The SB Nation crew ranks the top 50 running backs in PPR leagues heading into the 2018 season.
The running back landscape is as deep and loaded as it’s ever been heading into the 2018 NFL season. However, in fantasy football leagues, the top of the draft will be a debate between Le’Veon Bell and Todd Gurley.
You can’t go wrong with either back, though Bell has a little more incentive to ball out since he’s once again playing under the one-year franchise tag. Bell has also been a machine when it comes to PPR scoring leagues, as he has caught 160 passes over the last two seasons.
The most intriguing thing to watch for in 2018 will be how the second-year backs do after after standout rookie seasons. Guys like Leonard Fournette, Alvin Kamara, and Kareem Hunt took the league by storm in their first season, and it’s not hard to envision them finishing at or near the top of the fantasy scoring output among backs this season.
Of that group, it was Kamara who finished No. 2 in catches by running backs (82) last year. He also finished third in scoring among running backs and could make a run at the top spot in 2018.