Chubb, Henry, McCaffrey: Power rankings for the top-ten NFL running backs for 2022

In the latest in our power ranking articles, we look at the men behind the quarterback in the backfield and assess the NFL’s top running backs for 2022.

There is no denying that the NFL is moving, or even has already moved, to being a more pass-happy league. Gone are the days where the running backs were the main bell-cow of a team and someone that your team had to focus on looking after.

Now that job falls on the quarterbacks and, looking at how the draft went this year in particular, the wide receivers. But that doesn’t mean that a team can completely ignore the men behind them, as they offer a crucial second gear to change into to help dictate the pace of the game.

And if you do have that start man that you can rely on, then he can be equally as crucial in getting your team those extra wins and going deep into the playoffs.

But just who are the best in the league heading into the 2022 season? We at GiveMeSport have looked at the stats and looked at the tape to decipher who we think are the top ten backs to look out for as the season gets underway:

Now this prediction is predicated on the idea that he will be playing the full year in 2022 and that his legal issues will not prevent him from playing, that just needs to be mentioned before we move on.

The New Orleans Saints have certainly got plenty of weapons on offense; Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, Chris Olave and Marquez Callaway, but when it comes to a pure threat, there is arguably none bigger than Kamara who can be a force both on the ground and in the air. 

He is an injury risk, but if he can stay healthy then he could break his first 1,000 yard season this year behind an improved offensive line. 

In a team that is loaded with playmakers on both sides of the