Fabs' Way-Too-Early Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings for 2025

Michael Fabiano | 14 Hours Ago

Bijan Robinson is the No. 1 fantasy running back in Fabs' Way-Too-Early Player Rankings for 2025. | Amber Searls-Imagn Images / Sports Illustrate

The 2024 fantasy football season is now in the rearview mirror, so … what’s next? Well, if you’ve been playing this great hobby as long as I have, you know there’s never an offseason! In fact, I’ve already started to construct my fantasy player rankings for the 2025 campaign!

At the running back position, we saw serious positive movement from a number of players who weren’t expected to become fantasy assets. Chase Brown became a top-10 player at the position, and Bucky Irving emerged into a highly-productive weekly fantasy starter with the Buccaneers. Chuba Hubbard produced a top-15 finish almost out of nowhere, and we saw Rico Dowdle go from a fantasy afterthought and into a top-25 fantasy running back.

On the flip side, fans were disappointed by a number of runners, none more than Christian McCaffrey and Travis Etienne Jr. Both were drafted as top-10 running backs based on ADP data, and neither finished in the top 30 at the position. Others, such as Rashaad White, Rhamondre Stevenson, Javonte Williams, and Zamir White, didn’t meet expectations.

The upcoming offseason promises plenty of roster changes, which could include Aaron Jones, J.K. Dobbins, and Najee Harris (among others) potentially switching teams as free agents. Also, young runners coming out of college, none more prominent than Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, could end up breaking into the top 20 at the position. But for now, here’s my way-too-early look at the fantasy running back position for next season.

RK	Player	Team
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL
2	Saquon Barkley	PHI
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET
4	De'Vone Achane	MIA
5	Derrick Henry	BAL
6	Breece Hall	NYJ
7	Jonathan Taylor	IND
8	Kyren Williams	LAR
9	Bucky Irving	TB
10	Chase Brown	CIN
11	Josh Jacobs	GB
12	James Cook	BUF
13	Christian McCaffrey	SF
14	Alvin Kamara	NO
15	Joe Mixon	HOU
16	Kenneth Walker III	SEA
17	Chuba Hubbard	CAR
18	Isiah Pacheco	KC
19	James Conner	ARI
20	David Montgomery	DET
21	J.K. Dobbins	LAC
22	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS
23	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG
24	Tony Pollard	TEN
25	Aaron Jones	MIN
26	D'Andre Swift	CHI
27	Rico Dowdle	DAL
28	Najee Harris	PIT
29	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE
30	Rachaad White	TB
31	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC
32	Jaylen Warren	PIT
33	Nick Chubb	CLE
34	Javonte Williams	DEN
35	Tyjae Spears	TEN
36	Tank Bigsby	JAC
37	Zach Charbonnet	SEA
38	Isaac Guerendo	SF
39	Jerome Ford	CLE
40	Trey Benson	ARI
41	Jaylen Wright	MIA
42	Blake Corum	LAR
43	Tyler Allgeier	ATL
44	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN
45	Jordan Mason	SF
46	Audric Estime	DEN
47	Roschon Johnson	CHI
48	Alexander Mattison	LV
49	Ray Davis	BUF
50	Zack Moss	CIN