Week 17 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: RJ Harvey Into The Top 10

Welcome to Week 17 and the fantasy football championship! If you survived past the first two rounds, congratulations! Now, let’s win that league title (and bragging rights)!
The NFL slate is broken up into four days this week due to the Christmas holiday. On Thursday, the Cowboys will face the Commanders, the Vikings will host the Lions, and the Broncos will face the Chiefs in Kansas City.
Saturday includes two games, starting with the Texans and the Chargers and finishing with the Ravens at the Packers at Lambeau Field. There will be 10 games on Sunday, including the Sunday night contest, and the week ends as normal on Monday night.
This week’s biggest running back ranking risers are RJ Harvey, Jaylen Warren, and Kenneth Gainwell, all of whom have great matchups or are playing at an exceedingly high level lately. On the flip side, backs like Breece Hall and Tony Polllard have either seen their fantasy stats decline in recent weeks or could struggle against a tough opponent.
With that said, here are my complete fantasy football running back rankings for Week 17 of the NFL season! Be sure to check back daily for updates!
All Positions: QBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | Ks | DEFs
Week 17 Fantasy Running Back Rankings
RK | Player | TM | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christian McCaffrey | SF | vs. SEA |
2 | Bijan Robinson | ATL | vs. NO |
3 | Jahmyr Gibbs | DET | at CHI |
4 | Chase Brown | CIN | vs. CLE |
5 | De'Von Achane | MIA | at NE |
6 | Travis Etienne Jr. | JAC | vs. TEN |
7 | Derrick Henry | BAL | at PIT |
8 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | at HOU |
9 | Ashton Jeanty | LV | vs. KC |
10 | RJ Harvey | DEN | vs. LAC |
11 | Kyren Williams | LAR | vs. ARI |
12 | James Cook | BUF | vs. NYJ |
13 | TreVeyon Henderson | NE | vs. MIA |
14 | Jaylen Warren | PIT | vs. BAL |
15 | Kenneth Gainwell | PIT | vs. BAL |
16 | Bucky Irving | TB | vs. CAR |
17 | Tank Bigsby | PHI | vs. WAS |
18 | Aaron Jones Sr. | MIN | vs. GB |
19 | D'Andre Swift | CHI | vs. DET |
20 | Rico Dowdle | CAR | at TB |
21 | Breece Hall | NYJ | at BUF |
22 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG | vs. DAL |
23 | Rhamondre Stevenson | NE | vs. MIA |
24 | Dylan Sampson | CLE | at CIN |
25 | Woody Marks | HOU | vs. IND |
26 | Jaydon Blue | DAL | at NYG |
27 | Tony Pollard | TEN | at JAC |
28 | Audric Estime | NO | at ATL |
29 | Kenneth Walker III | SEA | at SF |
30 | Kyle Monangai | CHI | vs. DET |
31 | Zach Charbonnet | SEA | at SF |
32 | Michael Carter | ARI | at LAR |
33 | Omarion Hampton | LAC | at DEN |
34 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | WAS | at PHI |
35 | Emanuel Wilson | GB | at MIN |
36 | Isiah Pacheco | KC | at LV |
37 | Tyjae Spears | TEN | at JAC |
38 | Blake Corum | LAR | vs. ARI |
39 | Tyler Allgeier | ATL | vs. NO |
40 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | WAS | at PHI |
41 | Chuba Hubbard | CAR | at TB |
42 | Kareem Hunt | KC | at LV |
43 | David Montgomery | DET | at CHI |
44 | Devin Singletary | NYG | vs. DAL |
45 | Will Shipley | PHI | vs. WAS |
46 | Emari Demercado | ARI | at LAR |
47 | Ray Davis | BUF | vs. NYJ |
48 | Keaton Mitchell | BAL | at PIT |
49 | Chris Brooks | GB | at MIN |
50 | Ty Johnson | BUF | vs. NYJ |
51 | Samaje Perine | CIN | vs. CLE |
52 | Rachaad White | TB | vs. CAR |
53 | Kimani Vidal | LAC | at DEN |
54 | Raheim Sanders | CLE | at CIN |
55 | Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN | vs. LAC |
56 | Jaylen Wright | MIA | at NE |
57 | Sean Tucker | TB | vs. CAR |
58 | Jawhar Jordan | HOU | vs. IND |
59 | Brian Robinson Jr. | SF | vs. SEA |
60 | Phil Mafah | DAL | at NYG |

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.
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