The Lineup Show - NEW Top-24 RBs Rest of Season Rankings & Tiers | Fantasy Football 2026
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23 min
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Oct 14, 2026
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Wed, October 14, 2026
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Rhamondre StevensonAaron JonesKenneth Walker IIIBijan RobinsonBreece HallBucky IrvingChase BrownChristian McCaffreyChuba HubbardD'Andre SwiftDerrick HenryJahmyr GibbsJames CookJavonte Williams
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Aaron Jones
NegativeValue18:38
The source considers Aaron Jones and Rhamondre Stevenson to be somewhat flippable in terms of rest-of-season value.
Insight pageNegativeUsage28:55
Aaron Jones is a D-tier running back who has been a volume king, ranking fifth in the NFL in carries. His usage and fantasy value are expected to decline following the return of Jordan Mason after the Week 6 bye, though he should remain a flex or RB2 option.
Insight pageBijan Robinson
PositiveProjection3:37
Bijan Robinson is locked in as the RB2 rest of season. Outside of a blowout game in Carolina, he has been a top-15 back every week, with three top-6 finishes and two games exceeding 140 rushing yards. The Falcons' offense is performing better with him at the helm.
Insight pageBreece Hall
PositiveProjection18:22
Breece Hall is expected to return soon and operate as a low-end RB1 or high-end RB2. Before his injury, he was seeing a true dual-threat workload, recording 38 carries and 7 targets in his first two complete games.
Insight pageBucky Irving
NegativeValue24:05
Bucky Irving is a strong RB2 who recently had a blow-up game against the Cowboys. The source suggests he is a potential sell-high candidate, though he maintains a stranglehold on the RB1 job in Tampa with consistent carry volume.
Insight pageChase Brown
NegativeValue16:36
Chase Brown is considered a buy-low candidate despite recent inefficiency and competition from Samaje Perine. While he has not met the high expectations set earlier in the season, he remains the RB1 on an explosive offense and is expected to improve.
Insight pageChristian McCaffrey
NegativeUsage8:22
Christian McCaffrey is the RB6 rest of season. While he is no longer the 'cheat code' volume machine due to a deliberate reduction in carries by Kyle Shanahan, he remains highly efficient with five touchdowns in his last four games and 25 targets on the year.
Insight pageChuba Hubbard
PositiveProjection18:41
Chuba Hubbard is a B-tier running back who has performed at a high level, earning a top-10 grade from Pro Football Focus. The return of Jonathan Brooks is not expected to impact Hubbard's role in the near future.
Insight pageD'Andre Swift
PositiveUsage15:28
D'Andre Swift is the RB12 rest of season. He is trending upward with the potential return of Caleb Williams and is expected to see significant volume in the Ben Johnson offense, despite a quiet start to the season.
Insight pageDerrick Henry
PositiveUsage6:46
Derrick Henry is the RB5 rest of season and leads the NFL in carries. He remains highly productive regardless of Lamar Jackson's status, though Jackson's return is expected to further benefit his fantasy outlook.
Insight pageJahmyr Gibbs
PositiveProjection1:54
Jahmyr Gibbs is the consensus RB1 rest of season and arguably the best asset in fantasy football. Excluding Week 4, he has finished as a top-3 running back every week, including two RB1 overall finishes. The source suggests he is a 'fantasy cheat code' and recommends trading for him even if it requires giving up significant assets like Kyren Williams.
Insight pageJames Cook
NegativeUsage9:54
James Cook is the RB7 rest of season. While he is an efficient RB1 on a strong offense, his receiving work is limited by Ty Johnson's role on third downs. Additionally, he has a concerning ball security issue, leading the league with 11 fumbles since the start of 2025.
Insight pageJavonte Williams
NegativeProjection13:26
Javonte Williams is the RB10 rest of season. His fantasy performance is highly dependent on the Cowboys' offensive success. While his efficiency has been inconsistent, he continues to receive the lion's share of work in a high-powered offense.
Insight pageJaylen Warren
NegativeUsage25:48
Jalen Warren is an RB19 who has produced at an elite level, but his usage may be impacted by the return of Rico Dowdle. While he is expected to remain the 1A in the offense, he is considered a potential sell-high candidate.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
PositiveBreakout14:04
Jeremiah Love is the RB11 rest of season. Despite recent disappointing performances, he is viewed as a potential league winner. Tyler Allgeier's involvement remains minimal, and the source expects Love to have a strong second-half breakout.
Insight pageJonathan Taylor
PositiveUsage5:32
Jonathan Taylor is the RB4 rest of season. Despite concerns about his 3.9 yards per carry efficiency, he remains the engine of the Colts' offense, ranking fourth among all running backs in carries with six rushing touchdowns.
Insight pageKenneth Walker III
PositiveUsage3:56
Kenneth Walker is the RB3 rest of season, having finished no worse than RB7 in any week this year. He is averaging a massive 26.5 opportunities per game in the Chiefs' offense, a significant improvement over his usage in Seattle.
Insight pagePositiveMatchup21:32
The source recommends the over on Kenneth Walker's 86.5 rushing yards line against the Chargers. Walker is coming off a bye, and the Chargers allow the 12th most rushing yards per game (119).
Insight pageKyren Williams
PositiveProjection11:32
Kyren Williams is the RB8 rest of season. He has been highly consistent, finishing no lower than RB15 in any game this year with four top-8 finishes. He has a favorable schedule down the stretch, making him a strong buy.
Insight pageQuinshon Judkins
NegativeInjury27:10
Quinshon Judkins is dealing with an ankle injury and was seen in a walking boot. While he lacks touchdown upside, he has been heavily involved in the passing game with 11 targets over the last two games. However, he has struggled with efficiency, gaining one yard or less on 31% of his carries in 2026.
Insight pageRhamondre Stevenson
PositiveRole18:31
With Travion Henderson sidelined, Rhamondre Stevenson is elevated to a higher-end RB2. The source suggests he is startable for the rest of the season, though his value is highest in the immediate term while Henderson is out.
Insight pagePositiveMatchup20:54
The source recommends taking the over on Rhamondre Stevenson's rushing line for Week 6. He has historically performed well against the Jets (23+ fantasy points in last two meetings) and is expected to see increased ground volume with Henderson out.
Insight pagePositiveRole30:20
Rhamondre Stevenson is a higher-end RB2 for the time being while Travion is out with a high ankle sprain. He is expected to see increased production in the short term, though his value may fluctuate once the backfield returns to full strength.
Insight pageSaquon Barkley
NegativeBust20:11
Saquon Barkley is in the C-tier due to significant environmental concerns, including a struggling offensive line and poor play from Jalen Hurts. While Barkley remains explosive, his inability to finish games and the team's overall offensive dysfunction make him a risky fantasy asset.
Insight pageTravis Etienne
NegativeRole19:45
Travis Etienne Jr. is ranked as the last of the RB2s despite being on IR. The source notes a lack of trust in him to shoulder the load in New Orleans, though he should have a role in Kellen Moore's offense upon return.
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Episode Transcript
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0:24I'm Mitch Anderson. I'm Justin Mello. And we have officially passed the one-third mark of the Fantasy Football regular season.
0:30It is time to evaluate your team, where you're at in record and points for, and so we're going to break down
0:36the top 24 running backs for the rest of the season.
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1:10But Mello, kick it off with our number one running back rest of the season.
1:14It's Jameer Gibbs. Yeah. We already all knew this.
1:17You didn't have to click this video or turn on this episode to know it's Jameer Gibbs.
1:21This is the first time in really over a decade that the Consensus 1.1 has lived up to the expectations with flying colors.
1:28If you remove Week 4, where he was the RB17, still solid, he has finished as a top 3 running back every
1:34week so far this season, including two RB1 overall finishes.
1:37Absolute fantasy cheat code. Can I say something to you?
1:40A little bit sacrilegious that's going to stay within this call, within the family of everyone watching the lineup right now.
1:46I received a text earlier that someone who has Parker Washington received a trade offer of Kyron Williams and Parker Washington for Jameer Gibbs.
1:52And they said, I'm assuming you're not taking this.
1:55And I told them that they should. Because I think Jameer Gibbs is so far and away the best asset in fantasy
2:01football right now, I would be doing anything to go acquire him if that's even reachable.
2:05Even your Parker Washington, that is stunning to me, Mitch.
2:08I agree that I would too. I'm telling everyone how serious I am about Jameer Gibbs.
2:13But on to number two, you should be plenty serious about this guy too.
2:17Bijan Robinson, absolutely zero debate at the number two.
2:19Besides the blowout in Carolina where he's still scored 11 points, he's been a top 15 back every single week, including three
2:25top six finishes and two games with over 140 rushing yards.
2:29Hopefully, Panics can stay healthy because this is certainly a different Falcons offense with him at the helm.
2:34And it's helping to get the best out of Bijan.
2:36Yeah, definitely my number two. If there were a guy that you could maybe debate there, it's Ken Walker, who we'll go ahead and put at three.
2:44His worst weekly finish this year is the RB7.
2:47He was on by week five, so only four weeks.
2:49But still, the worst finish he's had is RB7.
2:52This Chiefs offense really has been running through him entirely.
2:55Doesn't appear that that's going to be changing anytime soon.
2:58He's averaging 26.5 opportunities per game, which sounds like a video game stat.
3:01A no-brainer. It's crazy volume. Didn't even get close to that in Seattle with Zach Charbonnet totally screwing him over down by
3:07the goal line and on passing downs. Now, Ken Walker in Kansas City, though, RB1 every single week.
3:1226.5 opportunities is like what my five-star running back at Missouri State gets in college football, the video game.
3:18Like, when you're just like feeding a guy. Literally.
3:20That's absolutely unbelievable. This is so solidly our S tier.
3:23And to me, like, I love these next guys, but it's a huge drop-off.
3:27They're the big three right now. Let's talk about the guy at the top of the A tier, though.
3:32Jonathan Taylor. We had our concerns, Melo, going into the year about efficiency.
3:36And honestly, we were completely wrong. As we've seen Taylor drop to 3.9 a carry this year.
3:41What we did not factor in is the fact that the Colts will do anything to get the ball in this guy's hands.
3:47Fourth among all running backs in carries. Six touchdowns on the ground.
3:51He has been the true engine of the Colts offense.
3:54As long as he's out there, he is going to continue to get so much work.
3:58And he's locked in as my running back four for the rest of the season.
4:02Yeah, and speaking of guys that get fed, let's put Derek Henry here at five.
4:06King Henry is never going to hit the cliff.
4:09I'm convinced he took some sort of youth serum or something at some point in his life.
4:14He's just never going to actually show signs of aging.
4:17The Ravens are absolutely feeding him the rock. He is feasting.
4:20Lamar Jackson seems like he'll be back sooner rather than later.
4:23We're still not 100% sure. But as we saw last year, the whole offense really depends on Lamar Jackson.
4:28So getting him back will be great for Derek Henry from a fantasy football perspective as well.
4:33Although he was great last week without him even.
4:35I don't care that he doesn't catch passes. I trust him wholeheartedly every single week.
4:40Derek Henry is the roadrunner getting chased by Wile E.
4:42Coyote. No matter what you think, he's not going over that cliff.
4:46He's staying on top of his game. We just talked about Jonathan Taylor being fourth in the entire NFL in carries.
4:52Derek Henry is number one. This guy is truly the heart and the engine of this Ravens offense.
4:57Let's jump to number six, though. Another guy that there's been a lot of cliff conversations with.
5:02Christian McCaffrey. I keep saying it, but the days of Christian McCaffrey being a full-on fantasy cheat code might just be over.
5:08And that doesn't mean he's not still incredible. Five touchdowns in his last four games.
5:1225 targets on the year. We've seen a little bit of a tick down in carries.
5:17But for the long term, that's probably a good thing for him.
5:20He may not be the cheat code volume machine anymore.
5:23But that doesn't mean that he and this undefeated 49ers offense have not been so efficient that they can make it work anyways.
5:29And I'm still incredibly high on Christian McCaffrey for the rest of the year.
5:33Same here. This is the first time Kyle Shanahan said he's going to lower the volume for McCaffrey, and he actually meant
5:39it, which I don't think we all called his bluff, and it wasn't a bluff.
5:44Come the NFL playoffs, I think he's just going to touch the ball 40 times.
5:48Completely different scenario, yeah. Yeah, but that won't help you in fantasy.
5:51Still a great piece, though. Still somebody I'm absolutely starting.
5:54And the same can be said about James Cook, who's our RB7 rest of season.
5:58I know he fumbled a couple times on Monday night, but he's still an incredible running back on an incredible offense, who
6:04should still be a solid RB1 for the rest of the season.
6:08We're not seeing quite the level of receiving work that we were hoping we were going to see going into this season.
6:14Ty Johnson really is being, Ty Johnson's really operating in that third down role, the pass-catching role.
6:19But still great overall usage for James Cook, who scores touchdowns.
6:22He's efficient. Still an RB1. Yeah, James Cook has been phenomenal.
6:25The one thing I'll point out, just from an NFL point of view, this has nothing to do with what they're going
6:31to do with him on the field and what's going to happen in fantasy football.
6:35But 11 fumbles for James Cook since the start of 2025.
6:38No other running back has more than six in the same time span.
6:42Just crazy. Definitely a ball security issue with him, but he's so good that he's not going to lose any real meaningful work.
6:49On to number eight, though. Another guy in our A tier.
6:52Kyron Williams is just so good, man. This offense is so good.
6:55He has such an important role in it. RB5 on the season and hasn't landed under 15 points yet in a game this year.
7:02Four top eight finishes. His worst finish when he scored those 15 points.
7:05He was the RB15 in week one. There's no reason to believe he's going to slow down anytime soon.
7:11He has a fantastic schedule down the stretch. I'm buying hard into Kyron Williams right now.
7:15Unless you're trading for Jameer Gibbs. Yeah. If you're sending him and Parker Washington for Jameer Gibbs, you can do it.
7:21Otherwise, though, stop disrespecting Kyron. He's been great. At number nine, we have Ashton Gentry.
7:25He's been tough to trust, especially with this newer ankle injury and the work share with Mike Washington and even Dylan Lauby to a certain extent.
7:33He got involved a little bit the last week or two.
7:36And the Raiders offensive line has been less than superb, better than last year, but that's a really low bar.
7:41I'm still not too concerned, though. We're talking about an elite talent whose volume should spike up as he gets healthier with that ankle foot injury.
7:49So I think he's still going to be a solid RB1 rest of season.
7:53You just got to trust the process. Yeah, absolutely.
7:55He's going to be the last guy in our A tier.
7:58Honestly, if we're being serious here, he's kind of fringe at the end of that A tier.
8:03Let's drop to B. Let's talk about Javante Williams.
8:06He is a guy that is just going to go as the Cowboys go.
8:10If it's a great offensive day, he's going to be a big part of it.
8:14If it's a slow day, he's going to suffer.
8:16We saw that against Tampa Bay in a game that he salvaged with that early touchdown.
8:21Other than that, it was a bit of a disaster.
8:24The efficiency has been up and down, but I want guys in this high-powered Dallas offense.
8:28I think Javante continues to get the lion's share for the Cowboys, so it's hard to get off of him here.
8:34Pause. No, I agree. I like Javante Williams a lot.
8:37I heard it the minute I said it. You knew you weren't escaping that one, brother.
8:41Let's talk about some Jeremiah Love, though, who's our RB11 rest of season.
8:45I know it hasn't been great, but don't let the back-to-back disappointing weeks fool you.
8:49This guy is going to be a league winner.
8:52Even Tyler Algier only had three carries last week.
8:54You would have guessed, based on Jeremiah Love's two fantasy points, that Algier was heavily involved.
8:59He really wasn't. It was just a weird game against Detroit.
9:02And we see rookie running backs every single year go nuclear down the stretch.
9:06That is fully in the cards for the Cardinals running back, Jeremiah Love.
9:10I know it's tough right now, but I'm sticking with him.
9:13I think he has incredible upside down the stretch.
9:15In the cards is a great pun, by the way.
9:18I had it in my notes, but not as a pun.
9:21And then as I read it, I was like, damn, that was unintentionally extremely clever.
9:25Let's move on here to our last RV1, DeAndre Swift.
9:28Kind of got his groove back last week, despite the loss.
9:31And now we get Caleb Williams potentially back in the mix moving forward.
9:35Manungai dealing with the turf toe. It kind of wheels up right now.
9:38Swift should be in for plenty of volume. He had that quiet stretch in the middle of the start of the season.
9:45But we've seen the ceiling this guy can have in this Ben Johnson offense.
9:49And I'm very excited for him moving forward. Yeah, he's been absolutely great.
9:52And somebody who really hasn't been is Chase Brown, who's our next running back.
9:56I think it's far from panic time, though, for Chase Brown.
9:59I agree. There's a lot of things I don't like, which I think a lot of people would say the same.
10:05He's not been efficient. And he hasn't been a true workhorse like we thought.
10:09Samajay Pirine has been cutting into his work share.
10:12So, like, those are two things I don't like.
10:14But on the flip side, it's just Samajay Pirine.
10:17It's not like he's competing with, like, a legitimate good running back who we know could really take the job away from him.
10:23And Chase Brown still is the RB1 on this explosive offense.
10:26The points will eventually come. I just think he'll continue to come up short of the ceiling that so many people hoped for earlier in the season.
10:34I say this as someone who literally brought up Samajay Pirine over the offseason.
10:38As someone who had been almost as, if not more efficient than Chase Brown in 2025.
10:42And that being a little bit of a red flag.
10:45I think the panic's gone too far on Chase Brown.
10:48And I think that everyone needs to just chill out a little bit.
10:52Chase Brown's going to be just fine. I want pieces of this Bengals offense.
10:56He feels like a pretty decent buy low still to me.
10:59But let's move on to Brees Hall. Your buy low this week, Mello.
11:02He was fantastic before the injury. Getting the true dual threat workload.
11:0638 carries and 7 targets in his first two complete games.
11:09Whether it's this week or next, he should be back soon.
11:12And I expect Brees Hall to operate as a low-end RB1, high-end RB2 moving forward.
11:16Yeah, once he's back, he'll be just fine. Let's talk about Chuba Hubbard of the Carolina Panthers.
11:21I'm putting some respect on his name and he's in the B tier.
11:25I think he deserves it. I really think he deserves to be in the B tier with what he's done this year.
11:31He has been what so many of us had hoped Jonathan Brooks would be.
11:35And speaking of which, Brooks' return off IR is not going to come anytime soon.
11:39Sure, it could maybe be an issue in the fantasy playoffs for Hubbard.
11:43But at this point, I'm really not worried about that at all.
11:46He's been incredible. He's a top 10 graded running back per pro football focus.
11:50He's looked to the part. He should continue to do so.
11:53So you're right. I think he belongs in his B tier.
11:56Let's move on to a guy that is going to kick off our C tier.
12:00I always talk about Colson Loveland and Kyle Pitts coming in and out like a revolving door through the fantasy football jail.
12:06This guy's in there for right now. And it's Saquon Barkley kicking off our C tier.
12:11What do we do with Saquon, man? Two weeks ago, I was so excited for him.
12:16Now expected to return soon. But there's always the caution around what to expect coming immediately off of a hamstring injury.
12:21You zoom out from Saquon himself and you look at this whole environment.
12:25We have this team lose Lane Johnson to retirement.
12:28Cam Juergens to a trade. The offensive line's in shambles.
12:30Jalen Hurts doesn't look like he knows how to play football anymore.
12:34And Saquon is still so talented. If you watch him play and you isolate on Saquon himself, you can tell he still has the juice.
12:41But the offensive environment is just terrifying me right now.
12:44I just I don't know what to do. I'd love your take.
12:47One last thing. Craziest part about Saquon season is that he is still yet to find the end zone.
12:52Yeah, I'm nervous. And it's it's funny. It's not for the reasons I think people might have thought Saquon would bust that he might hit the cliff.
13:00He has not. He has looked explosive electric. He's looked awesome.
13:03He can't finish a game, which obviously hurts you more than if you were just ruled out because you're starting him and
13:09he's leaving the game in the first quarter. But some of those other environmental factors like you talked about, like with the
13:15offensive line, retiring, being hurt, getting traded and Jalen Hurts not playing well.
13:19That stuff's actually starting to really concern me. So I think he does probably belong in the C tier as opposed to the A or the B.
13:27My favorite thing with Saquon is when you just start him in your lineup and then like three plays in.
13:32He pulls the Jonathan Taylor touchdown celebration, but he's actually grabbing his hamstring or his ankle and coming out of the game.
13:39It's like this guy's driving me crazy. I still have hope, but the vibes are bad for Saquon Barkley right now.
13:44Vibes are pretty horrific. Let's get a positive vibes guy here.
13:48Let's get Basil Tootin. Let's go. Here in the C tier.
13:51Positive vibes. He really has not truly exploded yet this year, which is why we have him this slow, but it feels inevitable.
13:57Like he's going to have a blow up spot at some point soon.
14:01He's been producing solid RB2 numbers. The volume keeps going up.
14:04He had a season high 22 carries in week five.
14:07And also he has pro football focuses single highest run grade among all running backs.
14:11He has looked the part. He has been very good.
14:14It's a nice balance of floor and ceiling. And part of me thinks he should be higher rest of season than we
14:20have him despite having him this slow. It's really just like I said, he hasn't shown the explosion through five weeks yet.
14:26Yeah, man. He's been such a safe, good floor running back, but it just, it wouldn't shock me if down the stretch
14:32all of a sudden we're like, wow, what an explosive year out of Basil Tootin and he finished as the RB12.
14:38Like, I just, I fully think that's in the cards, but onto another guy that we just talked about a lack of explosive plays.
14:45How about Bucky Irving? Absolutely exploding against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night football.
14:49And I won't lie. It kind of feels like a perfect sell high spot to me.
14:53And that's not a knock on Bucky. I think he's going to be great for the rest of the season.
14:59I think he's like a very strong RB2. I just have kind of hit the point that every time any player plays
15:05against the Dallas Cowboys defense, I'm probably just going to try to deal them after that.
15:10Cause that's going to be the best they do.
15:12Dallas's defense has like made it their job to maximize fancy football points for the opposing offenses.
15:17But some pro Bucky stats, 17, 15, 16, and 21 carries in his last four.
15:21He has an absolute stranglehold on the RB1 job in Tampa.
15:24If things do improve, we could see Bucky skyrocket from the spot.
15:28But even if they stay how they've been, I think he's a rock solid RB2.
15:32I agree. I think he's fine to hold, but also I do like the idea of maybe trying to move him as
15:38well, just because he is coming up off this blowup spot and we don't really know what the rest of the season will look like.
15:45And I feel kind of similarly about Jalen Warren here at RB19.
15:48I still do like him rest of season. He's been incredible without a doubt.
15:52But with the return of Rico Dowdle, that could affect his usage to some extent.
15:57Will it be enough to bring Warren down from his current elite production?
16:00Yeah, I think there's probably a pretty good chance of that.
16:03But will it be enough to ruin Warren or make him unstartable?
16:07No, I don't think that at all. I mean, he's just been so good.
16:11Even if the volume goes down, he'll still be the 1A in this offense.
16:15He's completely earned that right with how good he's been.
16:17Super involved in the passing game. But he's been so good, especially the last few weeks, that if you want it to
16:24try to sell high, I don't hate that idea either.
16:26Yeah, I think that's actually the perfect way to put it.
16:30Let's jump to Quinshon Judkins, who became a little bit of topic of conversation in the comment section.
16:35Our guy Snook named him as a bye Monday morning, and we've since gotten the news that he's been seen in a
16:41walking boot in his day-to-day with the ankle injury.
16:43To me, the boot is likely a precaution, but obviously something to monitor.
16:47We talked about this in that episode, but one of the biggest green flags last season and going into, you know, the redraft process was the touchdown upside.
16:55And even though the Browns have looked so much better, he still hasn't managed to hit the end zone more than the one time in week four.
17:02And so the appeal to me right now without that touchdown upside is that Judkins has been getting so much receiving work.
17:0911 targets in the last two games. And if he can keep that up, I love the value of those touches through
17:15the air for running backs, especially in the case of Judkins, who I don't know if you saw this stat on the broadcast.
17:21He has gone for one yard or less in 31% of his carries in 2026.
17:26Yeah, it hasn't looked pretty, but at least he's catching it.
17:29That's been the saving grace. Hopefully he can start scoring touchdowns.
17:32Let's talk about someone who's touching the ball a lot.
17:35That's Aaron Jones. And we're going to put him in the D tier, but he's been great to this point.
17:4032 year old running back, almost 32. He turns 32 next month.
17:44Volume King in the big 2026. Fifth in the NFL in carries, which should be Frank is just mind blowing.
17:49Never would have guessed that going into the year.
17:52And some of what I said earlier about Jalen Warren with Rico Dattel.
17:55I do think the return of Jordan Mason after the week six by will do damage to Aaron Jones's usage and fantasy value.
18:02But Jones has been good enough to still be the one A in this offense.
18:06I still think he is going to get the bulk of the work.
18:10So he still can definitely be considered a flex option or even an RB two, depending on the matchup any given week.
18:16Yeah, absolutely. Onto our next guy. This guy, I swear to God, every single year.
18:20He's just the undertaker meme. Ramondre Stevenson. He looks terrible.
18:23You think he's done. Then boom, he's on fire and the backfield's all his.
18:27We have no Travion for a couple of weeks here dealing with a high ankle sprain.
18:31The New England Patriots offense is fully back. And I feel like you can actually slot in Ramondre Stevenson as like a
18:38higher end RB two for the time being. I would make the argument him and Aaron Jones are somewhat flippable here.
18:44It'll be interesting to see what the splits look like once Travion's back.
18:47But for the meantime, over these next few weeks, you should be able to get a lot of great production out of Ramondre Stevenson.
18:54Yeah, I like him now more than down the stretch, but still somebody who's probably going to be startable for pretty much the rest of the season.
19:02RB 23, though, is Cam Scadaboo. You really have to hurt for Cam Scadaboo, who fumbled away the victory in week five.
19:08But you have to hurt more for his fantasy managers, who have to watch him finish no better than the RB 17 in any given week this year.
19:16He really has been disappointing. It's become kind of like a quasi committee on a less than superb offense here in New York.
19:22So I do have concerns about Scadaboo going forward and the usage, the efficiency, just this offense as a whole.
19:28But he's still more involved than basically any of the running backs that we have not talked about thus far.
19:33So you kind of have to put him this high just by default.
19:37Yeah, I I completely agree. I actually think this is a good week for him.
19:41Little hint hint about something we're about to talk about in a few minutes.
19:45But at number 24, the only guy in our F tier, Amari and Hampton did not even make the list over this
19:51guy who's still on the IR, Travis A. Chan Jr.
19:54Let's wrap it up with him here. I just kind of wish he didn't even make the list either.
19:59But I think he probably does profile as the last of the RB 2s.
20:03Week one, we saw what the receiving upside could be and what you had hoped to see from him going into the year.
20:10Nine targets leading to seven catches for 32 yards.
20:12But then the next two weeks, he was healthy, only four targets and a combined 25 touches.
20:17There just seems to be this lack of trust in A.
20:20Chan to shoulder the load in New Orleans. And so I have my concerns about when he gets back, but he will
20:26have a role in this high powered Kellen Moore offense.
20:29And when he's in there, I think he's a solid stash and he's a guy you'll be able to slot in as
20:35an RB 2 or preferably a flex. Yeah, I agree with that.
20:39Those were our top 24 running backs. Before we get out of here, let's hit our week six Mount Rushmore.
20:44We are going to name our four favorite plays at the running back position, a.k.a.
20:49the guys we think are going to rush for more yards than their projected lines on dabble.
20:54Give me your first guy, Melo. Give me that guy we just talked about, Ramondre Stevenson.
20:58I'll take his over. Travion Henderson banged up with the ankle injury, not going to be active against the Jets like you mentioned.
21:04Stevenson has had 23 plus fantasy points in each of his last two matchups against the Jets.
21:09A lot of that damage has come through the air.
21:12But in this spot without Travion, potentially a positive game script.
21:15I think he's going to do a lot of that damage on the ground.
21:19He looked phenomenal last week against the Raiders. Could continue to do so and be a big part of this offense.
21:25I always love when this happens. When you take a guy I was planning to grab and I just feel so much better about it.
21:32Ramondre lock him in at number two. Kenneth Walker over 86 and a half yards.
21:36Kenneth Walker with the fresh legs coming off of a bye, taking on the Chargers who have allowed 119 rushing yards per game, 12th most in the NFL.
21:44Sign me up. Not to mention this should be a positive game script for the Chiefs being favored by eight and a half points over LA.
21:51Ken's beat this line three out of four times and I expect him to make it a fourth here.
21:57We're hammering Ken Walker here in week six. Yeah.
21:59Pick any running back against the Chargers. Never mind Ken Walker.
22:02I like that pick a lot. Next, I'll go with Ashton Gentey over 58 and a half rushing yards.
22:08Last week was rough, but let's not overreact. He gets another week to heal up with that ankle injury.
22:13Probably will be feeling a little bit better come Sunday.
22:16And now he gets to play a Bills defense that has been allowing a ton of yards and a ton of fantasy
22:22points to opposing running backs over the last two years, really.
22:25They have not been able to figure out this run defense.
22:28So I love Gentey in a bounce back. I love that.
22:31You had me at Bills defense. Let's wrap it up with the guy we just teased.
22:36Cam Scadaboo over 57 and a half yards. We keep talking about how this guy is getting flooded with volume and he's just having issues with efficiency.
22:44If there's a get right spot, it's here against the Saints who are allowing 150 rushing yards a game.
22:49Third most in the NFL. Scadaboo has hit this line four out of the five games he's played going for 58 or more yards.
22:56I expect him to beat his line this week and have a little bit of a bounce back here after that fumble against Washington.
23:02But those were our top 24 running backs rest of season, along with our four favorite plays at the running back position presented by Dabble.
23:09Before we get out of here, Melo, did we miss anything?
23:12Got nothing. All right. We'll catch you guys next episode.
23:15We'll catch you guys next episode.
