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Week 12 RB Rankings: 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

Week 12 RB Rankings: 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

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By: Zach Thompson

Week 11 was Sean Tucker’s week at running back this season, as the Bucs’ backup tore up the slate with 37 fantasy points as the top running back available. He wasn’t the only player to break out with a big game, and looking ahead to Week 12, it’s important to realize which big games are true breakouts and which ones might be fake-outs. Let’s sort through it all with an early look ahead at next week’s matchups and check out my top 30 RB rankings for Week 12.

Looking ahead to next week, the Colts are back on the board along with the Saints after their bye week. The Commanders, Dolphins, Broncos, and Chargers are on a bye in Week 12, leaving 28 teams in action this week.

In Week 11, Sean Tucker (37 FPTS) had the biggest game of the week with regulars Christian McCaffrey (35.1 FPTS) and Bijan Robinson (33.3 FPTS) right behind him. TreVeyon Henderson (32.3 FPTS) had over 30 fantasy points for a second straight week  while Kenneth Gainwell (29.5 FPTS), De’Von Achane (24.5 FPTS), Derrick Henry (23.2 FPTS) and Jahmyr Gibbs (22.6 FPTS) also posted over 21 fantasy points. 

As part of our ongoing season-long coverage, each Monday throughout the season, I’ll deliver my RB rankings for the following week. If they get buried on the main page by the rest of our amazing content, they’re always available on my author page.

Looking ahead to Week 12, here are my top 30 RB Rankings:

  1. Jonathan Taylor (at KC)
  2. Bijan Robinson (at NO)
  3. Christian McCaffrey (vs. CAR)
  4. Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. NYG)
  5. TreVeyon Henderson (at CIN)
  6. Saquon Barkley (at DAL)
  7. Derrick Henry (vs. NYJ)
  8. Rico Dowdle (at SF)
  9. James Cook III (at HOU)
  10. Kyren Williams (vs. TB)
  11. Javonte Williams (vs. PHI)
  12. Chase Brown (vs. NE)
  13. Ashton Jeanty (vs. CLE)
  14. Woody Marks (vs. BUF)
  15. Travis Etienne Jr. (at ARI)
  16. Jaylen Warren (at CHI)
  17. Aaron Jones Sr. (at GB)
  18. D’Andre Swift (vs. PIT)
  19. Quinshon Judkins (at LV)
  20. Breece Hall (at BAL)
  21. Sean Tucker (at LAR) –assuming Bucky Irving isn’t back
  22. Kenneth Walker III (at TEN)
  23. David Montgomery (vs. NYG)
  24. Emanuel Wilson (vs. MIN) -assuming no Josh Jacobs
  25. Kenneth Gainwell (at CHI)
  26. Kareem Hunt (vs. IND)
  27. Tyler Allgeier (at NO)
  28. Zach Charbonnet (at TEN)
  29. Tyrone Tracy Jr. (at DET)
  30. Kyle Monangai (vs. PIT)

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.

Zach Thompson
Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
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