Weekly Fantasy Football Leaders (2021)

Top Running Backs - Weeks 1 to 8 (2021)

View fantasy scoring leaders for Standard, Half PPR, and PPR leagues broken down by week. Rankings can be sorted based on total points or average points per week to spot the top fantasy players.

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#	Player	Pos	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	AVG	TTL
1	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN	10.7	47.7	19.4	25.7	31	35.6	16.4	6.8	24.2	193.3
2	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC	11.7	22.5	22.7	29.5	32.9	9.5	BYE	24.4	21.9	153.2
3	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	17.6	6.3	8.2	20.4	31.9	28.8	18	21.2	19.1	152.4
4	D'Andre Swift	RB	PHI	24.4	11.8	23.7	8.9	22.4	17.7	28.4	8.1	18.2	145.4
5	Aaron Jones	RB	GB	4.2	41.5	17.6	10.9	14.9	21	8.9	24	17.9	143
6	Najee Harris	RB	PIT	5.9	19.1	28.2	21.1	22.2	24.7	BYE	21	20.3	142.2
7	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	18.1	7	20.8	12	29.2	BYE	33.9	16.6	19.7	137.6
8	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL	8.7	23.9	16.2	34.6	18.4	BYE	14.1	18.2	19.2	134.1
9	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN	25	8.1	10.4	13.7	10.5	26.3	11.9	25.1	16.4	131
10	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	NE	5.9	17.7	26.6	20.3	25.2	18.9	-	11.3	18	125.9
11	Darrell Henderson Jr.	RB	FA	15.7	17.2	-	16.6	16.9	24.7	9.4	22.3	17.5	122.8
12	Leonard Fournette	RB	BUF	10.9	11.6	6.4	16.9	21	30.7	17	7.3	15.2	121.8
13	James Robinson	RB	GB	8.4	9.4	25.4	20.6	21.7	19.1	-	4.9	15.6	109.5
14	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE	17.1	6.3	27.5	16.6	25.9	10.8	-	-	17.4	104.2
15	Melvin Gordon III	RB	BAL	20.8	8.9	15.2	8.7	6.3	10.3	11.2	19.2	12.6	100.6
16	Damien Harris	RB	BUF	11.7	13.4	3.1	4.6	9.8	17.8	25.3	14	12.5	99.7
17	Chase Edmonds	RB	TB	14.6	12.5	14.5	17.9	4.4	8	10	15.9	12.2	97.8
18	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS	11.8	9.3	17.4	15.5	21.2	4.4	7.6	8.4	12	95.6
19	Myles Gaskin	RB	MIN	12.6	8.6	10.4	0.3	31.9	3.4	17.7	8.5	11.7	93.4
20	Michael Carter	RB	ARI	3	10.8	4.9	10.4	14.8	-	16.4	32.2	13.2	92.5
21	James Conner	RB	ARI	5.3	2.6	18.3	20.6	10.7	8.1	12.4	14.2	11.5	92.2
22	J.D. McKissic	RB	FA	0.8	20.3	5.8	16.9	1.7	19	9.6	17.3	11.4	91.4
23	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE	22.1	16.8	8.4	11.5	24	-	-	7.9	15.1	90.7
24	Darrel Williams	RB	FA	0.4	5.8	5.9	13.8	7.5	23.9	8	17	10.3	82.3
25	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	5.1	8.4	13.2	8.9	11.6	9.8	17.2	6.8	10.1	81
26	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	2.4	1	10.9	9.1	18.4	13.5	9.6	14.1	9.9	79
27	Zack Moss	RB	IND	-	15.4	18.1	12.1	12.2	5.9	-	11.8	12.6	75.5
28	Josh Jacobs	RB	LV	17	-	-	10.7	16.7	15.2	15.8	BYE	15.1	75.4
29	Dalvin Cook	RB	NYJ	20.4	16.8	-	6.4	-	22.3	-	7.8	14.7	73.7
30	Tony Pollard	RB	DAL	8.3	23	7.5	6.7	14.3	9.3	BYE	3.7	10.4	72.8
31	Kenyan Drake	RB	FA	12	10.5	8.7	0.2	1.1	21.3	16.9	-	10.1	70.7
32	Devontae Booker	RB	FA	2.3	2.1	-	2.2	20.8	10.9	14.6	17.5	10.1	70.4
33	Mike Davis	RB	FA	10.2	13.3	11	10.6	12.1	-	1	11.6	10	69.8
34	Jamaal Williams	RB	NO	25	6.7	14.7	6.6	8.5	1.9	5.7	-	9.9	69.1
35	Elijah Mitchell	RB	SF	16.4	7.3	-	-	8.2	BYE	16.7	19.7	13.7	68.3
36	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PHI	12.3	7.2	6.4	20.9	3.4	1.1	14.1	2.7	8.5	68.1
37	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG	3.7	8.9	21.4	29.6	0.9	0	-	-	10.8	64.5
38	Miles Sanders	RB	CAR	17.3	6.9	8.5	7.7	10.1	8.6	3.7	-	9	62.8
39	David Montgomery	RB	DET	18.8	10.9	7.5	22.6	-	-	-	0	12	59.8
39	Alexander Mattison	RB	MIN	1.6	3.8	23.1	2	26.3	1	BYE	2	8.5	59.8
41	Ty Johnson	RB	BUF	3.6	5	3.3	3.3	11.4	-	13.1	19.6	8.5	59.3
42	Christian McCaffrey	RB	SF	27.7	24.7	6	-	-	BYE	-	-	19.5	58.4
43	Devin Singletary	RB	HOU	11	17.1	3.6	9.6	3.3	9.3	-	3.9	8.3	57.8
44	Alex Collins	RB	FA	-	2.5	0.8	15.8	9.2	16.8	5.4	4.4	7.8	54.9
45	Khalil Herbert	RB	CHI	0	-	0	0.7	7.5	19.2	18.3	8.8	7.8	54.5
46	Giovani Bernard	RB	FA	3.2	3.6	20.1	-	11.5	2.4	2.5	10.7	7.7	54
47	AJ Dillon	RB	GB	3.6	3.6	4.6	10.7	17.9	5.9	-0.2	7.8	6.7	53.9
48	Mark Ingram II	RB	FA	14.5	5	3	2.4	4.1	10.1	5.7	7.2	6.5	52
49	Latavius Murray	RB	BUF	8.8	9.6	2.8	11.9	5	13.6	BYE	-	8.6	51.7
50	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	KC	10.2	2.6	16.9	18.3	3.4	-	-	-	10.3	51.4
51	Jeremy McNichols	RB	SF	6.3	5.9	8.6	16.5	5.5	BYE	2	6.3	7.3	51.1
52	Nyheim Hines	RB	BUF	14.2	3.2	18.9	1.1	1.8	3.2	2.2	6.4	6.4	51
53	David Johnson	RB	FA	11.8	6.7	1.1	7.8	10.1	1.1	10.2	1.3	6.3	50.1
54	Chris Carson	RB	FA	12.7	15.1	16.2	4.1	-	-	-	-	12	48.1
55	Brandon Bolden	RB	LV	0.5	-	5.2	11.1	7.1	1.2	19.9	2.6	6.8	47.6
56	Samaje Perine	RB	DEN	3.9	0	1.7	3.2	18.3	-	14.5	3.6	6.5	45.2
57	Damien Williams	RB	FA	8	2.4	0	15	16.4	-	1.8	-0.3	6.2	43.3
58	Ty'Son Williams	RB	FA	18.4	11.3	2.2	-	4.1	-	5.4	-	8.3	41.4
59	Sony Michel	RB	FA	0.2	4.6	10.9	-0.9	11.5	4.2	0.4	7.6	4.8	38.5
60	D'Ernest Johnson	RB	JAC	-	-	0.9	0	-	1.9	24.8	9.9	7.5	37.5
61	Kyle Juszczyk	RB	SF	1.7	3.7	15.1	8.1	6.5	BYE	-	2.1	6.2	37.2
62	Devonta Freeman	RB	FA	-	2.9	0.8	0.4	6.5	11.3	12.9	-	5.8	34.8
63	Demetric Felton Jr.	RB	CIN	0	13.1	3.3	3.2	0	3.4	6.4	2.7	4	32.1
64	James White	RB	FA	12.1	18.5	0.6	-	-	-	-	-	10.4	31.2
65	Travis Homer	RB	CHI	0	3.4	7.8	0.5	2.8	6.4	1.4	8.2	3.8	30.5
66	Boston Scott	RB	PHI	0	-	2.5	-	-	-	9.9	18	7.6	30.4
67	Salvon Ahmed	RB	MIA	4.8	1.7	-	3.3	4.1	4.7	7.2	3.8	4.2	29.6
68	Ronald Jones II	RB	FA	-0.6	4.6	1.1	8.5	4.6	3.9	4.3	2.9	3.7	29.3
69	Phillip Lindsay	RB	FA	8.5	9.4	0.5	-0.1	1.9	7.4	0.8	0.8	3.7	29.2
70	JaMycal Hasty	RB	NE	8.8	9.9	-	-	-	-	4.6	5.3	7.2	28.6
71	Carlos Hyde	RB	FA	7.8	0.7	4.4	-	1.3	0	-	13.2	4.6	27.4
72	Peyton Barber	RB	FA	-	3.2	23.2	0	-	-	-	-	8.8	26.4
73	Chris Evans	RB	CIN	-	2.4	4.6	-	3.5	15.7	-	-	6.6	26.2
74	Malcolm Brown	RB	FA	1.6	2.1	9.1	3.7	-	4.1	1.9	-	3.8	22.5
75	Trey Sermon	RB	IND	-	0.8	11.4	8.9	0.7	-	-	-	5.5	21.8
76	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	NE	0.1	-	-	-	2.3	15.2	-	4.1	5.4	21.7
77	Justin Jackson	RB	FA	1.7	3.9	0	5.3	-	1.7	-	7.9	3.4	20.5
78	DeeJay Dallas	RB	SEA	2	0	0	0	5.9	10	0	0.6	2.3	18.5
79	Jordan Howard	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17.7	17.7	17.7
80	J.J. Taylor	RB	HOU	-	0.3	2.5	-1	-	-	15.6	-	4.4	17.4
81	Alec Ingold	RB	MIA	6.2	0	7.1	-	-	0	4	-	3.5	17.3
81	Ameer Abdullah	RB	LV	3.9	0	2.4	1.2	0.2	0	0	9.6	2.2	17.3
83	Rex Burkhead	RB	FA	1.6	-	1.5	-0.1	-	0	0	13.8	2.8	16.8
84	Elijhaa Penny	RB	FA	0	0.5	0.6	-	0.4	8.6	2.4	2.6	2.2	15.1
85	Marlon Mack	RB	ARI	-	1.6	-	3.3	6.4	1.2	0.4	0	2.2	12.9
85	Jermar Jefferson	RB	DET	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.9	12.9	12.9
87	Tony Jones Jr.	RB	ARI	6.3	0.7	4.2	1.5	-	-	-	-	3.2	12.7
88	Derrick Gore	RB	WAS	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7	10.8	6.3	12.5
88	Ty Montgomery II	RB	NE	1.5	1.3	0	7.9	0	-	0.4	1.4	1.8	12.5
90	Royce Freeman	RB	LAR	-	-	3.5	1.2	1.8	0.3	2.9	2.5	2	12.2
91	Jerick McKinnon	RB	KC	-	2.4	-	0	3.5	2.5	3.7	-	2.4	12.1
92	C.J. Ham	RB	MIN	2.9	-	0.2	0.1	2.5	3	BYE	3.3	2	12
93	Tevin Coleman	RB	FA	2.4	2.4	-	5.1	1.1	-	-	-	2.8	11
94	Jaret Patterson	RB	LAC	0.9	-	-	2.2	1.3	1.3	BYE	4.6	2.1	10.3
94	Le'Veon Bell	RB	FA	-	-	-	1.1	-	7.8	1.4	-	3.4	10.3
96	Rodney Smith	RB	FA	-	-	-	9.8	-	-	-	-	9.8	9.8
97	Johnny Stanton IV	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	1.6	7.6	-	4.6	9.2
98	Jalen Richard	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	1.4	1.3	5.5	-	2.7	8.2
98	Keith Smith	RB	ATL	6.1	0.3	0	0.2	0	BYE	1.6	-	1.4	8.2
100	Alex Armah Jr.	RB	WAS	-	0	0.5	0.2	-	-	0.2	7.1	1.6	8
100	Andy Janovich	RB	FA	0	6	-	2	-	-	-	-	2.7	8
100	Larry Rountree III	RB	FA	2.7	0.8	0.3	3.1	0	-	-	1.1	1.3	8
103	Jakob Johnson	RB	LV	-	-	-	0	-	-	5.2	1.2	2.1	6.4
104	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	HOU	0	-	-	0.3	2.9	0	-	2.8	1.2	6
105	Patrick Ricard	RB	BAL	3.5	0.2	0	1.4	-	-	-	BYE	1.3	5.1
106	Gabe Nabers	RB	FA	0.2	0	3.1	0	-	1.6	-	-	1	4.9
107	Scottie Phillips	RB	FA	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	4
108	Kylin Hill	RB	FA	1.4	0.8	0	0	1.5	0	0.2	0	0.5	3.9
109	Darrynton Evans	RB	MIA	-	-	-	-	0	-	3.8	-	1.9	3.8
109	Benny Snell Jr.	RB	FA	0	0.1	-	0	2	0	-	1.7	0.6	3.8
111	Wayne Gallman Jr.	RB	FA	0	-	-	2.9	0.2	-	0.2	0	0.7	3.3
112	Michael Burton	RB	DEN	0.2	2.1	-	0.5	0.2	0	-	-	0.6	3
113	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.7	-	2.7	2.7
114	Rashaad Penny	RB	PHI	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	0.9	0.7	0.8	2.4
114	Joshua Kelley	RB	LAC	-	-	-	-	1.7	0.7	BYE	-	1.2	2.4
116	Reggie Gilliam	RB	BUF	-	0.2	0	1.9	-	0	BYE	-	0.5	2.1
116	Dwayne Washington	RB	DEN	-	0	-	2.1	-	-	-	-	1.1	2.1
118	Jonathan Ward	RB	TEN	0	-	-	-	0	1.4	0.7	0	0.4	2.1
119	Raheem Mostert	RB	MIA	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2
119	Gary Brightwell	RB	NYG	1.6	0	0.4	0	-	0	-	-	0.4	2
119	Patrick Laird	RB	TB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2
122	Ryan Nall	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4	0.4	0.9	1.8
123	Devine Ozigbo	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4	-	1.4	1.4
124	John Kelly Jr.	RB	CLE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3	-	1.3	1.3
124	Derek Watt	RB	FA	0	-	1.3	0	0	0	-	-	0.3	1.3
124	Mike Boone	RB	HOU	-	-	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	1.3	1.3
124	Trayveon Williams	RB	CIN	-	-	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	1.3	1.3
128	Jacques Patrick	RB	FA	-	-	-	1.2	-	-	-	-	1.2	1.2
128	Kalen Ballage	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	0	1.5	-	-0.3	0.4	1.2
130	Buddy Howell	RB	FA	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	1.1	0.4	1.1
131	Eno Benjamin	RB	NO	-	-	-	-	0	BYE	0.7	-	0.4	0.7
131	Damarea Crockett	RB	FA	-	-	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	0.7	0.7
133	Jake Funk	RB	FA	0	0	0.6	-	-	0	-	-	0.2	0.6
134	Matt Breida	RB	NYG	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4	0.4
134	Mekhi Sargent	RB	FA	0.2	-	0.2	-	0	-	-	-	0.1	0.4
136	La'Mical Perine	RB	KC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3	0.3	0.3
137	Anthony McFarland Jr.	RB	PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	0.1	0.1	0.1
138	Brandin Bryant	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Jaylen Samuels	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Adam Prentice	RB	NO	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	-	-		0
138	B.J. Emmons	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Nate McCrary	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Pooka Williams Jr.	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Sandro Platzgummer	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Darius Bradwell	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Qadree Ollison	RB	PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	-		0
138	Wendell Smallwood	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
138	Austin Walter	RB	LV	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	BYE		0
138	Cullen Gillaspia	RB	FA	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-	0	0
150	Trenton Cannon	RB	FA	0.5	-0.1	0	-2	0	-	0	0	-0.2	-1.6
151	Craig Reynolds	RB	DET	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Trey Ragas	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	JaQuan Hardy	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Duke Johnson Jr.	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Jonathan Williams	RB	WAS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Brian Hill	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Reggie Bonnafon	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Kenjon Barner	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Nathan Cottrell	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Ryquell Armstead	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Jason Huntley	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Josh Johnson	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Nick Bawden	RB	NYJ	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	-	-		0
151	D'Onta Foreman	RB	CHI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Elijah McGuire	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Corey Clement	RB	ARI	0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
151	Nick Ralston	RB	FA	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
151	Jordan Wilkins	RB	FA	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
151	Tarik Cohen	RB	CAR	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
151	J.K. Dobbins	RB	BAL	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	BYE	0	0
151	Khari Blasingame	RB	CHI	0	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0
151	Godwin Igwebuike	RB	PIT	0	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	-	0	0
151	Taiwan Jones	RB	FA	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
151	Artavis Pierce	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0
151	Spencer Brown	RB	CAR	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
151	Sewo Olonilua	RB	FA	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
151	Gerrid Doaks	RB	FA	-	0	-	-	0	-	-	-	0	0
151	Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	GB	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Cam Akers	RB	MIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	0	0	0
151	Darwin Thompson	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
151	Dontrell Hilliard	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
151	Tory Carter	RB	FA	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
151	Kene Nwangwu	RB	MIN	-	-	-	-	-	-	BYE	-		0
151	LeVante Bellamy	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Trey Edmunds	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Adrian Peterson	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Deon Jackson	RB	NYG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB	MIA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0
151	Ito Smith	RB	FA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0