2017 RB Rankings and Projections

The 2017 fantasy football season is upon us and that means it is time to prep for drafts. Below are not only my 2017 RB rankings for PPR, Non-PPR, and 1/2 point per reception leagues but my full season numbers. I took the production of each RB over the past few seasons, baked in some injury risk and compiled my expectations. Those numbers also take the style of offense, offensive line and other factors into consideration.

QB | RB | WR |TE

PLAYER	TEAM	RUSH	YDS	TD	REC	YDS	TD	TAR	2PC	FUML	Non-PPR Scoring	PPR Scoring	1/2 Point Scoring
David Johnson	Arizona	300	1335	16	75	800	3	120	1	3	323.5	398.5	361
Le'Veon Bell	Pittsburgh	261	1525	8	92	616	3	115	1	1	280.10	372.1	326.10
Devonta Freeman	Atlanta	245	1070	11	63	520	2	65	0	1	235	298	266.5
Jay Ajayi	Miami	265	1310	9	34	245	2	45	0	1	219.5	253.5	236.5
DeMarco Murray	Tennessee	248	1105	8	51	356	3	67	0	1	210.1	261.10	235.6
LeSean McCoy	Buffalo	220	1259	7	43	356	1	56	1	0	211.5	254.5	233
Melvin Gordon	LA Chargers	268	1047	8	41	419	2	57	0	2	202.6	243.6	223.1
Jordan Howard	Chicago	252	1210	8	32	298	1	50	0	1	202.8	234.8	218.8
Dalvin Cook	Minnesota	247	1061	7	39	396	2	53	0	1	197.7	236.7	217.2
Todd Gurley	LA Rams	289	1123	9	34	279	1	45	0	1	198.2	232.2	215.2
Lamar Miller	Houston	257	1125	7	40	295	1	51	0	1	188	228	208
Ty Montgomery	Green Bay	148	754	7	68	443	2	90	0	1	171.7	239.7	205.7
Kareem Hunt	Kansas City	246	1015	7	36	279	2	48	0	0	183.4	219.4	201.4
Christian McCaffery	Carolina	125	679	5	50	552	4	66	1	2	175.1	225.1	200.1
Carlos Hyde	San Francisco	238	1145	8	31	160	1	37	1	3	180.5	211.5	196
Mark Ingram	New Orleans	199	925	4	46	319	4	57	2	2	172.4	218.4	195.4
C.J. Anderson	Denver	205	863	8	35	301	2	43	0	0	176.4	211.4	193.9
Danny Woodhead	Baltimore	129	461	4	58	597	5	68	0	1	157.80	215.8	186.8
Isaiah Crowell	Cleveland	198	952	7	40	319	0	52	0	2	165.1	205.1	185.1
Ameer Abdullah	Detroit	197	925	7	32	263	0	38	0	1	158.80	190.8	174.8
Doug Martin	Tampa Bay	216	935	7	23	204	1	28	0	2	157.9	180.9	169.4
Bilal Powell	NY Jets	135	674	2	63	476	2	84	0	1	137	200	168.5
Terrance West	Baltimore	215	933	8	17	117	1	29	0	0	159	176	167.5
Frank Gore	Indianapolis	233	924	5	32	244	1	42	0	1	150.80	182.8	166.8
Joe Mixon	Cincinnati	134	603	3	43	541	2	58	0	0	144.4	187.4	165.9
Robert Kelley	Washington	267	963	8	12	82	1	18	0	0	158.5	170.5	164.5
Matt Forte	NY Jets	193	815	5	34	306	1	45	0	1	146.1	180.1	163.1
Ezekiel Elliott	Dallas	195	914	7	15	179	1	24	0	1	155.30	170.3	162.80
Paul Perkins	NY Giants	213	915	7	17	164	0	28	0	0	149.9	166.9	158.4
Tevin Coleman	Atlanta	130	572	5	31	409	2	43	0	0	140.1	171.1	155.6
Giovani Bernard	Cincinnati	125	515	4	43	465	2	48	0	1	132	175	153.5
Marshawn Lynch	Oakland	183	853	7	13	87	2	24	0	1	146	159	152.5
Leonard Fournette	Jacksonville	225	966	6	12	138	0	27	0	1	144.4	156.4	150.4
Mike Gillislee	New England	190	855	8	9	50	1	11	0	0	144.5	153.5	149
James White	New England	39	166	0	68	615	5	93	0	0	108.1	176.1	142.1
Eddie Lacy	Seattle	175	765	6	15	143	1	30	0	1	130.80	145.80	138.30
Jonathan Stewart	Carolina	183	750	9	11	76	0	18	0	2	132.6	143.6	138.1
LeGarrette Blount	Philadelphia	225	963	6	7	38	0	8	0	1	134.1	141.1	137.6
Charles Sims	Tampa Bay	104	405	2	49	465	2	67	0	0	111	160	135.5
CJ Prosise	Seattle	61	385	3	30	427	3	36	0	0	117.2	147.19	132.19
Darren Sproles	Philadelphia	78	361	3	49	427	1	73	0	0	102.8	151.80	127.3
Charcandrick West	Kansas City	126	415	3	67	200	2	82	0	0	91.5	158.5	125
Chris Thompson	Washington	55	286	2	56	349	3	74	0	1	91.5	147.5	119.5
Duke Johnson Jr	Cleveland	73	358	1	53	514	0	72	0	1	91.2	144.19	117.7
Shane Vereen	NY Giants	56	196	2	47	397	4	70	0	1	93.3	140.30	116.8
Alvin Kamara	New Orleans	15	123	3	46	415	4	45	1	2	93.8	139.80	116.8
Theo Riddick	Detroit	51	180	0	55	461	4	72	0	0	88.1	143.1	115.6
T.J. Yeldon	Jacksonville	124	446	1	43	335	2	57	0	1	94.1	137.1	115.6
Jalen Richard	Oakland	88	334	1	41	364	3	50	0	0	93.8	134.80	114.3
Adrian Peterson	New Orleans	151	589	9	9	35	0	27	0	4	108.4	117.4	112.9
Jeremy Hill	Cincinnati	148	548	5	14	121	0	27	0	0	96.9	110.9	103.9
James Conner	Pittsburgh	98	343	4	18	118	2	27	0	0	82.1	100.1	91.1
Derrick Henry	Tennessee	125	560	4	8	51	0	13	0	0	85.1	93.1	89.1
Devontae Booker	Denver	135	526	3	20	123	0	31	0	3	76.90	96.9	86.9
Jerick McKinnon	Minnesota	119	404	1	23	127	2	54	1	0	73.09	96.1	84.6
Latavius Murray	Minnesota	73	277.39999999999998	4	13	264	0	42	0	1	76.14	89.14	82.64
Wendell Smallwood	Philadelphia	107	449	3	8	71	1	18	0	1	74	82	78
Joe Williams	San Francisco	137	589	2	6	58	0	13	0	1	74.7	80.7	77.7
Darren McFadden	Dallas	95	437	2	15	123	1	21	0	2	70	85	77.5
Wayne Gallman	NY Giants	90	393	2	15	95	1	22	0	0	66.8	81.8	74.3
Robert Turbin	Indianapolis	63	226	3	21	152	1	27	0	0	61.8	82.8	72.3
D'Onta Foreman	Houston	112	459	3	7	56	0	10	0	1	67.5	74.5	71
DeAndre Washington	Oakland	93	320	2	23	157	0	29	0	1	57.7	80.7	69.2
Tim Hightower	San Francisco	64	256	2	17	166	1	21	0	0	60.2	77.2	68.7
Thomas Rawls	Seattle	85	488	2	8	11	0	12	0	0	61.9	69.90	65.90
Chris Ivory	Jacksonville	67	254	2	29	186	0	28	0	3	50	79	64.5
Jonathan Williams	Buffalo	82	319	4	11	64	0	16	0	2	58.3	69.3	63.8
Jacquizz Rodgers	Tampa Bay	73	313	2	13	98	0	16	0	0	53.1	66.09	59.6
Lance Dunbar	LA Rams	26	91	0	26	314	0	31	0	0	40.5	66.5	53.5
Zach Zenner	Detroit	23	87	3	18	196	0	23	0	1	44.3	62.3	53.3
Kenneth Farrow	LA Chargers	77	246	1	12	67	1	17	0	1	41.3	53.3	47.3
Jamaal Williams	Green Bay	62	229	3	4	32	0	6	0	0	44.1	48.1	46.1
Samaje Perine	Washington	56	229	3	4	29	0	8	0	0	43.8	47.8	45.8
Aaron Jones	Green Bay	35	122	1	9	74	1	13	0	0	31.6	40.6	36.1
Jeremy McNichols	Tampa Bay	43	163	1	8	89	0	13	0	0	31.2	39.20	35.20
Dwayne Washington	Detroit	27	78	1	4	28	0	7	0	0	16.60	20.6	18.60
Dwayne Washington	Detroit	27	78	1	4	28	0	7	0	0	16.60	20.6	18.60

Ty Montgomery

Green Bay Packers Ty Montgomery is one of my favorite RBs this season. He has top 10 upside in all formats and obviously gets a nice bump in 1/2 point or full PPR. He had issues staying on the field last season due to pass blocking issues, something that should be much improved with a full off season to improve. His versatility allows him to provide value all over the field.

Dalvin Cook

Minnesota Vikings Dalvin Cook will not only be the best running back in their backfield, he will be the best rookie running back this season. Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffery and Joe Mixon are all going ahead of Cook in ADP. Cook showed a home run hitting ability even behind a underwhelming offensive line at Florida State. He has the ability to be a three down force that make plays with the ball in his hands. Latavius Murray is washed and the coaches are not fond of Jerick McKinnon. Look for Cook to get approach 300 touches in year one.

 Carlos Hyde

I’m still driving the Carlos Hyde hype train this season. There was a ton of chatter early in camp about Hyde falling out of favor and the new coaches having issues with the 4th year RB. The narrative has completely flipped now that the season is all but here. Look for Kyle Shannahan to utilizes all of Hyde’s skills and turn him into an elite fantasy RB.

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