0:00What's going on, man? Welcome back to the basement. I'm Rod and today we're going to talk through my top 50 running
0:05back rankings and tiers for 2026 fantasy football leagues. I know a lot of you guys have your drafts this upcoming weekend, so why not give you my final
0:12updated set of rankings to go out there and crush your draft with. As always, if you enjoy, leave a like, subscribe if
0:18you're new. We're going to talk through 50 running backs here. We're going to put them in tiers. Of course, this is
0:23going to be for full PPR, and I feel much stronger about the tier breaks than I do the rankings within each tier. In
0:29S+, we are going to put Jamir Gibbs at RB1, Bejon at RB2. You can rank them however you please. I have Gibbs ahead
0:36as a running back in a better offense in Detroit. And then also Isaiah Pacheco, the running back behind him is banged up
0:43at this point, but they are both running backs in their prime coming off 20 plus point per game seasons. They are the 101
0:49and the 102 in fantasy football. Then in a tier, we have Christian McCaffrey.
0:54It's very simple with him. He was the RB1 overall in points per game last year. You could put him in S+ tier, but
1:00he is 30 years old, coming off 450 touches, including his playoff workload.
1:06His entire career has been a yo-yo between RB1 overall in fantasy and catastrophic bust in the first round.
1:13The choice is yours whether or not you want to roll the dice here. Then we have JT at RB4 in S tier as a player that had
1:2123.9 points per game with Daniel Jones last year, just 13.3 in games without him. Of course, Daniel Jones coming off the Achilles tear. How much of a fall
1:31from that 23.9 points per game can we expect? Even with that, if he can be 18, 19, 20 plus points per game on a Colts
1:38offense where I trust Shane Stiken a lot at this point, this offensive line is very good. Jonathan Taylor, I think, is
1:44a no-brainer pick in the first round at running back. He also set a career-high in receptions last year, unlocking maximum upside. Then we have James Cook,
1:54RB5 for the Bills. He was the RB6 in points per game last season. He's in a top five offense with a top five
2:00offensive line. Really, the issue for him is similar to what it's been for JT in the past of can James Cook catch
2:06enough passes to take the next step. RB6 in points per game is amazing, but he's my RB5, so he needs to outdo what he did
2:14last year, and the only way he could is through the receiving game. We are getting reports early on here. This is
2:19from Zayn Deni here, looking at Joe Buskaglia's reporting on the Bills.
2:25Right now, Tai Johnson, the main receiving back, is still getting better from an injury. James Cook could have a bigger role in the receiving game.
2:31There's been different practice reps as it pertains to mixing in running backs and using rotations. There is a steady drum beat that James Cook could get
2:39involved more often in the passing game which would unlock that upside or he could be the RB1 overall in fantasy football. I'm still leaving the door
2:48open for that to happen especially with Shawn McDermott getting fired. Joe Brady goes to the top spot. They could pass the ball more. They could use James Cook
2:56out of the backfield in that respect more often. So there is an upside lever for James Cook. And then even if not, he
3:02has a very high floor at the running back position. Then we go to our A tier of running backs. These are guys that
3:08I'm taking mostly in the second round of your fantasy draft. I would have CD Lamb in full PPR. I would have Justin
3:14Jefferson in full PPR over these players, but I do like a lot of them.
3:18First up at RB6, we have Saquon Barkley.
3:21I could see a big bounce back with him.
3:24This Eagles offense, kind of similar to Christian McCaffrey, they bring in Kell Moore. They were awesome. They win a Super Bowl. Then they bring in Kevin
3:30Patulo. He sucks. He gets fired. Now they bring in Shawn Manion who everyone has high hopes for to be the next OC for
3:36the Eagles that gets the best out of this offense. They even had back in the day uh Shane Stiken and Frank Reich and
3:43they've they've bounced around all these OC's in the past and they kind of yo-yo between which one is good, which one is
3:49bad. If Manion is one of the good ones and this offensive line is healthy and we see Saquon Barkley in the passing
3:55game more in kind of more of a vintage Giants version of Saquon Barkley, which is possible. new OC AJ Brown leaves. All
4:02of that is in front of Saquon Barkley along with the breakaway runs and explosive playability to be a 20 plus point per game scorer. Then we have to
4:12use our imagination a bit with Kenneth Walker as my RB7. I think that he's somebody you're going to add to the list
4:18of Andy Reid running backs between Brian Westbrook, Lehan McCoy, Jamal Charles.
4:23Kenneth Walker is the next workhorse in line to be Andy Reid's toy. It has been four or five years since he had an elite
4:30running back. We're talking Pacheco and Damen Williams and Kareem Hunt. I think this is going to be a guy that the
4:35Chiefs offense flows through while Mahomes is working back from his ACL tear. This is a top 12 offense by Vegas with a top 10 offensive line by
4:45establish the run. Then we have as our RB8 Chase Brown here.
4:50Clear winner from my legendary running back research. I will hopefully remember to link that video here somewhere. But we looked at what matters for running
4:56back ceiling. He has pass catching upside. The Bengals offensive line is better than you would think. And then on top of that, this is going to be a team
5:03that has a lot of points to score. He also had 21 points per game in his games with Joe Burrow. My only concern is that
5:10he is by far the worst talent of any running back on this list so far. And any running back that's going to be in
5:16this A tier. The only running back that I would be pretty confident that it's not quite a better talent play than Chase Brown is Amarian Hampton just
5:26cuz we haven't seen it yet. He got banged up last year. Uh he was really good early on, gets banged up, comes
5:32back, the offensive line is banged up.
5:34He doesn't look very good, but there is massive year two upside. We know running backs going from year one to year two,
5:39this is where they really take off usually. He is a three down Bellcow profile, 221 lbs, 3.6 six receptions per game last year, the seventh most among
5:48running backs. And he was among Derk Henry, Josh Jacobs, and Ashton Genty as the only running backs with 80% or more
5:55of their teams inside the five attempts.
5:57So, we're talking passcatching upside.
5:58We're talking goal line role. We're talking Mike McDaniel on the Chargers now. We're talking an offensive line.
6:03Kian Mitchell is banged up. All roads lead to Amarian Hampton, but he is probably the biggest boom bust pick in a
6:10tier. Uh kind of the opposite of a boom bust pick is Derk Henry. Now, the bust of course is that he is getting up there
6:17in age and he could just be fully submitted to father time, but if not, it's Derrick Henry. He has had 16 plus
6:24points per game in both years with the Ravens going all the way up to 19.8 in that 2024 season. This is going to be a
6:31top five offense attached to Lamar Jackson. They get a new play call and Declan Doyle. And Dererick Henry could just lead the league in touchdowns and
6:37easily finish as a top five running back. In PPR, it's a little bit more sketchy as a guy who doesn't catch
6:42passes, but there has been some whispers that he may get involved more in the screen game this year. Then we have
6:48Devon Achan as my RB11, his issue is purely environmental. And it was a lesson I learned in 2024 is
6:56that as much as we want to go all in on a player's talent at running back, you need the offensive line, you need the environment, you need
7:05the scoring environment. Devon Hen has none of that. This is a bottom five offense. a bottom five offensive line.
7:10And on top of that, Malik Willis is a scrambling quarterback. The same reason that Saquon Barkley hasn't had 90 plus catches since he was a rookie on the
7:18Giants is because he went from Eli Manning to Daniel Jones who scrambled more and then all the way to Jaylen Herz
7:23who scrambles a ton. Same thing seems to be happening for Devon Achan going from Tua to an eightgame sample without Tua
7:30at 2.1 receptions per game. That would be a big downgrade for his receiving ceiling. I think it'll be a little bit
7:34higher than that with Malik Willis, but we're still talking about a quarterback that's going to scramble or just refuse to check the ball down to the running
7:41back. It's a brutal situation in a bad offense, and to me, RB1 sounds about right. Now, I do also want to say our
7:48last running back in this tier is Ashen Genty. This to me is your top 12 hero RB candidates. When we talk about draft
7:57strategy and hero RB or double hero RB, this is it. Once these 12 are off the board, it's time to look elsewhere. Your
8:03second round of your fantasy draft should essentially be you know Jefferson Lamb go at the one-two turn and then it is a race to draft the A tier of running
8:11backs to make almost to make sure that the three and four spot who took Puka and Jamar Chase can't get one of these
8:17running backs here at the 103 or the 104 because that is when you put them in a pickle where then they have to decide
8:22between a second wide receiver, a Brock Bowers, do they pull up a Bree Hall or Jeremiah 11 to the second round. It puts
8:27them in a precarious position. Uh these are the guys to build around in my eyes.
8:31I see the biggest tier break happening from A tier to B tier potentially on this entire list. But with Ash and
8:38Genty, we're starting to get some positive news here. This is from Jeff Mueller. We'd love to see a video of how
8:43Ashen Genty is moving, but still feel better about Genty than Jeremiah Love, two guys who have had ankle injuries this off seasonason. We have an underdog
8:50report that the Raiders are optimistic about Ashton Genty playing in week one.
8:53We have David Chow here, Pro Football Doc, saying that he thinks Genty plays week one. So, I would say in this
8:59current moment, I have felt the most positive about Genty since the injury happened. As you guys know, I was very negative. But I will say all of the
9:07running backs ahead of him are healthy and ready to roll for week one. So, by default, I'd rather just put Genty at
9:12the end of this tier, but he is still a tier ahead of the B tier of running backs on this list. Moving us to the B
9:21tier. These are guys that I'd really prefer to take in the third round of drafts. We have Jeremiah Love also banged up like Ashton Genty. As you saw
9:28from Ash or from Jeff Mueller here, a little bit more pessimistic as it pertains to Jeremiah Love versus Ashton Genty. He did have a high ankle sprain
9:36from a hip drop tackle in a preseason game. But in that preseason game, the usage was amazing. We've seen every running back drafted in the top 12 of
9:43the NFL drafts. And Trent Richardson has put up 14 points per game or higher.
9:47That would have been the RB14 last year.
9:49Jeremiah Love is my RB13. It feels like this is more towards his floor than his ceiling. He's somebody that from week
9:55seven on could be the RB7 in points per game and be a real league winner. He is a special talent. He's attached to Mike
10:01Laflur who of course when he was the Jets offense coordinator had Bree Hall as the RB6 in points per game before
10:07Bree Hall tore his ACL that season. Then at RB14 we have Bree Hall. And to me, these are the last two running backs I'm
10:16taking in the third round. It is Jeremiah Love. It's Bree Hall. If I can get neither of them, I'm taking the wide
10:21receivers here, right? I'm taking Chris Lave, Devonte Smith, I'm taking uh Josh Allen, I'm taking all of those guys once Jeremiah Love and Bree Hall are off the
10:30board. Bree Hall, of course, gets drafted in 2022. Since then, it's been the same story. The Jets offense has been terrible. They have been 31st in
10:38EPA per play over that span. Even still, he has averaged 15.3 points per game over his entire career. That would have
10:44been the RB1 last year. He's my RB14.
10:46He's drafted as the RB1 15. You're drafting him at his floor. Gino Smith is going to give him a lot more checkdowns
10:51than he had last season. This is a better offensive line as well with Fanu and Meu going into their second season.
10:57There has been a big upgrade in situation. Say whatever you want about the Jets, but last year it was unplayable. It was Justin Fields. It was
11:03Tyrod Taylor. It was Brady Cook. It was under 3,000 passing yards. It was the lowest passing yardage team, the lowest passing touchdown team. Why that matters
11:11for a running back is Breeze Hall's superpower is in the receiving game. I think that they're going to get back to
11:16that in 2026. Then we have two guys that I'm not super enthused to take in the third round of your fantasy drafts. I
11:25would rather just wait until the fourth round here. In the third round, I'm just going to take the run the wide receivers
11:30who fall. I've seen Malik Neighbors go to the mid third round. I've seen Chris Olive, Nico Collins all fall to the
11:36third round. Devonte Smith, all of these guys I prefer over Javvante or Kairen.
11:40guys that I think you're drafting essentially to hit a single. They are what some people in the fantasy space would call small hits, big misses, where
11:51you're drafting a 15 point per game scorer in the third round. There isn't really much ceiling for either of them to outproduce that and you are passing
11:58on league winners at wide receiver.
12:00You're passing on Josh Allen who has been a monster pick each of the last five seasons. For me, it's just not how
12:07I'm playing fantasy drafts this year.
12:09One of the reasons why is Javvante in particular was somebody that had point4 yards per out run. 57th among 59 qualifying running backs. This is a
12:17study from JJ Zachares last year where he looked at a running back's yards per out run and then how often they
12:23outperformed their expected points per game relative to their draft position.
12:27Everyone under.7 yards per run rarely ever exceeded their draft position. I think that Javvante is a high floor low ceiling play which I suppose is fine.
12:36It's just not how I play fantasy football, which also opens this thing up to this is not a ranking of how I think
12:41things are going to finish at the end of the year. I'm not interested in ranking the RB16 to then finish as the RB16.
12:47This is a ranking of how I would be drafting these players off the board as we are hunting for upside and league
12:52winners. Uh, so you'll see me instead of ranking like a high floor play of Justice Hill is probably the favorite to
13:00outscore Jonah Coleman, but I'd rather the rookie upside who could emerge down the stretch is essentially what I'm saying here. Uh, then we will talk about
13:08Kairen Williams. 21 points per game as a second year player, then 17, then 15.5.
13:14How much further does this fall? He's never had more than 40 plus catches in a given season. Will Blake Cororm actually
13:19be the 1A? I I don't buy that completely, but I think it's going to be enough of a split so that Kairen's like
13:2414 points per game, 13 points per game isn't a big hit when you take him in the third round. It ends up being a little
13:30bit frustrating. Uh a player that I'd rather have is Travis Etien in the fourth round who projects pretty much the same as Javvante and Kairen as a
13:37high floor middling RB2. Uh really profiles that I'm not super interested in, but if I was to take one, it would
13:42be ETN. He's cheaper. He projects the same. The Saints have the sixth best offensive line. Kamar is banged up early in the season. There are paths to upside
13:50for ETN, which then brings us to Ctier here. Now, before we get into the C tier of running backs here, I do want to let
13:56you guys know my entire top 200 rankings can be found on the basementdraftguide.com. You get my tiered top 200 for PPR, half PPR,
14:03superflex. You get my notes, sleepers, targets, fades, the whole nine yards.
14:09You can sync it up to your sleeper leagues as well, so that as the draft happens, it is crossing off players for
14:13you automatically. All of that is in the basementdraftguide.com. you can find in the description and the comment section down below. With that being said, let's
14:20get into the C tier of running backs and we will talk about DeAndre Swift, who is actually, as I recorded this video and
14:28pressed, you know, the button to go live here. Uh, he leaves practice early with an injury.
14:35I'm going to wait for the facts to come out before I bury him in the rankings.
14:39It seems like it might not be that big of a deal, but I will say it is something 100% to monitor for now. I
14:44like Swift at the high end of this tier of RB2s. He's projected for 15 plus touches per game in a top five offense.
14:51I think that there's really not much of a difference between Swift and a guy like ETN or Kairen or Dvonte. He is
14:56going to be the lead back on a good offense. He has been the RB16 in points per game last year. RB21, RB24, RB5,
15:02RB8, and RB15 over his entire career. He continues to finish as an RB2, but I think he does have upside for more with
15:09Manungai banged up, but we do need to see that Swift is ready to roll here. Uh then we have Cam Scatabo, a guy who
15:15crushed our dead zone running back research. He is a year 2 running back where we see a big leap in points per
15:20game from rookie to sophomore. He is someone that gets the passing downs and the goal line work. He had 16 points per
15:27game last year which would have been a top 12 number and that's including the two weeks where he wasn't even a starter
15:32and then including the week where he dislocates his ankle. He was really more like when he was the full-time player like a 20 point per game player. The
15:39injury risk is banked in at this price or baked in at this price. the Naji signing is banked in at this price. Cam
15:46Scatabo a guy who I am targeting at that four five turn similar to Bucky Irving as well once the wide receiver tier of
15:54like I guess say like Garrett Wilson Jaylen Wadd through your Ted McMillan Ibuka T Higgins Luther Burden I can't remember if I
16:02mentioned Luther Burden once they're wiped out I'm fine taking these running backs in Ctier Bucky Irving is on an offense that has the third ranked
16:09offensive line by established the run after getting ravaged by injuries last year not only to the offensive line but to Bucky Irving Mike Evans, Amecha
16:16Ibuka, Chris Godwin, Baker Mayfield, the whole offense was a just an absolute disaster. And now in 2026, they're all healthy. Zack Robinson is calling plays.
16:26I think Bucky Irving is trending up after finishing as the RB19 and the RB17 in points per game the last two seasons.
16:32Of course, he wasn't healthy last year, but RB20 is drafting him honestly at his floor and somebody that I keep on
16:38targeting down the stretch of draft season here. Then we have Basil 2. And at RB21, Liam Cohen's last two lead running backs have been Bucky Irving and
16:47Travis Tienne. Two guys who have finished his top 24 running backs. Tuton is a year 2 running back with upside and
16:53a good offense. But there is some shaky downside if Chris Rodriguez can seize a role here. Then we have Jadarian Price
17:00at RB22.
17:02He continues to trend up here. Zack Shary officially put on the PUP. He will he will miss at least the first four
17:08games. This is a team that is top 10 in implied points by Vegas, top 10 in established runs offensive line rankings. They're going to be a defense
17:16first run the ball team. Now, of course, George Hani is there and that could make things messy where Helani is taking the
17:24passing work and there could be a goal line split. I just want to bet on the talent and figure out the rest later. I
17:29think that he has a runway here to prove that he has a special talent in week one. And then whenever Charban comes
17:35back, there's a chance that Charban is not the same guy off of the ACL tear.
17:38And there's a chance that Javarian Price, a mystery box of a prospect, completely breaks out as a stud and a player to build around when it comes to
17:45the running game in this offense. This is a player who was a first round pick.
17:50He is impossible to evaluate because he was sharing a backfield to Jeremiah Love. Even with that, he somehow managed to get over 700 yards from scrimmage,
17:57over 10 touchdowns in his final year next to Jeremiah Love. He led the class in explosive run rate. He is a special
18:02kick returner. He is just a monster with the ball in his hands. I think there's untapped receiving upside as well.
18:07Jadarian Price is the perfect upside swing in the middle rounds. Then we have Quinn Shawn Judkins, a player that I loved coming out of school, year two
18:14upside, but I am just a bit squeamish when it comes to a lead running back coming off a really tough ankle injury
18:23that is now going to be on a Browns team that is bottom five in offensive line play, bottom five in scoring, and he's
18:30not a pass catcher. He is going to be off the field on passing downs for Dylan Samson. And that makes him a really
18:36tough bet as the between the tackles grinder on a bad team. Similar deal with David Montgomery. Woody Marks caps his ceiling in the same way that Dylan
18:44Samson caps Judkins ceiling. This is a bad offensive line. Uh the Texans are a little bit better of a team, but we're
18:50talking about an aging veteran who has declined each of the last three years in points per game despite being next to
18:54Jamir Gibbs. David Montgomery is the perfect dead zone running back profile.
19:00Then we get to Etier. And these are guys more that you're taking swings on in like round six as fun upside RB2s and
19:07honestly hero RB builds. We'll talk about both of the Patriots running backs here. We have Henderson as the RB25. We have Raandre as the RB26.
19:18Take your pick. Uh I prefer Henderson as the year 2 running back with upside. He has juice. He has pass catching ability.
19:24But Raandre has been the steady downto-down runner. I think it kind of depends on what you're looking for. If you're drafting your first running back
19:30in like a zero RB build, I think Raandre's floor makes a lot of sense, but I think in most other scenarios,
19:36Henderson ceiling makes a lot of sense as well. Then we have the man of the week, Marshon Lloyd, at RB27.
19:45He is a really tough one. It's really tough to parse through this Josh Jacobs situation. He's on the commissioner exempt list, which means
19:53he could have anywhere from five games missed to 15. He has a court date in mid November. He has a potential video out
20:01there when it comes to whatever dispute this was off the field. There is a lot up in the air, but for right now,
20:09Marshon Lloyd is the lead back for a Packers team that always scores points under Matt Laflur, who always has had a
20:18good fantasy running back, whether that's Aaron Jones or whether that is Josh Jacobs. Marshon Lloyd is a mystery boxer. Someone that was a fun round
20:26three prospect but has been banged up his entire career. And it's a similar story for Jonathan Brooks, a guy who has
20:33now torn his ACL twice. He is a blackbox upside mystery box style pick, but he does have receiving upside. He has juice
20:41and he could just be the lead back for the Panthers. Then we'll talk about the Steelers running backs here. Uh I have
20:48them back toback. I have Warren RB29. I have Rico Dado, RB30. I like both of these guys. I just end up drafting Rico
20:54Do more since he's cheaper and I have them backto back. But the Steelers had two top 24 running backs in points per
21:00game last year. They trade away Caleb Johnson. It's going to be one of these two running backs on every single down
21:05that they play on offense. Warren has 60 plus catch upside attached to Aaron Rogers. Battle's coming off of two back-to-back top 24 point per game
21:13seasons. He also has monster spike week potential where he has seven RB1 finishes over the last two seasons. He has two 30 plus PPR point games, three
21:2120 plus PPR point games. He also has two games of 200 plus scrimmage yards last year. He is an absolute beast. We'll
21:28see. He has the uh familiarity with McCarthy. Warren has the familiarity with Aaron Rogers. Then we get to our E tier. This is your ambiguous backfield,
21:37messy backfield style plays. We have R.J. Harvey up first. My RB31. He was a top 24 running back last year. Year two
21:45running backs usually progress. He's an amazing receiving back. He's attached to Shawn Peyton and Boone Knicks. Shawn Peyton once upon a time had Darren
21:52Sprouls as the RB7 in points per game. I want to bet on the guy he handpicked in the second round last off season. Then
21:58we have and also behind the league's best offensive line. Then we have Blake Cororm, who for me is impossible to rank. I I I would never really feel good
22:06about putting him in my lineup as an RB2 or a flex play. He is the most premium handcuff in the NFL, but there is also a
22:12chance that he just overtakes Kairen Williams in the league's best offense.
22:16So, he is somebody that's really tough to rank. Then we have Bill Crosky Merritt, a running back I've really come around on as a year 2 breakout
22:22candidate. He was awesome last year as a seventh round rookie. He led Washington in touches, yards from scrimmage, touchdowns. He was top 20 in yards per
22:31carry, success rate, uh, explosive run rate as well. The biggest issue for him is lack of receiving upside. He had just
22:37nine catches last year, but the early reports out of camp is that he is going to seize a passing down role on this
22:43team. And then, of course, the offense should be better. Jaden Daniels is actually healthy this year. David Blau, the new offensive play caller, has a lot
22:49of optimism here. And then yes, the offensive line is banged up without Laramie Tonsel, but they are still ranked 22nd by established the run. Then
22:57we'll talk about JK Dobbins here at RB34. He could be the lead back over RJ Harvey on a good offense with a good
23:04offensive line. We saw last year he was a top 24 running back in points per game before injury, but of course before
23:09injury is the story with JK Dobbins.
23:13Then at RB35, we have Tony Pard. Super steady runner, but he's on the Tennessee Titans, a bottom five offense with a
23:20bottom five offensive line, but he does have four straight top 30 running back point per game finishes. Four straight 10,000 yard
23:28seasons. He has Brian Dable who comes in here. This offense has a little bit of upside. Uh, but he is a high floor low
23:34ceiling pick similar to Chuba Hubard who is starting to get healthy here. He seems to be just as much in play for
23:39week one as Jonathan Brooks. He is the uh guy who has the seniority. He's been there longer, but he was usurped by Rico
23:46Dao last year. His efficiency fell way down last year, and he is heading into the season with an injury already. I at
23:53least expect him to get taken off the field in passing situations for Jonathan Brooks. So, you're talking about the between the tackles grinder on a bad
23:59team similar to Tony Pard. Then we have Kenneth Gwald, the receiving down back on what I expect to be a pretty damn
24:05good offense. He is interesting. He had 70 plus catches last year. He had the third most guarantees of any running back in free agency this cycle and he
24:12was also top 15 last year in yards per carry, success rate, explosive run rate, and miss tackles force per attempt. It
24:17just comes down to how much of a role can he carve out next to Bucky Irving.
24:22Then we have Jordan Mason drawing live to be the lead back for the Vikings, which should have a bounceback this season in terms of their offensive
24:30output. Then we have Kyle Manungai.
24:32Someone who is banged up currently and becomes our first running back in F tier here. Or actually, no, no, no. We're
24:39going to go Rashad White here as our RB40. Let me scratch that off the list.
24:43Uh he is with Bill Crosky Merritt, of course. He has passcatching upside. He is to me a less talented runner than
24:50Bill, but if Bill is just kind of a nothing burger, Rashad White could be the three down workhorse for a much
24:55improved offense. Then we have Kyle Manonga. Someone who's still banged up, but he is similar to Blake Cororm as a high upside handcuff on a high-powered
25:03offense. This tier is a lot of kind of nastiness. You have to hold your nose and make these picks. But Chris
25:10Rodriguez so far, we stream drafts every single night. He is my most drafted running back so far. It's not even because I like him that much. Like I
25:18still love Basil Tuan. He just gets kind of disrespected here as a player who could just be the between the tackles
25:24grinder on a good offense with the Jaguars. Uh I do think the upside scenario is similar to your Jamal Williams in Detroit, similar to
25:34the Gus Edwards in Baltimore year where he could just have 10 plus touchdowns and fall in the end zone in this
25:40offense. Then we have our RB42 Mike Washington Jr. He was much higher for a second here when we thought Ashen Genty
25:47was going to get put on IR. That hasn't happened. But if Genty misses time or if Genty sort of cracks the door open if
25:53he's inefficient off of the ankle injury. Mike Washington is a 220 plus pound back with 43 speed. He is a fun
26:00player. Then we have Jonah Coleman.
26:01Another fun upside rookie. Less of a I guess a handcuff to JK Dobbins is what the reports seem like that if Dobbins
26:07went down, Coleman replaces him more than Harvey absorbing his role. We'll see if that happens in reality. But Jonah Coleman was a very strong day
26:16three pick and he is going to be in a Broncos offense that always has a lot of fantasy points to the running back
26:21position. Then we have Aaron Jones, someone who's drawing live to just straight up beat out Jordan Mason in a much improved Vikings offense here. He
26:29has pass catching upside. He has seniority. Uh he's probably dust, but could he find one more year of Magic? We shall see. Tyler Agir. Uh Jeremiah
26:37Love's handcuff, but if Jeremiah Love misses any time, Tyler Alier is a locked and loaded top 24 running back in any
26:42given week. Jeremiah Love already dealing with an ankle injury. Tyler Aier a very strong pick in this range. Uh then we have Emtt Johnson, who I moved
26:49way up the rankings after this week of 53man roster cutdowns. We had Amari D.
26:54Marcato getting cut, which means Emma Johnson is the direct handcuff to Kenneth Walker. And that's a big deal in this Chief's offense. We have seen
27:01Kareem Hunt, Pacheco, Damen Williams, Derell Williams. All these guys be usable running backs in fantasy. That could be Emma Johnson at
27:09any point in time this year. Then we have Woody Marks, the PPR upside back on the Texans. If Montgomery ever goes
27:16down, he is a great handcuff. This is kind of just a tier of handcuffs and backup running backs. We of course have
27:21Tai Spears, someone who once upon a time was the RB5 in PPR points for the fantasy playoffs of 2024. a very weird
27:30niche reference, but he is someone that has upside on a week-to-eek basis and he could just straight up beat out Tony
27:35Pard if Pard isn't the same runner as he gets older. But still, we're talking about the Tennessee Titans. Then we have
27:41Katon Mitchell. He'd be much higher and probably in this tier for me, but he is dealing with an injury that we really
27:46can't get any clarity on right now. So, I'm not sure if he's going to start the year playing in week one or kind of how
27:51his role emerges, but he is a fun, explosive passcatching back for the Chargers. And I want pieces of this Mike McDaniel offense. And then our last
27:58running back on this list is Tank Bsby.
28:01He is Saquon Barkley's handcuff and that should mean something in an Eagles offense that is always going to have points to go around. But that is going
28:10to do it for us today. Feel free to screenshot this, use it in your draft.
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29:14>> [singing] >> stones like this froze ice cold ice.
