Filling your running back stable with the right picks can make or break your fantasy football team. Which players should you be targeting in 2020, and when should you take them off the board? We’re here to help.
We analyzed five PPR player rankings from around the internet – the latest lists from ESPN, Yahoo!, FFToday, CBS Sports, and Fantasy Pros – and found each running back’s average big board position across the five rankings.
We’ll also list each RB’s highest and lowest spot overall, as well as what round you can expect them to come off the board.
You can think of these extremes as a rough draft window for each player. If you can pick up a player with a later pick than his lowest big board ranking, you may have just added some major value to your team.
Here are the top running backs for the 2020 NFL season:
1. RB Christian McCaffrey (CAR)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 1.0
Best spot: 1
Worst spot: 1
2. RB Saquon Barkley (NYG)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 2.0
Best spot: 2
Worst spot: 2
3. RB Ezekiel Elliott (DAL)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 3.6
Best spot: 3
Worst spot: 6
4. RB Alvin Kamara (NO)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 3.8
Best spot: 3
Worst spot: 4
5. RB Dalvin Cook (MIN)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 5.8
Best spot: 4
Worst spot: 9
6. RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire (KC)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 8.4
Best spot: 6
Worst spot: 14
7. RB Derrick Henry (TEN)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 9.0
Best spot: 5
Worst spot: 13
8. RB Joe Mixon (CIN)
Projected round: 1st
Average draft position: 10.6
Best spot: 8
Worst spot: 15
9. RB Josh Jacobs (LV)
Projected round: 2nd
Average draft position: 13.2
Best spot: 7
Worst spot: 22
10. RB Miles Sanders (PHI)
Projected round: 2nd
Average draft position: 13.4
Best spot: 5
Worst spot: 22
11. RB Kenyan Drake (ARI)
Projected round: 2nd
Average draft position: 15.0
Best spot: 12
Worst spot: 21
12. RB Austin Ekeler (LAC)
Projected round: 2nd
Average draft position: 16.2
Best spot: 11
Worst spot: 21
13. RB Nick Chubb (CLE)
Projected round: 2nd
Average draft position: 17.0
Best spot: 13
Worst spot: 24
14. RB Aaron Jones (GB)
Projected round: 2nd
Average draft position: 18.0
Best spot: 12
Worst spot: 21
15. RB Chris Carson (SEA)
Projected round: 3rd
Average draft position: 29.4
Best spot: 23
Worst spot: 40
16. RB James Conner (PIT)
Projected round: 3rd
Average draft position: 33.2
Best spot: 23
Worst spot: 47
17. RB Todd Gurley (ATL)
Projected round: 3rd
Average draft position: 35.4
Best spot: 29
Worst spot: 38
18. RB Melvin Gordon (DEN)
Projected round: 4th
Average draft position: 37.2
Best spot: 28
Worst spot: 45
19. RB Le'Veon Bell (NYJ)
Projected round: 4th
Average draft position: 42.4
Best spot: 34
Worst spot: 46
20. RB David Johnson (HOU)
Projected round: 4th
Average draft position: 44.0
Best spot: 33
Worst spot: 49
21. RB Jonathan Taylor (IND)
Projected round: 4th
Average draft position: 45.0
Best spot: 35
Worst spot: 55
22. RB Leonard Fournette (JAX)
Projected round: 4th
Average draft position: 46.4
Best spot: 38
Worst spot: 58
23. RB Mark Ingram (BAL)
Projected round: 5th
Average draft position: 51.0
Best spot: 41
Worst spot: 58
24. RB David Montgomery (CHI)
Projected round: 5th
Average draft position: 58.4
Best spot: 43
Worst spot: 72
25. RB Kareem Hunt (CLE)
Projected round: 5th
Average draft position: 60.6
Best spot: 46
Worst spot: 73
26. RB Raheem Mostert (SF)
Projected round: 6th
Average draft position: 62.0
Best spot: 50
Worst spot: 73
27. RB Devin Singletary (BUF)
Projected round: 6th
Average draft position: 65.6
Best spot: 51
Worst spot: 90
28. RB D'Andre Swift (DET)
Projected round: 6th
Average draft position: 66.4
Best spot: 47
Worst spot: 79
29. RB Ronald Jones (TB)
Projected round: 6th
Average draft position: 67.2
Best spot: 50
Worst spot: 88
30. RB Cam Akers (LAR)
Projected round: 7th
Average draft position: 73.4
Best spot: 59
Worst spot: 88
31. RB J.K. Dobbins (BAL)
Projected round: 7th
Average draft position: 73.4
Best spot: 69
Worst spot: 96
32. RB James White (NE)
Projected round: 7th
Average draft position: 84.2
Best spot: 68
Worst spot: 112
33. RB Jordan Howard (MIA)
Projected round: 8th
Average draft position: 88.4
Best spot: 64
Worst spot: 123
34. RB Tarik Cohen (CHI)
Projected round: 8th
Average draft position: 90.0
Best spot: 78
Worst spot: 107
35. RB Matt Breida (MIA)
Projected round: 8th
Average draft position: 93.2
Best spot: 67
Worst spot: 118
36. RB Phillip Lindsay (DEN)
Projected round: 8th
Average draft position: 93.8
Best spot: 81
Worst spot: 118
37. RB Zack Moss (BUF)
Projected round: 9th
Average draft position: 97.4
Best spot: 76
Worst spot: 129
38. RB Tevin Coleman (SF)
Projected round: 9th
Average draft position: 100.8
Best spot: 73
Worst spot: 141
39. RB Kerryon Johnson (DET)
Projected round: 9th
Average draft position: 105.2
Best spot: 80
Worst spot: 145
40. RB Marlon Mack (IND)
Projected round: 9th
Average draft position: 105.8
Best spot: 79
Worst spot: 151
41. RB Darrell Henderson (LAR)
Projected round: 9th
Average draft position: 108
Best spot: 78
Worst spot: 176
42. RB Latavius Murray (NO)
Projected round: 10th
Average draft position: 114.8
Best spot: 83
Worst spot: 171
43. RB Boston Scott (PHI)
Projected round: 10th
Average draft position: 117.8
Best spot: 105
Worst spot: 138
44. RB Antonio Gibson (WSH)
Projected round: 10th
Average draft position: 120.0
Best spot: 84
Worst spot: 176
45. RB Duke Johnson Jr. (HOU)
Projected round: 10th
Average draft position: 120.0
Best spot: 98
Worst spot: 132
46. RB Tony Pollard (DAL)
Projected round: 11th
Average draft position: 123.2
Best spot: 102
Worst spot: 144
47. RB Alexander Mattison (MIN)
Projected round: 11th
Average draft position: 127.2
Best spot: 106
Worst spot: 170
48. RB Chase Edmonds (ARI)
Projected round: 12th
Average draft position: 134.0
Best spot: 106
Worst spot: 176
49. RB Adrian Peterson (WSH)
Projected round: 12th
Average draft position: 134.2
Best spot: 107
Worst spot: 173
50. RB Sony Michel (NE)
Projected round: 12th
Average draft position: 139.2
Best spot: 126
Worst spot: 158
51. RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn (TB)
Projected round: 12th
Average draft position: 141.8
Best spot: 106
Worst spot: 176
52. RB Damien Harris (NE)
Projected round: 12th
Average draft position: 142.8
Best spot: 85
Worst spot: 176
53. RB Justin Jackson (LAC)
Projected round: 13th
Average draft position: 146.8
Best spot: 130
Worst spot: 176
54. RB Nyheim Hines (IND)
Projected round: 13th
Average draft position: 147.8
Best spot: 112
Worst spot: 182
55. RB AJ Dillon (GB)
Projected round: 14th
Average draft position: 165.4
Best spot: 118
Worst spot: 178
56. RB Bryce Love (WSH)
Projected round: 16th
Average draft position: 180.0
Best spot: 117
Worst spot: 231
57. RB Carlos Hyde (SEA)
Projected round: 16th
Average draft position: 187.0
Best spot: 163
Worst spot: 201
58. RB DeAndre Washington (KC)
Projected round: 16th
Average draft position: 188.0
Best spot: 170
Worst spot: 199
59. RB Darrynton Evans (TEN)
Projected round: 16th
Average draft position: 189.6
Best spot: 137
Worst spot: 264
60. RB Jamaal Williams (GB)
Projected round: 16th
Average draft position: 190.3
Best spot: 174
Worst spot: 207
Top undrafted free agents:
RB Chris Thompson (JAX)
RB Giovani Bernard (CIN)
RB Anthony McFarland Jr. (PIT)
RB Malcolm Brown (LAR)
RB Jerick McKinnon (SF)
RB Ito Smith (ATL)
