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2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Running Back Rankings: Omarion Hampton Has Huge Potential
The running back position was considered the deepest in the 2025 NFL Draft, at least as it pertains to offensive skill position players. The class is led by Ashton Jeanty, who was taken sixth overall by the Las Vegas Raiders. Not only will he be the first rookie running back off the board in dynasty drafts, he’s also likely to be the first overall player drafted in 2025.
Unfortunately for those in redraft leagues, a majority of the other rookie runners don’t have a clear path to significant Year 1 touches. Omarion Hampton projects to share carries with Najee Harris in Los Angeles, but he has featured back potential in the long term. TreVeyon Henderson will have to share work with Rhamondre Stevenson in New England, but he could push to become their lead runner at some point in the next few seasons.
On a more positive note, Quinshon Judkins will be given every chance to lead the Cleveland Browns backfield. The same can be said of Kaleb Johnson in Pittsburgh and R.J. Harvey with the Denver Broncos. Jaydon Blue also landed in a good spot with the Dallas Cowboys.
With that said, here’s my initial look at my top 15 fantasy running backs for dynasty drafts.
All Positions: Top 50 | QBs | WRs | TEs
2025 Fantasy Football Rookie Running Back Rankings
Note: Ages listed as how old the player will be by the end of September.
Rk | Player | Pos | Team | Bye | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ashton Jeanty | RB | LV | 8 | 21 |
2 | Omarion Hampton | RB | LAC | 12 | 22 |
3 | Quinshon Judkins | RB | CLE | 9 | 21 |
4 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB | NE | 14 | 21 |
5 | Kaleb Johnson | RB | PIT | 5 | 22 |
6 | RJ Harvey | RB | DEN | 12 | 24 |
7 | Cam Skattebo | RB | NYG | 14 | 23 |
8 | Bhayshul Tuten | RB | JAC | 8 | 22 |
9 | Jaydon Blue | RB | DAL | 10 | 21 |
10 | Devin Neal | RB | NO | 11 | 22 |
11 | Dylan Sampson | RB | CLE | 9 | 21 |
12 | Jordan James | RB | SF | 14 | 21 |
13 | Kyle Monangai | RB | CHI | 5 | 23 |
14 | DJ Giddens | RB | IND | 11 | 22 |
15 | Woody Marks | RB | HOU | 6 | 24 |
Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.