Fabs' Way-Too-Early Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings 2.0 for 2025

Michael Fabiano | Feb 12, 2025

Bijan Robinson (left), Jahmyr Gibbs (center) and Saquon Barkley (right) are all in the top five of Fabs' Fantasy Running Backs Rankings 2.0. / Jahmyr Gibbs: Lon Horwedel-Imagn ImagesSaquon Barkley : Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesBijan Robinson: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Super Bowl LIX is in the books. It also means the start of what promises to be an exciting offseason that will see player movement via free agency and trades. With that said, I’ve compiled my second list of the top fantasy runners as we look ahead to 2025 … we’ll call it Fabs’ Way-Too-Early Running Back Rankings 2.0.

In 2024, we saw a number of running backs who broke out. Chase Brown became a top-10 player at the position, and Bucky Irving emerged into a highly productive fantasy starter with the Buccaneers. Chuba Hubbard produced a top-15 finish almost out of nowhere, and we saw Rico Dowdle go from a fantasy afterthought into a top-25 fantasy running back.

On the flip side, fans were disappointed by several runners, none more than Christian McCaffrey and Travis Etienne Jr. Both were drafted as top-10 running backs based on ADP data, and neither finished in the top 30 at the position. Others, such as Rashaad White, Rhamondre Stevenson, Javonte Williams, and Zamir White, didn’t meet expectations.

The upcoming offseason promises plenty of roster changes, which could include Aaron Jones, J.K. Dobbins, and Najee Harris (among others) potentially switching teams as free agents. Also, young runners coming out of college, none more prominent than Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, could end up breaking into the top 20 at the position. But for now, here’s my second way-too-early look at the fantasy running back position for next season.

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2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

RK	Player	Team
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL
2	Saquon Barkley	PHI
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET
4	De'Von Achane	MIA
5	Derrick Henry	BAL
6	Breece Hall	NYJ
7	Kyren Williams	LAR
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND
9	Josh Jacobs	GB
10	James Cook	BUF
11	Chase Brown	CIN
12	Bucky Irving	TB
13	Christian McCaffrey	SF
14	Alvin Kamara	NO
15	Joe Mixon	HOU
16	Kenneth Walker III	SEA
17	Chuba Hubbard	CAR
18	Isiah Pacheco	KC
19	James Conner	ARI
20	David Montgomery	DET
21	Tony Pollard	TEN
22	J.K. Dobbins	LAC
23	Aaron Jones	MIN
24	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG
25	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS
26	D'Andre Swift	CHI
27	Najee Harris	PIT
28	Rico Dowdle	DAL
29	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE
30	Rachaad White	TB
31	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC
32	Jaylen Warren	PIT
33	Nick Chubb	CLE
34	Javonte Williams	DEN
35	Tyjae Spears	TEN
36	Tank Bigsby	JAC
37	Zach Charbonnet	SEA
38	Isaac Guerendo	SF
39	Jerome Ford	CLE
40	Trey Benson	ARI
41	Jaylen Wright	MIA
42	Blake Corum	LAR
43	Tyler Allgeier	ATL
44	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN
45	Jordan Mason	SF
46	Audric Estime	DEN
47	Roschon Johnson	CHI
48	Alexander Mattison	LV
49	Ray Davis	BUF
50	Zack Moss	CIN