Week 9 running backs rankings

Week 9 2026 RB rankings: every running back's half-PPR, PPR and standard projection with Margin's 80% range and the matchup. Top: Jahmyr Gibbs (24.1), Bijan Robinson (23.0), Kenneth Walker III (21.0).

Every running back in week 9, by half-PPR projection

Rank	Player	Team	Game	Half	80% range	PPR	Std
1	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	@ MIA	24.1	13.7–34.5	26.6	21.6
2	Bijan Robinson	ATL	vs CIN	23.0	12.6–33.4	24.9	21.2
3	Kenneth Walker III	KC	vs NYJ	21.0	10.6–31.4	22.9	19.2
4	Christian McCaffrey	SF	vs LV	20.2	9.8–30.6	22.0	18.4
5	Javonte Williams	DAL	@ IND	18.5	8.1–28.9	19.6	17.3
6	Jonathan Taylor	IND	vs DAL	17.9	7.5–28.3	18.9	16.8
7	Kyren Williams	LAR	@ WAS	17.4	7.0–27.8	18.9	15.9
8	Bucky Irving	TB	@ CHI	17.0	6.6–27.4	18.4	15.6
9	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	vs DEN	15.4	5.0–25.8	16.8	14.0
10	Chase Brown	CIN	@ ATL	14.9	4.5–25.3	16.9	13.0
11	Saquon Barkley	PHI	vs NYG	14.5	4.1–24.9	15.4	13.6
12	James Cook III	BUF	@ MIN	14.3	3.9–24.7	15.1	13.6
13	Derrick Henry	BAL	vs JAX	13.3	5.2–23.9	14.0	12.6
14	Jonah Coleman	DEN	@ CAR	13.1	5.0–23.7	14.3	11.9
15	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	vs DET	12.8	4.7–23.4	13.7	12.0
16	Josh Jacobs	GB	@ NE	12.3	4.2–22.9	13.6	11.1
17	Bhayshul Tuten	JAX	@ BAL	11.7	3.6–22.3	12.5	10.8
18	D'Andre Swift	CHI	vs TB	11.5	3.9–21.3	12.7	10.3
19	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs GB	10.9	3.3–20.7	12.3	9.4
20	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	@ NO	10.5	2.9–20.3	11.6	9.4
21	David Montgomery	HOU	@ LAC	10.3	2.7–20.1	11.3	9.3
22	Ashton Jeanty	LV	@ SF	10.2	2.6–20.0	12.1	8.4
23	Cam Skattebo	NYG	@ PHI	10.0	2.4–19.8	11.0	9.1
24	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	vs ARI	9.8	2.2–19.6	10.8	8.8
25	Braelon Allen	NYJ	@ KC	9.3	2.8–18.0	10.3	8.3
26	Rachaad White	WAS	vs LAR	9.2	2.7–17.9	10.3	8.2
27	Travis Etienne Jr.	NO	vs CLE	9.1	2.6–17.8	10.0	8.3
28	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	@ SEA	9.1	2.6–17.8	10.8	7.3
29	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	@ CAR	8.9	2.4–17.6	9.7	8.0
30	Omarion Hampton	LAC	vs HOU	8.8	2.3–17.5	9.7	7.9
31	Woody Marks	HOU	@ LAC	8.8	2.3–17.5	9.5	8.0
32	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	vs BUF	8.7	2.2–17.4	9.8	7.7
33	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	@ SF	8.4	1.9–17.1	8.9	7.9
34	Jordan Mason	MIN	vs BUF	7.6	1.1–16.3	8.1	7.1
35	Breece Hall	NYJ	@ KC	7.4	0.9–16.1	8.4	6.5
36	Devin Singletary	NYG	@ PHI	7.2	0.7–15.9	8.0	6.3
37	Blake Corum	LAR	@ WAS	6.7	1.3–14.2	7.0	6.3
38	Kyle Monangai	CHI	vs TB	6.3	0.9–13.8	6.7	5.9
39	Kenny Gainwell	TB	@ CHI	6.2	0.8–13.8	7.0	5.5
40	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	vs HOU	5.8	0.4–13.3	6.6	5.1
41	Brian Robinson Jr.	ATL	vs CIN	5.7	0.3–13.2	6.0	5.3
42	Samaje Perine	CIN	@ ATL	5.6	0.2–13.1	6.4	4.8
43	Justice Hill	BAL	vs JAX	5.5	0.1–13.1	6.4	4.6
44	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs GB	5.5	0.1–13.1	6.1	4.8
45	Jadarian Price	SEA	vs ARI	5.4	0.0–12.9	5.7	5.1
46	Kaelon Black	SF	vs LV	5.4	0.0–12.9	5.7	5.0
47	Kimani Vidal	LAC	vs HOU	5.4	0.0–12.9	6.1	4.6
48	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAX	@ BAL	5.1	0.0–12.6	5.4	4.9
49	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	@ NE	5.1	0.0–12.6	5.7	4.5
50	Austin Ekeler	WAS	vs LAR	5.0	1.0–10.8	5.5	4.6
51	Dylan Sampson	CLE	@ NO	5.0	1.0–10.8	6.0	3.9
52	Corey Kiner	NE	vs GB	4.7	0.7–10.5	5.1	4.3
53	Seth McGowan	IND	vs DAL	4.7	0.7–10.5	5.2	4.2
54	Zonovan Knight	ARI	@ SEA	4.7	0.7–10.5	5.3	4.1
55	Tyler Goodson	DAL	@ IND	4.4	0.4–10.2	5.0	3.9
56	Jaylen Wright	MIA	vs DET	4.3	0.3–10.1	4.7	3.9
57	Emmett Johnson	KC	vs NYJ	4.1	0.1–9.9	4.6	3.5
58	Ty Johnson	BUF	@ MIN	4.1	0.1–9.9	4.8	3.4
59	Kendre Miller	NO	vs CLE	4.0	0.0–9.8	4.4	3.6
60	Sione Vaki	DET	@ MIA	4.0	0.0–9.8	4.5	3.5
61	Emanuel Wilson	SEA	vs ARI	3.4	0.5–9.2	3.5	3.3
62	Tank Bigsby	PHI	vs NYG	3.0	0.1–8.8	3.1	2.9
63	Jaydon Blue	PHI	vs NYG	2.3	0.0–8.1	2.7	2.0
64	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs CLE	2.2	0.0–8.0	2.6	1.8
65	George Holani	SEA	vs ARI	2.2	0.0–8.0	2.5	2.0
66	Trevor Etienne	CAR	vs DEN	2.1	0.3–6.5	2.3	1.8
67	Jaleel McLaughlin	CLE	@ NO	2.0	0.2–6.4	2.1	1.9
68	CJ Donaldson	NO	vs CLE	1.8	0.0–6.2	2.2	1.5
69	Sean Tucker	TB	@ CHI	1.5	0.0–5.9	1.5	1.4
70	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAX	@ BAL	1.3	0.0–5.7	1.6	1.0
71	Kaytron Allen	MIA	vs DET	1.2	0.0–5.6	1.3	1.2
72	DJ Herman	MIA	vs DET	1.0	0.0–5.4	1.2	0.7
73	Ameer Abdullah	JAX	@ BAL	0.9	0.0–5.3	1.0	0.8
74	Ray Davis	BUF	@ MIN	0.8	0.0–5.2	0.8	0.7
75	Cody Schrader	DEN	@ CAR	0.6	0.0–5.0	0.6	0.5
76	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	@ LAC	0.6	0.0–5.0	0.6	0.6
77	Pierre Strong Jr.	GB	@ NE	0.6	0.0–5.0	0.7	0.5
78	Tahj Brooks	CIN	@ ATL	0.6	0.0–5.0	0.7	0.6
79	Connor Heyward	LV	@ SF	0.5	0.0–4.9	0.6	0.4
80	Elijah Mitchell	PHI	vs NYG	0.5	0.0–4.9	0.6	0.5
81	Jordan James	SF	vs LV	0.5	0.0–4.9	0.5	0.5

Easiest matchups for running backs in week 9

The defenses that allow the most RB points, schedule-adjusted.

Defense	Rank	Vs average	Facing
Carolina Panthers	1st most of 32	+2.8	DEN
Dallas Cowboys	2nd most of 32	+2.3	IND
Buffalo Bills	3rd most of 32	+2.1	MIN
Las Vegas Raiders	4th most of 32	+1.8	SF
New Orleans Saints	5th most of 32	+1.7	CLE

Other positions in week 9

Questions

Who are the top running backs for week 9?

By Margin's half-PPR projection: Jahmyr Gibbs (24.1), Bijan Robinson (23.0), Kenneth Walker III (21.0).

Which defenses are the easiest matchups for running backs in week 9?

Carolina Panthers (+2.8 a game), Dallas Cowboys (+2.3 a game), Buffalo Bills (+2.1 a game), Las Vegas Raiders (+1.8 a game), New Orleans Saints (+1.7 a game).

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