The NFL is a constant news cycle.

You have new player injuries each week, performances in training camp and the preseason,

and now trade requests.

All of this means that you have to be constantly updating your perspectives for fantasy on these players,

and that's what we're doing today.

Because these are the top 30 running back rankings and tiers you must know before you draft.

And it starts with our number one overall running

back in tier one, Christian McCaffrey, who last year was yet again the best receiving running back.

Now, it was Echler who had the most receptions and targets, but McCaffrey missed some time.

CMC was number one in running back efficiency, number one in route participation, and earned an

insane 22% target share. He was literally the 49ers, wide receiver one, and running back one in the 10 full games

with them.

And in those 10 games as a 49er, he averaged 23 fantasy points, as you can see here, and

over 20 total touches per game between his receptions and rush attempts.

Now, the number two running back in tier one is Austin Echler, who ranked first in

running back usage last year in terms of his expected fantasy

points, and this makes sense. Because the fellow led every single running back with 128 targets and

kind of very quietly 68 red zone touches, but these numbers are likely to regress this year,

as he's an aging running back now 28 years old, and that's not all. But his quarterback,

Justin Herbert, who last year in September 15th, suffered a chest rib fracture that basically limited him for one to two months, while he's now fully healthy,

which means more downfield passing with new offensive coordinator Kellynne Moore instead of a lot

of checkdowns to Echler. And it's also worth noting that Echler has stated he wants to see less

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