Updated Top 24 RB Rankings & Tiers | 2023 Fantasy Football
okay let's give you some updated rankings for the 2023 fantasy football season that's right baby running back position because obviously there's been some big news recently with Dalvin cook Alexander Madison so we're going to give you just an updated look in case you're doing drafts at the moment do us a favor drop a like to show some love subscribe if you like Dynasty content and if you want up-to-date rankings that you know continually change then go ahead and use our code land l-a-n-d at foxfantasy.com land you get our rankings and all your favorite content creators rankings and articles so there are five tiers today we're going to look at probably the top 24 or so maybe it extends actually into the top 30 but uh let's see how we go so why don't you start us off in tier five badaki who have you got here in tier five yeah tier five will start off easy I have DeAndre Swift in this tier um I'm not sure where you have him I think a lot of people have question marks what does this sofa is going to look like is her Sean Penny going to be the guy um whatever the case may be I I would say if there's somebody that I would rather draft I would rather draft DeAndre Swift air opportunities all that all that stuff so I feel really confident with DeAndre Swift in my tier five okay um yeah I would have met towards like the top end of my tier five okay um who else have you gotten this tier though I also have Javonte Williams in this tier okay um obviously question marks of when he's going to be coming back what's that time like timeline looking like is is he even gonna be back this season um but if he is back he's probably going to bring you some value in the second half of the season um that's why he's in the tier five when healthy I think he can be tier three uh a tier three type guy yeah not only do you have to ask the question is he going to be ready week one but will he be himself to begin the season it's unlikely that he's himself to begin the season especially the kind of injury that he sustained it was very much similar to what JK Dobbins had last year and JK never really became himself to be honest I think we're gonna see this year be the first time he actually feels like himself as a running back we hope the best for Javonte but it's really tough to draft him right now in redraft formats I'll give you that a couple of the names that I have um and this tier would be Damien Pierce um he's towards the beginning of of the tier for me I have Rashad white who I have right ahead of uh DeAndre Swift I have David Montgomery Monty who have right ahead of Swift as well um those kind of four guys feel like the best picks in this tier but of course there's more risk with the other names like for example I have Dalvin cook here at the moment like we always say these rankings are fluid they will change they will consistently change as we get into the NFL season I have no idea how to rank Dalvin cook it sounds like he wants serious money at the running back position which no one was really getting anyway and now we're deep into the off season I don't know if he's gonna get what he wants and what does that mean for his involvement with a team it's really difficult to project at the moment agreed um and the other player I would have in this here would be James Cook I'm not sure where you stand there okay so I have two players on this tier which is Damien Pierce or in in different tears which is Damien Pierce in tier four okay and then James Cook in tier four um and I know we will probably disagree on that and the other person I have in tier five is going to be Alexander Madison um and I know we're gonna disagree on that um look yeah we will lit and it's difficult and I'm going to bring a video on Alexander Madison um later on I it's really hard for me to kind of put my words together with Alexander Madison I understand the history without Dalvin is phenomenal I just don't see him truly maintaining that workload in the 17 Game season and I do believe they're going to get other people involved this is a past happy offense if he is top if he's a top guy that's great you know and maybe maybe that changes in my perspective as we get closer to the season but like Zach said this is fluid right now and things could be changing but for me Alexander Madison is my first running back in my tier five so that's how I feel with him right okay so if if you are going to choose someone to bring up the tier four maybe choose one of these names and I will make Madison the one that I chose to bring up sure because I'm I'm gonna talk about Madison in a second but I'm much more confident in him than you are yeah I think for me it will probably have to be uh Damien Pierce okay so we'll bring James Cook down um yeah that's you have a lot of confidence in cook so you're like so confident in him over white over Monty over Swift that he's a different tier yeah yeah he is it's he he is going to be able to get a lot of work in the air Damian Pierce is not a pass catching um Damian Pierce Damian Harris is not a pass catching back not saying he can't catch anything not saying he's not going to but I think we can see James Cook getting you know about 60 60 receptions 60 Targets in the air and kind of seeing how that pans out and not not even the workload on the ground either I'm not saying that Damian priest is gonna be one two I mean Damien Harris excuse me he's gonna just take all the work look on the ground I think James Cook is going to play a big part of that which we saw last year where they were kind of rotating uh Devin Singletary and James Cook and he had a good break like I think he was top five or top eight in Breakaway one runs over 15 yards I think that could potentially continue here this year especially with this offense so I'm really excited about James I'm a little bit more skeptical just because I think James is already dealing with one of those quarterbacks who is going to vulture touchdowns gonna vulture rushing yards now you bring in Damien Harris who when he's been healthy has been very good at the goal line so really the only thing you're hoping for James Cook that's going to carry you is receptions and that's that's just hoping and believing that this team is the identity is going to change in Josh Allen and he's actually going to be able to stop rushing as much and focus on you know dump offs it's a nice thing to say but I'm not so sure that it's going to happen I think it takes away some of his you know dynamic play but I mean we obviously see James Cook very differently there um I'm much more of like a someone who believes that Damien Harris will have an important role in this offense um but um as far as Alexander Madison goes um yeah I think he has to be in tier four I really do I think he has to be in tier four um you look at his splits without Dalvin cook you know since they've been on the same team together uh six games where there's been no Dalvin cook and Alexander Madison is averaging over 20 PPR points per game and he's also been involved in the air averaging four and a half targets per game and you know you have to think about it that's those were in years where Dalvin was the feature of this team um now you look and this team is much more pass oriented I think we could see Alexander Madison easily hit four to five targets a game here in 2023 and I think he'll be the starter as much as I love Ty Chandler I rushed him a bunch of Dynasty leagues I think Madison is going to be your starter on a very good offense um you know Minnesota's defense gave up the second most yards per game last year only the Lions gave up more yards they're gonna have to be in come from behind scenarios pass happy and Madison is going to get a lot of opportunity in the air not only that but he's the clear rb1 on the ground I mean he's my rb21 in redraft formats I'm not you know as high as others who have them top 15 but I think he needs to be in that top 20 you know 20 to 22 range pretty heavily for me um yeah you know the the only other names that I would uh just add as honorable mentions they didn't make the top 24 but Pacheco and Khalil Herbert just to put their names in there you know I think they're worthy of of being at least honorable mentions honorable mentioned so yeah here in tier four um this is where I would have Cam makers brother cam not sure where you have him he's at the end of my tier four so I actually I have Madison over Acres it's very close they're back to back um so I could go either way but I do have them in the same tier um this is where I would have James Connor yeah um I've talked about James Connor as a as a really good pick in fantasy this year his splits without Kyla Murray like he was the offense uh for the Cardinals last year this might be controversial I don't know where people stand this is where I have Kenneth Walker I just I don't know what to expect I think if anyone out there is honestly telling themselves that they know exactly how this year is going to go with Kenneth Walker I just think they're lying to themselves honestly I think they love Ken Walker which is fine right but they're lying to themselves I don't think that anyone truly knows what this backfield is going to look like in week six in your playoffs you know um this is where I would have Joe Mixon at this point if he was going to be cut I feel like it would have happened I think he's going to step into being the starting running back in this team right now in Dynasty I'm a little bit more concerned right because it seems like he's a cut candidate for next year um but this is also where I would have Dobbins I think he's going to break out this year uh this is going to be just a much better offense than it has been in the past and I think Dobbins will be an important part of that now that he's finally healthy he's finally himself you know he gets a lot of flack but when he gets back to his Forum pre-injury man there wasn't many more efficient running backs in the entire NFL before that injury uh his rookie season miles Sanders I have in this tier I think he's going to get a ton of volume if you're looking for a safe volume play a lot of people are going to point to Naji Harris to me the cheaper and the better pick would be miles Sanders I don't see how he doesn't get 270 plus touches in that offense with that uh contract he has the fifth highest overall value of any running back contract I believe I checked that yesterday and then the last one I have in this tier is Aaron Jones um I think is going to be just fine in fantasy this year you know he is the more Dynamic running back in that backfield with it's kind of same thing with Miles Sanders right I mean with a rookie quarterback a quarterback who doesn't have much experience you're going to try and establish the run I think Aaron Jones will be a feature in this offense so that is my tier four I'm curious what sort of agree uh you know disagreements you might have with you yeah yeah um so I I would agree Aaron Jones miles Sanders uh cam makers and James Connor so the two people that I technically three JK Dobbins Joe Mixon and Kenneth Walker are all of my tier three um look I would agree in the sentiment that you were talked about about Kenneth Walker we have no idea what's going to happen uh I just don't think no that's what I'm saying like you know miles is gonna get I know amount of opportunity exactly I just I still believe actually Kenneth Walker could potentially finish higher than my all these people in tier four um even with Zach chab and a there which is crazy now how how can we back that up no idea right like it's just a problem there's no foundation and that is the problem right but I still once again it's going off of belief and that's kind of what we have to do with both of these guys Kenneth Walker and Zach charbonnet um because of the history and I think that's as much as I'm going to lean on now am I willing to argue for him absolutely not um but I do have him in my tier three uh the two people I would argue for would be JK Dobbins and can't make it I mean um excuse me in Joe Mixon Joe Mixon top 10 running back this past year completely agree what you said about um you know if they wanted to cut him he would have walked already they they bring in Chase Brown which means that okay they're gonna lean on Joe Mixon for a whole another year this year JK Dobbins the second half of the Season running with a bum leg rushing for over 100 yards this offense gets better more eyes on on the weapons now with Rashad Bateman Zay flowers Mark Andrews obj with JK Dobbins in the backfield there's going to be opportunity for him to eat there's going to be opportunities for him to get touchdowns as well so I I'm really believing in the the next step for JK Dobbins um here this year I hear you and I dabus is one of my breakout candidates this year I think mixing is a safer play given you know the the volume we've seen in the past if you had to choose between one of these guys to bring into tier three who would it be sheesh you gotta go to bat for one of them it would probably it would probably be Joe okay just based off the offense there's no really competition I know this is the past heavy offense but Joe gets so many opportunities on the ground and and the goal line so sure I hear you okay I'm happy to uh to meet you there in the middle all right here in tier three this is where I would have Jamir Gibbs um and keep in mind this these are PPR rankings right um in a PPR format we could legitimately see Jamir Gibbs hit 90 targets as a rookie like that's with definitely within the realm of outcomes uh for a guy like Jamir Gibbs um so I would have him here in tier three again I didn't mean to really talk trash on Naji but I have him here in tier three I'm just saying I think Miles Sanders even though I haven't ranked lower is the better volume floor play and the better pick it costs less in fantasy this year um and you know this might be controversial this is where I have Breece Hall honestly I don't know what to do with Bruce Hall at this point um okay okay so let like you not only have sorry people are only focusing on one question the only question they're focusing on is will he be ready week one that's not the only question here like it's truly not the only question yeah so the second question that you need to ask is when will he be the breeze Hall we saw last year because if you haven't been your top five rankings I think you know there's maybe only one example in the history of that being the case with with Adrian Peterson yeah like I cannot think of many running backs who tore their ACL came back the very next year and were top five you know um I have question marks now he might be a fantastic pick because by week seven eight nine he's winning people fantasy championships but I don't know that you know you're gonna feel all that confident with him in the first four weeks and a lot changes for people's fantasy teams in the first four weeks so from a drafting perspective I think he can finish like if we were doing um rankings for playoffs for fantasy football playoffs yeah Bruce Hall's probably in the top five then right right this early in the season where you can trade for him if he doesn't have the same opportunity I mean how long did it take for saquon to really ramp up right it took quite some time how long it takes for Dobbins you know different injury but it took quite some time I hear you um yeah I'm just a little bit more hesitant than people who have them like top five at the moment he's my rb12 and even then I feel like it's a little bit risky and redraft and Dynasty it's a different you know scenario but I prefer Madre over him um he's a clear starter there I think he's going to get a ton of volume I prefer etn over him um I think he's again like rookie season pretty much last year over 1400 all purpose yards I think he only gets better um more efficient more touchdowns and then Nick Chubb is the last guy I have in this tier three you could probably make a case for Nick Chubb in tier two uh but uh you know he's just never been someone that's got a lot of volume in the air does that change now that Kareem's gone um you know the identity of this team I think will slightly alter not drastically they'll still be a very run focused team but it might alter slightly and that might impact Nick Chubb um Nick Chubb is one of those running backs where if he's not getting you a touchdown on the ground you're probably not in love with his fantasy output that week right he's whenever someone is going to get oh he had six receptions this week for you know 100 yards you know he's not that type of running back it's not within his locker so um this this is what my tier three looks like what do you agree with what do you disagree with okay um I actually agree with everything besides Nick job um I have Nick job in tier two um yes this offense is going to look different and you know in the early parts of the of the off season I was saying I'm kind of skeptical on Nick job I'm not necessarily sure but what he finished rb6 this past year obviously that was with Jacoby Brazil over 300 attempts on the ground I think that continues to be the same and if that's not the same what's going to be different are the goal line opportunities um because this offense is better this Sean Watson is going to get them in the Red Zone I think that's fair um and I think that is that's what we're going to see the difference in I mean this past year 12 touchdowns even if that was with you know 30 40 less attempts I think he can finish still in the top six top eight running backs with um with you know those touchdowns because it's going to be different or maybe even more touchdowns right so uh I would have to advocate for Nick Chubb and I feel really confident one thing I want to say about Bree soil completely agree um it's all about it's also a mental hurdle that he has to get through as well um I would say I'm willing to take a chance if he does fall to me let's say at the turn in my drafts from you know the 212 maybe to the 305 right right if I can get briefs Hall my rb1 and then get a Pacheco on the second on on the later rounds or get a Rashad white and and those later rounds and go with the three RBS and have briefs hole in the second half of the Season that seems exciting that seems sexy um and then you can kind of rotate those guys in and out as you please so I completely agree in that sentiment uh but yeah I love I have um Andre Stevenson Naji Harris and Jamir Gibbs and Travis 18 all in the same tier as well awesome yeah I mean and I totally hear you I think I'm someone who drafted a lot of JK Dobbins in like the fourth fifth round of fantasy drafts last year and that was my mindset I was like Hey when he's ready I'm gonna be absolutely dominant yeah but the issue is is like you you sacrifice a pick for a a player that you know will be ready and available yeah and then your team is like you know three and five and you're like oh uh is he coming back is he gonna be himself you know uh but you know two different injuries so I mean he could definitely heal but honestly I think I I like I said I think I'm kind of on the edge with Nick Chubb I think he he definitely is deserving of tier two so I'll go ahead and pop him in tier two there um rb6 last year man that whole offense was built around him let's see let's see if uh if the identity stays the same so here in tier two um this is where I would have Josh Jacobs yep you know your rushing champion last year I don't know it sounds like the whole Jimmy thing is going to get resolved he will be the starter for this team to begin the Year I hope so um but regardless Josh Jacobs is gonna absolutely eat he's gonna Feast um he's not a sexy pick but he's probably the right pick for some people I have 20 Pollard here in this tier if you look at the back half of the Season he was a top five to six running back um I think from week 11 onwards he was fantastic that's where I would have Derek Henry I'm a little bit hesitant than your average person on Derrick Henry um you know I know this team wants to get younger I know they want to find pillars to build around long term yeah and I think we can all agree that a you know 29 soon to be 30 year old running back is not the answer long term if Derek Henry's a focal point in this offense they will never make a Super Bowl like that's just that's just the reality as much as you love Derek yeah we can all agree right so I think there could be a philosophy change this year but again I still have them ranked as my rb6 so I'm not like super down on him I'm just I'm just a little bit hesitant myself uh and a couple other names I have in here will be saquon Barkley who finally found his form last year Jonathan Taylor who had it down here but I I actually think Anthony Richardson like could benefit him the way this offense is going to be established it will run through JT and a rich on the ground I think there'll be a top five rushing team uh volume wise in the NFL this year and then the last person I would have in this tier would be Bijon Robinson who I like I'm taking ahead of a lot of these players but I can't put them in the same tier as uh you know the guys I have in tier one yeah yeah so I have my tears a little constructed a little bit differently um I have my top three running backs that I believe can finish rb1 this year and that CMC also necklace and Derek Henry and tier one the rest that are in tier two um I would say I agree with outside of clearly Derrick Henry um right I I think yes they want to change this offense but still over 300 nearly nearly 350 attempts this past year finished rb4 this year as well they're going to lean on Ryan Tannehill maybe early Parts in the season and if he does not play up to Paul then they're going to have to lean on will Levis who I think is probably not going to do much much throwing right I mean we say that with every single rookie it might be a little bit more difficult um I think Derrick Henry still has opportunity to finish rb1 now are the wheels gonna fall off maybe it's this year we've been saying that for the past three years now right we've been saying that for the past two years however long you want to say it um if it if he is healthy if he is getting the attempts Derek Henry could finish rb1 here so that's how I'm seeing it this is how I'm kind of playing out I agree with CMC also Nicola Derrick Henry and then obviously the rest of those guys um in tier two so like even on I hear you like uh this is how badaki would have it I would have Derek Henry down here just to play Devil's Advocate right even last year on a points per game basis he wasn't top three you know on a points per game basis Eckler CMC and Jacobs were all higher than Derrick Henry uh he might be the safer play so I kind of hear you there um but man I think it if you look at the guys in the in the top two tiers right and if you ask me who could who could it really fall apart for this year like he is the screaming answer in my opinion of man the identity could really change and they could look a different way like I'm not saying it will happen but if and it's unlikely that any of these players like they're in their top two tiers right it's unlikely that any of them lose their their you know Workhorse status but if I had to choose anyone Derek would might be the one that I choose ah but um so I mean yeah I think for me I don't think the identity will change with Derrick Henry in my opinion I think that the I I think he has to get injured again to for him not to get the attempts on the ground he yes he's 29 he's older and they know this is not going to be um you know a viable situation for the for the years to come but you have him on your team now so we're going to run him to the ground you know I think that I think that's I think that's how they're thinking and if they do change it that means that Derrick Henry is losing so much opportunity and chicken Trail on Berks is going to be eating which means Derek Henry I feel like if that is truly the the change then does Derrick Henry not get 300 plus attempts on the grounds like that's how big of a change it is right like it's gonna be a 250 280 he's like dang he lost 50 attempts you know he lost 70 attempts I think that's too drastic not to have one of the best guys on your team still not running the ball if he is healthy so right but new GM right it's not the same GM that Derrick Henry's put all of his work under and the MGM is very aware of where they are as a team yeah so look it's never popular to be the guy who like this player could fall off this year that's what I'm saying you know like everyone's beloved Derek Henry it could be the season now he could be fine but uh I mean I would just personally still be drafting a bichon a JT a saquon over him myself but to each their own this is where badaki would have Derek Henry I would have him down here I'm curious to hear what other people's thoughts are uh but yeah I mean let's see what happens with with durka durka for sure um but drop a like on the video thanks for watching these are completely fluid they will change over time and uh you know we'll see you guys in the next video all up now that those idiots are done talking who needs some rankings hell yeah I need some rankings then use promo code land l-a-n-d for 30 off any membership at flockfantasy.com oh it's so easy even your grandma could scan that QR code right there"}]
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