2025 Running Back Draft Rankings

Full Tiered Breakdown- From Flexes to RB1 Overall Contenders

Joe Orrico
June 17, 2025

🏃‍♂️ 2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

Here’s the full breakdown — starting at RB30 and climbing to the RB1 overall.

Tier 6
Mid-round ‘deadzone’ picks with paths to relevance if the opportunity opens up

30. RJ Harvey
29. Kaleb Johnson
28. Tyrone Tracy
27. Brian Robinson
26. Tyjae Spears
25. Joe Mixon
24. D’Andre Swift
23. David Montgomery

Tier 5
Reliable RB2 types — and a few with sneaky RB1 ceilings

22. Quinshon Judkins
21. Omarion Hampton
20. James Cook
19. Breece Hall
18. James Conner
17. Isiah Pacheco
16. Chuba Hubbard
15. Travis Etienne
14. Alvin Kamara
13. Ken Walker

Most of these backs are expected to lead their backfields. Some risk — but major upside.

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Tier 4
Every-down RBs with proven top-12 production

12. Kyren Williams
11. Josh Jacobs
10. Derrick Henry
9. Chase Brown
8. Bucky Irving
7. Jonathan Taylor

These are ideal picks if you start WR-WR. All have RB1 track records and clear roles in 2025.

Tier 3
RB1 Overall Ceiling in Every Scenario

6. De’Von Achane – Electric efficiency. Led all RBs in fantasy points per game when Tua played.
5. Saquon Barkley – Veteran presence with elite upside, but carries more risk than the names ranked higher.
4. Christian McCaffrey – Still a fantasy cheat code when healthy — but age and workload are growing concerns.

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Tier 2
Massive opportunity meets elite talent

3. Ashton Jeanty – Inherits a backfield with nearly 300 vacated touches. Locked-in workhorse.
2. Jahmyr Gibbs – Showed RB1 overall ceiling in 2024. Now the Lions' offense runs through him.

Tier 1
The Clear Top Dog

1. Bijan Robinson – Workhorse profile. Prime age. Minimal risk. Should be in consideration at 1.01 overall.

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