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With training camps underway around the league, I’m providing my list of the top 10 fantasy values at running back heading into the 2025 NFL season.
NOTE: Average draft position was pulled from 4for4.com’s Underdog ADP Tool, which defaults to best ball; I would expect running back ADP to be a bit lower in redraft leagues.
You’re going to want a piece of the 49ers run game. Christian McCaffrey could still end up one of the best RBs in fantasy, but last season — when McCaffrey missed 12 games due to injury — there were four contests in which Guerendo played more than 50 percent of the snaps. He averaged 17.9 fantasy points in those games and scored 11-plus fantasy points in each. That is a safe floor and high ceiling. There could be some untapped upside, too, as Guerendo led all running backs in the 40-yard dash at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, with a time of 4.33 seconds. For years we have seen 49ers backup RBs become strong fantasy options if the starter misses time. And as great as CMC is, he has missed a lot of games due to injuries in his career and is now 29 years old. Guerendo becomes a strong RB2, with RB1 upside, if McCaffrey misses time.
