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5 Must Draft RBs you NEED!

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10 min
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Aug 24, 2026
Published
Mon, August 24, 2026
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Christian McCaffreyGeorge PickensJadarian PriceJavonte WilliamsMike Washington Jr.
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Christian McCaffrey

NegativeBust13:15

The source predicts Christian McCaffrey will regress and face injury issues this season, citing his recent time sidelined due to tightness as a concern.

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George Pickens

NegativeBust11:34

The source believes George Pickens is going to significantly bust this season despite his high ADP.

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Jadarian Price

PositiveValue6:41

Jadarian Price is a must-draft sleeper and an amazing value in round five; despite current training camp soreness, he is expected to become the focal point of the Seattle offense as the season progresses.

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Javonte Williams

PositiveProjection10:46

Javante Williams is a must-draft alpha back in a good offense; the source projects him for 1,200 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns, noting he is a safe pick in rounds three to four.

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Mike Washington Jr.

PositiveUsage1:55

Mike Washington is a must-draft player who will see increased volume due to the Raiders' committee approach and Ashton Gentile's injury; he is a 4-3 speed player who performed well in the preseason.

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Episode Transcript

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0:005 Must Draft RBs you NEED for Fantasy Football 2026 I know a lot of you guys are going to be drafting
0:06this upcoming weekend It's one of the biggest draft weekends I'm telling ya, this episode is going to give you guys 5
0:13solid RBs you NEED and a strategy, a practical strategy on how to approach drafting RBs for Fantasy Football 2026 If you're
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0:38without it You're going to get a principal cheat sheet, which I update until the season starts You're going to get full
0:44mock drafts, you're going to get all the answers to the test Grab 16 rounds guys I'm telling you, it'll be light
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1:02Let's talk about these five running backs First, I want to talk about the news that happened yesterday We need to acknowledge
1:09this Ashton Gentile went down He couldn't get up on his own pressure One of his legs was messed up Everybody was
1:15concerned, yada yada I look like a superstar Because I said Ashton Gentile was done Two or three days ago Basically saying
1:21that Mike Washington Was going to dip into the volume, which he will And I think he's going to do that more
1:28now Which we're going to talk about in a second It turns out that Gentile actually had like some sort of sprained
1:34ankle It will not be a significant Or sprained leg or something It will not be a significant amount of time missed
1:40So that's good news for Gentile owners If you're already drafted It's actually good news I don't wish injury on anybody But
1:47I do like it when my players succeed Now, I do have a lot of Mike Washington stock I was hoping that
1:53he was going to get the starting job It turns out that I My best guess is I think Gentile's going to
1:59miss about a week That's my best prediction at the time I haven't heard any updates I just heard that it's a
2:06sprained leg It's nothing catastrophic Again, which is good news We don't want catastrophic injury to anybody And my initial post on
2:12Mike Washington is Hey man, like This guy, regardless if Gentile was healthy or hurt or whatever He's going to dip into
2:18the volume He's going to be enough of a factor That's going to push Ashton Gentile out of his ADP And now
2:25this injury just solidifies my thinking there Because now he's going to get more reps, more time We already saw him do well in preseason Mike Washington, right?
2:33So now he's going to get more reps And he's going to get more opportunity to shine And this is the thing, right?
2:39Like, it's going to be a committee And this is what the Raiders had talked about Going prior into the NFL draft
2:45That they wanted to complement Gentile And so I don't think Gentile's going to be a full workhorse running Back And now
2:52this injury It's literally like It solidifies their thought process Like, man, we need to preserve Gentile We can't have any of
2:58that anymore We're going to use Mike Washington more I think it solidifies my whole theory That Mike Washington is going to
3:04be A major, major contributor to that offense So I got a lot of Mike Washington stock We hope Gentile's okay And
3:11I wanted to move past that So that goes to my first running back That you must draft Is Mike Washington, okay?
3:17Now, this is what I'm telling you, man Like Mike Washington Just stash him on your roster Now his ADP probably went
3:23up a round or two But listen, after you've got your core four running backs Which I lay out in 16 rounds
3:30And you've got your full strategy laid out Just try to secure Mike Washington A round or two ahead of his ADP
3:36Like I said, he's going to get more volume So that's the first must draft running back Mike Washington Based on everything
3:42I just said there Secure him He's a great guy Great player I should say I don't know him personally Great guy
3:49Great player Out of college He could have been a three down workhorse Running back on his own He's a 4-3 speed
3:55guy Did well in preseason Just draft him Okay, he's the first guy You got to draft Number two is Jadarian Price
4:01He's been dealing with some soreness On and off During training camp He will not play in preseason From what I'm hearing
4:08Which sucks Because I want to see more Jadarian Price But you are essentially getting A running back one In round five
4:14Now, there's talk about Chabronet being ready for week one But there's also talk about him Not fully getting going until November
4:20And there's a ramp up And all this stuff Chabronet is not going to be a factor And if he is It
4:27might be during playoff time Which is going to suck As Jadarian Price owners But regardless He's not going to come back
4:33To 100% immediately And at that point Jadarian Price is going to be A focal point of that offense Running away with
4:39that job Literally So I think Jadarian Price Is such an amazing value A sleeper at running back That I just cannot
4:46pass up the value I got to draft him He's a must draft for me He's a first round pick by Seattle
4:52He's a great talent He can run He can catch He can pretty much do it all His pass protection We still
4:58got to see how that works out In the NFL And how that's going to Move up to speed here In the
5:05NFL But Jadarian Price An absolute must draft Secure him Okay Number three If you listen to this channel regularly I appreciate
5:11you You probably already got 16 rounds You already know who this guy is You already know I talk about him But
5:17he's an absolute must draft Number three is Omari Hampton Yes they lost their center Yes it's a bit of a concern
5:24But it's not going to be as bad Of an O-line as it was last year I still like Regardless I still
5:30like Omari Hampton In a very well efficient offense With Mike McDaniel Offensive coordinator Justin Herbert under center And really solid wide
5:36receiver options With Trey Harris stepping up Ladan McConkie having a better year And of course Quinton Johnson Hopefully doing something this
5:42year And they got Gaddis It's a good offense I like this team They brought in Nujoiku here I think hopefully he's
5:49more of a blocker Because they do have some Gaddis And tight end stock for fantasy Listen Omari Hampton can run Can
5:55catch She could do it all I think he's the most complete back In the NFL He's an absolute must draft I
6:01got him third overall After Gibbs and Robinson I would You know Because I'm so biased And I've got him on my
6:08leagues If I drafted again I got the first overall pick I might even go Hampton again That's how much I love
6:14Omari Hampton Love this kid Look out Amazing gear His injuries behind him Draft Okay I got two more Including a sleeper
6:20at the end You just want to stash But Before I get into that Make sure you guys do secure The 16
6:27round drafts Which I've linked it below Sleepers Breakouts Everything Grab it You'll be lighters ahead of the sheep I'm telling you
6:33guys I gotta keep plugging it Because I believe in it And I believe that if you get it When you get
6:39it You know It's a must You guys will win Alright Grab 16 rounds Alright Number four here It's a must draft
6:46for me Is Javante Williams And it's very simple for me here You know The Cowboys are a good offense I mean
6:52Their offensive receivers Are being drafted As top ten picks Right Even though I think Pickens is going to Significantly bust But
6:58that's a whole other video But Javante Williams Is the focal point Of that offense In regards to that Running back Committee
7:05Or not even In that backfield You know Jane and Blue Is not a concern They didn't draft Anybody else Javante finally
7:11had His breakout season Last year Barring any injury This guy is the Alpha dog there They paid him They signed him
7:17On to a three year Deal I think it's 24 million plus They believe in this kid Right And It's a good
7:24offense I mean They've got the receivers To spread the defense back And open things up It's not like They don't have
7:30any receivers And he's going to see Stack boxes No it's going to be The Javante show There's a Cowboys helmet In
7:36the back there And They love him And I love him And I think He's going to be The alpha dog We're
7:43looking at 1200 yards rushing 12 touchdowns It's going to be A Javante season Super safe And you can get him Rounds
7:49three to four Which is amazing value Right Last one Is a sleeper stash When I say Sleeper stash Meaning Here's the
7:55deal Right I have my convictions And my conviction Is that CMC Is going to regress My conviction Is that CMC Is
8:02going to decline My conviction Is that CMC Is going to get hurt again Mind you Just recently Just got back to
8:08practice After two weeks Being side Two to three weeks Being sidelined Due to tightness I don't know What that was all
8:14about So I believe That CMC Is going to go down This year Again You can't predict injury But I know That
8:21what goes up Must come down Historically Especially at the Running back position So a sleeper That I'm I'm drafting Personally Just
8:27stashing him On my bench Is Kalen Black Okay Obviously The team Believes in him They drafted him I think round three
8:33Or four Give or take I think it was round three But they believe in him And I think at the draft
8:39They said he was like The second best running back Out of this draft After Jeremiah Love They see talent there They
8:46see upside there Kalen Black Is going to be a plug And play As soon as CMC Regresses or goes down All
8:52I'm saying Is after you've got Your main running backs Take a dart throw On Kalen Black Later Because you look at
8:58Some of those other guys Coming off later Like guys that have Years to wow me We're not wow Running backs Are
9:05just never going to Get volume Right You know You might as well Get a rookie Who's got upside Who can be
9:11plugged in After CMC goes down So If you draft CMC Which I don't recommend You do anyway Kalen Black Is a
9:17must I don't like Handcuffing running backs But What I do Is I grab my Omari and Hampton I get Kalen Black
9:24Later When CMC does go down I got two running back ones Does that make sense That's the strategy So Kalen Black
9:30Love the upside Love the talent And love the opportunity Potentially Okay So those are my five Running backs Kalen Black We
9:36got Jadarian Price We got Mike Washington Omar and Hampton And Javante Williams Solid running backs Which you guys need Okay Make
9:43sure you guys Turn on the bell here We go live every night At 9pm Get 16 rounds And if you're drafting
9:49This week I wish you guys The best of luck You guys don't really Need luck If you got 16 rounds But
9:55Regardless I'm giving you All the answers To the test Grab 16 rounds And we're going to do Daily videos Every single
10:02day So make sure you guys I have the bell Walter Football is coming back I believe Wednesday We're going to be
10:08talking 10 players We can not stop drafting So lots of great content Coming your way I'll see you guys In the
10:14next video Lion Mentality Let's see

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