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Week 1 RB Rankings
81 players ranked · STD scoring · Updated
Past week — Week 7 is current.
Week 1 baseline. No 2026 games have been played yet, so these rankings are built from current depth charts, last season's usage, and Vegas Week 1 totals — not from observed play. They are replaced by the full usage model once Week 1 is complete.
Jahmyr Gibbs of DET is the number one RB in Week 1 STD scoring at home against NO, in a game where his offense is implied for 28.3 points, projected for 14.6 points. 2 RBs sit in tiers 1 and 2 combined, and those are the ones you start without thinking.
Scored against what actually happened. Each player is graded against the last board published before his own game kicked off. how this works
Tier 1
- RB1—start
Jahmyr Gibbs
DET · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.2 implied.
DET · vs NO · 14.6 PROJ · 28.3 IMP · high confidence
Actual 28.6 · RB4 +334 touches · 74% of snaps
Tier 2
- RB2—start
Omarion Hampton
LAC · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.8 implied.
LAC · vs ARI · 13.8 PROJ · 28.8 IMP · high confidence
Actual 8.3 · RB25 +2312 touches · 58% of snaps
Tier 3
- RB3—start
Chase Brown
CIN · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 27.0 implied.
CIN · vs TB · 13.3 PROJ · 27.0 IMP · high confidence
Actual 13.8 · RB14 +1122 touches · 72% of snaps
- RB4—start
Saquon Barkley
PHI · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season.
PHI · vs WAS · 13.0 PROJ · 24.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 8.0 · RB26 +2217 touches · 71% of snaps
- RB5—start
Kyren Williams
LA · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
LA · vs SF · 12.9 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · high confidence
Actual 12.5 · RB16 +1114 touches · 64% of snaps
Tier 4
- RB6—start
Christian McCaffrey
SF · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season.
SF · @ LA · 12.3 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 8.8 · RB23 +1718 touches · 55% of snaps
Tier 5
- RB7—start
Ashton Jeanty
LV · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season.
LV · vs MIA · 11.5 PROJ · 22.0 IMP · high confidence
Actual 26.7 · RB5 -229 touches · 74% of snaps
- RB8—start
Aaron Jones
MIN · RB
Held a featured role last season.
MIN · vs GB · 11.5 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · high confidence
Actual 10.0 · RB20 +1213 touches · 46% of snaps
- RB9—start
Derrick Henry
BAL · RB
Held a featured role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.2 implied.
BAL · @ IND · 11.2 PROJ · 25.3 IMP · high confidence
Actual 34.3 · RB1 -825 touches · 54% of snaps
- RB10—start
Jonathan Taylor
IND · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season.
IND · vs BAL · 11.2 PROJ · 22.3 IMP · high confidence
Actual 22.1 · RB8 -223 touches · 89% of snaps
- RB11—start
Javonte Williams
DAL · RB
Held a featured role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.8 implied.
DAL · @ NYG · 11.2 PROJ · 25.8 IMP · high confidence
Actual 19.2 · RB10 -117 touches · 71% of snaps
Tier 6
- RB12—start
Bucky Irving
TB · RB
Held a featured role last season.
TB · @ CIN · 10.3 PROJ · 23.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 13.3 · RB15 +315 touches · 61% of snaps
- RB13—start
Bijan Robinson
ATL · RB
Carried a heavy workload last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
ATL · @ PIT · 10.2 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 23.3 · RB7 -631 touches · 77% of snaps
- RB14—start
D'Andre Swift
CHI · RB
Held a featured role last season.
CHI · @ CAR · 10.1 PROJ · 24.8 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 31.4 · RB2 -1219 touches · 57% of snaps
- RB15—start
Travis Etienne
NO · RB
New to NO after JAX and steps in as the starter, held a featured role last season.
NO · @ DET · 9.8 PROJ · 21.3 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 7.8 · RB27 +1218 touches · 59% of snaps
- RB16—start
Jaylen Warren
PIT · RB
Held a featured role last season.
PIT · vs ATL · 9.7 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · high confidence
Actual 5.3 · RB36 +2016 touches · 37% of snaps
Tier 7
- RB17—start
Cam Skattebo
NYG · RB
Held a featured role last season.
NYG · vs DAL · 9.1 PROJ · 22.8 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 14.1 · RB13 -418 touches · 61% of snaps
- RB18—start
Jadarian Price
SEA · RB
First-round rookie, pick 32, already listed as the starter, no NFL usage to go on yet.
SEA · vs NE · 8.9 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 5.8 · RB34 +1612 touches · 48% of snaps
- RB19—start
Kenneth Walker III
KC · RB
New to KC after SEA and steps in as the starter, had a steady role last season.
KC · vs DEN · 8.9 PROJ · 23.3 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 31.1 · RB3 -1629 touches · 68% of snaps
- RB20—start
Tony Pollard
TEN · RB
Held a featured role last season.
TEN · vs NYJ · 8.9 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 3.4 · RB44 +249 touches · 52% of snaps
- RB21—start
James Cook
BUF · RB
Had a steady role last season.
BUF · @ HOU · 8.7 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 6.9 · RB30 +917 touches · 72% of snaps
Tier 8
- RB22—start
Breece Hall
NYJ · RB
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.0 implied.
NYJ · @ TEN · 8.2 PROJ · 19.0 IMP · high confidence
Actual 17.8 · RB12 -1024 touches · 58% of snaps
- RB23—start
J.K. Dobbins
DEN · RB
Held a featured role last season.
DEN · @ KC · 8.1 PROJ · 20.3 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 3.6 · RB43 +208 touches · 43% of snaps
- RB24—start
De'Von Achane
MIA · RB
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
MIA · @ LV · 7.9 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 6.6 · RB32 +816 touches · 86% of snaps
- RB25—flex
Rhamondre Stevenson
NE · RB
Had a steady role last season.
NE · @ SEA · 7.4 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 9.5 · RB21 -424 touches · 85% of snaps
- RB26—flex
Quinshon Judkins
CLE · RB
Held a featured role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
CLE · @ JAX · 7.4 PROJ · 16.5 IMP · high confidence
Actual 5.0 · RB38 +1214 touches · 65% of snaps
- RB27—flex
Jeremiyah Love
ARI · RB
First-round rookie, pick 3, already listed as the starter, no NFL usage to go on yet, in a low-scoring spot at 18.8 implied.
ARI · @ LAC · 7.4 PROJ · 18.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 11.0 · RB19 -815 touches · 43% of snaps
- RB28—flex
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
WAS · RB
Had a steady role last season.
WAS · @ PHI · 7.4 PROJ · 20.0 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 11.6 · RB18 -1017 touches · 49% of snaps
Tier 9
- RB29—flex
David Montgomery
HOU · RB
New to HOU after DET and steps in as the starter, had a steady role last season.
HOU · vs BUF · 6.6 PROJ · 21.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 25.9 · RB6 -2323 touches · 49% of snaps
- RB30—flex
Chuba Hubbard
CAR · RB
Had a steady role last season.
CAR · vs CHI · 6.3 PROJ · 21.8 IMP · medium confidence
Actual 20.7 · RB9 -2113 touches · 71% of snaps
- RB31—flex
Bhayshul Tuten
JAX · RB
Worked in a rotation last season.
JAX · vs CLE · 5.4 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 8.8 · RB24 -716 touches · 49% of snaps
- RB32—flex
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
NYG · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, carried a heavy workload last season.
NYG · vs DAL · 5.0 PROJ · 22.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual -0.6 · RB81 +492 touches · 3% of snaps
- RB33—flex
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
JAX · RB
New to JAX after WAS, held a featured role last season.
JAX · vs CLE · 4.6 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.3 · RB52 +196 touches · 40% of snaps
- RB34—flex
RJ Harvey
DEN · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, carried a heavy workload last season.
DEN · @ KC · 4.3 PROJ · 20.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 4.1 · RB39 +57 touches · 51% of snaps
- RB35—flex
Kenny Gainwell
TB · RB
New to TB after PIT, held a featured role last season.
TB · @ CIN · 4.0 PROJ · 23.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 1.8 · RB55 +206 touches · 46% of snaps
- RB36—flex
Samaje Perine
CIN · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 27.0 implied.
CIN · vs TB · 3.8 PROJ · 27.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 5.0 · RB37 +18 touches · 28% of snaps
- RB37—sit
Kyle Monangai
CHI · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
CHI · @ CAR · 3.7 PROJ · 24.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 18.4 · RB11 -2612 touches · 43% of snaps
- RB38—sit
Blake Corum
LA · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 26.0 implied.
LA · vs SF · 3.7 PROJ · 26.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 5.4 · RB35 -310 touches · 23% of snaps
- RB39—sit
Woody Marks
HOU · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, held a featured role last season.
HOU · vs BUF · 3.6 PROJ · 21.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 4.0 · RB41 +210 touches · 51% of snaps
- RB40—sit
Rico Dowdle
PIT · RB
New to PIT after CAR, had a steady role last season.
PIT · vs ATL · 3.6 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.1 · RB53 +1313 touches · 58% of snaps
Tier 10
- RB41—sit
Malik Davis
DAL · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.8 implied.
DAL · @ NYG · 3.5 PROJ · 25.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB66 +25No snaps recorded
- RB42—sit
TreVeyon Henderson
NE · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, held a featured role last season.
NE · @ SEA · 3.5 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB76 +34No snaps recorded
- RB43—sit
MarShawn Lloyd
GB · RB
Undrafted rookie, already listed as the starter, no NFL usage to go on yet.
GB · @ MIN · 3.2 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 3.7 · RB42 -114 touches · 44% of snaps
- RB44—sit
Tank Bigsby
PHI · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
PHI · vs WAS · 3.2 PROJ · 24.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.3 · RB59 +151 touch · 11% of snaps
- RB45—sit
Tyjae Spears
TEN · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
TEN · vs NYJ · 2.7 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.4 · RB51 +67 touches · 50% of snaps
- RB46—sit
Jordan Mason
MIN · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
MIN · vs GB · 2.7 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 11.9 · RB17 -2915 touches · 45% of snaps
- RB47—sit
Alvin Kamara
NO · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
NO · @ DET · 2.6 PROJ · 21.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB62 +15No snaps recorded
- RB48—sit
Ray Davis
BUF · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
BUF · @ HOU · 2.6 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.3 · RB61 +131 touch · 9% of snaps
- RB49—sit
Keaton Mitchell
LAC · RB
New to LAC after BAL, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.8 implied.
LAC · vs ARI · 2.5 PROJ · 28.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.9 · RB57 +84 touches · 31% of snaps
- RB50—sit
Kaelon Black
SF · RB
Rookie, pick 90, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
SF · @ LA · 2.4 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 7.0 · RB29 -2115 touches · 43% of snaps
- RB51—sit
Jaylen Wright
MIA · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
MIA · @ LV · 2.4 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual -0.1 · RB80 +291 touch · 7% of snaps
- RB52—sit
Dylan Sampson
CLE · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
CLE · @ JAX · 2.2 PROJ · 16.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB72 +200% of snaps
- RB53—sit
Tyler Allgeier
ARI · RB
New to ARI after ATL, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.8 implied.
ARI · @ LAC · 2.1 PROJ · 18.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 7.0 · RB28 -2519 touches · 59% of snaps
- RB54—sit
Rachaad White
WAS · RB
New to WAS after TB, worked in a rotation last season.
WAS · @ PHI · 2.0 PROJ · 20.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.7 · RB49 -59 touches · 41% of snaps
- RB55—sit
Chris Brooks
GB · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
GB · @ MIN · 2.0 PROJ · 22.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.9 · RB46 -98 touches · 56% of snaps
- RB56—sit
Braelon Allen
NYJ · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.0 implied.
NYJ · @ TEN · 1.9 PROJ · 19.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 4.0 · RB40 -1611 touches · 40% of snaps
- RB57—sit
Justice Hill
BAL · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, saw limited work last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.2 implied.
BAL · @ IND · 1.5 PROJ · 25.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.8 · RB48 -97 touches · 46% of snaps
- RB58—sit
George Holani
SEA · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, saw limited work last season.
SEA · vs NE · 1.5 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.9 · RB47 -119 touches · 46% of snaps
- RB59—sit
Brian Robinson
ATL · RB
New to ATL after SF, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.5 implied.
ATL · @ PIT · 1.4 PROJ · 19.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 3.1 · RB45 -149 touches · 25% of snaps
- RB60—sit
Emmett Johnson
KC · RB
Rookie, pick 161, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
KC · vs DEN · 1.3 PROJ · 23.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 6.8 · RB31 -2910 touches · 36% of snaps
- RB61—sit
Seth McGowan
IND · RB
Rookie, pick 237, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
IND · vs BAL · 1.0 PROJ · 22.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB78 +171 touch · 11% of snaps
- RB62—sit
Jonathon Brooks
CAR · RB
Undrafted rookie, second on the depth chart, no NFL usage to go on yet.
CAR · vs CHI · 1.0 PROJ · 21.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 6.2 · RB33 -296 touches · 19% of snaps
- RB63—sit
Ty Johnson
BUF · RB
3rd on the depth chart, had a steady role last season.
BUF · @ HOU · 0.6 PROJ · 23.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB63 —No snaps recorded
- RB64—sit
Sione Vaki
DET · RB
Behind the starter on the depth chart, saw limited work last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.2 implied.
DET · vs NO · 0.6 PROJ · 28.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 1.8 · RB54 -103 touches · 29% of snaps
- RB65—sit
Emanuel Wilson
SEA · RB
New to SEA after GB, had a steady role last season.
SEA · vs NE · 0.5 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.3 · RB60 -52 touches · 6% of snaps
- RB66—sit
Kimani Vidal
LAC · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 28.8 implied.
LAC · vs ARI · 0.4 PROJ · 28.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB68 +2No snaps recorded
- RB67—sit
Raheim Sanders
CLE · RB
3rd on the depth chart, had a steady role last season, in a low-scoring spot at 16.5 implied.
CLE · @ JAX · 0.3 PROJ · 16.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 2.6 · RB50 -174 touches · 35% of snaps
- RB68—sit
Bam Knight
ARI · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.8 implied.
ARI · @ LAC · 0.3 PROJ · 18.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB65 -3No snaps recorded
- RB69—sit
Jonah Coleman
DEN · RB
Rookie, pick 108, no NFL usage to go on yet.
DEN · @ KC · 0.2 PROJ · 20.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB79 +106% of snaps
- RB70—sit
Brashard Smith
KC · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
KC · vs DEN · 0.2 PROJ · 23.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB71 +1No snaps recorded
- RB71—sit
DJ Giddens
IND · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
IND · vs BAL · 0.1 PROJ · 22.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB73 +2No snaps recorded
- RB72—sit
Kendre Miller
NO · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
NO · @ DET · 0.1 PROJ · 21.3 IMP · low confidence
Actual 9.0 · RB22 -509 touches · 29% of snaps
- RB73—sit
Isaiah Davis
NYJ · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 19.0 implied.
NYJ · @ TEN · 0.1 PROJ · 19.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB70 -3No snaps recorded
- RB74—sit
Sean Tucker
TB · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season.
TB · @ CIN · 0.0 PROJ · 23.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB67 -7No snaps recorded
- RB75—sit
Najee Harris
NYG · RB
New to NYG after LAC, worked in a rotation last season.
NYG · vs DAL · 0.0 PROJ · 22.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB64 -11No snaps recorded
- RB76—sit
Ollie Gordon II
MIA · RB
3rd on the depth chart, worked in a rotation last season, in a low-scoring spot at 18.5 implied.
MIA · @ LV · 0.0 PROJ · 18.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB74 -2No snaps recorded
- RB77—sit
Emari Demercado
DAL · RB
New to DAL after ARI, worked in a rotation last season, in one of Week 1's best scoring spots at 25.8 implied.
DAL · @ NYG · 0.0 PROJ · 25.8 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.7 · RB58 -192 touches · 9% of snaps
- RB78—sit
British Brooks
HOU · RB
3rd on the depth chart, saw limited work last season.
HOU · vs BUF · 0.0 PROJ · 21.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB69 -9No snaps recorded
- RB79—sit
LeQuint Allen Jr.
JAX · RB
3rd on the depth chart, saw limited work last season.
JAX · vs CLE · 0.0 PROJ · 24.0 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB75 -4No snaps recorded
- RB80—sit
Corey Kiner
NE · RB
New to NE after ARI, worked in a rotation last season.
NE · @ SEA · 0.0 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 1.1 · RB56 -246 touches · 11% of snaps
- RB81—sit
Nicholas Singleton
TEN · RB
Rookie, pick 165, no NFL usage to go on yet.
TEN · vs NYJ · 0.0 PROJ · 20.5 IMP · low confidence
Actual 0.0 · RB77 -4No snaps recorded
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