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Long-term RB rankings

Patriots sitting on a pair of young running backs

If you’re in a dynasty league, which New England running back would you rather have: Damien Harris or Rhamondre Stevenson? They look pretty comparable to me, and we’ll get an extended look at Stevenson later today (with Harris sidelined by a hamstring injury).

Harris has been New England’s starter for the bulk of this seasons, and he’s been a serviceable performer, running with power and punching in a bunch of touchdowns. In the Buffalo game, Harris ran more effectively than Stevenson.

With Stevenson, there have been flashes that suggest he might at some point become the better back. He looked very good in the preseason, and he ran for over 100 yards when filling in for Harris against Cleveland. That game was impressive enough that when Harris came back the next week, they had them alternating series.

In a dynasty format, of course, we’re looking not only at what guys are doing right now, but what they might be doing in 2022, 2023 and beyond.

Below are the current top 80 running backs on my dynasty board. For these rankings, I’m assuming PPR scoring, and I’m assuming fantasy franchises would have the ability to hold onto players indefinitely – so the preference is to get younger guys, with more career left in front of them. Najee Harris and Javonte Williams, for example, have a lot more games left in them than Derrick Henry and Dalvin Cook.

In previous versions of these rankings, when you saw a black dot (•) it indicated the player was a rookie. Entering the final month of the season, I’m switching gears now. On this list, the black dot indicates the player will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, with the potential of him signing with a different team.

I turn my attention to dynasty leagues each Saturday, rotating between the four positions.

Last week: quarterbacks

Next week: tight ends

DYNASTY RANKINGS: RUNNING BACKS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.INDJonathan Taylor22
2.PITNajee Harris23
3.DENJavonte Williams21
4.DETD'Andre Swift22
5.NOAlvin Kamara26
6.TENDerrick Henry27
7.CINJoe Mixon25
8.CARChristian McCaffrey25
9.MINDalvin Cook26
10.LACAustin Ekeler26
11.CLENick Chubb25
12.JACJames Robinson23
13.WASAntonio Gibson23
14.NYGSaquon Barkley24
15.GBAJ Dillon23
16.LVJosh Jacobs 23
17.SFElijah Mitchell23
18.NERhamondre Stevenson23
19.NEDamien Harris 24
20.TB• Leonard Fournette26
21.ARI• James Conner26
22.DALEzekiel Elliott26
23.CHIDavid Montgomery 24
24.PHIMiles Sanders 24
25.KCClyde Edwards-Helaire22
26.GBAaron Jones27
27.CLEKareem Hunt26
28.BALJ.K. Dobbins23
29.NYJMichael Carter22
30.LARDarrell Henderson 24
31.DALTony Pollard 24
32.MIAMyles Gaskin 24
33.ARI• Chase Edmonds25
34.LAR• Sony Michel26
35.BUFZack Moss24
36.BUFDevin Singletary 24
37.PHIKenneth Gainwell22
38.INDNyheim Hines25
39.ATL• Cordarrelle Patterson30
40.DEN• Melvin Gordon28
41.LVKenyan Drake27
42.MINAlexander Mattison 23
43.SEA• Rashaad Penny25
44.JACTravis Etienne22
45.CARChuba Hubbard22
46.WAS• J.D. McKissic28
47.KC• Darrel Williams26
48.TB• Ronald Jones24
49.CHIKhalil Herbert23
50.SFTrey Sermon22
51.NE• James White29
52.NOMark Ingram32
53.CINSamaje Perine26
54.SF• Jeff Wilson26
55.SEAChris Carson27
56.LARCam Akers22
57.CLED'Ernest Johnson25
58.SEA• Alex Collins27
59.NYJTy Johnson 24
60.BAL• Devonta Freeman29
61.LACJustin Jackson25
62.NOTony Jones24
63.NYGDevontae Booker29
64.MIASalvon Ahmed22
65.MIA• Phillip Lindsay27
66.ATLMike Davis28
67.TEN• D'Onta Foreman25
68.LACJoshua Kelley24
69.BALTy'Son Williams25
70.DETJamaal Williams26
71.HOU• David Johnson30
72.NYJ• Tevin Coleman28
73.LACLarry Rountree23
74.JACCarlos Hyde30
75.BUF• Matt Breida26
76.PHIBoston Scott26
77.SF• Raheem Mostert29
78.PITBenny Snell 23
79.SEADeeJay Dallas23
80.IND• Marlon Mack25

—Ian Allan

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