2025 Fantasy Football Startup Dynasty League Running Back Rankings: Ashton Jeanty In The Top 3

Michael Fabiano | Jul 7, 2025

Raiders rookie RB Ashton Jeanty will be one of the most valuable players in dynasty startup drafts this season. / Candice Ward-Imagn Images

With the month of July comes an influx of dynasty startup draft chatter. After all, the start of the summer months means we now have a very clear idea of how rosters look, who could end up where on team depth charts and in turn, what a player’s value projects to be in 2025.

For those who are unaware, dynasty leagues are most like running a real NFL team … you build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” for as long as the league exists. If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are perfect for you.

The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings are primarily in examining the age of the players. For example, Derrick Henry, who’ll be 31 next season, will be ranked ahead of younger guys such as Omarion Hampton, Chase Brown and James Cook in traditional leagues. However, that trio has more value than Henry in dynasty leagues due in large part to the fact that each of them is in the early 20s and haven’t hit their primes.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2025 dynasty start-up league running back rankings.

All Positions: Top 200 | QBs | WRs | TEs

2025 Fantasy Football Running Back Dynasty League Rankings

Note: Ages listed as how old the player will be by the end of September.

Rk	Player	Team	Bye	Age
1	Bijan Robinson	ATL	5	23
2	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	8	23
3	Ashton Jeanty	LV	8	21
4	De'Vone Achane	MIA	12	23
5	Omarion Hampton	LAC	12	22
6	Saquon Barkley	PHI	9	28
7	Breece Hall	NYJ	9	24
8	Jonathan Taylor	IND	11	26
9	Bucky Irving	TB	9	23
10	Kyren Williams	LAR	8	25
11	Kenneth Walker	SEA	8	24
12	James Cook	BUF	7	26
13	Chase Brown	CIN	10	25
14	Josh Jacobs	GB	5	27
15	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	9	21
16	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	14	21
17	Derrick Henry	BAL	7	31
18	Christian McCaffrey	SF	14	29
19	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	14	26
20	Kaleb Johnson	PIT	5	22
21	RJ Harvey	DEN	12	24
22	Alvin Kamara	NO	11	30
23	Joe Mixon	HOU	6	29
24	David Montgomery	DET	8	28
25	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	8	26
26	Isiah Pacheco	KC	10	26
27	D'Andre Swift	CHI	5	26
28	James Conner	ARI	8	30
29	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	14	25
30	Tony Pollard	TEN	10	28
31	Trey Benson	ARI	8	22
32	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	12	26
33	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	8	24
34	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	14	27
35	Jordan Mason	MIN	6	26
36	Isaac Guerendo	SF	14	25
37	Cam Skattebo	NYG	14	23
38	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	6	30
39	Najee Harris	LAC	12	27
40	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	8	22
41	Jaylen Warren	PIT	5	26
42	Rachaad White	TB	9	26
43	Tank Bigsby	JAC	8	24
44	Tyjae Spears	TEN	10	24
45	Javonte Williams	DAL	10	25
46	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	12	26
47	Jaydon Blue	DAL	10	21
48	Braelon Allen	NYJ	9	21
49	MarShawn Lloyd	GB	5	24
50	Blake Corum	LAR	8	24
51	Ray Davis	BUF	7	25
52	Kendre Miller	NO	11	23
53	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	5	25
54	Jaylen Wright	MIA	12	22
55	Devin Neal	NO	11	22
56	Jordan James	SF	14	21
57	Rico Dowdle	CAR	14	27
58	Dylan Sampson	CLE	9	21
59	DJ Giddens	IND	11	22
60	Jonathon Brooks	CAR	14	22
61	Jerome Ford	CLE	9	26
62	Audric Estime	DEN	12	22
63	Woody Marks	HOU	6	24
64	Trevor Etienne	CAR	14	21
65	Will Shipley	PHI	9	22
66	Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	12	25
67	Austin Ekeler	WAS	12	30
68	Roschon Johnson	CHI	5	24
69	Jarquez Hunter	LAR	8	22
70	Tahj Brooks	CIN	10	23
71	Kyle Monangal	CHI	5	23
72	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	12	21
73	Devin Singletary	NYG	14	28
74	Zack Moss	CIN	10	27
75	Elijah Mitchell	KC	10	27
76	Brashard Smith	KC	10	22
77	Antonio Gibson	NE	14	27
78	Isaiah Davis	NYJ	9	23
79	Justice Hill	BAL	7	27
80	Nick Chubb	HOU	6	29

Published Jul 3, 2025|Modified Jul 7, 2025

MICHAEL FABIANO

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.