Fantasy Football Expert Justin Edwards looks at the current Fantasy Football RB rankings and projections for Week 2.
“After our full week of NFL action, there are a number of surprises in the football landscape, and the fantasy football RB rankings are reflecting that.”
2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
*As always, the projections and rankings are courtesy of 4for4’s Fantasy Football Half-PPR RB rankings!
#PlayerFF Pts1Christian McCaffrey19.52Derrick Henry19.53Josh Jacobs18.94De’Von Achane185Bijan Robinson17.66Chase Brown17.17Saquon Barkley16.88Kyren Williams16.69Jahmyr Gibbs16.210Ashton Jeanty1611Chuba Hubbard15.912Bucky Irving15.613Jonathan Taylor15.414James Conner14.415Breece Hall14.216James Cook13.817Omarion Hampton13.718Tony Pollard13.619Travis Etienne13.420Alvin Kamara12.821Jaylen Warren12.822Javonte Williams12.823D’Andre Swift12.424David Montgomery12.125Jordan Mason11.826Kenneth Walker11.727TreVeyon Henderson11.628J.K. Dobbins11.129Nick Chubb1130Dylan Sampson10.831Tyrone Tracy10.832Aaron Jones10.133Jacory Croskey-Merritt9.334Zach Charbonnet935Isiah Pacheco8.536Austin Ekeler8.3 Steven Bisig-Imagn ImagesFantasy Football RB Rankings, Who Should I Add Off Waiver Wires:
Trey Benson (Cardinals) was the highest-recommended RB waiver wire pickup this week.
Analysis
Trey Benson, Cardinals — Rostered in 39% of Yahoo Leagues (Suggested 6-8% FAAB Bid)
Trey Benson was one of the best “handcuff” options before the season, and he proved why in Week 1. James Conner was healthy, and stayed healthy, but Benson saw 40% of the running back carries and totaled 69 yards (with 52 of them coming on a single breakaway run).
Conner scored a shovel-pass receiving touchdown and caught four passes (for just five yards) in total, but he averaged just 3.3 yards on his 12 carries and did not flash the explosiveness that Benson did. In some weeks, Benson might have some sneaky FLEX upside, but we’re really adding him as the handcuff to Conner. Should the 30-year-old veteran miss time — as he did in each of his first seven seasons — Benson would have fantasy RB1 upside.
Recommendation: Should be added in most 10-team leagues
Read Matt Okada’s full Week 12 Waiver Wire Watch
Who are the best stashes from the Fantasy Football RB Rankings?
DJ Giddens and Brashard Smith are the best running back stashes ahead of Week 2.
DJ Giddens, RB – Colts (3% rostered)
Though almost all of DJ Giddens’ Week 1 work was of the empty-calorie, run-the-clock variety, it was good to see the team clearly didn’t even consider Ulysses Bentley in that role. With Taylor taking 100% of the workload up until the team’s final drive of the third quarter, Giddens tagged in and turned 12 carries into 41 yards.
His 2.08 yards created after contact would raise eyebrows in a different situation, but it’s not as if the team was running anything exotic up four scores. The Colts seemingly tipped their hand by showing us the RB we should be going after, should anything happen to Taylor.
Brashard Smith, RB – Chiefs (2% rostered)
This recommendation doesn’t come because of some lights-out fantasy performance (he scored 0.0 fantasy points), but rather because Kareem Hunt looked like his usual plodding self, while Hunt/Isiah Pacheco combined for 0.34 yards per route run.
Mind you, Xavier Worthy left the game three snaps in, and the team still didn’t find it necessary to actually deliver the ball to their top-2 running backs. Maybe the Chiefs will truly never tire of Kareem Hunt. Still, they also have a massive Super Bowl rematch against the Eagles on the horizon, so if they don’t make changes and end up 0-2, we’d better believe that they’ll want someone else (like Brashard Smith) in the rotation to string together a couple of big plays.
*Read Justin Edwards’ full 10 Fantasy Football Stash Candidates Ahead of Week 2*
Who are some Week 2 Fantasy RBs to avoid?
Some players who have fallen out of the top 36 Fantasy Football RB Rankings include Kareem Hunt (Chiefs), Justice Hill (Ravens), and Brian Robinson (49ers).
For more advice on who to start check out 4for4’s who should I start tool.
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