Top 10 Fantasy RB Seasons of 2024

Who were the top 10 fantasy running backs of 2024?

The 2024 fantasy running back board was led by J.Gibbs of the Detroit Lions, whose 363 fantasy points in 17 games set the pace for the position. Every back in the top ten played 17 games, so the ranking is a straight comparison of total production rather than a story of missed time. The gap at the top is narrow: Saquon Barkley posted 349 points and B.Robinson posted 340, and both matched the same 21 and 20 points per game as the leaders, which shows how tightly packed the elite tier was.

| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points per game | Best week | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | J.Gibbs | Detroit Lions | 17 | 363 | 21 | 46 | | 2 | Saquon Barkley | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 349 | 21 | 46 | | 3 | B.Robinson | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 340 | 20 | 31 | | 4 | D.Henry | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 336 | 20 | 36 | | 5 | D.Achane | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 300 | 18 | 32 | | 6 | J.Jacobs | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 293 | 17 | 29 | | 7 | Kyren Williams | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 272 | 16 | 32 | | 8 | J.Cook | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 267 | 16 | 28 | | 9 | Alvin Kamara | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 265 | 16 | 44 | | 10 | Chase Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 253 | 15 | 27 |

How close was the race at the top of the 2024 RB rankings?

The top four backs of 2024 finished within a tight band of total fantasy points: 363, 349, 340 and 336. J.Gibbs and Saquon Barkley both averaged 21 points per game, and both recorded a 46-point best week, the two highest single-week scores in the entire top ten. B.Robinson and D.Henry followed at 20 points per game each, with Henry's best week of 36 standing above Robinson's 31. Saquon Barkley's case is nearly as strong as the leader's: 349 points of his own, the same 21 points per game, and a matching 46-point best week. What separates the seasons at the very top is total points, where Gibbs stands alone.

D.Achane of the Miami Dolphins rounds out the top five at 300 points and 18 points per game, a step behind the 20-point-per-game pair above him but clearly ahead of the sixth-place back, J.Jacobs of the Green Bay Packers at 293 points and 17 points per game.

What do the middle and bottom of the top 10 show?

From seventh through tenth, the 2024 running back seasons cluster at 16 and 15 points per game. Kyren Williams of the Los Angeles Rams finished seventh among running backs with 272 points, J.Cook of the Buffalo Bills finished eighth with 267, and Alvin Kamara of the New Orleans Saints finished ninth with 265. Chase Brown of the Cincinnati Bengals closed the top ten at 253 points and 15 points per game.

The best-week column highlights how different the paths to those totals were. Alvin Kamara's 44-point best week is the third-highest single week in the group, ahead of backs who finished above him in total points, while Chase Brown's 27-point best week shows his season was built on week-to-week steadiness rather than a single explosion. Kyren Williams and D.Achane each posted a 32-point best week, and J.Cook's best was 28.

What makes a top-10 fantasy RB season in 2024?

The 2024 data sets a clear bar: a top-ten running back season required at least 253 total fantasy points and an average of at least 15 points per game, with all ten backs playing the full 17 games. Four backs reached 336 points or more, which marks the line between the elite tier and the rest of the top ten. For fantasy managers reviewing the season, durability and volume of scoring weeks mattered as much as any single highlight, because the entire top ten shared the same 17-game availability.