Top Fantasy Running Backs of 2017
Adrian Peterson to the Saints. Jamaal Charles to the Broncos. The return of Beastmode. Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook and Christian McCaffery are set to make an immediate impact. How does all of this affect where you will draft the all important running back this year. Here’s a look at early rankings of running backs for 2017.
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| Overall Rank | Position Rank | Player | Team | Bye |
| 1 | RB1 | David Johnson | Arizona | 8 |
| 2 | RB2 | Le’Veon Bell | Pittsburgh | 9 |
| 3 | RB3 | Ezekiel Elliott | Dallas | 6 |
| 8 | RB4 | LeSean McCoy | Buffalo | 6 |
| 10 | RB5 | Jordan Howard | Chicago | 8 |
| 11 | RB6 | Melvin Gordon | Los Angeles Chargers | 9 |
| 12 | RB7 | Jay Ajayi | Miami | 11 |
| 13 | RB8 | Devonta Freeman | Atlanta | 5 |
| 16 | RB9 | DeMarco Murray | Tennessee | 8 |
| 19 | RB10 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams | 8 |
| 21 | RB11 | Lamar Miller | Houston | 7 |
| 22 | RB12 | Carlos Hyde | San Francisco | 11 |
| 30 | RB13 | C.J. Anderson | Denver | 5 |
| 31 | RB14 | Spencer Ware | Kansas City | 10 |
| 34 | RB15 | Mark Ingram | New Orleans | 5 |
| 36 | RB16 | Eddie Lacy | Seattle | 6 |
| 44 | RB17 | Isaiah Crowell | Cleveland | 9 |
| 49 | RB18 | Tevin Coleman | Atlanta | 5 |
| 51 | RB19 | Robert Kelley | Washington | 5 |
| 58 | RB20 | Latavius Murray | Minnesota | 9 |
| 60 | RB21 | Bilal Powell | NY Jets | 11 |
| 63 | RB22 | Frank Gore | Indianapolis | 11 |
| 64 | RB23 | Ty Montgomery | Green Bay | 8 |
| 65 | RB24 | Jonathan Stewart | Carolina | 11 |
| 66 | RB25 | Ameer Abdullah | Detroit | 7 |
| 68 | RB26 | Adrian Peterson | New Orleans | 5 |
| 74 | RB27 | Jeremy Hill | Cincinatti | 6 |
| 79 | RB28 | Leonard Fournette | Jacksonville | 8 |
| 80 | RB29 | Paul Perkins | NY Giants | 8 |
| 82 | RB30 | Kenneth Dixon | Baltimore | 10 |
| 85 | RB31 | Derrick Henry | Tennessee | 8 |
| 88 | RB32 | Danny Woodhead | Baltimore | 10 |
| 94 | RB33 | C.J. Prosise | Seattle | 6 |
| 95 | RB34 | Mike Gillislee | New England | 9 |
| 96 | RB35 | Thomas Rawls | Seattle | 6 |
| 97 | RB36 | Doug Martin | Tampa Bay | 11 |
| 98 | RB37 | Matt Forte | NY Jets | 11 |
| 99 | RB38 | Giovani Bernard | Cincinatti | 6 |
| 102 | RB39 | Theo Riddick | Detroit | 7 |
| 106 | RB40 | Christian McCaffrey | Carolina | 11 |
| 114 | RB41 | Jamaal Charles | Denver | 5 |
| 117 | RB42 | Joe Mixon | Cincinatti | 6 |
| 121 | RB43 | Dalvin Cook | Minnesota | 9 |
| 122 | RB44 | Marshawn Lynch | Oakland | 10 |
| 125 | RB45 | Duke Johnson | Cleveland | 9 |
| 128 | RB46 | Dion Lewis | New England | 9 |
| 129 | RB47 | Ryan Mathews | Philadelphia | 10 |
| 134 | RB48 | Charles Sims | Tampa Bay | 11 |
| 137 | RB49 | Rex Burkhead | New England | 9 |
| 140 | RB50 | Jerick McKinnon | Minnesota | 9 |
| 142 | RB51 | James White | New England | 9 |
| 146 | RB52 | Samaje Perine | Washington | 5 |
| 147 | RB53 | Chris Ivory | Jacksonville | 8 |
| 150 | RB54 | Jalen Richard | Oakland | 10 |
| 156 | RB55 | T.J. Yeldon | Jacksonville | 8 |
| 158 | RB56 | Darren Sproles | Philadelphia | 10 |
| 162 | RB57 | Kareem Hunt | Kansas City | 10 |
| 163 | RB58 | Wendell Smallwood | Philadelphia | 10 |
| 167 | RB59 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Tampa Bay | 11 |
| 169 | RB60 | Terrance West | Baltimore | 10 |
| 175 | RB61 | Alvin Kamara | New Orleans | 5 |
| 177 | RB62 | Jeremy Langford | Chicago | 8 |
| 178 | RB63 | Jamaal Williams | Green Bay | 8 |
| 183 | RB64 | D’Onta Foreman | Houston | 7 |
| 185 | RB65 | Devontae Booker | Denver | 5 |
| 187 | RB66 | Christine Michael | Green Bay | 8 |
| 191 | RB67 | Tim Hightower | San Francisco | 11 |
| 192 | RB68 | Zach Zenner | Detroit | 7 |
| 194 | RB69 | DeAndre Washington | Oakland | 10 |
| 196 | RB70 | Marlon Mack | Indianapolis | 11 |
| 199 | RB71 | Matt Jones | Washington | 5 |
| 202 | RB72 | DeAngelo Williams | Pittsburgh | 9 |
| 210 | RB73 | Wayne Gallman | NY Giants | 8 |
| 215 | RB74 | Jeremy McNichols | Tampa Bay | 11 |
| 218 | RB75 | Chris Thompson | Washington | 5 |
| 220 | RB76 | Alfred Morris | Dallas | 6 |
| 223 | RB77 | Joe Williams | San Francisco | 11 |
| 226 | RB78 | Shane Vereen | NY Giants | 8 |
| 235 | RB79 | Donnel Pumphrey | Philadelphia | 10 |
| 237 | RB80 | Darren McFadden | Dallas | 6 |
| 238 | RB81 | Benny Cunningham | Los Angeles Rams | 8 |
| 244 | RB82 | Charcandrick West | Kansas City | 10 |
| 246 | RB83 | Corey Grant | Jacksonville | 8 |
| 247 | RB84 | Javorius Allen | Baltimore | 10 |
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