Dynasty Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Jonathon Brooks is top 12 before he plays a game [Video]

The 2024 rookie running back class is, for the most part, not generating much excitement. In the rankings below you will only see one rookie in my top 20, and only one more in the top 30. Our suspicions before the draft were confirmed by the NFL during the draft. But there is one guy who I think is an exception, Jonathon Brooks.

Brooks, despite still not being fully recovered from a torn ACL was the first running back selected, by the Carolina Panthers, with the second pick in Round 2. This is excellent draft capital for a running back in 2024, and only confirmed my belief that Brooks was the clear best back in the draft. While the ACL may keep him from a workhorse role early in Year 1, when teams invest a top 40 pick in a back that back generally gets …