2026 NFL · Week 5

Week 5 running back rankings

Projected PPR points from each player's recent share of his team's targets and carries, his efficiency, and this week's matchup. Updated every morning, including after the injury report.

These are model projections, not guarantees. They don't know about news that breaks after the latest injury report, so check final statuses before kickoff.

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QB RB WR TE

#	Player	Opp	Proj	Matchup	Weather	Volume	Season PPR/g
1	Jahmyr Gibbs DET	@ARI	26.8	30	89° · 15 mph · 18% retractable roof	7.5 tgt, 21.1 car	29.0
2	Kyren Williams LA	BUF	25.2	6	Indoors	7.3 tgt, 15.8 car	22.4
3	Bijan Robinson ATL	BAL	22.9	22	67° · 15 mph · 46% retractable roof	4.6 tgt, 22.2 car	25.9
4	Jonathan Taylor IND	@PIT	21.4	9	69° · 8 mph · 7%	3.7 tgt, 19.9 car	21.6
5	Derrick Henry BAL	@ATL	20.4	32	67° · 15 mph · 46% retractable roof	1.8 tgt, 23.3 car	22.7
6	Javonte Williams DAL	TB	18.2	23	81° · 5 mph retractable roof	3.8 tgt, 16.1 car	20.4
7	Christian McCaffrey SF	@SEA	18.1	16	59° · 8 mph	5.0 tgt, 13.9 car	18.5
8	Ashton Jeanty LV	@NE	17.7	18	62° · 8 mph · 1%	5.5 tgt, 19.2 car	18.5
9	D'Andre Swift CHI	@GB	17.0	1	70° · 12 mph · 8%	2.8 tgt, 16.4 car	15.9
10	Aaron Jones MIN	@NO	16.9	4	Indoors	4.8 tgt, 20.5 car	12.9
11	Jaylen Warren PIT	IND	16.4	10	69° · 8 mph · 7%	4.9 tgt, 16.4 car	14.1
12	Chase Brown CIN	@MIA	16.2	5	87° · 12 mph · 23%	5.9 tgt, 14.3 car	14.5
13	Kyle Monangai CHI	@GB	15.7	1	70° · 12 mph · 8%	0.9 tgt, 17.0 car	14.8
14	James Cook BUF	@LA	15.0	29	Indoors	1.9 tgt, 17.5 car	16.6
15	Quinshon Judkins CLE	@NYJ	14.5	3	66° · 7 mph · 1%	4.6 tgt, 15.3 car	12.1
16	RJ Harvey DEN	@LAC	13.7	11	Indoors	7.2 tgt, 5.0 car	12.7
17	Bhayshul Tuten JAX	PHI	13.6	12	Neutral site: no forecast	2.0 tgt, 16.2 car	13.0
18	Emanuel Wilson SEA	SF	13.3	8	59° · 8 mph	3.1 tgt, 16.2 car	9.5
19	Jeremiyah Love ARI	DET	12.4	14	89° · 15 mph · 18% retractable roof	2.5 tgt, 15.8 car	12.2
20	Cam Skattebo NYG	@WAS	11.8	28	65° · 8 mph · 11%	2.8 tgt, 18.4 car	11.1
21	Omarion Hampton LAC	DEN	11.5	7	Indoors	1.7 tgt, 12.6 car	11.2
22	Bucky Irving TB	@DAL	11.0	13	81° · 5 mph retractable roof	1.8 tgt, 14.8 car	11.8
23	Tony Pollard TEN	HOU	10.9	25	75° · 10 mph · 40%	3.2 tgt, 14.6 car	9.6
24	Ollie Gordon II MIA	CIN	10.8	21	87° · 12 mph · 23%	2.2 tgt, 10.4 car	11.1
25	Rhamondre Stevenson NE	LV	10.2	17	62° · 8 mph · 1%	3.5 tgt, 9.3 car	10.8
26	Keaton Mitchell LAC	DEN	10.2	7	Indoors	3.9 tgt, 7.7 car	7.7
27	Braelon Allen NYJ	CLE	10.2	27	66° · 7 mph · 1%	2.7 tgt, 14.9 car	6.5
28	Travis Etienne NO	MIN	9.1	31	Indoors	3.2 tgt, 10.5 car	10.3
29	Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS	NYG	9.1	15	65° · 8 mph · 11%	2.3 tgt, 13.5 car	7.7
30	David Montgomery HOU	@TEN	8.8	19	75° · 10 mph · 40%	1.1 tgt, 11.0 car	11.1
31	MarShawn Lloyd GB	CHI	8.4	26	70° · 12 mph · 8%	4.3 tgt, 6.2 car	6.5
32	De'Von Achane MIA	CIN	8.3	21	87° · 12 mph · 23%	3.3 tgt, 9.1 car	8.2
33	TreVeyon Henderson NE	LV	8.0	17	62° · 8 mph · 1%	1.1 tgt, 12.2 car	7.2
34	Alvin Kamara NO	MIN	7.6	31	Indoors	3.6 tgt, 8.7 car	6.2
35	Woody Marks HOU	@TEN	7.4	19	75° · 10 mph · 40%	1.9 tgt, 7.2 car	7.7
36	Tyler Allgeier ARI	DET	7.3	14	89° · 15 mph · 18% retractable roof	2.5 tgt, 6.1 car	7.7
37	J.K. Dobbins DEN	@LAC	6.9	11	Indoors	1.4 tgt, 11.8 car	5.2
38	Brian Robinson ATL	BAL	6.8	22	67° · 15 mph · 46% retractable roof	0.5 tgt, 9.8 car	7.6
39	Blake Corum LA	BUF	6.6	6	Indoors	2.0 tgt, 6.9 car	5.6
40	Kendre Miller NO	MIN	6.1	31	Indoors	1.9 tgt, 6.0 car	6.5
41	Kenny Gainwell TB	@DAL	5.9	13	81° · 5 mph retractable roof	3.2 tgt, 2.6 car	5.2
42	Saquon Barkley PHI	@JAX	5.8	23	Neutral site: no forecast	1.5 tgt, 7.7 car	5.8
43	Tank Bigsby PHI	@JAX	5.8	23	Neutral site: no forecast	1.2 tgt, 8.8 car	4.3
44	Mike Washington Jr. LV	@NE	5.8	18	62° · 8 mph · 1%	0.9 tgt, 7.4 car	4.7
45	Austin Ekeler WAS	NYG	5.7	15	65° · 8 mph · 11%	1.8 tgt, 5.4 car	5.0
46	George Holani SEA	SF	5.4	8	59° · 8 mph	1.9 tgt, 5.0 car	4.8
47	Chris Rodriguez Jr. JAX	PHI	5.2	12	Neutral site: no forecast	0.0 tgt, 6.8 car	5.7
48	Kimani Vidal LAC	DEN	5.2	7	Indoors	2.2 tgt, 2.5 car	4.9
49	Raheim Sanders CLE	@NYJ	5.2	3	66° · 7 mph · 1%	2.5 tgt, 1.6 car	5.1
50	Ty Johnson BUF	@LA	4.9	29	Indoors	2.8 tgt	6.1
51	Samaje Perine CIN	@MIA	4.2	5	87° · 12 mph · 23%	1.6 tgt, 3.5 car	3.6
52	Tyler Badie DEN	@LAC	4.1	11	Indoors	1.8 tgt, 1.5 car	5.1
53	Najee Harris NYG	@WAS	3.7	28	65° · 8 mph · 11%	0.0 tgt, 8.3 car	2.9
54	Kaleb Johnson GB	CHI	3.7	26	70° · 12 mph · 8%	0.7 tgt, 7.0 car	2.0
55	Will Shipley PHI	@JAX	3.6	23	Neutral site: no forecast	1.5 tgt, 4.0 car	2.9
56	Justice Hill BAL	@ATL	3.5	32	67° · 15 mph · 46% retractable roof	1.7 tgt, 2.4 car	3.8
57	Seth McGowan IND	@PIT	3.4	9	69° · 8 mph · 7%	1.1 tgt, 4.3 car	1.8
58	Tyjae Spears TEN Q	HOU	3.2	25	75° · 10 mph · 40%	1.1 tgt, 2.9 car	3.9
59	Kaelon Black SF	@SEA	3.2	16	59° · 8 mph	0.3 tgt, 5.5 car	3.4
60	Sean Tucker TB	@DAL	3.1	13	81° · 5 mph retractable roof	0.0 tgt, 2.3 car	7.0

On bye: Kenneth Walker III · Chuba Hubbard · Emmett Johnson · AJ Dillon

How the projections work

Each player's share of team targets and carries over his last three games (weighted 50/30/20) is multiplied by his team's average volume and his points per touch, pulled toward the position average so a few big plays don't dominate. That's blended with his season average, then adjusted up or down by up to 20% for the opposing defense. Matchup ranks: 1 is the defense that allows the most points to the position, so lower is better. In testing on weeks 3 and 4, projections were off by about 6 points per player on average, which is typical for single-week fantasy projections.