NFL Value-Based Drafting (VBD) Rankings

2026 Running Back Projections

What is Value-Based Drafting (VBD) Rankings?
Value-based drafting (VBD) is a strategy that assigns a value to every player by comparing that player's fantasy points to the fantasy points of a baseline player at the same position. A high VBD means a player offers strong incremental value at his position and is therefore valuable overall in fantasy. Check out our Value-Based Drafting Guide for more VBD insight.

Rank	Player	VBD	VORP	VOLS	ADP	vs ADP
1	Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)	439	258	181	1	-
2	Bijan Robinson (ATL)	401	239	162	2	-
3	Christian McCaffrey (SF)	353	215	138	3	-
4	Jonathan Taylor (IND)	343	210	133	4	-
5	Derrick Henry (BAL)	305	191	114	11	+ 6
6	De'Von Achane (MIA)	301	189	112	7	+ 1
7	James Cook III (BUF)	279	178	101	5	-2
8	Chase Brown (CIN)	275	176	99	8	-
9	Saquon Barkley (PHI)	273	175	98	6	-3
10	Kenneth Walker III (KC)	237	157	80	10	-
11	Ashton Jeanty (LV)	225	151	74	12	+ 1
12	Breece Hall (NYJ)	217	147	70	16	+ 4
13	Omarion Hampton (LAC)	217	147	70	9	-4
14	Javonte Williams (DAL)	203	140	63	15	+ 1
15	Travis Etienne Jr. (NO)	195	136	59	17	+ 2
16	Cam Skattebo (NYG)	193	135	58	18	+ 2
17	Kyren Williams (LAR)	191	134	57	13	-4
18	D'Andre Swift (CHI)	183	130	53	19	+ 1
19	Jeremiyah Love (ARI)	183	130	53	14	-5
20	Quinshon Judkins (CLE)	159	118	41	22	+ 2
21	Bucky Irving (TB)	157	117	40	20	-1
22	David Montgomery (HOU)	145	111	34	21	-1
23	Jaylen Warren (PIT)	127	102	25	27	+ 4
24	Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)	125	101	24	26	+ 2
25	Bhayshul Tuten (JAC)	121	99	22	24	-1
26	J.K. Dobbins (DEN)	101	89	12	35	+ 9
27	TreVeyon Henderson (NE)	97	87	10	25	-2
28	Tony Pollard (TEN)	95	86	9	30	+ 2
29	Rico Dowdle (PIT)	87	82	5	29	-
30	Chuba Hubbard (CAR)	87	82	5	34	+ 4
31	Jadarian Price (SEA)	77	77	0	23	-8
32	Aaron Jones Sr. (MIN)	71	71	0	43	+ 11
33	Kyle Monangai (CHI)	66	66	0	39	+ 6
34	Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS)	63	63	0	38	+ 4
35	RJ Harvey (DEN)	63	63	0	33	-2
36	Rachaad White (WAS)	59	59	0	42	+ 6
37	Jonathon Brooks (CAR)	56	56	0	31	-6
38	Kenny Gainwell (TB)	55	55	0	40	+ 2
39	Jordan Mason (MIN)	54	54	0	37	-2
40	Josh Jacobs (GB)	54	54	0	28	-12
41	Blake Corum (LAR)	52	52	0	36	-5
42	MarShawn Lloyd (GB)	48	48	0	32	-10
43	Woody Marks (HOU)	42	42	0	46	+ 3
44	Tyjae Spears (TEN)	32	32	0	55	+ 11
45	Zach Charbonnet (SEA)	31	31	0	49	+ 4
46	Alvin Kamara (NO)	24	24	0	50	+ 4
47	AJ Dillon (CAR)	14	14	0
48	Dylan Sampson (CLE)	13	13	0	60	+ 12
49	Braelon Allen (NYJ)	11	11	0	58	+ 9
50	Isiah Pacheco (DET)	11	11	0	59	+ 9
51	Tyler Allgeier (ARI)	11	11	0	47	-4
52	Chris Rodriguez Jr. (JAC)	9	9	0	44	-8
53	Kaelon Black (SF)	6	6	0	53	-
54	Brian Robinson Jr. (ATL)	5	5	0	48	-6
55	Samaje Perine (CIN)	1	1	0	79	+ 24
56	Mike Washington Jr. (LV)	0	0	0	41	-15
57	Justice Hill (BAL)	0	0	0	61	+ 4
58	Tank Bigsby (PHI)	0	0	0	52	-6
59	Chris Brooks (GB)	0	0	0	76	+ 17
60	Keaton Mitchell (LAC)	0	0	0	56	-4
61	Najee Harris (FA)	0	0	0	73	+ 12
62	Ty Johnson (BUF)	0	0	0	87	+ 25
63	Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG)	0	0	0	51	-12
64	Jordan James (SF)	0	0	0	67	+ 3
65	Emanuel Wilson (SEA)	0	0	0	82	+ 17
66	Jaylen Wright (MIA)	0	0	0	65	-1
67	Malik Davis (DAL)	0	0	0	69	+ 2
68	Kimani Vidal (LAC)	0	0	0	64	-4
69	Zavier Scott (CHI)	0	0	0
70	Jonah Coleman (DEN)	0	0	0	45	-25
71	James Conner (ARI)	0	0	0	70	-1
72	Brashard Smith (KC)	0	0	0
73	Jaleel McLaughlin (CLE)	0	0	0
74	George Holani (SEA)	0	0	0	71	-3
75	Sean Tucker (TB)	0	0	0	68	-7
76	Isaiah Davis (NYJ)	0	0	0	96	+ 20
77	Adam Randall (BAL)	0	0	0
78	Kyle Juszczyk (SF)	0	0	0
79	Roschon Johnson (CHI)	0	0	0	94	+ 15
80	Jacob Saylors (DET)	0	0	0	81	+ 1
81	LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAC)	0	0	0	88	+ 7
82	DJ Giddens (IND)	0	0	0
83	Emmett Johnson (KC)	0	0	0	54	-29
84	Devin Singletary (NYG)	0	0	0	89	+ 5
85	Israel Abanikanda (DAL)	0	0	0
86	Ollie Gordon II (MIA)	0	0	0	91	+ 5
87	Seth McGowan (IND)	0	0	0	78	-9
88	Emari Demercado (HOU)	0	0	0	92	+ 4
89	Hunter Luepke (DAL)	0	0	0
90	Ray Davis (BUF)	0	0	0	57	-33
91	Nicholas Singleton (TEN)	0	0	0	63	-28
92	Eli Heidenreich (PIT)	0	0	0
93	Kaytron Allen (MIA)	0	0	0	66	-27
94	Rasheen Ali (BAL)	0	0	0
95	Trevor Etienne (CAR)	0	0	0
96	Ameer Abdullah (JAC)	0	0	0
97	Demond Claiborne (MIN)	0	0	0	75	-22
98	Raheim Sanders (CLE)	0	0	0
99	Kendre Miller (NO)	0	0	0
100	Trey Benson (ARI)	0	0	0	85	-15
101	Dylan Laube (LV)	0	0	0
102	Patrick Ricard (NYG)	0	0	0
103	Isaac Guerendo (SF)	0	0	0
104	Ronnie Rivers (LAR)	0	0	0
105	Tahj Brooks (CIN)	0	0	0
106	Audric Estime (NO)	0	0	0
107	Will Shipley (PHI)	0	0	0
108	Brittain Brown (CHI)	0	0	0
109	Kaleb Johnson (GB)	0	0	0	62	-47
110	Corey Kiner (NE)	0	0	0
111	Michael Burton (CLE)	0	0	0
112	Alec Ingold (LAC)	0	0	0
113	Jarquez Hunter (NO)	0	0	0
114	Andrew Beck (NYJ)	0	0	0
115	Kene Nwangwu (NYJ)	0	0	0
116	Bam Knight (ARI)	0	0	0
117	Adam Prentice (DEN)	0	0	0
118	Terrell Jennings (NE)	0	0	0
119	Sione Vaki (DET)	0	0	0
120	Kendall Milton (CIN)	0	0	0
121	Reggie Gilliam (NE)	0	0	0
122	Tyler Badie (DEN)	0	0	0
123	Max Bredeson (MIN)	0	0	0
124	Julius Chestnut (TEN)	0	0	0
125	Travis Homer (PIT)	0	0	0
126	Jeremy McNichols (WAS)	0	0	0
127	Eric Gray (NYG)	0	0	0
128	British Brooks (HOU)	0	0	0
129	Jerome Ford (ARI)	0	0	0
130	Devin Neal (WAS)	0	0	0