2025 Fantasy Football Startup Dynasty League Running Back Rankings

Michael Fabiano | May 2, 2025

Falcons RB Bijan Robinson will be the consensus top running back in 2025 fantasy dynasty redrafts. / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

With May comes the start of dynasty league draft chatter. After all, the end of the NFL draft means we now have a very clear idea of how rosters will look, who could end up where on team depth charts and what a player’s value projects to be in 2025.

For those unaware, dynasty leagues are the closest you'll get to running a real NFL team. You build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” drafts for as long as the league exists. If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, these dynasty startup league rank lists are for you.  

The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings is primarily in examining the age of the players and their long-term potential. For example, Derrick Henry, who’ll be 31 next season, will be ranked ahead of younger guys such as Omarion Hampton, Chase Brown and James Cook in traditional leagues. However, that trio has more value than Henry in dynasty leagues due in large part to the fact that each of them is in the early 20s and hasn’t hit their primes.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2025 dynasty start-up league running back rankings.

All Positions: QBs | WRs | TEs

2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty RB Rankings

Note: Ages listed are how old the player will be by the end of September.

Rank	Player	Team	Age
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	23
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	23
3	Ashton Jeanty	LV	21
4	De'Vone Achane	MIA	23
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	28
6	Omarion Hampton	LAC	22
7	Bucky Irving	TB	23
8	Breece Hall	NYJ	24
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	26
10	James Cook	BUF	25
11	Kyren Williams	LAR	25
12	Chase Brown	CIN	25
13	Kenneth Walker	SEA	24
14	Josh Jacobs	GB	27
15	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	21
16	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	21
17	Derrick Henry	BAL	31
18	Christian McCaffrey	SF	29
19	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	26
20	Alvin Kamara	NO	30
21	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	22
22	RJ Harvey	DEN	24
23	Joe Mixon	HOU	29
24	David Montgomery	DET	28
25	Isiah Pacheco	KC	26
26	D'Andre Swift	CHI	26
27	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	25
28	Tony Pollard	TEN	28
29	Travis Etienne	JAC	26
30	James Conner	ARI	30
31	Cam Skattebo	NYG	23
32	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	26
33	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	24
34	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	27
35	Trey Benson	ARI	22
36	Najee Harris	LAC	27
37	Jordan Mason	MIN	26
38	J.K. Dobbins	FA	26
39	Jaylen Warren	PIT	26
40	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	30
41	Rachaad White	TB	26
42	Jaydon Blue	DAL	21
43	Tank Bigsby	JAC	24
44	Tyjae Spears	TEN	24
45	Isaac Guerendo	SF	25
46	Javonte Williams	DAL	25
47	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	24
48	Blake Corum	LAR	24
49	Dylan Sampson	CLE	21
50	Ray Davis	BUF	25
51	Kendre Miller	NO	23
52	Braelon Allen	NYJ	21
53	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	25
54	Jaylen Wright	MIA	22
55	Audric Estime	DEN	22
56	Devin Neal	NO	22
57	Rico Dowdle	CAR	27
58	DJ Giddens	IND	22
59	Jordan James	SF	21
60	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	22
61	Jerome Ford	CLE	26
62	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	25
63	Austin Ekeler	WAS	30
64	Woody Marks	HOU	24
65	Nick Chubb	FA	29
66	Trevor Etienne	CAR	21
67	Roschon Johnson	CHI	24
68	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	22
69	Zack Moss	CIN	27
70	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	21
71	Brashard Smith	KC	22
72	Kyle Monangal	CHI	23
73	Tahj Brooks	CIN	23
74	Devin Singletary	NYG	28
75	Elijah Mitchell	KC	27
76	Antonio Gibson	NE	27
77	Will Shipley	PHI	22
78	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	22
79	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	23
80	Justice Hill	BAL	27