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Rachaad White

Rachaad White is a running back for the Washington Commanders. Depth chart: RB2.

Scouting report

Rachaad White: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Rachaad White at a glance

Rachaad White is a 27-year-old running back for the Washington Commanders, listed at 6'0" and 214 pounds. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted White 91st overall in the third round in 2022, out of Arizona State, and 2026 is White's 5th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects White for 120.8 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB40 at the position and works out to 8.3 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, White has scored 19.0 PPR points, or 9.5 per game. That is 15.7% of the full-season projection; at the current rate White would finish with about 162 points, ahead of the 120.8 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 14.3 points in Week 2 against DAL, the RB11 finish that week. White has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 2 games, a 50% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, White ranks in the 86th percentile in receptions, the 75th percentile in yards per carry and the 74th percentile in receiving yards. Two of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile. The softest mark is the 20th percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, White has finished as RB36 in 2022, RB4 in 2023, RB22 in 2024 and RB32 in 2025. One of those 4 seasons ended inside the top twelve. The high-water mark is 267.9 PPR points in 2023. Across 68 regular-season games on record, the totals read 2,721 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 213 receptions and 1,495 receiving yards.

Rachaad White by the numbers

White has been the highest-scoring running back of the week 1 time, finished in the weekly top five at the position 4 times and finished in the top twelve 17 times. The career high is 29.1 PPR points, set in Week 7 of 2024 against BAL. The game log also shows 3 100-yard rushing games. In all, White has reached 20 points in 7 games, 10% of career appearances.

Contract

White is playing on a one-year, $2 million contract signed with the Washington Commanders in 2026, an average of $2 million per year with $1.7 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
120.8
PPR / game
8.3

Rachaad White fantasy outlook

Rachaad White enters the 2026 season with WAS and ranks RB43 and #152 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 120.8 PPR points across 14.6 games, or 8.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Rachaad White as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Rachaad White produced 143.0 PPR points in 17 games (8.4 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 43%, with a 2% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Rachaad White is projected for 11.2 PPR points on the road at PHI in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 24.3.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 6.1 since the previous model run (rising).

Redraft
33.9
Dynasty
26.8
Superflex redraft
49.4
Superflex dynasty
38.6
TE premium dynasty
16.2

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026WAS2146508845019.0
2025TB17132572445402180143.0
2024TB15144613357513936199.6
2023TB17272990670645493267.9
2022TB17129481158502902141.1

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Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.