2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings for Week 3

Updated Sep. 19, 2025 12:07 a.m. ET

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It's Week 3 of the NFL campaign, and if you're searching for fantasy rankings -- specifically regarding running backs -- you've come to the right place! Christian McCaffrey leads the way this week as the highest projected running back, projected for 21.8 points (PPR). See the rankings below for the rest of the top projected running backs in fantasy football this week.

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Week 3 RB Fantasy Football Rankings

Rank	Player	Matchup	Proj. Fantasy Pts. (PPR)	Proj. Fantasy Pts. (Standard)
1	Christian McCaffrey	49ers vs. Cardinals	21.8	16.9
2	Bijan Robinson	Falcons at Panthers	20.4	16.5
3	Saquon Barkley	Eagles vs. Rams	18.9	16.4
4	Jonathan Taylor	Colts at Titans	18.3	16.2
5	Jahmyr Gibbs	Lions at Ravens	17.5	13.7
6	Josh Jacobs	Packers at Browns	17.4	15.6
7	Bucky Irving	Buccaneers vs. Jets	17.3	14.6
8	Jordan Mason	Vikings vs. Bengals	17.2	14.4
9	Derrick Henry	Ravens vs. Lions	16.3	15.8
10	Chase Brown	Bengals at Vikings	16.0	13.3
11	Javonte Williams	Cowboys at Bears	15.6	12.7
12	James Conner	Cardinals at 49ers	15.5	12.6
12	Alvin Kamara	Saints at Seahawks	15.5	12.5
12	Jaylen Warren	Steelers at Patriots	15.5	12.4
12	Breece Hall	Jets at Buccaneers	15.5	12.4
16	Kenneth Walker III	Seahawks vs. Saints	15.3	12.5
16	Travis Etienne	Jaguars vs. Texans	15.3	12.7
18	Tony Pollard	Titans vs. Colts	14.8	12.5
18	Chuba Hubbard	Panthers vs. Falcons	14.8	12.1
20	D'Andre Swift	Bears vs. Cowboys	14.1	11.3
20	Kyren Williams	Rams at Eagles	14.1	12.0
22	Ashton Jeanty	Raiders at Commanders	13.1	11.5
23	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Commanders vs. Raiders	11.4	9.7
24	TreVeyon Henderson	Patriots vs. Steelers	11.2	8.1
25	J.K. Dobbins	Broncos at Chargers	10.9	9.8
26	Rhamondre Stevenson	Patriots vs. Steelers	10.7	8.4
27	Nick Chubb	Texans at Jaguars	10.6	9.5
28	Cam Skattebo	Giants vs. Chiefs	10.3	8.4
29	Isiah Pacheco	Chiefs at Giants	10.2	8.1
30	David Montgomery	Lions at Ravens	10.1	8.2
31	Quinshon Judkins	Browns vs. Packers	9.7	8.1
32	Omarion Hampton	Chargers vs. Broncos	9.6	8.4
33	Dylan Sampson	Browns vs. Packers	8.8	6.1
34	Zach Charbonnet	Seahawks vs. Saints	8.7	7.5
35	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	Giants vs. Chiefs	8.3	6.1
36	Kenneth Gainwell	Steelers at Patriots	8.0	6.0
37	Kareem Hunt	Chiefs at Giants	7.9	6.6
38	Rachaad White	Buccaneers vs. Jets	7.5	5.9
39	Trey Benson	Cardinals at 49ers	7.1	5.6
40	Najee Harris	Chargers vs. Broncos	6.5	5.4
41	Tyler Allgeier	Falcons at Panthers	6.3	5.8
42	Brian Robinson Jr.	49ers vs. Cardinals	6.2	5.6
43	Justice Hill	Ravens vs. Lions	5.8	3.8
44	Miles Sanders	Cowboys at Bears	5.3	4.5
45	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Commanders vs. Raiders	5.2	5.2
45	RJ Harvey	Broncos at Chargers	5.2	4.5
47	Jerome Ford	Browns vs. Packers	5.1	3.8
48	Braelon Allen	Jets at Buccaneers	5.0	4.4
49	Kyle Monangai	Bears vs. Cowboys	4.9	4.0
50	Woody Marks	Texans at Jaguars	4.7	3.7
51	Blake Corum	Rams at Eagles	4.5	4.0
52	Bhayshul Tuten	Jaguars vs. Texans	4.3	3.8
53	Rico Dowdle	Panthers vs. Falcons	4.1	3.3
53	Julius Chestnut	Titans vs. Colts	4.1	3.4
55	Tyler Badie	Broncos at Chargers	3.7	2.1
56	Chris Brooks	Packers at Browns	3.6	2.6
56	DJ Giddens	Colts at Titans	3.6	3.4
58	Zamir White	Raiders at Commanders	3.5	3.0
59	Cam Akers	Vikings vs. Bengals	3.4	3.3
60	Antonio Gibson	Patriots vs. Steelers	3.3	2.8