With Week 9 of the fantasy football season officially finished, we have already compiled our Week 10 fantasy football running back (RB) rankings. The running back landscape changes quickly, and this past week was no different. We saw the return of fantasy darlings Christian McCaffrey and Aaron Jones, while backs like Nick Chubb and Joe Mixon slowly inched closer to a potential return. With all these new names in our rankings, let’s see who we consider to be sleepers, must starts, and potential busts for Week 10.
What to keep in mind heading into Week 10 and searching for the best fantasy football running back
Make sure to check out PFN’s fantasy bye week schedule to keep up to date on who you will need to replace in your lineups. For Week 10, the four teams that are on a bye are the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Jets.
There are some big names at the running back position that fantasy managers will be without. Even though he has struggled, Ezekiel Elliott has still been a fairly consistent back. Todd Gurley has found a resurgence in touchdown scoring, and both Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Le’Veon Bell are basically must starts in the explosive offense.
Unfortunately, having McCaffrey back for Week 9 was just a tease because the star Panthers RB is once again injured. He went out with a shoulder injury near the end of the game and was officially ruled out for Week 10. It will once again be the Mike Davis show for Carolina.
Two other RBs that are out this week are both Seattle RBs Carlos Hyde and Chris Carson. With the two of them being out, it is likely going to be a mix of DeeJay Dallas, Travis Homer, and Alex Collins. I don’t think any of them will find enough success to see a drastic increase in our Week 10 RB fantasy rankings.
We will see the return of Nick Chubb this week. In a game that is expected to be incredibly windy, we might see Chubb utilized quite a bit against the Houston Texans. Another RB that we were hoping to see was Joe Mixon. Unfortunately, we will need to wait another week before he takes the field.
There are also a couple of other RBs with a questionable injury status heading into Week 10. We will keep an eye on the fantasy RB injury reports and updates and revise the rankings as necessary. With that being said, which fantasy running back will be at the top of our list?
Fantasy RB Rankings Week 10: Sleepers, must-starts, potential busts
Note: Please keep in mind that these are PPR RB rankings. PPR in fantasy means that a running back gets an additional full point for each reception. This can play a big factor when deciding on which guys to get into your lineups and makes volume all that much more important.
Tier 1: Top 10 Fantasy RBs in Week 10
- Aaron Jones, GB vs. JAX
- Dalvin Cook, MIN @ CHI
- Alvin Kamara, NO vs. SF
- James Robinson, JAX @ GB
- Antonio Gibson, WAS @ DET
- Miles Sanders, PHI @ NYG
- Derrick Henry, TEN vs. IND
- Josh Jacobs, LV vs. DEN
- James Conner, PIT vs. CIN
- Chase Edmonds, ARZ vs. BUF
Tier 2: Fantasy RBs in Week 10
- Nick Chubb, CLE vs. HOU
- David Johnson, HOU @ CLE
- Melvin Gordon, DEN @ LV
- Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. SEA
- Mike Davis, CAR vs. TB
- Kareem Hunt, CLE vs. HOU
- Melvin Gordon, DEN @ LV
- Phillip Lindsay, DEN @ LV
- Giovanni Bernard, CIN @ PITT
Tier 3: Fantasy RB Rankings in Week 10
- Damien Harris, NE vs. BAL
- Ronald Jones II, TB @ CAR
- Leonard Fournette, TB @ CAR
- Devonta Freeman, NYG vs. PHI
- JK Dobbins, BAL @ NE
- Jerick McKinnon, SF @ NO
- Jamaal Williams, GB vs. JAX
- Gus Edwards, BAL @ NE
- Jonathan Taylor, IND @ TEN
Tier 4: Fantasy RBs in Week 10
- Zack Moss, BUF @ ARZ
- Matt Breida, MIA vs. LAC
- Devin Singletary, BUF @ ARZ
- J.D. McKissic, WAS @ DET
- D’Andre Swift, DET vs. WAS
- Duke Johnson, HOU @ CLE
- Joshua Kelley, LAC @ MIA
- Alexander Mattison, MIN @ CHI
- Malcolm Brown, LAR vs. SEA
- James White, NE vs. BAL
Fantasy RB Rankings Week 10 | The best of the rest
Tier 5: The best of the rest fantasy RBs in Week 10
- Boston Scott, PHI @ NYG
- Kalen Ballage, LAC @ MIA
- Adrian Peterson, DET vs. WAS
- DeeJay Dallas, SEA @ LAR
- Nyheim Hines, IND @ TEN
- Jordan Howard, MIA vs. LAC
- Sony Michel, NE vs. BAL
- Devontae Booker, LV vs. DEN
- Latavius Murray, NO vs. SF
- JaMycal Hasty, SF @ NO
Tier 6: The best of the rest fantasy RB rankings in Week 10
- Rex Burkhead, NE vs. BAL
- Jordan Wilkins, IND @ TEN
- Giovani Bernard, CIN @ PIT
- Corey Clement, PHI @ NYG
- Cam Akers, LAR vs. SEA
- Jalen Richard, LV vs. DEN
- Dion Lewis, NYG vs. PHI
- Kerryon Johnson, DET vs. WAS
- Wayne Gallman, NYG vs. PHI
- D’Onta Foreman, TEN vs. IND
Tier 7: The best of the rest fantasy RB rankings in Week 10
- Jeremy McNichols, TEN vs. IND
- Benny Snell, PIT vs. CIN
- Royce Freeman, DEN @ LV
- AJ Dillon, GB vs. JAX
- Anthony McFarland, PIT vs. CIN
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