LOS ANGELES — Fantasy football draft season is here as the NFL goes through preseason games ahead of the start of the season on Sept. 8.
The running back position is the most important and scarcest of the top positions. Most leagues will draft running backs on about 70 percent of first round choices. So how do you decide where to go in the first and second rounds?
The experts from the Locked On Dynasty Football and Locked On Fantasy Football podcasts got together for consensus top 10 running back rankings. According to them, these are the top 10 RBs that should fall in your fantasy football drafts this year.
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2022 Consensus fantasy football running back rankings
1. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts
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2021 Fantasy Points: 373
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 1st
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 268
2. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
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2021 Fantasy Points: 301
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 3rd
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 229
3. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers
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2021 Fantasy Points: 343
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 2nd
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 322
4. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers
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2021 Fantasy Points: 127 (7 games)
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 33rd (7 games)
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 335
5. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants
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2021 Fantasy Points: 148 (13 games)
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 29th (13 games)
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 244
6. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings
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2021 Fantasy Points: 206 (13 games)
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 16th (13 games)
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 237
7. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans
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2021 Fantasy Points: 193 (8 games)
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 21st (8 games)
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 253
8. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers
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2021 Fantasy Points: 229
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 11th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 283
9. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints
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2021 Fantasy Points: 234 (13 games)
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 8th (13 games)
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 283
10. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
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2021 Fantasy Points: 288
2021 Fantasy RB Ranking: 4th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 300