2023 Dynasty Rookie Tiers & Rankings: Running Backs (Fantasy Football)

We’re quickly approaching the 2023 NFL Draft, and there’s never a better time than now to brush up on your dynasty rookie knowledge. Fantasy never stops. That’s especially true when it comes to dynasty, which never sleeps! Derek Brown shares his dynasty rookie position rankings below. And Derek Brown, Pat Fitzmaurice, Andrew Erickson, and Matthew Freedman check in to provide you with their 2023 fantasy football dynasty rookie rankings. Take a look at who they are higher and lower on entering the 2023 NFL Draft season. And you can find our expert consensus dynasty rookie rankings here.

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Dynasty Rookie Rankings (2023 Fantasy Football)

Tier 1

  • Bijan Robinson

Analysis: Robinson is in a class of his own. He could easily get top-15 draft capital in the NFL Draft. He’s a locked and loaded three-down workhorse.

Tier 2

  • Jahmyr Gibbs
  • Zach Charbonnet

Analysis: Gibbs is a tier below Robinson. Gibbs likely goes in round two of the NFL Draft. His trump card is his pass-game utility. He should be a reception machine from Day 1. Charbonnet is a better pure rusher than Gibbs, but his pass game skills aren’t close to Gibbs. Charbonnet could sneak into the second round of the NFL Draft, but he’s probably better viewed at this point as a third-round guy. Charbonnet has climbed over Gibbs in my latest rankings update, but I view them both in the same tier. 

Tier 3

Analysis: Each of these players has three-down potential. Spears, McIntosh, and Hull, are all plus receivers. Bigsby is a tough runner with pass-pro chops, so he could garner pass-game snaps and work due to those intangibles. Johnson has underrated pass pro and receiving skills. 

Tier 4

Analysis: This is the early down 1A complement tier. Each of these backs has pass-game warts that could limit their upside. They are all more scheme-specific backs, too, with some operating better in zone or gap schemes.

Honorable Mentions

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