RB, Dolphins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  43. Raheem Mostert, RB, Dolphins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  44. Jaylen Wright, RB, Dolphins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  45. Bijan Robinson, RB, Falcons (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  46. Tyler Allgeier, RB, Falcons (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  47. Tyrone Tracy, RB, Giants (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  48. Devin Singletary, RB, Giants (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  49. Tank Bigsby, RB, Jaguars (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  50. Travis Etienne, RB, Jaguars (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  51. Breece Hall, RB, Jets (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  52. Braelon Allen, RB, Jets (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  53. Isaiah Davis, RB, Jets (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  54. Josh Jacobs, RB, Packers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  55. Emanuel Wilson, RB, Packers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  56. Raheem Blackshear, RB, Panthers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  57. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, Patriots (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  58. Antonio Gibson, RB, Patriots (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  59. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Raiders (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  60. Alexander Mattison, RB, Raiders (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  61. Sincere McCormick, RB, Raiders (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  62. Blake Corum, RB, Rams (at Eagles)- 0 Points



  63. Kendre Miller, RB, Saints (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  64. Alvin Kamara, RB, Saints (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  65. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Saints (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  66. Kenneth Walker, RB, Seahawks (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  67. Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seahawks (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  68. Najee Harris, RB, Steelers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  69. Jaylen Warren, RB, Steelers (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  70. Tony Pollard, RB, Titans (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  71. Tyjae Spears, RB, Titans (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  72. Aaron Jones, RB, Vikings (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  73. Cam Akers, RB, Vikings (vs. BYE)- 0 Points






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