Week 12 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Christian McCaffrey At The Top

Michael Fabiano | Nov 23, 2025

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey faces the Carolina Panthers in Week 12. / Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Welcome to Week 12!

The NFL schedule goes back to a four-team bye week, as the Chargers, Commanders, Broncos, and Dolphins are off. That leaves us without De’Von Achane, RJ Harvey, Kimani Vidal and Chris Rodriguez, and at least three of them are viable weekly starters.

There are longer any International Games left on the schedule, so the Sunday slate starts at 1pm ET with seven games. There are four games in the 4pm ET window followed of course by the usual Sunday night and Monday night contests to end the weekend’s action.

This week’s running backs risers in the rankings include TreVeyon Henderson, Kenneth Walker III, and Travis Etienne Jr., all of whom have great matchups next on the schedule. On the flip side, backs like Alvin Kamara, D’Andre Swift, and Breece Hall could struggle versus tougher foes.

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football running back rankings for Week 12 of the NFL season.

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Week 12 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. CAR
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at NO
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. NYG
4	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at KC
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at DAL
6	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. NE
7	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. TB
8	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at SF
9	James Cook	BUF	at HOU
10	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at CIN
11	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs. NYJ
12	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. PHI
13	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at CHI
14	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. CLE
15	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at SF
16	Breece Hall	NYJ	at BAL
17	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	at LV
18	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at GB
19	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. BUF
20	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at TEN
21	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. PIT
22	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. MIN
23	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. ATL
24	David Montgomery	DET	vs. NYG
25	Sean Tucker	TB	at LAR
26	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. IND
27	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at TEN
28	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at DET
29	Rachaad White	TB	at LAR
30	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. SEA
31	Bam Knight	ARI	vs. JAC
32	Tyjae Spears	TEN	vs. SEA
33	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	at CHI
34	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at CIN
35	Devin Singletary	NYG	at DET
36	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. PIT
37	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at NO
38	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	at SF
39	Jordan Mason	MIN	at GB
40	Michael Carter	ARI	vs. JAC
41	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs. CAR
42	Nick Chubb	HOU	vs. BUF
43	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. TB
44	Brashard Smith	KC	vs. IND
45	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at SF
46	Devin Neal	NO	vs. ATL
47	Justice Hill	BAL	vs. NYJ
48	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at LV
49	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	vs. CAR
50	Ty Johnson	BUF	at HOU
51	Chris Brooks	GB	vs. MIN
52	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	at BAL
53	Tank Bigsby	PHI	at DAL
54	Raheem Mostert	LV	vs. CLE
55	Jerome Ford	CLE	at LV
56	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	at CHI
57	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	vs. NYJ
58	Tahj Brooks	CIN	vs. NE
59	Ameer Abdullah	IND	at KC
60	Malik Davis	DAL	vs. PHI