I went back through my half-PPR rankings and started looking at the running backs I have higher than their current ADP. A few names jumped out right away. Jadarian Price and Jonathon Brooks are two of my favorites but there are three more backs I keep coming back to at their current price.
I’m not calling all five sleepers and I’m definitely not drafting them at any cost. These are just five spots where I look at the ADP, look at my ranking and would rather take the chance a little earlier.
You can see the full order in our 2026 fantasy football rankings.
How I’m looking at the price: PFM rank is where I currently have the player in half-PPR. ADP is where he is going in current 12-team, one-QB half-PPR drafts. Both are going to move as we get closer to Week 1.
Seattle Seahawks
1. Jadarian Price Could Get This Backfield Early
PFM: RB25
No. 63 overall
ADP 72.0
Price is already up to RB25 for me and I still think there is room to move him higher if this Seattle backfield stays this open. Kenneth Walker is gone, Zach Charbonnet is still working his way back from a torn ACL with no firm return date and the Seahawks spent a first-round pick on Price. He should get a real chance to show pretty quickly whether he can handle the lead job.
The one thing holding me back a little is the receiving work. Price caught only 11 passes in 41 games at Notre Dame, so I’m not going to suddenly assume he is going to catch 50 passes because Seattle wants to use him more in that part of the offense. If he can just do enough there to stay on the field, that would be plenty for me.
Charbonnet is going to matter once he gets back. Until then, Price has a real chance to grab this job and make RB25 look cheap.
Carolina Panthers
2. Jonathon Brooks Is Getting Harder to Ignore
PFM: RB35
No. 98 overall
ADP 111.3
Brooks will keep rising in ADP as I expect more and more hype to build. He has worked with the first-team offense throughout camp and Dave Canales was already planning to mix him in with Chuba Hubbard before Hubbard went down with a hamstring injury. With Hubbard now week-to-week, Brooks should get plenty of chances to make this backfield more interesting.
Hubbard isn’t just going away and I’m not expecting Brooks to walk in and take every carry. We did watch Rico Dowdle take advantage when Hubbard was injured last year and then keep a major role after Hubbard returned though. If Brooks plays well, I don’t think Canales is going to keep him on the sideline just because Hubbard entered camp as the starter.
Brooks was the first running back drafted in 2024 for a reason and we have barely gotten to see that player in the NFL. If that version of Brooks finally shows up in Carolina, RB35 is going to be too low.
New York Giants
3. Tyrone Tracy Jr. Has Fallen Too Far
PFM: RB40
No. 118 overall
ADP 155.5
Tracy might be the easiest bet on this list for me. I have him No. 118 overall and he is currently going around pick 155. That feels like a pretty big drop for a player who has already gone over 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his first two NFL seasons.
Cam Skattebo is going to get his touches and he deserves them. I just think Tracy has fallen too far because everyone wants a clear answer on who owns the Giants backfield. I don’t need Tracy to own it at this price.
Give him a real share of the carries and enough receiving work to stay involved every week and I can live with the timeshare. Once we are talking about a proven NFL back going this late, I’m willing to take that shot all day.
Los Angeles Rams
4. Blake Corum Is More Than a Handcuff
PFM: RB36
No. 99 overall
ADP 120.8
I think Corum is getting treated a little too much like he is only a Kyren Williams handcuff. He ran for a career-high 746 yards with six touchdowns last season and the Rams keep talking about how much leaner and more explosive he looks in camp. We already know he can handle NFL carries, so I’m more interested in whether he can force his way into a little more work.
Williams is still the lead back and that’s what can sink his value. If he stays healthy and keeps getting most of the touches, Corum can absolutely finish below where I have him.
I have Corum inside my top 100 overall and he is still going around pick 121. At that point in the draft, I’m willing to bet on him getting more work without needing a Williams injury to make the pick worth it.
Washington Commanders
5. Rachaad White Is the Risk I’ll Take
PFM: RB33
No. 89 overall
ADP 107.1
I keep coming back to White as a high-upside value. With no clear RB1 in Washington, White has a chance to get some real volume. With new offensive coordinator David Blough running the show, what if Blough uses White in a Gibbs type role?
What keeps me interested is that receiving role. White has already shown he can be one of the better pass-catching backs in football and Washington has talked about what his hands can add on third downs. I don’t need him getting 20 carries every week for that to matter in half-PPR.
If White gets a real share of the rushing work and stays involved on passing downs with Jayden Daniels, I think he can beat an ADP outside the top 100. I’m not reaching much higher than that but where he is going right now, I’ll take the chance.
These aren’t five running backs I’m going to keep chasing no matter what happens over the next few weeks. A value pick stops being a value once the price climbs too high.
Right now I have all five ranked ahead of where they are going. If the price stays there, I am going to end up with a lot of Price, Brooks, Tracy, Corum and White in my drafts.
See My Full 2026 Half-PPR Rankings
PFM fantasy ranks and ADP were reviewed August 15, 2026. The live rankings board was last updated August 14, 2026.
My original Jadarian Price and Jonathon Brooks picks were also featured in the
FantasyPros running back sleepers and breakouts roundup
.
Sources reviewed for rankings and current player context
PFM ranks and ADP come from the current PFM fantasy rankings page. Team and training-camp details were checked against current reporting from the teams.