Running Backs can be the rock of your fantasy football team, but there are not enough featured backs to go around. There are the studs, and then there’s everyone else. Every year a couple of guys emerge and like a caterpillar and bloom into a BEAST! The key is to find that guy before everyone else. You want guys who have a chance at the No. 1 spot on the roster, or who have a defined role, like a third-down back who specializes in catching balls out of the backfield.
Week 17 Rankings
Updated 12.27.17
Q- means the player is questionable to play that week
D- means the player is doubtful to play that week
S- means the player is suspended (number is amount of games)
Other rankings: Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, Kickers, Defenses
| Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | vs. CLE |
| 2 | Alvin Kamara | NO | @ TB |
| 3 | Mark Ingram | NO | @ TB |
| 4 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | @ MIA |
| 5 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | @ PHI |
| 6 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | vs. BUF |
| 7 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | vs. CAR |
| 8 | Dion Lewis | NE | vs. NYJ |
| 9 | Alex Collins | BAL | vs. CIN |
| 10 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | @ ATL |
| 11 | Jordan Howard | CHI | @ MIN |
| 12 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | vs. KC |
| 13 | Carlos Hyde | SF | @ LAR |
| 14 | Derrick Henry | TEN | vs. JAC |
| 15 | Latavius Murray | MIN | vs. CHI |
| 16 | Todd Gurley | LAR | vs. SF |
| 17 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | @ LAC |
| 18 | Jamaal Williams | GB | @ DET |
| 19 | Jerick McKinnon | MIN | vs. CHI |
| 20 | Frank Gore | IND | vs. HOU |
| 21 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | @ BAL |
| 22 | Bilal Powell | NYJ | @ NE |
| 23 | Lamar Miller | HOU | @ IND |
| 24 | Melvin Gordon- Q | LAC | vs. OAK |
| 25 | Peyton Barber | TB | vs. NO |
| 26 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | @ ATL |
| 27 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | @ TEN |
| 28 | Mike Gillislee | NE | vs. NYJ |
| 29 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | @ PIT |
| 30 | Mike Davis | SEA | vs. ARI |
| 31 | Theo Riddick | DET | vs. GB |
| 32 | Wayne Gallman | NYG | vs. WAS |
| 33 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | vs. CAR |
| 34 | Samaje Perine | WAS | @ NYG |
| 35 | Jay Ajayi | PHI | vs. DAL |
| 36 | Duke Johnson | CLE | @ PIT |
| 37 | Kerwynn Williams | ARI | @ SEA |
| 38 | Javorius Allen | BAL | vs. CIN |
| 39 | Kareem Hunt | KC | @ DEN |
| 40 | Kapri Bibbs | WAS | @ NYG |
| 41 | Alfred Blue | HOU | @ IND |
| 42 | Corey Clement | PHI | vs. DAL |
| 43 | Branden Oliver | LAC | vs. OAK |
| 44 | Matt Forte | NYJ | @ NE |
| 45 | Joe Mixon- Q | CIN | @ BAL |
| 46 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | @ MIN |
| 47 | Malcolm Brown | LAR | vs. SF |
| 48 | Charcandrick West | KC | @ DEN |
| 49 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | @ TEN |
| 50 | Devontae Booker | DEN | vs. KC |
| 51 | Elijhaa Penny | ARI | @ SEA |
| 52 | LeGarrette Blount | PHI | vs. DAL |
| 53 | Danny Woodhead | BAL | vs. CIN |
| 54 | Matt Breida | SF | @ LAR |
| 55 | Marlon Mack | IND | vs. HOU |
| 56 | Orleans Darkwa | NYG | vs. WAS |
| 57 | Tion Green | DET | vs. GB |
| 58 | Chris Ivory | JAC | @ TEN |
| 59 | Rod Smith | DAL | @ PHI |
| 60 | DeMarco Murray- Q | TEN | vs. JAC |