Most Consistent RB of 2017: Fantasy Football Leaderboard
Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams was the most consistent fantasy running back of 2017, posting 383 fantasy points across 16 games at 24 points per game. Le'Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers was the only back within reach of him at 343 points, but Gurley led the position in total scoring, per-game scoring and best single week, a clean sweep of the consistency case.
The Complete 2017 Running Back Top 10
Below is every running back who finished in the top ten in fantasy points for the 2017 season, with team, games played, points, points per game, and best single week for each.
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points per game | Best week | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 383 | 24 | 50 | | 2 | Le'Veon Bell | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 343 | 21 | 40 | | 3 | Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 312 | 20 | 37 | | 4 | Ezekiel Elliott | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 203 | 18 | 41 | | 5 | Kareem Hunt | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 295 | 18 | 46 | | 6 | Melvin Gordon | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 288 | 18 | 36 | | 7 | Mark Ingram | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 278 | 17 | 32 | | 8 | LeSean McCoy | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 264 | 16 | 29 | | 9 | Leonard Fournette | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 230 | 15 | 31 | | 10 | Carlos Hyde | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 234 | 15 | 24 |
Why Gurley Was the Consistency Pick
Gurley did not merely win the 2017 running back scoring race; he won it on every column that matters for week-to-week reliability. His 24 points per game topped the position, his 383 total points topped the position, and his best week of 50 was the highest single-game figure anywhere on the board. A back who leads in volume scoring and per-game scoring at the same time is the definition of a set-and-forget starter, and that is exactly what the Rams got from him that year.
Bell gave him the only real chase, finishing second at 343 points with 21 per game, but even Bell's best week of 40 sat well short of Gurley's peak. Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints claimed third at 312 points, and the drop from Gurley to third place is where the 2017 board starts to spread out.
The middle of the table tells an interesting story of its own. Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys reached fourth on the strength of his per-game number alone: 18 points per game across 11 games, the fewest appearances in the top ten, yet still enough total production to place ahead of Kareem Hunt and Melvin Gordon, who each logged 16 games. That contrast is the sharpest example on the board of total points rewarding availability while the per-game column rewards dominance.
Hunt and Gordon each posted 18 points per game, identical to Elliott's rate, but their 16-game workloads produced 295 and 288 points respectively. That trio forms a distinct tier, sitting behind Kamara and ahead of Mark Ingram, whose 278 points gave the New Orleans Saints a second back in the top ten.
Where the 2017 Depth Showed Itself
The lower half of the board was about steadiness rather than explosiveness. LeSean McCoy of the Buffalo Bills finished eighth at 264 points with a best week of 29, a modest peak for the position's elite. Leonard Fournette of the Jacksonville Jaguars played 15 games, one of only two backs in the top ten to miss a game, and totaled 230 points at 15 per game. Carlos Hyde of the San Francisco 49ers rounds out the list at 234 points, edging Fournette in total despite a lower per-game figure, because Hyde played 16 games to Fournette's 15.
The best week column is dominated by Gurley's 50, but Hunt's 46 stands out as the second-highest single game at the position that year, proof that the Chiefs back paired his season-long reliability with genuine explosiveness. Hyde's best week of 24 is the lowest peak on the board, and McCoy's 29 is barely higher, which is the clearest signal that the bottom of the 2017 top ten was built on accumulation rather than monster games.
What makes 2017 distinctive among running back years is how completely one player separated from everyone else. Gurley finished first in total points by a wide margin over Bell, first in points per game, and first in best week. There is no column, no angle, and no reading of the board under which anyone else was the answer.
For fantasy managers weighing the season in review, the takeaway is simple: the Rams back was the safest weekly start at his position in 2017, and the numbers back that verdict without qualification.
Common questions
Who scored the most fantasy points at running back in 2017?
- Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams, with 383 fantasy points in 16 games. Le'Veon Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers was next at 343 points.
Which running back had the highest points per game in 2017?
- Todd Gurley led at 24 points per game. Le'Veon Bell was second at 21, and Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints third at 20.
Who had the biggest single fantasy week among 2017 running backs?
- Todd Gurley, with a best week of 50. Kareem Hunt of the Kansas City Chiefs had the next best single week at 46.
Which teams placed two running backs in the 2017 top 10?
- The New Orleans Saints, with Alvin Kamara third at 312 points and Mark Ingram seventh at 278.
Did Ezekiel Elliott play a full 2017 season?
- No. He appeared in 11 games in 2017, the fewest in the top ten, yet still finished fourth among running backs at 18 points per game.
How many running backs in the 2017 top 10 played 16 games?
- Eight of the ten played 16 games. Leonard Fournette played 15 and Ezekiel Elliott played 11.