In a year that seems very thin at the running back position, those playing in PPR fantasy leagues have to have some sense of relief. Thanks to an increased volume of pa s-catchingRBsacro s the league, PPR formats create more viable RB2s and flex plays for fantasy owners to consider in start 'em, sit 'em decisions. Of course, there's added pre sure at times to pick the right player, especially with some unsettled backfields acro s the league, but our Week 1 Los Angeles Chargers Sleepwear Underwear fantasy RBPPRrankings try to help sort through those troublesome committees.

For the most part, the top backs in standard and PPR are the same. Often, these players are three-down workhorses who see a high volume of carries but can also catch pa ses. Sure, ClydeEdwards-Helaireand AlvinKamaramove up a bit because they project to be big-time receivers, but they're Los Angeles Chargers Pet Gear not moving a ton. Things really start to change in the RB2 and flex territory, as receiving backs become more valuable while traditional ground-and-pound guys move down a bit.

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The best example of the backs that move down are Derrick Henryand Mark Ingram. While both figure to get agood amountof carries, neither did much as a receiver last year. Henry has averaged le s than a catch per game during his career while Ingram had just 29 targetslast year and will haveto compete with JK Dobbins for backfield work.

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TarikCohen, he's a good example of a player that moves up in PPR formats. Along with him, James White, Duke Johnson, and Chris Thompsonall fit the mold of traditional pa s-catching backs that could be flex plays if given a big enough role in their respective offenses. Of the group, White has the most RB2 upside as he has been targeted 99 times per 16 games the past four years, though Cohen might have more value this week because of David Montgomery's groin injury (though Montgomery may play). Similarly, rookie Antonio Gibson might get more carries than expected this week after the release of Adrian Peterson, Justin Jackson Jerseys so he's a real PPR sleeper given what we already know about his pa s-catching prowe s.

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Also, if you're in a variant of full-point PPR such as half-point PPR leagues, you can just split the difference between these rankings and our standard RB rankings. Again, it mostly impacts the RB2/flex range, so that's the spot to look out for. Justin Jones Jerseys

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Reminder:Check back for updatesduring the week. For individual RB analysis, click here.

Week 1 Fantasy RB PPR Rankings

These rankings are for full-point PPR leagues.

RankPlayer1Christian McCaffrey, CAR vs. LV2Josh Jacobs, LV @ CAR3Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC vs. HOU4Saquon Barkley, NYG vs. PIT5Alvin Kamara, NO vs. TB6Ezekiel Elliott, DAL @ LAR7Dalvin Cook, MIN vs. GB8Austin Ekeler, LAC @ CIN9Aaron Jones, GB @ MIN10Derrick Henry, TEN @ DEN11Kenyan Drake, ARZ @ SF12Joe Mixon, CIN vs. LAC13Chris Carson, SEA @ ATL14David Johnson, HOU @ KC15Nick Chubb, CLE @ BAL16Raheem Mostert, SF vs. ARZ17LeVeon Bell, NYJ @ BUF18Boston Scott, PHI @ WAS19Devin Singletary, BUF vs. NYJ20Mark Ingram, BAL vs. CLE21James Conner, PIT @ NYG22Todd Gurley, ATL @ SEA23Jonathan Taylor, IND @ JAX24Tarik Cohen, CHI @ DET25Melvin Gordon, DEN Joey Bosa Jerseys vs. TEN26Cam Akers, LAR vs. DAL27David Montgomery, CHI @ DET28Leonard Fournette, TB @ NO29Kareem Hunt, CLE @ BAL30Antonio Gibson, WAS vs. PHI31James White, NE vs. MIA32Duke Johnson, HOU @ KC33Chris Thompson, JAX vs. IND34James Robinson, JAX vs. IND35Marlon Mack, IND @ JAX36JK Dobbins, BAL vs. CLE37Phillip Lindsay, DEN vs. TEN38D'Andre Swift, DET vs. CHI39Tevin Coleman, SF vs. ARZ40Matt Breida, MIA @ NE41Latavius Murray, NO vs. TB42Kerryon Johnson, DET vs. CHI43Sony Michel, NE vs. MIA44Jordan Howard, MIA @ NE45Zack Mo s, BUF vs. NYJ46J.D. McKi sic, WAS vs. PHI47Corey Clement, PHI @ WAS48Chase Edmonds, ARZ @ SF49Ronald Jones II, TB @ NO50Nyheim Hines, IND @ JAX51Jerick McKinnon, SF vs. ARZ52Jamaal Williams, GB @ MIN53Jalen Richard, LV @ CAR54Justin Jackson, LAC @ CIN55Darrell Henderson, LAR vs. DAL56Alexander Mattison, MIN vs. GB57Malcolm Brown, LAR vs. DAL58Dion Lewis, NYG John Hadl Jerseys vs. PIT59Giovani Bernard, CIN vs. LAC60Ito Smith, ATL vs. SEA61Carlos Hyde, SEA @ ATL62LeSean McCoy, TB @ NO63Tony Pollard, DAL @ LAR64Joshua Kelley, LAC @ CIN65Peyton Barber, WAS vs. PHI66Anthony McFarland Jr., PIT @ NYG67Frank Gore, NYJ @ BUF68AJ Dillon, GB @ MIN69Benny Snell Jr., PIT @ NYG70Bryce Love, WAS vs. PHI