Ashton Jeanty In The Top Three In 2026 Fantasy Running Back Dynasty Rankings

Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs are at the top of our chart, along with a stud rookie.

Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty will be a top-five player in all fantasy football dynasty startup drafts. | Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

The start of the spring months also comes the start of dynasty league draft chatter. After all, the end of the yearly 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 2026.

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, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are for you. 

The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings lies primarily in how they assess players' ages and long-term prospects. For example, Christian McCaffrey, who’ll be 30 this season, will be ranked ahead of backs like Omarion Hampton and James Cook in traditional leagues. However, that duo has more value than CMC in dynasty because of their ages.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2026 dynasty start-up league running back rankings.

Note: Ages for veterans reflect how old they'll be as of Sept. 30.

2026 Fantasy Dynasty Running Back Rankings

Rk	Player	Team	Age
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	24
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	24
3	Ashton Jeanty	LV	22
4	Jeremiyah Love	ARI	20
5	De'Von Achane	MIA	24
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	27
7	Omarion Hampton	LAC	23
8	James Cook	BUF	27
9	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	23
10	Kenneth Walker III	KC	25
11	Bucky Irving	TB	24
12	Chase Brown	CIN	26
13	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	22
14	Kyren Williams	LAR	26
15	Breece Hall	NYJ	25
16	Christian McCaffrey	SF	30
17	Jadarian Price	SEA	22
18	Saquon Barkley	PHI	29
19	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	27
20	Javonte Williams	DAL	25
21	Cam Skattebo	NYG	24
22	Josh Jacobs	GB	28
23	RJ Harvey	DEN	25
24	Derrick Henry	BAL	32
25	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	23
26	Kyle Monangai	CHI	24
27	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	25
28	D'Andre Swift	CHI	27
29	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	27
30	Jaylen Warren	PIT	27
31	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	28
32	David Montgomery	HOU	29
33	Tony Pollard	TEN	28
34	Blake Corum	LAR	25
35	Nicholas Singleton	TEN	22
36	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	25
37	Rico Dowdle	PIT	28
38	Woody Marks	HOU	25
39	Jonathan Brooks	CAR	23
40	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	26
41	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	27
42	Jordan Mason	MIN	27
43	Kaytron Allen	WAS	23
44	Jonah Coleman	DEN	22
45	Rachaad White	WAS	27
46	Dylan Sampson	CLE	22
47	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	26
48	Kenneth Gainwell	TB	27
49	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	31
50	Braelon Allen	NYJ	22
51	Tyjae Spears	TEN	25
52	Tank Bigsby	PHI	25
53	Trey Benson	ARI	24
54	Kaelon Black	SF	24
55	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	22
56	Adam Randall	BAL	21
57	Emmett Johnson	KC	22
58	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	23
59	Isiah Pacheco	DET	27
60	Alvin Kamara	NO	31
61	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	24
62	Jaydon Blue	DAL	22
63	James Conner	ARI	31
64	Brian Robinson Jr.	ATL	27
65	Devin Neal	NO	23
66	Kimani Vidal	LAC	25
67	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAC	26
68	Jaylen Wright	MIA	23
69	Demond Claiborne	MIN	22
70	Sean Tucker	TB	24
71	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	27
72	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	22
73	DJ Giddens	IND	23
74	Seth McGowan	IND	24
75	Jordan James	SF	22
76	Brashard Smith	KC	23
77	Ray Davis	BUF	26
78	Najee Harris	FA	28
79	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	25
80	Trevor Etienne	CAR	22

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