2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings for Week 5

Updated Oct. 3, 2025 12:07 a.m. ET

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It's Week 5 of the NFL season, and if you're searching for fantasy rankings -- specifically regarding running backs -- you've come to the right place! Jonathan Taylor leads the way this week as the highest projected running back, projected for 21.1 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 5 RB Fantasy Football Rankings

Rank	Player	Matchup	Proj. Fantasy Pts. (PPR)	Proj. Fantasy Pts. (Standard)
1	Jonathan Taylor	Colts vs. Raiders	21.1	18.4
2	De'Von Achane	Dolphins at Panthers	20.0	15.4
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	Lions at Bengals	19.1	14.9
4	James Cook	Bills vs. Patriots	18.7	16.0
5	Omarion Hampton	Chargers vs. Commanders	18.6	16.0
6	Saquon Barkley	Eagles vs. Broncos	18.2	15.6
7	Quinshon Judkins	Browns vs. Vikings	17.7	14.9
8	Breece Hall	Jets vs. Cowboys	16.4	13.2
9	Bucky Irving	Buccaneers at Seahawks	16.1	11.9
9	Cam Skattebo	Giants at Saints	16.1	13.0
11	Javonte Williams	Cowboys at Jets	15.6	12.7
12	Derrick Henry	Ravens vs. Texans	15.1	14.2
13	Woody Marks	Texans at Ravens	15.0	11.4
14	Travis Etienne	Jaguars vs. Chiefs	14.4	12.8
15	Jordan Mason	Vikings at Browns	14.3	12.5
15	Alvin Kamara	Saints vs. Giants	14.3	11.9
17	Ashton Jeanty	Raiders at Colts	14.0	12.2
18	Chase Brown	Bengals vs. Lions	13.8	10.6
19	Kenneth Walker III	Seahawks vs. Buccaneers	13.4	11.3
20	Chuba Hubbard	Panthers vs. Dolphins	12.9	10.2
21	Tony Pollard	Titans at Cardinals	11.9	10.1
22	David Montgomery	Lions at Bengals	11.8	10.4
23	J.K. Dobbins	Broncos at Eagles	11.3	9.6
24	Emari Demercado	Cardinals vs. Titans	11.1	8.7
24	Rachaad White	Buccaneers at Seahawks	11.1	8.6
26	TreVeyon Henderson	Patriots at Bills	10.1	7.4
27	Rhamondre Stevenson	Patriots at Bills	9.4	6.8
28	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Commanders at Chargers	9.2	7.7
29	Michael Carter	Cardinals vs. Titans	8.8	7.3
30	Isiah Pacheco	Chiefs at Jaguars	8.7	7.1
31	RJ Harvey	Broncos at Eagles	8.3	5.9
32	Ollie Gordon II	Dolphins at Panthers	7.8	5.6
33	Justice Hill	Ravens vs. Texans	7.7	4.8
34	Kareem Hunt	Chiefs at Jaguars	7.6	6.6
34	Zach Charbonnet	Seahawks vs. Buccaneers	7.6	6.6
36	Nick Chubb	Texans at Ravens	7.1	6.3
36	Tyjae Spears	Titans at Cardinals	7.1	5.4
38	Isaiah Davis	Jets vs. Cowboys	6.0	4.7
39	Miles Sanders	Cowboys at Jets	5.9	4.2
39	Kendre Miller	Saints vs. Giants	5.9	5.4
41	Rico Dowdle	Panthers vs. Dolphins	5.8	5.0
42	Sean Tucker	Buccaneers at Seahawks	5.7	4.3
43	Bhayshul Tuten	Jaguars vs. Chiefs	5.3	4.8
44	Raheem Mostert	Raiders at Colts	4.9	3.7
45	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Commanders at Chargers	4.4	4.2
45	Zavier Scott	Vikings at Browns	4.4	3.5
47	Jeremy McNichols	Commanders at Chargers	4.2	3.3
48	Devin Singletary	Giants at Saints	4.0	3.1
49	Jerome Ford	Browns vs. Vikings	3.7	1.6
50	Dylan Sampson	Browns vs. Vikings	3.5	2.1
51	Trevor Etienne	Panthers vs. Dolphins	3.4	3.2
52	Ty Johnson	Bills vs. Patriots	3.3	2.4
53	Antonio Gibson	Patriots at Bills	3.2	2.8
54	Samaje Perine	Bengals vs. Lions	3.0	2.4
55	Kimani Vidal	Chargers vs. Commanders	2.8	2.1
55	George Holani	Seahawks vs. Buccaneers	2.8	1.9
57	Craig Reynolds	Lions at Bengals	2.7	2.2
58	Brashard Smith	Chiefs at Jaguars	2.6	1.3
59	Hassan Haskins	Chargers vs. Commanders	2.1	2.0
60	Tyler Badie	Broncos at Eagles	2.0	1.2