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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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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 (Aug 24). ▲ 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
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Ashton Gray
East Carolina So
+2 yrs
128.6
2
RB1
King Miller
USC So
+2 yrs
119.5
3
RB1
Harlem Berry
LSU So
+2 yrs
113.3
4
RB1
DeJuan Williams
Maryland So
+2 yrs
106.9
5
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DJ Taylor
Middle Tennessee So
+2 yrs
106.1
6
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Jadan Baugh
Florida Jr
+1 yr
104.5
7
RB1
Evan Dickens
Boston College Jr
+1 yr
103.7
8
RB1
Cameron Dickey
Texas Tech Jr
+1 yr
102.1
9
RB1
Turbo Richard
Indiana Jr
+1 yr
101.3
10
RB1
Khristian Lando
Jacksonville State Jr
+1 yr
99.8
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