25 August 2022
LOS ANGELES — Fantasy football draft season is here as the NFL goes through preseason games ahead of the start of the season on Sept. 8.
The running back position is the most important and scarcest of the top positions. Most leagues will draft running backs on about 70 percent of first round choices. So how do you decide where to go in the first and second rounds?
The experts from the Locked On Dynasty Football and Locked On Fantasy Football podcasts got together for consensus top 10 running back rankings. According to them, these are the top 10 RBs that should fall in your fantasy football drafts this year.
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1. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts
2021 Fantasy Points: 3732021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 1st2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 268
2. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
2021 Fantasy Points: 3012021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 3rd2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 229
3. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers
2021 Fantasy Points: 3432021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 2nd2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 322
4. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers
2021 Fantasy Points: 127 (7 games)2021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 33rd (7 games)2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 335
5. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants
2021 Fantasy Points: 148 (13 games)2021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 29th (13 games)2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 244
6. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings
2021 Fantasy Points: 206 (13 games)2021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 16th (13 games)2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 237
7. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans
2021 Fantasy Points: 193 (8 games)2021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 21st (8 games)2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 253
8. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers
2021 Fantasy Points: 2292021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 11th2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 283
9. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints
2021 Fantasy Points: 234 (13 games)2021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 8th (13 games)2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 283
10. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
2021 Fantasy Points: 2882021 Fantasy QB Ranking: 4th2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 300