Week 7 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Rico Dowdle Out Of Top 10

Michael Fabiano | Oct 17, 2025

Panthers RB Rico Dowdle faces the New York Jets in Week 7. / Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

Welcome to Week 7! There are only two teams off this week, the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills, leaving us without two of the top fantasy running backs in Derrick Henry and James Cook. There is also another international game, as the Los Angeles Rams face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London (9:30 a.m. ET).

This week’s risers in the RB rankings include Jordan Mason, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, and D’Andre Swift, all of whom have very favorable matchups heading into the week. On the flip side, Kenenth Walker III and Tony Pollard have taken a tumble into the low-end RB2/flex area due to a decline in snaps, touches and fantasy points in recent weeks.

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

Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

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Week 7 Fantasy Running Backs Rankings

RK	Player	TM	Opponent
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. ATL
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at SF
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. TB
4	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at LAC
5	Josh Jacobs	GB	at ARI
6	De'Von Achane	MIA	at CLE
7	Kyren Williams	LAR	at JAC
8	Rachaad White	TB	at DET
9	Saquon Barkley	PHI	at MIN
10	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. WAS
11	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	vs. MIA
12	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at KC
13	Breece Hall	NYJ	vs. CAR
14	Jordan Mason	MIN	vs. PHI
15	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at NYJ
16	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at DAL
17	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs. TB
18	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	vs. NYG
19	Alvin Kamara	NO	at CHI
20	Jaylen Warren	PIT	at CIN
21	Cam Skattebo	NYG	at DEN
22	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	vs. LAR
23	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs. IND
24	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. PIT
25	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	at TEN
26	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. HOU
27	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at NYJ
28	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. NE
29	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. HOU
30	David Montgomery	DET	vs. TB
31	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	at TEN
32	Nick Chubb	HOU	at SEA
33	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. LV
34	Michael Carter	ARI	vs. GB
35	Woody Marks	HOU	at SEA
36	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. LV
37	Bam Knight	ARI	vs. GB
38	Tyjae Spears	TEN	vs. NE
39	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	at CIN
40	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at SF
41	Kendre Miller	NO	at CHI
42	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. NYG
43	Hassan Haskins	LAC	vs. IND
44	Sean Tucker	TB	at DET
45	Blake Corum	LAR	at JAC
46	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. NO
47	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	at DEN
48	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	vs. CAR
49	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. LAR
50	Brashard Smith	KC	vs. LV
51	Jerome Ford	CLE	vs. MIA
52	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	at DAL
53	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at CLE
54	Zavier Scott	MIN	vs. PHI
55	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs. ATL
56	Emanuel Wilson	GB	at ARI
57	Raheem Mostert	LV	at KC
58	Trevor Etienne	CAR	at NYJ
59	Dylan Sampson	CLE	vs. MIA
60	Jaydon Blue	DAL	vs. WAS