2025 Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings: RB

Saquon Barkley wonders if he’s back against the Raiders, Jonathan Taylor parses what exactly is going on in the Colts’ offense, and the Bears and Panthers’ backfields continue their touches battle royale.

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Week 15 Running Backs

1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs. TEN
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	at LAR
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at TB
4	De’Von Achane	MIA	at PIT
5	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs. LV
6	James Cook	BUF	at NE
7	Derrick Henry	BAL	at CIN
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	at DEN
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at SEA
10	Bucky Irving	TB	vs. ATL
11	Travis Etienne	JAC	vs. NYJ
12	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. DET
13	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. BAL
14	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. MIN
15	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	at CHI
16	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. BUF
17	RJ Harvey	DEN	vs. GB
18	Breece Hall	NYJ	at JAC
19	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. ARI
20	Ashton Jeanty	LV	at PHI
21	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at NO
22	D’Andre Swift	CHI	vs. CLE
23	Devin Neal	NO	vs. CAR
24	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	vs. IND
25	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs. CLE
26	Omarion Hampton	LAC	at KC
27	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. MIA
28	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at DAL
29	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at NO
30	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. BUF
31	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. WAS
32	Tony Pollard	TEN	at SF
33	Kareem Hunt	KC	vs. LAC
34	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. WAS
35	David Montgomery	DET	at LAR
36	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	at NYG
37	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. DET
38	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. MIA
39	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs. IND
40	Zonovan Knight	ARI	at HOU
41	Kimani Vidal	LAC	at KC
42	Jordan Mason	MIN	at DAL
43	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at TB
44	Rachaad White	TB	vs. ATL
45	Isiah Pacheco	KC	vs. LAC
46	Tyjae Spears	TEN	at SF
47	Michael Carter	ARI	at HOU
48	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. BAL
49	Dylan Sampson	CLE	at CHI
50	Jaylen Wright	MIA	at PIT
51	Sean Tucker	TB	vs. ATL
52	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	vs. TEN
53	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	vs. NYJ
54	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	at NYG
55	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	at PIT

RB Notes: The Dolphins appear to have dodged a bullet with De’Von Achane’s rib injury, or lack thereof. Coach Mike McDaniel called his Week 14 removal precautionary, while he was already feeling better on Monday. He also has an extra day to get healthy for this Monday’s game against the Steelers. Fantasy managers can forge ahead with their elite RB1, though perhaps we will see slightly more Jaylen Wright than usual. … Saquon Barkley finally had a big game against the Chargers. Now two-score favorites at home, the Eagles are expecting to get All-Pro RT Lane Johnson back against a Raiders defense getting annihilated by the run of late. Maybe this rank is too high, etc. but you are feeling better about playing Barkley than you were this time last week. … The short of it: Although Jonathan Taylor’s offensive environment is inarguably degraded, there’s also no argument to send him to the bench for the fantasy quarters. Who knows, maybe he even gets a boost if Riley Leonard oversees a Malik Willis-style game plan. If it’s Philip Rivers, short passes will live in tandem with the running game.

Bucky Irving’s snaps have indeed been limited since his Week 13 return, though he’s tallied 36 touches and two touchdowns in the process. At long last getting healthier on offense — LT Tristan Wirfs, Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan are all back for Week 15 — the Bucs might finally dictate the terms of engagement and play from ahead vs. the Falcons, i.e. an Irving friendly game script. … Kyren Williams hasn’t reached 70 percent of the Rams’ snaps since Week 6. Blake Corum has averaged 11 touches over the same games during that timespan. Nearly all of them have been carries, meaning Williams remains the primary pass-catching back in addition to his early-down lead. He’s just no longer a high-end RB1, instead handling “safe” RB2 workloads. Although the Rams have yet to secure either the NFC’s No. 1 seed or NFC West title, they could spell Williams even more down the stretch as they keep one eye on the postseason. … With Samaje Perine suddenly playing 35-40 percent of the Bengals’ snaps, Chase Brown has taken a hit even though his touch counts remain solid and his touchdown opportunities plentiful. You don’t have to worry about benching Brown vs. the Ravens, but you also maybe shouldn’t pretend he’s a legitimate RB1 at this point.

It felt a little bit like TreVeyon Henderson got returned to “GO” in Week 14, though he still managed 14 touches for 86 yards. That was in a non-competitive game against the Giants, one where it was easier to give Rhamondre Stevenson more work. Henderson should be the featured option for this week’s much more important date with the Bills, a division rival who just so happens to have one of the league’s worst run defenses. Famous last words, but you aren’t really worried about Henderson for the first week of the fantasy playoffs. … RJ Harvey’s snap percentage and raw touch total both reached new season highs in Week 14. You’re never really out of the woods in Sean Payton’s backfield, but Harvey’s role is looking more set while the Broncos’ other backs rotate behind him. The ground game will undoubtedly be a point of emphasis against an elite Packers defense that is even better against the pass than the run. … With most signs pointing toward Brady Cook starting for the Jets, Breece Hall will be the focal point of the offense. Not that that’s anything new. Cook’s presence means overall play volume and scoring opportunities should be few and far between, rendering Hall a strict usage-based RB2.

Although he’s been getting more banged up of late, Woody Marks’ hold on the Texans’ backfield has been getting stronger as opposed to weaker. Now he’s needed more than ever with Nick Chubb (ribs) even more injured than he is. Provided his knee injury is as minor as it appears, Marks is an RB2 with room to grow vs. a struggling Cardinals defense that frequently opens the gate up on the ground. … Perhaps Geno Smith’s shoulder injury will be a blessing in disguise for Ashton Jeanty. Things couldn’t possibly get worse under Kenny Pickett, and the Raiders can now drop the illusion they are a pass-first offense. Pickett will also undoubtedly keep the checkdowns coming. It’s not like you are going to feel great about starting Jeanty, but there is no real urgency to bench him. … Rico Dowdle is absent from the Panthers’ injury report coming out of their bye week. It’s excellent news since he was supremely banged up heading into the open date. Dowdle no longer has the Panthers’ backfield to himself, but he remains the strong side of the platoon. The Saints give up plenty of ground game volume. … Jaylen Warren is losing enough snaps and touches to Kenneth Gainwell that I am no longer comfortable ranking him as an RB2. Past Gainwell incursions have been ephemeral, but this one has been longer lasting.

The Bears’ backfield is looking 55-45 D’Andre Swift more weeks than not. With the Bears touchdown-plus favorites at home, both Swift and Kyle Monangai are playable vs. a Browns defense that just got lit up by Tony Pollard. … With Alvin Kamara (knee, ankle) quiet quitting the 2025 season, rookie Devin Neal will have an opportunity to make it back-to-back 20-touch appearances against the Panthers. The Saints are short home underdogs, and Carolina’s defense is nothing special on the ground. You can point chase with your recent waiver wire addition. … Omarion Hampton played just 31.1 percent of the Chargers’ Week 14 snaps, but he turned that modest play count into 15 touches. The former number has nowhere to go but up vs. the Chiefs, while the Chargers will have to keep leaning on the run because of their passing-game injury issues. Hampton is a high-end RB3, and Kimani Vidal is a plausible-enough FLEX. … Tony Pollard erupted to finish as the RB2 overall in Week 14, but it’s a spiked week that has all the makings of an outlier’s outlier. With the Titans massive road ‘dogs vs. a Niners defense that’s decent enough against the run, Pollard is a strict touch-floor FLEX.