Updated 2026 Fantasy Football RB Rankings (Top 55)
4/29/20261 hr 13 min
2026 RUNNING BACK RANKINGS Josh and Hayden break down their 2026 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings. Just take Bijan or Gibbs — it doesn’t matter which. Has Hayden finally come around on TreVeyon Henderson? And seriously… who is carrying the ball for the Commanders? Underdog Fantasy SIGN UP HERE: Play 5, get 50 → https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-underedog-football-show Must be 18+ (19+ in AL, NE; 19+ in CO for select games; 21+ in AZ & MA) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org. NY: Call 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (467369). 📲 Follow the Show IG: https://www.instagram.com/udfootballshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@underdogfootballshow Twitter/X: https://x.com/UDFootballShow 🎧 Subscribe to the Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-underdog-football-show/id1558961587 💬 Join the Discord (Giveaways + Promos)https://discord.gg/underdog 0:00 2026 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings 1:36 Jahmyr Gibbs & Bijan Robinson3:09 Jonathan Taylor4:32 Christian McCaffrey5:41 De’Von Achane7:45 James Cook8:59 Jeremiyah Love12:07 Ashton Jeanty14:27 Saquon Barkley16:16 Omarion Hampton18:43 Kenneth Walker21:16 Derrick Henry23:08 Chase Brown24:40 Josh Jacobs26:15 Travis Etienne28:31 Breece Hall29:49 Javonte Williams31:21 Kyren Williams33:11 Bucky Irving34:56 Cam Skattebo36:47 TreVeyon Henderson38:56 D’Andre Swift40:56 Jadarian Price44:14 Quinshon Judkins45:28 David Montgomery46:49 Bhayshul Tuten48:13 Chuba Hubbard49:52 Jaylen Warren52:49 Rhamondre Stevenson53:28 RJ Harvey55:27 Tony Pollard56:51 Rico Dowdle57:05 Kyle Monangai & Blake Corum57:33 Jordan Mason59:06 Rachaad White1:00:27 Chris Rodriguez1:02:02 J.K. Dobbins1:03:21 Kenneth Gainwell1:04:18 Jonathan Brooks1:05:11 Tyrone Tracy Jr.1:05:47 Woody Marks & Dylan Sampson1:06:35 Tyler Allgeier, Mike Washington, Brian Robinson Jr., Tank Bigsby1:08:04 The Rest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJosh Norris· Host0:00
[gentle music] All right. You ready for your first swing of fantasy football running back rankings for the 2026 season? Hayden, this is probably the position that was least affected during the NFL draft.
Hayden Winks· Host0:21
Yeah.
Josh Norris· Host0:21
[laughs] Historically low numbers that were drafted for these incoming rookies. Typically, that's the talk of the town, and there are a couple, maybe three or four, that we'll talk about in this show. But just overall, your thoughts on this position as we head into 2026.
Hayden Winks· Host0:35
Not a whole lot of change from last year, and last year running backs absolutely cooked wide receivers.
Josh Norris· Host0:40
Mm-hmm.
Hayden Winks· Host0:40
And I expect that trend to continue. If you guys were paying attention to the draft, a lot more tight ends went early. Um, and that means, I think that we're gonna see more running the football, uh, more heavy personnel, wide receivers don't matter that much, and then fantasy football is gonna be won on the backs of these running backs once again. This has been a trend for the last couple seasons, and I, I think I'm ready to double down on it.
Josh Norris· Host0:59
So real football's back, baby. Uh, and we'll talk about this in the wide receiver ranking show that we'll post here on the channel tomorrow, that typically, at least in the last five, six, seven years, we could rely on a team's, you know, third wide receiver to be fantasy relevant, at least the best ones. You really can't anymore. You have to draft the top two wide receivers on most teams out there, and if that's the case, then more and more running back production is going to creep in and steal that pie. And we fricking love to see it. Again, this is rankings week. This is running