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)	487	290	197	1	-
2	Bijan Robinson (ATL)	453	273	180	2	-
3	Christian McCaffrey (SF)	409	251	158	3	-
4	Jonathan Taylor (IND)	365	229	136	4	-
5	De'Von Achane (MIA)	349	221	128	6	+ 1
6	Chase Brown (CIN)	319	206	113	7	+ 1
7	Derrick Henry (BAL)	303	198	105	10	+ 3
8	Saquon Barkley (PHI)	295	194	101	8	-
9	James Cook III (BUF)	287	190	97	5	-4
10	Kenneth Walker III (KC)	261	177	84	11	+ 1
11	Ashton Jeanty (LV)	255	174	81	12	+ 1
12	Omarion Hampton (LAC)	243	168	75	9	-3
13	Breece Hall (NYJ)	241	167	74	16	+ 3
14	Travis Etienne Jr. (NO)	215	154	61	17	+ 3
15	Cam Skattebo (NYG)	215	154	61	18	+ 3
16	Javonte Williams (DAL)	213	153	60	14	-2
17	Jeremiyah Love (ARI)	211	152	59	15	-2
18	Kyren Williams (LAR)	199	146	53	13	-5
19	D'Andre Swift (CHI)	197	145	52	19	-
20	Bucky Irving (TB)	171	132	39	20	-
21	Quinshon Judkins (CLE)	165	129	36	21	-
22	David Montgomery (HOU)	153	123	30	22	-
23	Jaylen Warren (PIT)	145	119	26	27	+ 4
24	Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)	143	118	25	25	+ 1
25	Bhayshul Tuten (JAC)	123	108	15	23	-2
26	TreVeyon Henderson (NE)	107	100	7	26	-
27	Tony Pollard (TEN)	105	99	6	28	+ 1
28	Chuba Hubbard (CAR)	99	96	3	35	+ 7
29	J.K. Dobbins (DEN)	97	95	2	34	+ 5
30	Rico Dowdle (PIT)	93	93	0	29	-1
31	Aaron Jones Sr. (MIN)	89	89	0	42	+ 11
32	Jadarian Price (SEA)	83	83	0	24	-8
33	RJ Harvey (DEN)	82	82	0	33	-
34	Kyle Monangai (CHI)	75	75	0	39	+ 5
35	Kenny Gainwell (TB)	74	74	0	36	+ 1
36	Rachaad White (WAS)	73	73	0	41	+ 5
37	Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS)	66	66	0	40	+ 3
38	Jonathon Brooks (CAR)	66	66	0	30	-8
39	Josh Jacobs (GB)	61	61	0	31	-8
40	Jordan Mason (MIN)	60	60	0	38	-2
41	Blake Corum (LAR)	54	54	0	37	-4
42	MarShawn Lloyd (GB)	53	53	0	32	-10
43	Woody Marks (HOU)	51	51	0	44	+ 1
44	Tyjae Spears (TEN)	49	49	0	47	+ 3
45	Zach Charbonnet (SEA)	37	37	0	48	+ 3
46	Alvin Kamara (NO)	37	37	0	52	+ 6
47	Dylan Sampson (CLE)	29	29	0	54	+ 7
48	AJ Dillon (CAR)	20	20	0	95	+ 47
49	Tyler Allgeier (ARI)	20	20	0	46	-3
50	Isiah Pacheco (DET)	15	15	0	55	+ 5
51	Braelon Allen (NYJ)	14	14	0	59	+ 8
52	Justice Hill (BAL)	10	10	0	67	+ 15
53	Kaelon Black (SF)	9	9	0	56	+ 3
54	Chris Rodriguez Jr. (JAC)	8	8	0	45	-9
55	Brian Robinson Jr. (ATL)	6	6	0	53	-2
56	Samaje Perine (CIN)	6	6	0	76	+ 20
57	Mike Washington Jr. (LV)	5	5	0	43	-14
58	Chris Brooks (GB)	4	4	0	77	+ 19
59	Keaton Mitchell (LAC)	0	0	0	50	-9
60	Tank Bigsby (PHI)	0	0	0	51	-9
61	Ty Johnson (BUF)	0	0	0	138	+ 77
62	Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG)	0	0	0	58	-4
63	Najee Harris (FA)	0	0	0	61	-2
64	Jordan James (SF)	0	0	0	70	+ 6
65	Emanuel Wilson (SEA)	0	0	0	90	+ 25
66	Jaylen Wright (MIA)	0	0	0	68	+ 2
67	Malik Davis (DAL)	0	0	0	73	+ 6
68	James Conner (ARI)	0	0	0	75	+ 7
69	Kimani Vidal (LAC)	0	0	0	63	-6
70	Jonah Coleman (DEN)	0	0	0	49	-21
71	Brashard Smith (KC)	0	0	0	92	+ 21
72	Zavier Scott (CHI)	0	0	0	146	+ 74
73	Jaleel McLaughlin (CLE)	0	0	0	144	+ 71
74	George Holani (SEA)	0	0	0	69	-5
75	Kyle Juszczyk (SF)	0	0	0	89	+ 14
76	Isaiah Davis (NYJ)	0	0	0	165	+ 89
77	Adam Randall (BAL)	0	0	0	167	+ 90
78	LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAC)	0	0	0	122	+ 44
79	Sean Tucker (TB)	0	0	0	65	-14
80	Roschon Johnson (CHI)	0	0	0	81	+ 1
81	Jacob Saylors (DET)	0	0	0	79	-2
82	DJ Giddens (IND)	0	0	0	126	+ 44
83	Israel Abanikanda (DAL)	0	0	0	101	+ 18
84	Devin Singletary (NYG)	0	0	0	78	-6
85	Hunter Luepke (DAL)	0	0	0	98	+ 13
86	Emmett Johnson (KC)	0	0	0	57	-29
87	Ollie Gordon II (MIA)	0	0	0	113	+ 26
88	Seth McGowan (IND)	0	0	0	80	-8
89	Emari Demercado (HOU)	0	0	0	103	+ 14
90	Ray Davis (BUF)	0	0	0	60	-30
91	Rasheen Ali (BAL)	0	0	0
92	Ameer Abdullah (JAC)	0	0	0	140	+ 48
93	Nicholas Singleton (TEN)	0	0	0	64	-29
94	Eli Heidenreich (PIT)	0	0	0	133	+ 39
95	Kaytron Allen (MIA)	0	0	0	66	-29
96	Trevor Etienne (CAR)	0	0	0	86	-10
97	Patrick Ricard (NYG)	0	0	0	112	+ 15
98	Demond Claiborne (MIN)	0	0	0	74	-24
99	Raheim Sanders (CLE)	0	0	0	130	+ 31
100	Trey Benson (ARI)	0	0	0	96	-4
101	Will Shipley (PHI)	0	0	0	151	+ 50
102	Kendre Miller (DAL)	0	0	0	85	-17
103	Dylan Laube (LV)	0	0	0
104	Alec Ingold (LAC)	0	0	0	148	+ 44
105	Audric Estime (NO)	0	0	0	102	-3
106	Isaac Guerendo (SF)	0	0	0	160	+ 54
107	Ronnie Rivers (LAR)	0	0	0	120	+ 13
108	Tahj Brooks (CIN)	0	0	0	147	+ 39
109	Michael Burton (CLE)	0	0	0	108	-1
110	Corey Kiner (NE)	0	0	0	125	+ 15
111	Brittain Brown (CHI)	0	0	0
112	Kaleb Johnson (GB)	0	0	0	62	-50
113	Jarquez Hunter (FA)	0	0	0	109	-4
114	Andrew Beck (NYJ)	0	0	0
115	Adam Prentice (DEN)	0	0	0	152	+ 37
116	Bam Knight (ARI)	0	0	0	119	+ 3
117	Kene Nwangwu (NYJ)	0	0	0
118	Tyler Badie (DEN)	0	0	0
119	Max Bredeson (MIN)	0	0	0	110	-9
120	Julius Chestnut (TEN)	0	0	0	118	-2
121	Terrell Jennings (NE)	0	0	0	153	+ 32
122	Sione Vaki (DET)	0	0	0	127	+ 5
123	Reggie Gilliam (NE)	0	0	0	111	-12
124	Eric Gray (NYG)	0	0	0
125	Kendall Milton (CIN)	0	0	0
126	Jeremy McNichols (WAS)	0	0	0
127	Travis Homer (PIT)	0	0	0
128	British Brooks (HOU)	0	0	0	115	-13
129	Jerome Ford (ARI)	0	0	0	164	+ 35
130	Devin Neal (WAS)	0	0	0	87	-43