Fantasy Football Week 17 Running Back Rankings

The 2025-26 NFL season has been excellent thus far. Already there have been a ton of breakout gamers and fantasy duds which have made the sport so entertaining. It’s championship week in most fantasy leagues.Throughout the playoffs Fantasy Managers can have full utilization of their roster and want to verify they’ve backup choices on their roster incase their stars get damage. There have loads of accidents this season to essential gamers that make the pool of gamers to select from on waivers that a lot thinner. It’s all the time a terrific concept to guage backup choices in order that manner fantasy managers are ready if star gamers miss time. Listed below are the fantasy soccer week 17 working again rankings.

[Ratings are subject to change due to injury reports or possible move to Injured Reserve List]

[Check out the section below for details on players already rumored to possibly miss this week and how their replacement options rank for the week]

Key:

Should Begin- a participant who’s in your lineup whatever the matchup or most circumstances. They Will seemingly end close to the highest of the league in factors that week and in most weeks.

Beginning RB1- a participant who makes fantasy house owners snug beginning week after week. Whatever the matchup, this participant has a excessive ground.

Excessive-Finish RB2- a participant who is probably not prone to carry a lineup that week, however has the flexibility to have a breakout recreation and is teetering between RB1 and RB2 territory.

Beginning RB2- a participant who ought to be began in most lineups and will attain their level projection. This participant is began due to their consistency and reasonably excessive ground.

Low RB2- a participant who is probably not a lock to begin for a group each week, however will begin extra instances than not. Their manufacturing is probably not fairly or win an individual their lineup however the manufacturing is constant sufficient to make a fantasy proprietor snug beginning them.

Flex- a participant who might float across the territory of being benched, however is began as a result of potential to play higher than their level projection. Nonetheless, this participant has the potential to flop and trigger a fantasy group to lose if he has a nasty recreation.

Deep League Flex- a participant who’s extra of a Hail Mary throw on the place. There are sufficient causes to go away this participant on the bench, however their upside makes them a horny possibility. Determined instances could name for a participant like this to be inserted into beginning lineups.

Depart on the Bench- a participant who ought to be averted in all lineups that week. Many instances this participant might even be left on waivers.

Gamers that might miss this week’s recreation

RB9 Josh Jacobs, Inexperienced Bay Packers

Josh Jacobs has been enjoying by a knee damage the previous few weeks. There’s a probability that they relaxation him this week so he could possibly be nearer to 100% in Week 18 and presumably the playoffs. If Jacobs misses Week 17 towards the Baltimore Ravens Emanuel Wilson strikes as much as RB17 between Kenneth Gainwell and D’Andre Swift.

RB16 TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots

TreVeyon Henderson suffered a concussion final week towards the Baltimore Ravens. He was restricted in Wednesday due to the damage. If Henderson misses Week 17 towards the New York Jets Rhamondre Stevenson strikes as much as RB15 between Derrick Henry and Kyren Williams.

RB20 Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers

Jaylen Warren was restricted in apply on Wednesday with a hip damage. It’s unclear if this damage will trigger him to overlook time. If Warren misses Week 17 towards the Cleveland Browns Kenneth Gainwell strikes as much as RB14 between R.J. Harvey and Derrick Henry. Kaleb Johnson turns into RB56 between Trayveon Williams and Brian Robinson Jr.

RB29 Dylan Sampson, Cleveland Browns

Dylan Sampson missed the previous two video games with each calf and hand accidents. He was restricted in apply due to the hand damage. If Sampson misses Week 17 towards the Pittsburgh Steelers Trayveon Williams strikes as much as RB35 between Chris Rodriguez Jr. and Zach Charbonnet. Raheem Sanders strikes as much as RB50 between Jeremy McNichols and Jaylen Wright.

RB35 Chris Rodriguez Jr., Washington Commanders

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is questionable for this week’s recreation with an sickness. That is one thing monitor as a result of he was a late addition to the damage report. If Rodriguez Jr. misses Week 17 towards the Dallas Cowboys Jacory Croskey-Merritt strikes as much as RB34 between Blake Corum and Tyjae Spears. Jeremy McNichols retains his spot at RB50 between Emari Demercado and Jaylen Wright.

RB40 David Montgomery, Detroit Lions

David Montgomery is questionable for this week’s recreation with an sickness. He’s at the moment anticipated to play. If Montgomery misses Week 17 towards the Minnesota Vikings Sione Vaki turns into RB65 between Hassan Haskins and Corey Kiner.

Gamers which are at the moment not anticipated to play

Quinshon Judkins, Cleveland Browns

Final week Quinshon Judkins suffered a damaged leg towards the Buffalo Payments. This may in the end finish his 2025-26 season. He was positioned on Injured Reserve earlier this week. Judkins completed his rookie season as a top-20 scoring working again regardless of lacking the primary recreation of the season. He ought to be the principle point of interest of this offense no matter what the Browns determine to do at quarterback. If Judkins returns fully wholesome subsequent season he can be drafted very early within the low-end RB1 to RB2 vary.

Alvin Kamara & Devin Neal, New Orleans Saints

Alvin Kamara has missed the final 4 video games with each ankle and knee accidents. Devin Neal has missed final week’s recreation with a hamstring damage. Each will miss this week’s recreation towards the Tennessee Titans. It unlikely that Kamara will return for the ultimate recreation of the season. Neal was positioned on Injured Reserve which ends his 2025-26 season. Audric Estime, Evan Hull, and Taysom Hill will cut up the backfield snaps down the stretch for New Orleans.

As issues at the moment stand Kamara and Neal will seemingly cut up a majority of the group’s backfield snaps subsequent season. Neal confirmed sufficient in his rookie season that he could possibly be trusted to alleviate Kamara because the change of tempo again. Kamara can be drafted subsequent season as an RB3 or first working again off the bench in fantasy drafts after a disappointing season. Don’t be stunned if New Orleans provides a working again early within the draft to compete with Neal and probably take over for Kamara long-term as this Saints group embraces a youth motion going ahead. 

Jordan Mason, Minnesota Vikings

Jordan Mason was dominated out for this week’s recreation towards the Detroit Lions with an ankle damage. Mason has been splitting time with veteran Aaron Jones who stays the group’s beginning working again. Whereas Mason is out Zavier Scott ought to see an elevated position on this offense spelling Jones.

Kimani Vidal, Los Angeles Chargers

Kimani Vidal suffered a neck sprain final week towards the Dallas Cowboys. He isn’t anticipated to play this week towards the Houston Texans. Omarion Hampton ought to see a rise in work whereas Hassan Haskins can be elevated to the group’s backup working again position. Vidal has proven sufficient this season to eat into Hampton’s workload going ahead. Subsequent season Vidal can be seen as a excessive precedence handcuff for managers who’ve Hampton on their groups.

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