When preparing for fantasy football drafts, it’s a good idea to think about your rankings in tiers in order to map out both strategy and value. With the NFL preseason in full swing, it’s time to unveil our 2025 positional tiers.

This time we’ll cover running backs, but you can see the other positions below.

QB Tiers

TE Tiers

K Tiers

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2025 Fantasy Football Running Back (RB) Tiers

Running Backs Tier 1

Saquon Barkley PHI Jahmyr Gibbs DET Bijan Robinson ATL

These are your locked-in fantasy stars. Saquon Barkley led the NFL in rushing attempts (345) and yards (2,005) last year.

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