After another monster game, Derrick Henry is coming for the top spot in my rankings for Week 7, but I can’t quite give him the edge over Saquon Barkley in a potential revenge game against the Giants. Last week, Henry was the second-best running back on the board while unknown Sean Tucker broke out in the absence of Rachaad White to be the most productive running back of the week.
White was one of many regular starting running backs who weren’t available in Week 6. We already knew that Kyren Williams, Aaron Jones and De’Von Achane were going to miss the week with a bye week and Achane and Jones are also dealing with injuries. James Cook, Devin Singletary, Rachaad White, Jonathan Taylor, Brian Robinson Jr., and Rhamondre Stevenson were all inactive with injuries. Adding to the confusion, Travis Etienne and Jordan Mason both left their games with injuries as well.
While there’s still lots undecided depending on who is available, here’s an early-week look at my top 25 RBs for Week 7:
- Saquon Barkley (at NYG)
- Kyren Williams (vs. LV)
- Derrick Henry (at TB)
- Alvin Kamara (vs. DEN)
- Kenneth Walker (at ATL)
- Bijan Robinson (vs. SEA)
- Jahmyr Gibbs (at MIN)
- Jonathan Taylor (vs. MIA) if healthy
- Joe Mixon (at GB)
- Jordan Mason (vs. KC) if healthy
- Brian Robinson Jr. (vs. Car) if healthy
- Breece Hall (at PIT)
- James Cook (vs. TEN) if healthy
- J.K. Dobbins (at ARI)
- Josh Jacobs (vs. HOU)
- James Conner (vs. LAC)
- De’Von Achane (at IND) if healthy
- Chase Brown (at CLE)
- Tony Pollard (at BUF)
- Najee Harris (vs. NYJ)
- David Montgomery (at MIN)
- Chuba Hubbard (at WAS)
- Rhamondre Stevenson (at JAC) if healthy
- Tank Bigsby (vs. NE)
- Kareem Hunt (at SF)
These rankings are based on news and information available as of Monday evening. Stay tuned to DraftKings Network throughout the week for ongoing coverage as matchups and situations develop.
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