5 Running Backs I’m Drafting Above ADP in 2026 Fantasy Football

PFM’s half-PPR rankings have five running backs sitting clearly above their current ADP. Jadarian Price and Jonathon Brooks stand out right away, but Tyrone Tracy Jr., Blake Corum and Rachaad White are also priced lower than where PFM has them ranked.

That does not make all five sleepers and it does not mean taking them at any cost. These are five spots where the current draft price leaves enough room to take the chance a little earlier.

You can see the full order in our 2026 fantasy football rankings.

Seattle Seahawks

1. Jadarian Price Could Get This Backfield Early

PFM: RB25 No. 63 overall ADP 72.0

Price is already up to RB25 and there is still room to move him higher if this Seattle backfield stays this open. Kenneth Walker is gone, Zach Charbonnet is still working his way back from a torn ACL with no firm return date and the Seahawks spent a first-round pick on Price. He should get a real chance to show pretty quickly whether he can handle the lead job.

The one thing holding Price back a little is the receiving work. Price caught only 11 passes in 41 games at Notre Dame, so there is no reason to suddenly assume he is going to catch 50 passes because Seattle wants to use him more in that part of the offense. If he can do enough there to stay on the field, that would be plenty.

Charbonnet is going to matter once he gets back. Until then, Price has a real chance to grab this job and make RB25 look cheap.

Carolina Panthers

2. Jonathon Brooks Is Getting Harder to Ignore

PFM: RB35 No. 98 overall ADP 111.3

Brooks should keep rising in ADP as the camp hype builds. He has worked with the first-team offense throughout camp and Dave Canales was already planning to mix him in with Chuba Hubbard before Hubbard went down with a hamstring injury. With Hubbard now week-to-week, Brooks should get plenty of chances to make this backfield more interesting.

Hubbard is not just going away and Brooks should not be expected to walk in and take every carry. We did watch Rico Dowdle take advantage when Hubbard was injured last year and then keep a major role after Hubbard returned though. If Brooks plays well, Canales is unlikely to keep him on the sideline just because Hubbard entered camp as the starter.

Brooks was the first running back drafted in 2024 for a reason and we have barely gotten to see that player in the NFL. If that version of Brooks finally shows up in Carolina, RB35 is going to be too low.

New York Giants

3. Tyrone Tracy Jr. Has Fallen Too Far

PFM: RB40 No. 118 overall ADP 155.5

Tracy might be the easiest bet on this list. PFM has him No. 118 overall and he is currently going around pick 155. That feels like a pretty big drop for a player who has already gone over 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his first two NFL seasons.

Cam Skattebo is going to get his touches and he deserves them. Tracy has fallen too far because everyone wants a clear answer on who owns the Giants backfield. He does not need to own it at this price.

Give him a real share of the carries and enough receiving work to stay involved every week and the timeshare is manageable. Once a proven NFL back is going this late, the price is worth the shot.

Los Angeles Rams

4. Blake Corum Is More Than a Handcuff

PFM: RB36 No. 99 overall ADP 120.8

Corum is getting treated a little too much like he is only a Kyren Williams handcuff. He ran for a career-high 746 yards with six touchdowns last season and the Rams keep talking about how much leaner and more explosive he looks in camp. He has already shown he can handle NFL carries. The real question is whether he can force his way into a little more work.

Williams is still the lead back and that’s what can sink his value. If Williams stays healthy and keeps getting most of the touches, Corum can absolutely finish below PFM’s current ranking.

PFM has Corum inside the top 100 overall and he is still going around pick 121. At that point in the draft, there is enough room to bet on more work without needing a Williams injury to make the pick worth it.

Washington Commanders

5. Rachaad White Is a Risk Worth Taking

PFM: RB33 No. 89 overall ADP 107.1

White keeps standing out as a high-upside value. With no clear RB1 in Washington, White has a chance to get some real volume. With new offensive coordinator David Blough running the show, the interesting question is whether White gets something close to a Gibbs-type role.

What keeps White interesting is the receiving role. White has already shown he can be one of the better pass-catching backs in football and Washington has talked about what his hands can add on third downs. He does not need 20 carries every week for that to matter in half-PPR.

If White gets a real share of the rushing work and stays involved on passing downs with Jayden Daniels, he can beat an ADP outside the top 100. There is no reason to chase him much higher than that, but at the current price the upside is worth the chance.

PFM fantasy ranks and ADP were reviewed August 15, 2026. The live rankings board was last updated August 14, 2026.

The original Jadarian Price and Jonathon Brooks picks were also featured in the FantasyPros running back sleepers and breakouts roundup .