Week 7 RB rankings and RB tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 48 running backs for Week 7 of fantasy football and sorts them into five tiers. Jahmyr Gibbs is the RB1 with 30.7 PPR points per game, behind only 2000 Marshall Faulk and 2002 Priest Holmes in NFL history, Chuba Hubbard is the RB6 after five straight top-12 finishes, and Ollie Gordon II is the RB15 as a Dolphins back Ian thinks can deliver top-15 production. Woody Marks lands at RB18 and Ian warns that by about RB15 the position is already in dire straits. After every tier Ian stops for a bigger question about the position, and he finishes with a waiver wire stash who is available in 99% of Yahoo leagues.
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Week 7 RB rankings and RB tiers: Ian Hartitz ranks his top 48 running backs for Week 7 of fantasy football and sorts them into five tiers. Jahmyr Gibbs is the RB1 with 30.7 PPR points per game, behind only 2000 Marshall Faulk and 2002 Priest Holmes in NFL history, Chuba Hubbard is the RB6 after five straight top-12 finishes, and Ollie Gordon II is the RB15 as a Dolphins back Ian thinks can deliver top-15 production. Woody Marks lands at RB18 and Ian warns that by about RB15 the position is already in dire straits. After every tier Ian stops for a bigger question about the position, and he finishes with a waiver wire stash who is available in 99% of Yahoo leagues.
TIER 1: THE BIG EIGHT
Jahmyr Gibbs, Kenneth Walker III, Bijan Robinson, Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, Kyren Williams, Jonathan Taylor.
Key question: who are the league's true workhorse RBs? Ten backs played at least 75% of their team's snaps in Week 6: Dameon Pierce (97%), Chuba Hubbard, Braelon Allen (87%), Christian McCaffrey and Bucky Irving (85%), Jonathan Taylor, Woody Marks, Bijan Robinson, Tony Pollard and Kenneth Walker. Jaylen Warren, Javonte Williams, Kyren Williams and James Cook all played at least two-thirds.
TIER 2: RBS WE MOSTLY FEEL GOOD ABOUT
D'Andre Swift, Jaylen Warren, Braelon Allen, Javonte Williams, Chase Brown, Bucky Irving, Ollie Gordon II, Rhamondre Stevenson, Ashton Jeanty.
Key question: what offensive lines are best at consistently creating yards before contact? By the share of RB carries that gain 3+ yards before contact, the Bills lead at 34%, ahead of the Rams, Lions, Bears, Ravens, Dolphins, 49ers, Colts and Chargers. The Giants are last, with the Browns, Commanders, Falcons, Seahawks, Raiders, Broncos, Saints, Texans and Packers also near the bottom.
TIER 3: THIS GOT UGLY FAST
Woody Marks, Josh Jacobs, J.K. Dobbins, Dameon Pierce, Aaron Jones Sr., Tony Pollard, RJ Harvey, Emanuel Wilson, Blake Corum, Roschon Johnson, Jaleel McLaughlin, TreVeyon Henderson.
Key question: who has the best and worst strength of schedule moving forward? Weeks 7-12 by opponent rank in RB PPR points per game allowed: the Jets, Vikings, Chiefs, Rams, Dolphins and Patriots have it easiest, and the Bills, Giants, Chargers, Saints, Falcons and Titans have it toughest.
TIER 4: YIKES
Jordan Mason, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Kendre Miller, Tyler Allgeier, Bam Knight, Rico Dowdle, George Holani, Alvin Kamara, Samaje Perine, Cam Skattebo.
Key question: who has the best matchups in the trenches this week? Combined RB yards before contact per carry: the Rams, Texans, Vikings, Dolphins and Ravens have the best on paper, and the Giants, Browns, Cardinals and Raiders have the roughest.
TIER 5: HANDCUFF SZN
Mike Washington Jr., Kaelon Black, Justice Hill, Tyjae Spears, Jawhar Jordan, Brian Robinson Jr., Emmett Johnson, Isaiah Davis, Tyler Goodson.
Key question: who are the best low-rostered handcuffs to stash on your fantasy bench? Ray Davis (6% on Yahoo), Roschon Johnson (5%), Samaje Perine (5%), Tyrone Tracy (4%) and Tyler Goodson (1%). The main event is the Colts' Seth McGowan, available in 99% of Yahoo leagues, who becomes the most popular pickup in fantasy football if Jonathan Taylor is traded before the deadline.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:38 Tier 1: The big eight
6:40 Key question: the league's true workhorse RBs
7:44 Tier 2: RBs we mostly feel good about
19:14 Key question: yards before contact
21:15 Tier 3: This got ugly fast
32:28 Key question: strength of schedule
34:05 Tier 4: Yikes
39:26 Key question: matchups in the trenches
40:08 Tier 5: Handcuff szn
41:17 Key question: low-rostered handcuffs
44:09 Wrapping up
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