January 7, 2026
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Fantasy Football Week 1 Rankings – Running Backs PPR

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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 PPR 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 1/7/2026 5:33:53 AM – Follow @walterfootball for updates.
  1. Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers (at Eagles)- 21 Points
    40 Rushing Yards, 6 Catches, 50 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Eagles won’t give up much on the ground to Christian McCaffrey.

  2. D'Andre Swift, RB, Bears (vs. Packers)- 19 Points
    80 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    D’Andre Swift should have another solid game.

  3. Travis Etienne, RB, Jaguars (vs. Bills)- 19 Points
    80 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Bills are poor against the run.

  4. Emanuel Wilson, RB, Packers (at Bears)- 19 Points
    80 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.


  5. Saquon Barkley, RB, Eagles (vs. 49ers)- 18 Points
    60 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 30 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The two Seattle backs just gashed the 49ers.

  6. Kyren Williams, RB, Rams (at Panthers)- 17 Points
    90 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Panthers can’t defend anything.

  7. James Cook, RB, Bills (at Jaguars)- 16 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Jaguars are third against the run.

  8. Blake Corum, RB, Rams (at Panthers)- 16 Points
    80 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    Blake Corum is stealing a lot from Kyren Williams.

  9. Omarion Hampton, RB, Chargers (at Patriots)- 15 Points
    60 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards, 1 TD.
    The Patriots aren’t great against the run.

  10. Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Steelers (vs. Texans)- 13 Points
    20 Rushing Yards, 6 Catches, 50 Receiving Yards.
    Kenneth Gainwell will continue to see tons of targets.

  11. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, Patriots (vs. Chargers)- 11 Points
    60 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.
    Rhamondre Stevenson looks better than TreyVeon Henderson, but this isn’t an ideal matchup.

  12. Woody Marks, RB, Texans (vs. Steelers)- 10 Points
    70 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards.
    The Steelers aren’t great against the run.

  13. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Patriots (vs. Chargers)- 9 Points
    40 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.
    TreVeyon Henderson has a difficult matchup.

  14. Kyle Monangai, RB, Bears (vs. Packers)- 8 Points
    60 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards.
    Kyle Monangai is splitting the workload and easily could be the best ball carrier on the team this week.

  15. Rico Dowdle, RB, Panthers (vs. Rams)- 8 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards.
    Rico Dowdle won’t have much running room this week.

  16. Chuba Hubbard, RB, Panthers (vs. Rams)- 8 Points
    30 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.
    Chuba Hubbard is getting more touches lately.

  17. Jaylen Warren, RB, Steelers (vs. Texans)- 8 Points
    50 Rushing Yards, 2 Catches, 10 Receiving Yards.
    The Texans won’t allow much on the ground.

  18. Ty Johnson, RB, Bills (at Jaguars)- 6 Points
    10 Rushing Yards, 3 Catches, 20 Receiving Yards.


  19. Kamani Vidal, RB, Chargers (at Patriots)- 4 Points
    20 Rushing Yards, 1 Catch, 10 Receiving Yards.


  20. Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jaguars (vs. Bills)- 3 Points
    30 Rushing Yards.


  21. Tank Bigsby, RB, Eagles (vs. 49ers)- 2 Points
    20 Rushing Yards.


  22. Josh Jacobs, RB, Packers (at Bears)- 2 Points
    20 Rushing Yards.
    Josh Jacobs has a strong matchup this week and should be healthy.

  23. Nick Chubb, RB, Texans (vs. Steelers)- 2 Points
    20 Rushing Yards.


  24. Brian Robinson, RB, 49ers (at Eagles)- 1 Points
    10 Rushing Yards.


  25. Ray Davis, RB, Bills (at Jaguars)- 1 Points
    10 Rushing Yards.


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



  27. Samaje Perine, RB, Bengals (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  28. R.J. Harvey, RB, Broncos (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



  30. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Broncos (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  31. Dylan Sampson, RB, Browns (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  32. Raheim Sanders, RB, Browns (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



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



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



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



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



  38. Isiah Pacheco, RB, Chiefs (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  39. Brashard Smith, RB, Chiefs (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  40. Kareem Hunt, RB, Chiefs (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



  42. D.J. Giddens, RB, Colts (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  43. Jaydon Blue, RB, Cowboys (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  44. Javonte Williams, RB, Cowboys (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



  46. Ollie Gordon, RB, Dolphins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



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



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



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



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



  52. Cam Skattebo, RB, Giants (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  53. Khalil Herbert, RB, Jets (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



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



  56. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Lions (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  57. David Montgomery, RB, Lions (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  58. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  59. Raheem Mostert, RB, Raiders (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  60. Derrick Henry, RB, Ravens (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  61. Keaton Mitchell, RB, Ravens (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  62. Rasheen Ali, RB, Ravens (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  63. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, Redskins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  64. Jeremy McNichols, RB, Redskins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  65. Chris Rodriguez, RB, Redskins (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



  66. Audric Estime, RB, Saints (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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



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



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



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



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



  72. Jordan Mason, RB, Vikings (vs. BYE)- 0 Points



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






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