What are NFL running back impact rankings?

FantasyHQ running back impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.

Who leads the 2017 Week 5 NFL running back impact rankings?

The current leaders are Melvin Gordon, Leonard Fournette, Aaron Jones.

How often are NFL running back impact rankings updated?

Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.

Are these the same as fantasy football running back rankings?

No. These boards rank running backs by on-field impact score. For fantasy football running back rankings (PPR, Half-PPR, Standard, redraft, and dynasty), open FantasyHQ fantasy rankings at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/rankings/rb.

Where can I find running back sleepers for fantasy drafts?

Use FantasyHQ running back sleepers at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/sleepers/rb for late-round upside, then cross-check this impact board and fantasy rankings before you draft.

2017 Running Back Week 5

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NFL running back impact rankings for week 5 of the 2017 season, with impact scores, grades, and player ranks.

Leaders Melvin Gordon · Leonard Fournette · Aaron Jones

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2017 NFL Running Back Leaders

2017 NFL Running Back impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
#	Player	Team	Impact	Grade	Opp	Touches	Carries	YFS	TD	Rush EPA	Rec EPA
1	Melvin Gordon LAC · RB	LAC	88.1	—	NYG	28	20	163	2	1.27	6.41
2	Leonard Fournette JAX · RB	JAX	86.0	—	PIT	29	28	184	2	5.2	-0.39
3	Aaron Jones GB · RB	GB	84.4	—	DAL	20	19	134	1	8.18	1.13
4	Jerick McKinnon MIN · RB	MIN	81.5	—	CHI	22	16	146	1	0.21	2.45
5	Duke Johnson CLE · RB	CLE	79.4	—	NYJ	9	6	83	1	1.14	4.17
6	Marlon Mack IND · RB	IND	79.2	—	SF	10	9	93	1	5.72	-0.74
7	Javorius Allen BAL · RB	BAL	79.0	—	LV	26	21	85	1	1.66	-1.48
8	Le'Veon Bell PIT · RB	PIT	78.3	—	JAX	25	15	93	0	-1.54	1.76
9	Orleans Darkwa NYG · RB	NYG	77.6	—	LAC	12	8	72	1	4.89	-2.39
10	Ezekiel Elliott DAL · RB	DAL	76.6	—	GB	31	29	112	0	-1.46	-2.1
11	Matt Breida SF · RB	SF	76.2	—	IND	15	10	71	0	-0.08	1.79
12	Kareem Hunt KC · RB	KC	75.8	—	HOU	33	29	116	0	-4.68	-1.26
13	Doug Martin TB · RB	TB	75.7	—	NE	16	13	82	1	0.7	-2.07
14	Joe Mixon CIN · RB	CIN	75.4	—	BUF	15	15	51	1	-0.01	0
15	Christian McCaffrey CAR · RB	CAR	75.3	—	DET	10	3	38	1	-0.2	0.82
16	Marshawn Lynch LV · RB	LV	75.1	—	BAL	14	12	53	1	-0.53	-0.06
17	Lamar Miller HOU · RB	HOU	74.9	—	KC	18	15	89	0	-0.26	-1.07
18	LeSean McCoy BUF · RB	BUF	74.9	—	CIN	28	19	89	0	-3.09	-2.45
19	Dion Lewis NE · RB	NE	74.3	—	TB	9	7	63	0	1.68	0.09
20	Jordan Howard CHI · RB	CHI	74.1	—	MIN	19	19	76	0	-2.1	0
21	LeGarrette Blount PHI · RB	PHI	74.1	—	ARI	14	14	74	0	-0.32	0
22	Frank Gore IND · RB	IND	73.9	—	SF	18	14	86	0	-4.46	1.22
23	Wayne Gallman NYG · RB	NYG	73.7	—	LAC	16	11	82	0	-1.72	-1.03
24	Mike Gillislee NE · RB	NE	73.4	—	TB	12	12	52	0	0.05	0
25	James White NE · RB	NE	73.2	—	TB	11	2	60	0	-1.42	-0.07
26	Alex Collins BAL · RB	BAL	73.1	—	LV	12	12	55	0	-0.59	0
27	Chris Johnson ARI · RB	ARI	72.6	—	PHI	10	9	29	0	-0.96	1.51
28	Shane Vereen NYG · RB	NYG	72.5	—	LAC	10	5	45	0	0.14	-0.92
29	Charles Sims TB · RB	TB	72.0	—	NE	8	1	34	0	0.23	-1.07
30	Chris Ivory JAX · RB	JAX	72.0	—	PIT	8	8	41	0	0.07	0
31	Latavius Murray MIN · RB	MIN	72.0	—	CHI	14	12	43	0	-2.27	-0.51
32	Eddie Lacy SEA · RB	SEA	71.9	—	LA	10	9	28	0	-1.14	0.7
33	Ameer Abdullah DET · RB	DET	71.5	—	CAR	11	10	34	0	-2.01	-0.16
34	Isaiah Crowell CLE · RB	CLE	71.5	—	NYJ	19	16	67	0	-5	-1.27
35	Andre Ellington HOU · RB	HOU	71.2	—	PHI	11	1	63	0	-1.01	-3.39
36	Jalen Richard LV · RB	LV	71.1	—	BAL	11	9	37	0	-1.58	-0.67
37	Corey Clement PHI · RB	PHI	71.0	—	ARI	8	7	39	0	-2.7	1.19
38	Jonathan Stewart CAR · RB	CAR	70.2	—	DET	21	18	44	0	-9.28	0.98
39	Austin Ekeler LAC · RB	LAC	70.1	—	NYG	10	4	28	0	-2.38	-1.26
40	Thomas Rawls SEA · RB	SEA	69.7	—	LA	11	8	35	0	-3.54	-0.75
41	Elijah McGuire NYJ · RB	NYJ	69.5	—	CLE	14	11	30	0	-4.98	-1.42
42	Jay Ajayi PHI · RB	PHI	68.3	—	TEN	28	25	79	0	-9.46	-2.37
43	Carlos Hyde SF · RB	SF	68.0	—	IND	9	8	18	0	-5.26	0.26
44	DeMarco Murray TEN · RB	TEN	67.9	—	MIA	19	14	69	0	-5.14	-4.31
45	Todd Gurley LAR · RB	LAR	64.2	—	SEA	18	14	50	0	-9.76	-4.34

What are NFL running back impact rankings?: FantasyHQ running back impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2017 Week 5 NFL running back impact rankings?: The current leaders are Melvin Gordon, Leonard Fournette, Aaron Jones.
How often are NFL running back impact rankings updated?: Rankings refresh when FantasyHQ syncs new impact data. Each player links to a profile with fantasy stats, snap counts, and advanced metrics.
Are these the same as fantasy football running back rankings?: No. These boards rank running backs by on-field impact score. For fantasy football running back rankings (PPR, Half-PPR, Standard, redraft, and dynasty), open FantasyHQ fantasy rankings at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/rankings/rb.
Where can I find running back sleepers for fantasy drafts?: Use FantasyHQ running back sleepers at https://fantasyhq.co/fantasy/sleepers/rb for late-round upside, then cross-check this impact board and fantasy rankings before you draft.

2017 NFL Running Back Leaders

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