August 31, 2021

Fantasy football: Every NFL team's starting (and backup) running back for 2021

By Evan Macy
PhillyVoice Staff

Sometimes the easiest way to decide who to draft, when you are deep into your fantasy football draft, is to simply look at depth charts to pick running backs who are slated to start.

To make this easier for you, we've assembled the below table — which lists the RB1 and likely back up for each of the NFL's 32 teams.

The information below is based on the best available information and insight as of August 31. We've thrown an asterisk next to back ups we believe could become starters at some point during the season:

Team	Starter	No. 2
Cardinals	Chase Edmonds	James Conner
Falcons	Mike Davis	Qadree Ollison
Ravens	Gus Edwards	Justice Hill
Bills	Devin Singletary	Zack Moss
Panthers	Christian McCaffrey	Chuba Hubbard
Bears	David Montgomery	Tarik Cohen
Bengals	Joe Mixon	Samaje Perine
Browns	Nick Chubb	Kareem Hunt
Cowboys	Ezekiel Elliott	Tony Pollard
Broncos	Melvin Gordon	Javonte Williams
Lions	D'Andre Swift	Jamaal Williams*
Packers	Aaron Jones	AJ Dillon Kylin Hill
Texans	Mark Ingram Phillip Lindsay	David Johnson Rex Burkhead
Colts	Jonathan Taylor	Marlon Mack
Jaguars	James Robinson	Carlos Hyde
Chiefs	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	Darrell Williams
Chargers	Austin Ekeler	Justin Jackson
Rams	Darrell Henderson	Sony Michel
Dolphins	Miles Gaskin	Malcolm Brown
Vikings	Dalvin Cook	Alexander Mattison
Patriots	Damien Harris	James White Rhamondre Stevenson*
Saints	Alvin Kamara	Latavius Murray
Giants	Saquan Barkley	Devontae Booker
Jets	Tevin Coleman	Ty Johnson Michael Carter*
Raiders	Josh Jacobs	Kenyan Drake
Eagles	Miles Sanders	Boston Scott Kenny Gainwell
Steelers	Najee Harris	Benny Snell Jr.
49ers	Raheem Mostert	Trey Sermon
Seahawks	Chris Carson	Rashaad Penny
Buccaneers	Ronald Jones	Leonard Fournette*
Titans	Derrick Henry	Darrynton Evans
Washington	Antonio Gibson	J.D. McKissic