Updated Week 17 Fantasy RB Rankings PPR: Fantasy championship start-sit running back tiers, best sleepers and streamers

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We've reached championship week in most fantasy football leagues. Did your running backs help you, or did you advance in spite of them?

Either way, those competing for their fantasy trophy must finish strong, continuing to track the injuries, risers, fallers, and depth chart changes in NFL team backfields.

Keep scrolling to help set your lineup with our start-sit RB rankings tips for Week 17.

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Fantasy Week 17 RB Rankings: Start 'em, sit 'em lineup tips for PPR running backs this week​

Please note these RB rankings reflect point-per-reception (PPR) scoring, with 0.1 point for every rushing or receiving yard and 6 points for every touchdown.

Fantasy Rankings for Week 17: QB | RB | WR | TE | D/ST | PK | Flex Cheat Sheet

Rk	Tr	Name	TM	OPP	Week 17 Value
1	1	Trey McBride	ARI	@CIN	Elite TE1
2	1	Harold Fannin	CLE	PIT	Elite TE1
3	1	Kyle Pitts	ATL	LAR	Elite TE1
4	2	George Kittle	SF	CHI	INJ-QUE
5	3	Dalton Schultz	HOU	@LAC	TE1
6	3	Dallas Goedert	PHI	@BUF	TE1
7	4	Darren Waller	MIA	TB	TE1
8	4	Colston Loveland	CHI	@SF	TE1
9	4	Travis Kelce	KC	DEN	TE1
10	4	Juwan Johnson	NO	@TEN	TE1
11	4	Hunter Henry	NE	@NYJ	TE1
12	5	Jake Ferguson	DAL	@WAS	Strong TE Streamer
13	5	Cade Otton	TB	@MIA	Strong TE Streamer
14	5	Oronde Gadsden	LAC	HOU	Strong TE Streamer
15	5	Taysom Hill	NO	@TEN	Strong TE Streamer
16	6	Brenton Strange	JAX	@IND	TE Streamer
17	6	Isaiah Likely	BAL	@GB	TE Streamer
18	6	Dawson Knox	BUF	PHI	TE Streamer
19	6	Tyler Warren	IND	JAX	TE Streamer
20	7	Mike Gesicki	CIN	ARI	TE Streamer
21	7	Luke Musgrave	GB	BAL	TE Streamer
22	7	Evan Engram	DEN	@KC	TE Streamer
23	7	Colby Parkinson	LAR	@ATL	TE Streamer
24	8	Michael Mayer	LV	NYG	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
25	8	Mark Andrews	BAL	@GB	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
26	8	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	NO	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
27	8	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	PHI	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
28	8	AJ Barner	SEA	@CAR	Deep TE Bonus Sleeper
29	9	Luke Schoonmaker	DAL	@WAS	Bench
30	9	Josh Oliver	MIN	DET	Bench
31	9	Stone Smartt	NYJ	NE	Bench
32	9	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	NE	Bench
33	9	Jonnu Smith	PIT	@CLE	Bench
34	9	Gunnar Helm	TEN	NO	Bench
35	10	Greg Dulcich	MIA	TB	Bench
36	10	Elijah Higgins	ARI	@CIN	Bench
37	10	Noah Gray	KC	DEN	Bench
38	10	Theo Johnson	NYG	@LV	Bench
39	10	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	@LV	Bench
40	10	Mitchell Evans	CAR	SEA	Bench
41	10	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	@CLE	Bench
42	10	Shane Zylstra	DET	@MIN	Bench
43	11	Devin Culp	TB	@MIA	Bench
44	11	Cole Kmet	CHI	@SF	Bench
45	11	Austin Hooper	NE	@NYJ	Bench
46	11	Ja'Tavion Sanders	CAR	SEA	Bench
47	11	Adam Trautman	DEN	@KC	Bench
48	11	Darnell Washington	PIT	@CLE	Bench
49	11	Jackson Hawes	BUF	PHI	Bench
50	12	Cade Stover	HOU	@LAC	Bench
51	12	Pharaoh Brown	ARI	@CIN	Bench
52	12	Will Dissly	LAC	HOU	Bench
53	12	Davis Allen	LAR	@ATL	Bench
54	12	Anthony Firkser	DET	@MIN	Bench
55	12	Drew Sample	CIN	ARI	Bench
56	12	Tanner Hudson	CIN	ARI	Bench
57	12	Charlie Woerner	ATL	LAR	Bench
58	12	Ian Thomas	LV	NYG	Bench
59	12	Foster Moreau	NO	@TEN	Bench
60	12	Tommy Tremble	CAR	SEA	Bench
61	12	John FitzPatrick	GB	BAL	Bench
62	12	Quintin Morris	JAX	@IND	Bench
63	12	Julian Hill	MIA	TB	Bench
64	12	Payne Durham	TB	@MIA	Bench
65	12	Durham Smythe	CHI	@SF	Bench
66	13	Jared Wiley	KC	DEN	Bench
67	13	Cam Grandy	CIN	ARI	Bench
68	13	Ben Sims	MIN	DET	Bench
69	13	Grant Calcaterra	PHI	@BUF	Bench
70	13	Terrance Ferguson	LAR	@ATL	Bench
71	13	Ben Sinnott	WAS	DAL	Bench
72	13	John Bates	WAS	DAL	Bench
73	13	Charlie Kolar	BAL	@GB	Bench
74	13	David Martin-Robinson	TEN	NO	Bench
75	13	Drew Ogletree	IND	JAX	Bench
76	13	Eric Saubert	SEA	@CAR	Bench
77	13	Ross Dwelley	DET	@MIN	Bench
78	14	Jack Stoll	NO	@TEN	Bench
79	14	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	@WAS	Bench
80	14	Josh Whyle	GB	BAL	Bench
81	14	Colson Yankoff	WAS	DAL	Bench
82	14	Josiah Deguara	ARI	@CIN	Bench
83	14	Brenden Bates	CLE	PIT	Bench
84	14	Blake Whiteheart	CLE	PIT	Bench
85	14	Jelani Woods	NYJ	NE	Bench
86	14	Nate Adkins	DEN	@KC	Bench
87	14	Luke Farrell	SF	CHI	Bench
88	14	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	JAX	Bench
89	14	Hunter Long	JAX	@IND	Bench
90	14	Johnny Mundt	JAX	@IND	Bench
OUT	--	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	DET
INJ	--	Mason Taylor	NYJ	NE
INJ	--	David Njoku	CLE	PIT
INJ	--	Noah Fant	CIN	ARI
INJ	--	Brock Wright	DET	@MIN
IR-R	--	Tyler Higbee	LAR	@ATL
IR-R	--	Elijah Arroyo	SEA	@CAR
IR-R	--	Sam LaPorta	DET	@MIN
IR	--	Brock Bowers	LV	NYG
IR	--	Zach Ertz	WAS	DAL

Top fantasy RB pickups this week: Week 17 waiver wire

Which top RB injuries should I know for Week 17 fantasy rankings?​

Running back injuries have piled up before the most important week of the fantasy season:

• TreVeyon Henderson (head) may be the most important injury update of the week, whenever it comes. His absence would make Rhamondre Stevenson a solid RB2, if not better.
• A close second is the injury-riddled Saints backfield, who may again miss both Alvin Kamara (knee) and Devin Neal (hamstring). If both miss Week 17, as well, a messy mix of Audric Estime, Evan Hull, and tight end/QB Taysom Hill would split the touches.
• Quinshon Judkins (leg) is set to miss the rest of the season and need at least four months to recover from his broken leg. The Browns' backfield may get Dylan Sampson (hand) back from the sidelines, though, and he would be a RB2 for fantasy lineups if activated.
• Woody Marks (ankle) missed Week 16, and the value of Jawhar Jordan is directly tied to his status as long as Nick Chubb is active, as well.
• The Vikings' Jordan Mason (ankle) would open up complementary work for Zavier Scott and give Aaron Jones sturdy RB2 fantasy value.

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Who are the best Week 17 fantasy running backs?​

Since the Broncos' Week 12 bye, RJ Harvey has averaged 19.4 PPR points pre game -- ranking fifth behind only Bijan Robinson, James Cook, Chase Brown, and Jahmyr Gibbs. He firmly remains in RB1 territory against a fading Chiefs defense.

Alongside many other familiar names within the top 10-12 backs this week, Travis Etienne continues to. churn out league-winning value and should be trusted against the Colts, whose defense should remain on the field for long periods with Philip Rivers at quarterback.

Which RB fantasy sleepers should I start in Week 17?​

Matchup upgrades go to:

• Rhamondre Stevenson, even if TreVeyon Henderson plays, as they'll likely both get ample work in garbage time against the Jets.
• Breece Hall versus the Patriots, as the Jets' downfield game is all but nullified with Brady Cook under center.
• The Steelers' Kenneth Gainwell and Jaylen Warren are both startable; they should break through on the Browns as they try to protect Aaron Rodgers from sack-record-seeker Myles Garrett and the Browns' tough pass defense. They'll need to make up for a likely DK Metcalf absence, too.
• Even if Dylan Sampson returns, Raheim Sanders should deliver flex value for the Browns against those Steelers, who've been a top-10 sieve on the ground for most of the fantasy season.

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Which fantasy running backs have a Week 17 bye?​

The NFL no longer has bye weeks for the 2025-26 season. All active, healthy running backs are available for fantasy lineups.

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