Half-PPR Fantasy Football Rankings 2026 — Running Back Tiers

These are RotoAlpha's 12-team Half-PPR running back rankings, where tiers group backs with similar draft value — projected half-PPR points above replacement level — so you can see exactly where the meaningful drop-offs fall.

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Tier 1 (ranks 1–2)

2 players · ranks 1–2 · Draft Value +126.3 to +113.7

Jahmyr Gibbs (#1 overall, RB1, 243.1 pts) and Bijan Robinson (#2 overall, RB2, 230.5 pts) sit in a class of two, and the cliff below them is the largest on this entire page — a 27.3-point gap to Tier 2. Leaving this tier empty costs more than any other positional decision you'll make at running back. If you don't land one of these two, the next-best group is still strong, but you will not recover that surplus elsewhere.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	#3	DET	243.1	+126.3
2	Bijan Robinson	#4	ATL	230.5	+113.7

↓ 27.3 Draft Value points to Tier 2

Tier 2 (ranks 3–6)

4 players · ranks 3–6 · Draft Value +86.4 to +75.2

Jonathan Taylor (RB3), Christian McCaffrey (RB4), De'Von Achane (RB5), and James Cook (RB6) project between 192.0 and 203.2 points, packed within an 11.2-point internal spread — a tight, high-quality group. The 18.5-point gap below this tier is real but smaller than the cliff above it, meaning missing Tier 2 hurts, but the damage is recoverable in a way that missing Tier 1 is not. Prioritize getting at least one of these four if Tier 1 slips past you.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
3	Jonathan Taylor	#7	IND	203.2	+86.4
4	Christian McCaffrey	#8	SF	197.0	+80.1
5	De'Von Achane	#9	MIA	193.6	+76.7
6	James Cook	#11	BUF	192.0	+75.2

↓ 18.5 Draft Value points to Tier 3

Tier 3 (ranks 7–11)

5 players · ranks 7–11 · Draft Value +56.7 to +44.8

Five backs — Ashton Jeanty (RB7) through Josh Jacobs (RB11) — project between 161.7 and 173.6 points with a 11.9-point internal spread, making them interchangeable enough that chasing the top of this group over the bottom isn't worth forcing. The gap below Tier 3 is only 6.3 points, the smallest cliff between any of the first four tiers, so if you miss here you can land in Tier 4 without a catastrophic loss of value.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
7	Ashton Jeanty	#17	LV	173.6	+56.7
8	Kyren Williams	#18	LAR	170.4	+53.5
9	Derrick Henry	#19	BAL	168.5	+51.6
10	Kenneth Walker	#24	KC	163.0	+46.1
11	Josh Jacobs	#25	GB	161.7	+44.8

↓ 6.3 Draft Value points to Tier 4

Tier 4 (ranks 12–22)

11 players · ranks 12–22 · Draft Value +38.5 to +13.3

Eleven backs from Chase Brown (RB12) to Quinshon Judkins (RB22) span a 25.2-point internal spread — the widest of any tier on this page — so position within this group matters more than it does elsewhere. The top of the tier, anchored by Chase Brown at 155.4 projected points and a +38.5 draft value, is meaningfully better than the bottom, where Travis Etienne and Quinshon Judkins sit near +13. With 11 members, this is the deepest pool of above-replacement backs on the page; drafting two from here is a viable path to a solid RB corps.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
12	Chase Brown	#26	CIN	155.4	+38.5
13	Saquon Barkley	#29	PHI	154.2	+37.3
14	Omarion Hampton	#35	LAC	149.2	+32.3
15	Breece Hall	#36	NYJ	147.6	+30.8
16	Bucky Irving	#39	TB	144.3	+27.4
17	Jeremiyah Love	#42	ARI	142.2	+25.3
18	Cam Skattebo	#43	NYG	138.4	+21.6
19	D'Andre Swift	#46	CHI	135.9	+19.1
20	Javonte Williams	#49	DAL	134.2	+17.3
21	Travis Etienne	#53	NO	130.3	+13.5
22	Quinshon Judkins	#54	CLE	130.2	+13.3

↓ 8.5 Draft Value points to Tier 5

Tier 5 (ranks 23–24)

2 players · ranks 23–24 · Draft Value +4.8 to +0.9

Jaylen Warren (RB23) and Jadarian Price (RB24) form the narrowest tier on this page — a 3.9-point internal spread — and both sit just barely above replacement level at +4.8 and +0.9 draft value respectively. The gap below them is only 0.9 points, meaning Tier 6 begins essentially at replacement level; there is almost no cost to sliding past this tier if Tier 4 backs are still available.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
23	Jaylen Warren	#64	PIT	121.6	+4.8
24	Jadarian Price	#70	SEA	117.8	+0.9

↓ 0.9 Draft Value points to Tier 6

Tier 6 (ranks 25–60)

36 players · ranks 25–60 · Draft Value +0.0 to -69.4

All 36 backs from Rhamondre Stevenson (RB25, +0.0 draft value) to Adam Randall (RB60, -69.4) are at or below replacement level — drafting from here fills a roster spot but adds no surplus value. The 69.4-point internal spread reflects how wide the range of outcomes is within this group, so if you must dip in, target the top of the tier where the negative draft values are smallest. These backs are best used as late-round depth or streaming options, not as cornerstones of your RB strategy.

#	Player	Overall	Team	Proj	Draft Value
25	Rhamondre Stevenson	#75	NE	116.9	+0.0
26	David Montgomery	#77	HOU	116.8	-0.1
27	J.K. Dobbins	#85	DEN	113.6	-3.2
28	TreVeyon Henderson	#88	NE	112.5	-4.3
29	Tony Pollard	#92	TEN	111.1	-5.8
30	Chuba Hubbard	#94	CAR	110.8	-6.1
31	Rico Dowdle	#110	PIT	105.9	-11.0
32	Zach Charbonnet	#119	SEA	100.3	-16.6
33	Aaron Jones	#122	MIN	99.1	-17.7
34	RJ Harvey	#125	DEN	98.5	-18.4
35	Bhayshul Tuten	#129	JAX	97.5	-19.4
36	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	#144	WAS	95.2	-21.7
37	Rachaad White	#147	WAS	93.8	-23.1
38	Kenny Gainwell	#158	TB	90.3	-26.6
39	Kyle Monangai	#159	CHI	90.2	-26.7
40	Tyrone Tracy	#168	NYG	85.6	-31.3
41	Jordan Mason	#172	MIN	84.9	-31.9
42	Isiah Pacheco	#180	DET	81.8	-35.0
43	Brian Robinson	#182	ATL	81.5	-35.4
44	Woody Marks	#188	HOU	80.4	-36.5
45	Blake Corum	#198	LAR	76.3	-40.5
46	Tyler Allgeier	#210	ARI	72.1	-44.7
47	Alvin Kamara	#221	NO	66.8	-50.1
48	Tyjae Spears	#224	TEN	64.3	-52.6
49	Ray Davis	#230	BUF	59.3	-57.6
50	Jerome Ford	#239	WAS	56.5	-60.4
51	Jonathon Brooks	#240	CAR	56.4	-60.4
52	Dylan Sampson	#245	CLE	55.0	-61.8
53	Tank Bigsby	#246	PHI	54.7	-62.1
54	Chris Rodriguez	#249	JAX	54.3	-62.6
55	Devin Singletary	#254	NYG	52.6	-64.3
56	Justice Hill	#255	BAL	52.4	-64.5
57	Kimani Vidal	#258	LAC	51.7	-65.2
58	Sean Tucker	#273	TB	48.6	-68.3
59	Emari Demercado	#276	KC	47.9	-69.0
60	Adam Randall	#279	BAL	47.5	-69.4

Ranked by Draft Value — the points a player is worth above the replacement-level starter at his position in a 12-team Half-PPR league · Projections are RotoAlpha's own model, recalculated daily through draft season · All player outlooks · Pricing