Fantasy Football Consistency Rankings: Running backs

This ranking considers running backs that started at least 10 games in 2024. Fantasy points were derived using one point per 10 yards rushed or received, six-point touchdowns rushed and one point receptions. Running backs may be devalued in fantasy and the NFL, but they are still likely the most consistent players on your team.

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Fantasy Football Consistency Rankings

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Running back	% 15-pt	Gms	15-pt	25-pt	100-yd	TD Gms
Jahmyr Gibbs	82%	17	14	6	11	13
Bijan Robinson	76%	17	13	5	12	10
Alvin Kamara	71%	14	10	3	8	5
Derrick Henry	65%	17	11	7	10	13
De’Von Achane	65%	17	11	4	7	10
David Montgomery	64%	14	9	1	2	10
James Conner	63%	16	10	2	9	8
Kyren Williams	63%	16	10	1	7	12
Saquon Barkley	63%	16	10	7	13	8
Josh Jacobs	59%	17	10	3	9	11
Joe Mixon	57%	14	8	4	7	8
Jonathan Taylor	57%	14	8	4	10	8
James Cook	56%	16	9	4	5	12
J.K. Dobbins	54%	13	7	1	4	7
Chuba Hubbard	53%	15	8	3	6	9
Bucky Irving	53%	17	9	2	5	8
Kenneth Walker III	45%	11	5	1	3	5
Breece Hall	44%	16	7	2	4	7
Chase Brown	44%	16	7	2	6	9
Tony Pollard	44%	16	7	0	6	5
Aaron Jones	41%	17	7	1	7	7
Rachaad White	40%	15	6	2	3	7
Kareem Hunt	38%	13	5	0	3	6
Rico Dowdle	38%	16	6	0	6	5
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	35%	17	6	0	4	6
Rhamondre Stevenson	33%	15	5	0	1	6
Ameer Abdullah	31%	13	4	0	1	5
D’Andre Swift	29%	17	5	1	4	6
Najee Harris	29%	17	5	1	4	6
Alexander Mattison	29%	14	4	0	1	5
Brian Robinson Jr.	29%	14	4	0	3	7
Jerome Ford	29%	14	4	0	2	3
Austin Ekeler	25%	12	3	0	0	3
Jordan Mason	25%	12	3	0	3	3

This is why running backs are going to be more expensive this season. In 2023, there were only nine running backs with more than 50% of their games with 15-plus fantasy points. In 2024, it leaped up to 16. That’s plenty for everyone to own a consistent back, if not two.

It was surprising to see Saquon Barkley with only 63% consistency, but realize he laid down seven monster performances, much like Derrick Henry. Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson took the top two spots but only managed 47% in 2023. Alvin Kamara will slow down, but he’s been a lock for a high showing in this metric, placing No. 3 in both of the last two seasons.

Christian McCaffrey had the crash and burn in 2024, but running backs were more productive and consistent overall last year. And consistently high production is what gets you to the league championship.

25-pt games		100-total-yard Gms		Touchdown Gms
Derrick Henry	7	Saquon Barkley	13	Jahmyr Gibbs	13
Saquon Barkley	7	Bijan Robinson	12	Derrick Henry	13
Jahmyr Gibbs	6	Jahmyr Gibbs	11	Kyren Williams	12
Bijan Robinson	5	Derrick Henry	10	James Cook	12
De’Von Achane	4	Jonathan Taylor	10	Josh Jacobs	11
Joe Mixon	4	James Conner	9	Bijan Robinson	10
Jonathan Taylor	4	Josh Jacobs	9	De’Von Achane	10
James Cook	4	Alvin Kamara	8	David Montgomery	10
Alvin Kamara	3	De’Von Achane	7	Chuba Hubbard	9
Josh Jacobs	3	Kyren Williams	7	Chase Brown	9
Chuba Hubbard	3	Joe Mixon	7	James Conner	8
James Conner	2	Aaron Jones	7	Saquon Barkley	8
Bucky Irving	2	Chuba Hubbard	6	Joe Mixon	8
Breece Hall	2	Chase Brown	6	Jonathan Taylor	8
Chase Brown	2	Tony Pollard	6	Bucky Irving	8
Rachaad White	2	Rico Dowdle	6
Zach Charbonnet	2

There were only four running backs with more than nine games scoring a touchdown in 2023, a number that doubled last season. There were 13 running backs that totaled 10 or more touchdowns. We are re-entering the age of running backs. Committee backfields are still prevalent, but at least the bulk of scoring ends up with just one running back on most teams.

The 25-point performances are weekly winners. Henry, Barkley, Gibbs, and Robinson are very likely to be the first four running backs taken in fantasy drafts, because they are clear difference makers.