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2026 Dynasty · Career-value rankings

2026 DYNASTY RUNNING BACK RANKINGS

Total value across each player's remaining college eligibility — growth curves, portal-risk discount, and VBD-adjusted projections. 50 players ranked.

Dynasty RB rankings — running backs at colleges have short shelf lives, so RB1s with 2-3 years remaining get a strong lift. Value drops fast as eligibility runs out. Model applies a 15% annual discount for portal risk + injury attrition.
Slot Class Scoring
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Player
Yrs iYears of college eligibility remaining after this season. Freshmen = +3, Sophomores = +2, Juniors = +1, Seniors = Final Yr. Redshirt status is folded into the class year already. Portal moves reset nothing (same total college eligibility, just at a new school).
Dynasty iDynasty Value — total projected fantasy value across the player's remaining college eligibility. Formula: DV = current_year_value + Σ(current_year_value × growth × discount^year). Base value is VBD (positional scarcity) with a 20% floor of raw points to protect elite prospects. Growth per class transition: Fr→So +30%, So→Jr +15%, Jr→Sr flat. Annual discount 15% for portal + injury attrition. NOT devy — no NFL potential factored in.
Movers iRank change since the last weekly snapshot (Jul 27). ▲ moved up, ▼ moved down, NEW = no prior snapshot. Snapshots run automatically every Monday at 9:15am; admins can capture manually.
TIER 1 — DYNASTY CORNERSTONES
1
RB1
Ashton Gray
East Carolina So
+2 yrs
128.6
11
2
RB1
King Miller
USC So
+2 yrs
119.5
11
3
RB1
Harlem Berry
LSU So
+2 yrs
113.3
11
4
RB1
DeJuan Williams
Maryland So
+2 yrs
106.9
11
5
RB1
DJ Taylor
Middle Tennessee So
+2 yrs
106.1
11
6
RB1
Jadan Baugh
Florida Jr
+1 yr
104.5
12
7
RB1
Evan Dickens
Boston College Jr
+1 yr
103.7
12
8
RB1
Cameron Dickey
Texas Tech Jr
+1 yr
102.1
13
9
RB1
Turbo Richard
Indiana Jr
+1 yr
101.3
13
10
RB1
Khristian Lando
Jacksonville State Jr
+1 yr
99.8
15
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15
TIER 2 — MULTI-YEAR BUILDERS
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38
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38
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45
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56
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56
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57
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58
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59
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59
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59
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0.0
60
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71
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80
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0.0
91
TIER 3 — VALUE HOLDS
31
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96
32
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220
33
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229
34
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0.0
252
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253
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0.0
268
38
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0.0
285
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302
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310
41
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315
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316
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327
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331
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332
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0.0
342
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0.0
360
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0.0
361
49
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0.0
361
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361
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