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)	386	236	150	1	-
2	Bijan Robinson (ATL)	362	224	138	2	-
3	Jonathan Taylor (IND)	316	201	115	3	-
4	Christian McCaffrey (SF)	294	190	104	4	-
5	Derrick Henry (BAL)	294	190	104	8	+ 3
6	James Cook III (BUF)	256	171	85	5	-1
7	De'Von Achane (MIA)	236	161	75	7	-
8	Saquon Barkley (PHI)	228	157	71	9	+ 1
9	Ashton Jeanty (LV)	218	152	66	6	-3
10	Chase Brown (CIN)	212	149	63	10	-
11	Josh Jacobs (GB)	208	147	61	14	+ 3
12	Kenneth Walker III (KC)	206	146	60	13	+ 1
13	Kyren Williams (LAR)	194	140	54	12	-1
14	Omarion Hampton (LAC)	190	138	52	11	-3
15	Javonte Williams (DAL)	184	135	49	16	+ 1
16	Jeremiyah Love (ARI)	184	135	49	15	-1
17	Breece Hall (NYJ)	180	133	47	17	-
18	Cam Skattebo (NYG)	166	126	40	18	-
19	Travis Etienne Jr. (NO)	162	124	38	20	+ 1
20	D'Andre Swift (CHI)	158	122	36	22	+ 2
21	Bucky Irving (TB)	150	118	32	19	-2
22	Quinshon Judkins (CLE)	148	117	31	21	-1
23	Bhayshul Tuten (JAC)	138	112	26	23	-
24	David Montgomery (HOU)	112	99	13	25	+ 1
25	Jadarian Price (SEA)	110	98	12	28	+ 3
26	TreVeyon Henderson (NE)	96	91	5	24	-2
27	J.K. Dobbins (DEN)	96	91	5	32	+ 5
28	Tony Pollard (TEN)	94	90	4	30	+ 2
29	Jaylen Warren (PIT)	92	89	3	26	-3
30	Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)	86	86	0	31	+ 1
31	Rico Dowdle (PIT)	82	82	0	29	-2
32	Chuba Hubbard (CAR)	71	71	0	34	+ 2
33	Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS)	69	69	0	38	+ 5
34	Jonathon Brooks (CAR)	68	68	0	40	+ 6
35	Kyle Monangai (CHI)	67	67	0	33	-2
36	Jordan Mason (MIN)	65	65	0	36	-
37	Blake Corum (LAR)	61	61	0	35	-2
38	Rachaad White (WAS)	59	59	0	42	+ 4
39	Aaron Jones Sr. (MIN)	54	54	0	39	-
40	Kenny Gainwell (TB)	52	52	0	37	-3
41	RJ Harvey (DEN)	50	50	0	27	-14
42	Zach Charbonnet (SEA)	37	37	0	41	-1
43	Woody Marks (HOU)	35	35	0	43	-
44	Isiah Pacheco (DET)	29	29	0	51	+ 7
45	Tyjae Spears (TEN)	26	26	0	49	+ 4
46	Chris Rodriguez Jr. (JAC)	24	24	0	48	+ 2
47	Alvin Kamara (NO)	22	22	0	46	-1
48	Brian Robinson Jr. (ATL)	20	20	0	47	-1
49	Braelon Allen (NYJ)	17	17	0	55	+ 6
50	AJ Dillon (CAR)	16	16	0
51	Tyler Allgeier (ARI)	15	15	0	45	-6
52	Justice Hill (BAL)	13	13	0	69	+ 17
53	Tyrone Tracy Jr. (NYG)	13	13	0	44	-9
54	Tank Bigsby (PHI)	12	12	0	53	-1
55	Samaje Perine (CIN)	12	12	0	83	+ 28
56	Kaelon Black (SF)	12	12	0	60	+ 4
57	Dylan Sampson (CLE)	6	6	0	56	-1
58	Ty Johnson (BUF)	4	4	0	75	+ 17
59	Keaton Mitchell (LAC)	3	3	0	52	-7
60	Mike Washington Jr. (LV)	2	2	0	54	-6
61	Emari Demercado (KC)	0	0	0	94	+ 33
62	Jordan James (SF)	0	0	0	63	+ 1
63	Jonah Coleman (DEN)	0	0	0	50	-13
64	Adam Randall (BAL)	0	0	0	91	+ 27
65	Najee Harris (NYG)	0	0	0	77	+ 12
66	Chris Brooks (GB)	0	0	0	93	+ 27
67	Kimani Vidal (LAC)	0	0	0	61	-6
68	Jaydon Blue (DAL)	0	0	0	68	-
69	MarShawn Lloyd (GB)	0	0	0	59	-10
70	Emanuel Wilson (SEA)	0	0	0	71	+ 1
71	Jaylen Wright (MIA)	0	0	0	74	+ 3
72	James Conner (ARI)	0	0	0	57	-15
73	Malik Davis (DAL)	0	0	0
74	Jawhar Jordan (HOU)	0	0	0
75	Isaiah Davis (NYJ)	0	0	0	96	+ 21
76	George Holani (SEA)	0	0	0	73	-3
77	Frank Gore Jr. (BUF)	0	0	0
78	Roschon Johnson (CHI)	0	0	0
79	Kyle Juszczyk (SF)	0	0	0
80	Ollie Gordon II (MIA)	0	0	0	87	+ 7
81	Sean Tucker (TB)	0	0	0	62	-19
82	Emmett Johnson (KC)	0	0	0	58	-24
83	LeQuint Allen Jr. (JAC)	0	0	0	90	+ 7
84	Ray Davis (BUF)	0	0	0	66	-18
85	Trayveon Williams (DET)	0	0	0
86	DJ Giddens (IND)	0	0	0	92	+ 6
87	Austin Ekeler (FA)	0	0	0	79	-8
88	Phil Mafah (DAL)	0	0	0
89	Ty Chandler (NO)	0	0	0
90	Elijah Mitchell (FA)	0	0	0
91	Jam Miller (NE)	0	0	0
92	Dameon Pierce (PHI)	0	0	0
93	Israel Abanikanda (DAL)	0	0	0
94	Brashard Smith (KC)	0	0	0	81	-13
95	Deuce Vaughn (FA)	0	0	0
96	Donovan Edwards (MIA)	0	0	0
97	Carlos Washington Jr. (MIA)	0	0	0
98	Kendre Miller (NO)	0	0	0	80	-18
99	Audric Estime (NO)	0	0	0	84	-15
100	Seth McGowan (IND)	0	0	0	95	-5
101	Kaytron Allen (WAS)	0	0	0	67	-34
102	Tahj Brooks (CIN)	0	0	0
103	Demond Claiborne (MIN)	0	0	0	70	-33
104	Devin Neal (NO)	0	0	0	76	-28
105	Hunter Luepke (DAL)	0	0	0
106	Will Shipley (PHI)	0	0	0
107	Nicholas Singleton (TEN)	0	0	0	65	-42
108	Isaac Guerendo (SF)	0	0	0
109	Michael Burton (CLE)	0	0	0
110	Trevor Etienne (CAR)	0	0	0
111	Alec Ingold (LAC)	0	0	0
112	Adam Prentice (DEN)	0	0	0
113	Max Bredeson (MIN)	0	0	0
114	Kaleb Johnson (PIT)	0	0	0	78	-36
115	Reggie Gilliam (NE)	0	0	0
116	Patrick Ricard (NYG)	0	0	0
117	British Brooks (HOU)	0	0	0