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Dynasty Leagues

Revised dynasty rankings

Ranking the top 100 running backs long term

We’re moving into the time of the year where some may be looking to make late-season additions for dynasty leagues – picking up prospects that could pay off in future seasons. With that in mind, I offer updated rankings for dynasty leagues. I generally try to hit one of these on the weekend, and I’m going with running backs this time.

To me, Ezekiel Elliott still looks like the top dog. He’s missing five more games this year with the league suspension, but he’s still got a lot of production football in front of him. He’s only 22. With that offensive line in front of him, he might be the league’s most productive back for the next three-four years.

With these being long-term rankings, I’ve got two other injured backs in my top 10. David Johnson and Dalvin Cook aren’t playing right now, but they should be piling up the numbers starting next year.

I’m using standard scoring, with 6 points for touchdowns and 1 for every 10 yards (run/rec). I tend to discriminate against the older backs. With guys like Gore, Peterson and Lynch, I’m not sure they’re even in the league next year. And I don’t know how much productive football 29-year-olds like LeSean McCoy have left.

These aren’t scientific rankings. I just put them in order and then played around with the rankings for about an hour, trying to cobble together a list that felt right.

I’m cutting it off at 100. Down there, I’m starting to get into practice squad type guys, like Jeremy McNichols (who flopped in Tampa Bay but should still salvage his career) and Jonathan Williams (who just got signed by New Orleans).

DYNASTY RANKINGS, RUNNING BACKS
RkTeamPlayerAge
1.DALEzekiel Elliott22
2.LARTodd Gurley23
3.KCKareem Hunt22
4.PITLeVeon Bell25
5.ARIDavid Johnson25
6.LACMelvin Gordon24
7.JACLeonard Fournette22
8.MINDalvin Cook22
9.ATLDevonta Freeman25
10.NOAlvin Kamara22
11.CHIJordan Howard23
12.CARChristian McCaffrey21
13.CINJoe Mixon21
14.NOMark Ingram27
15.SFCarlos Hyde26
16.CLEIsaiah Crowell24
17.PHIJay Ajayi24
18.INDMarlon Mack21
19.BUFLeSean McCoy29
20.DETAmeer Abdullah24
21.ATLTevin Coleman24
22.TENDerrick Henry23
23.HOULamar Miller26
24.NERex Burkhead27
25.WASChris Thompson27
26.BALAlex Collins23
27.TENDeMarco Murray29
28.SEAChris Carson23
29.CHITarik Cohen22
30.HOUD'Onta Foreman21
31.CLEDuke Johnson Jr.24
32.GBTy Montgomery24
33.DENDevontae Booker25
34.NEDion Lewis27
35.GBAaron Jones23
36.CARJonathan Stewart30
37.NEJames White25
38.PHICorey Clement23
39.DENC.J. Anderson26
40.MIAKenyan Drake23
41.NYJElijah McGuire23
42.PITJames Conner22
43.OAKJalen Richard24
44.NYGWayne Gallman23
45.WASSamaje Perine22
46.TBDoug Martin28
47.NYJBilal Powell29
48.SFMatt Breida22
49.OAKDeAndre Washington24
50.MINJerick McKinnon25
51.MIADamien Williams25
52.DETTheo Riddick26
53.LACAustin Ekeler22
54.CINJeremy Hill25
55.CINGiovani Bernard25
56.JACT.J. Yeldon24
57.NEMike Gillislee27
58.SEAThomas Rawls24
59.OAKMarshawn Lynch31
60.NYGOrleans Darkwa25
61.KCSpencer Ware25
62.WASRobert Kelley25
63.DENDeAngelo Henderson24
64.BALDanny Woodhead32
65.GBJamaal Williams22
66.DETDwayne Washington23
67.ARIAdrian Peterson32
68.TBCharles Sims27
69.NYGShane Vereen28
70.DALAlfred Morris28
71.NYJMatt Forte31
72.LARMalcolm Brown24
73.SEAC.J. Prosise23
74.BALKenneth Dixon23
75.DALRod Smith25
76.ARIT.J. Logan23
77.SFJoe Williams24
78.MINLatavius Murray27
79.CARCameron Artis-Payne27
80.BUFMike Tolbert31
81.JACChris Ivory29
82.NYGPaul Perkins23
83.KCCharcandrick West26
84.INDFrank Gore34
85.PHIWendell Smallwood23
86.ATLTerron Ward25
87.ARIAndre Ellington28
88.CLEMatt Dayes23
89.INDRobert Turbin27
90.HOUAlfred Blue26
91.TBJacquizz Rodgers27
92.DETZach Zenner26
93.BALJavorius Allen26
94.TBPeyton Barber23
95.DENJamaal Charles30
96.JACCorey Grant25
97.UFAJeremy McNichols21
98.NOJonathan Williams23
99.SEAEddie Lacy27
100.SFKyle Juszczyk26

—Ian Allan

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