Fantasy Football RB Rankings: Who to Start in Week 9?

Week 9 byes will be crippling for fantasy football purposes, and recent injury losses — most notably Cam Skattebo — will have fantasy managers scratching and clawing for points from midrange options.

Fortunately, elite running backs should carry rosters in Week 9 action, with the likes of Jonathan Taylor, Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, and Christian McCaffrey having excellent matchups to exploit.

Be sure to check back for updated Week 9 fantasy football rankings through Sunday’s kickoff!

Week 9 Fantasy Running Back PPR Rankings

Running back rankings: Week 9
Rk	Player	Pos	Tm	Opp
Tier 1
1	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	@PIT
2	Derrick Henry	RB	BAL	@MIA
3	Josh Jacobs	RB	GB	CAR
4	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	@NYG
Tier 2
5	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	DET	MIN
6	Kimani Vidal	RB	LAC	@TEN
7	De’Von Achane	RB	MIA	BAL
8	Javonte Williams	RB	DAL	ARI
Tier 3
9	James Cook	RB	BUF	KC
10	Bijan Robinson	RB	ATL	@NE
11	Kyren Williams	RB	LAR	NO
12	Chase Brown	RB	CIN	CHI
13	Kareem Hunt	RB	KC	@BUF
Tier 4
14	Zach Charbonnet	RB	SEA	@WAS
15	Ashton Jeanty	RB	LV	JAC
16	D’Andre Swift	RB	CHI	@CIN
17	Rico Dowdle	RB	CAR	@GB
18	Jaylen Warren	RB	PIT	IND
19	David Montgomery	RB	DET	MIN
20	Kenneth Walker III	RB	SEA	@WAS
21	Bam Knight	RB	ARI	@DAL
22	Travis Etienne	RB	JAC	@LV
Tier 5
23	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	NYG	SF
24	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	@GB
25	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	NE	ATL
26	RJ Harvey	RB	DEN	@HOU
27	Aaron Jones	RB	MIN	@DET
28	J.K. Dobbins	RB	DEN	@HOU
29	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	WAS	SEA
30	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	@LAR
31	Tony Pollard	RB	TEN	LAC
Tier 6
32	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PIT	IND
INJ	Woody Marks	RB	HOU	DEN
34	Tyler Allgeier	RB	ATL	@NE
35	Tyjae Spears	RB	TEN	LAC
36	Kyle Monangai	RB	CHI	@CIN
INJ	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	ATL
38	Nick Chubb	RB	HOU	DEN
39	Jordan Mason	RB	MIN	@DET
40	Brashard Smith	RB	KC	@BUF
Tier 7
41	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	JAC	@LV
42	Jeremy McNichols	RB	WAS	SEA
43	Ollie Gordon II	RB	MIA	BAL
44	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	SF	@NYG
45	Jaydon Blue	RB	DAL	ARI
46	Justice Hill	RB	BAL	@MIA
INJ	Hassan Haskins	RB	LAC	@TEN
INJ	Isiah Pacheco	RB	KC	@BUF
INJ	Emari Demercado	RB	ARI	@DAL
IR	Cam Skattebo	RB	NYG	SF
IR	Omarion Hampton	RB	LAC	@TEN
IR	Trey Benson	RB	ARI	@DAL
NFI	Joe Mixon	RB	HOU	DEN
—	Quinshon Judkins	RB	CLE	BYE
—	Breece Hall	RB	NYJ	BYE
—	Braelon Allen	RB	NYJ	BYE
—	Saquon Barkley	RB	PHI	BYE
—	Sean Tucker	RB	TB	BYE
—	Bucky Irving	RB	TB	BYE
—	Rachaad White	RB	TB	BYE

Green: Player moved up in the latest rankings update.
Red: Player moved down in the latest rankings update.

Fantasy Football PPR Scoring Format

1 point per reception (PPR)
0.1 point per rushing/receiving yard
6 points per rushing/receiving TD

More Fantasy Football Week 9 Positional Rankings

Veteran fantasy football expert Cory Bonini will publish and update free fantasy football PPR rankings with tiers throughout the season. You can find more of his work at Athlon Sports.