0:00is a great day to break down week two fantasy football running back rankings and tiers. Gonna be going through my top
0:0648 ranked players as position. Along the way though, we're going to be breaking up the tiers, going through bigger picture questions like who were actually
0:13or course running backs in week one, who is the best and worst on paper matchups ahead of week two, best handcuffs to
0:19stash, all that and much much more. So accordingly, let's get after it guys with tier one elite real life talents with very fancy friendly workloads. RB1
0:28Jir Gibbs. This dude ripped off 33.6 PPR points in week one and didn't even have an explosive monster play. That's new
0:36reality in Detroit. Got to love it. RB2 Bejan Robinson currently has a 53% target share. That's their percentage of your team's targets that you have. Uh
0:47yeah, that leads the entire league regardless of position. Jackson Smith and the Jigba only have 46%. Get on Bon's level. JSM RB3 Christian
0:55McCaffrey. All right, everyone. Take a step back, all you Christian McAffrey owners, and chill the hell out. All right, the 49ers look like one of the
1:05best offenses in the NFL. They gave CMC 18 combined carries and targets in week one. Was Kaylin Black more involved than
1:12expected? He was. Could that have had something to do with CMC also dealing with cramps in a game that took place in
1:19Australia? Also, yes.
1:23We don't see running backs with CMC's level of passcatching ability bust in fantasy land. Last season, he had 126 targets.
1:33Pure receiving production without a single rush attempt last year. Christian McCaffrey would have finished as the RB14 overall ahead of Saquon Barkley.
1:42With eight targets in week one, that was actually more than he averaged per game last season. And he looked good, guys.
1:48Wouldn't you have expected CMC coming off to 450 touches, the real reason to sound the alarm bells would be like, man, another three yards per carry for
1:57CMC. He was over six.
2:00And even some of the more nerdy behind the scenes stuff, I love percentage of carries where a running back gained at
2:07least three yards after contact. I think it's less fluky than, you know, breaking one arm tackle at the line of scrimmage
2:11and running for 70. CMC was one of, I think, eight running backs to gain at least three yards after contact on at
2:17least 50% of his carries. He looked good. We love the offense. The workload's still really good. It's just not as great as we're used to. Could
2:27maybe have a better chance of finishing the RB5 overall than the RB1 overall than what we thought this time last week. Sure.
2:35But please chill out. There are far bigger issues facing your fantasy line after Christian McCaffrey and that's that. RB4. I got Derrick Henry. 105
2:43rushing yards per game since he joined the Baltimore Ravens. Only Saquon Parkley and Jonathan Taylor are within even 15 yards potentially. No. Zay
2:51Flowers. We'll see. Doesn't sound like the hamstring injury is too serious. But yeah, Dererick Henry getting fed in an offense that looks legit. RB5 James
2:59Cook. Look, the last time the Bills and Lions faced off, they scored 90 combined points. Also got to see James Cook,
3:04although he didn't catch, you know, more than three passes out there. had a 50% route rate in week one with Tai Johnson
3:10sidelineed. That was way higher than 2024 which was at 40% in 2025 which is at 44%. So again, tough match up against
3:17Houston. We knew that was coming. Don't be surprised if and when James Cook reminds us all just how great he can be
3:22here come Thursday. RB6 Kenneth Walker against the Colts on Sunday Night Football. My goodness gracious. This guy look awesome in uh week one, guys.
3:31Seriously, 173 rushing yards. 179 of them came after contact. He forced 14 missed tackles in week one combined on his rushes and receptions. Easily the
3:43highest mark of the season. It's actually tied for the highest mark of the last two seasons with Bejon the actual highest mark though since 2023
3:51already owned by Kenneth Walker. He had 16 back in week 12, 2004. So great stuff from Kenneth Walker. They're obviously forcing him the football. Any thoughts
4:00about like well is Kenneth Walker just going to get hurt handling this large workload?
4:05He's not quite as injuryprone as everyone freaking makes him out to be.
4:08Guy, you would think the way people talk about Kenneth Walker, he's missed like 12 games a year for a decade straight.
4:13In his career, he's played 15, 15, 11, 17, and this year won games. Chill out, Kenneth Walker looking like a smash
4:21pick. RB7, I got Jonathan Taylor just again playing the matchup game a little bit. You're obviously starting them either way, but yeah, didn't exactly
4:29love what we saw from the Colts offense.
4:31Neither did Vegas. They're actually tied with the Falcons for the ninth lowest team implied total ahead of week two.
4:36And this Steve Spagnolo led Chiefs defense guys has done a very good job against Jonathan Taylor in past matchups. 21 carries for 71 scoreless
4:43yards and 16 for 58 scoreless yards more recently. So hey Chiefs D by the way if you need a DST in fantasy really really
4:51nicey schedule going up all the way until Thanksgiving. Got to buy in some few matchups like in the middle that aren't great but based on what we saw
4:58got Chris Jones man sounds like he's not too hurt. We got the blue chip talents, the play caller, and the good overall
5:04team. We look for Chiefs DSTa if you're looking for a longerterm streamer. And last running back in this tier, I got
5:09RB8 Saquon Barkley going up against the Titans. Didn't love the Eagles performance in week one other than Jaylen Herz actually looking healthy and
5:15pretty damn good to be honest with you guys. But Landon Dickerson is going to be on IR and hopefully we can get better
5:21performance from a healthier offensive line behind him. Just the 28th ranked offense in RB rush yards before contact per carry in that week one matchup. That
5:29said, Saquon did look pretty damn good.
5:31The few times he was able to break out into the open field and they're facing the Titans. All right, so will we get
5:36that RB, you know, top three season, 2,000 plus yards again from Saquon?
5:40Remains to be seen. At least in week two, I think we see more something closer to the vintage version of Saquon
5:46that we all know and love. Key question for this tier, guys. What running backs had a true workhorse role in week one?
5:52Going to be giving you guys actually a full breakdown on the screen. Shout out YouTube. Shout out to your audio guys,
5:57too. That's just, you know, I'm talking to the video. We have a graphic up right now. But basically, as you can see on
6:02this, blue means good. Okay? I know a lot of people will use green and red.
6:06That's not cool for colorlind folk. All right? So, blue is good, red is bad. I got every team's RB1, RB2, and if
6:11applicable, RB3, their snap percentage, their rushes, and their targets here in week one. So, feel free to pause, check out your specific situation, or just
6:19move on. But yeah, running backs we saw actually play more than 75% of their offensive snaps in week one. Jonathan Taylor, Devon Achan, Raandre Stevenson.
6:28That's right. Not the best production. I get it. But when we have an 85% snap rate, guys, you cannot let that detate
6:34your bench. And also Bejian Robinson. Of course, we also saw Ashton Genty, Chase Brown, Javvante Williams, Jir Gibbs, and Saquon Barkley clear a 70% mark. And
6:42guys like Derrick Henry, David Montgomery, Bree Hall, and Christian McAffrey. More than enough opportunities for us to feel good about their three
6:49down role. And accordingly, should be starting them in fancy laps of all shapes and sizes. Tier two, we got top 15 options with just a little bit cause
6:57for concern. Starting off with RB9 Ashton Genty. The cause for concern is just that this Raiders offense isn't going to get a chance to be leading like
7:05they were in week one. And I do have my questions about Kurt Cousins, especially in an offense without Brock Bowers. But
7:10man oh man, did Ashton Genty look good out there. Turned 29 touches into 147 yards in a pair of scores. The fact he
7:17went 6452 receiving in particular makes me very pleased because again probably gonna be a bad football team. Gonna be playing from behind a lot. So the fact
7:26can hopefully be making up for lack of you know production early in games and garbage time in the pass game great to
7:32see. And yeah turns out Mike Washington not really a factor. RB10 Chase Brown against the Texans again a bit of a
7:38matchup induced downgrade right here.
7:40Saw them do a good job against James Cook in week one but still very much the clear lead back in the Cincinnati
7:44Bengals offense. Tough to ever move Chase Brown that low in the ranks.
7:48Accordingly, similar sentiment for RB1.
7:50Devon Achan against the 49ers. Man, great matchup. Played 88% of the snaps out there. Highest of any running back, I believe in at week one. Second
8:00highest. Jonathan Taylor barely beat him. But yeah, just 10.6 PPR points. He had a nice uh back shoulder catch late in the game that got nullified by a
8:07penalty. That [ __ ] happens sometimes.
8:09But look, the bad news, Vegas has this offense tied with the Titans for dead last and implied point totals. Nick Bosa
8:15and Fred Warner are healthy. It's going to be tough for Hent, but at least we saw them even in a game where they were
8:20getting, you know, losing by multiple scores at the end. They left Hent out on the field. Better days will be ahead.
8:26Whether or not those better days are going to be top five heights remains to be seen. I kind of doubt it. RB12
8:32Cowboys running back Javvante Williams.
8:34Another nice match up here against the Washington Commanders who actually were quite blitz happy and gave Saquon Barkley and that Eagles offensive line
8:41plenty of problems. So I don't want to assume this is a smash spot, but just again based on what we've seen over the
8:46years, specifically last year, uh not exactly a defense we should be fearing.
8:49So more on that shortly, but yeah, inches away from having a three touchdown game on Sunday Night Football.
8:55There's zero competition for touches here inside anyone's idea of a top five scoring offense. And credit to Javvante caught five balls out there. Looked
9:01very, very much at home as a receiver.
9:04RB13, David Montgomery going up against the Bengals. So he only outnapped Woody Marks 51% to 49%, but the opportunities were 23 to 10 in favor of Deont. So
9:15yeah, it would have been a little cooler if we saw a higher yards per carry and stuff, but here's the thing with Deont.
9:20Even if the Texans offense isn't great, to be fair, they look pretty good in week one. The defense I am far expecting
9:26to have better days. And accordingly, that's why I'm not thinking we get the biggest dead zone RB vibes here. Okay, volume should be there for Deont and a
9:34decent enough offense with a defense that's going to keep these games close far more weeks than not. Tough to argue with as an upside RB2 at worst. RB14
9:42going back to the well with Demar and Hampton guys. Another nice matchup against the Raiders was the clear RB1.
9:4757% snaps compared to 31% for Keaton Mitchell in week one and ran hard out there. I mentioned that yards after contact, you know, percentage of carries
9:55with three plus. Hampton was in that top group. He was just getting hit pretty much behind the line of scrimmage all
10:01day long. So, I'd like to think that week one was simply a bad day at the office for the Chargers. We got to ask
10:07some really tough questions that they can't make do better against this Raiders front seven. RB15, another three touchdown man. DeAndre Swift with a
10:15tougher matchup this week against the Minnesota Vikings. Looked good last week. Though I do question just how good he'll look out there against a Vikings
10:22defense that's kind of had his number ever since he joined the Bears in four matchups against Brian Flores and company Swift has had 30 79 53 and 90
10:30scoreless rushing yards. Again, new year, new Bears offense. I know the Vikings have some turnover at the line of scrimmage as well. So, I'm not saying
10:36they're going to be as dominant against other rushing attacks this year, but did look pretty good against the Packers in week one. DeAndre Swift upside RB2 for
10:43me. If he crushes again, looks like I keep moving him up the ranks. Key question for this tier, who has the best
10:49and worst on paper matchups ahead of week two based on what we saw in 2025 and then through one week of 2026. So
10:56once we get to about week three, week four, I'd say we're going to be fully moving on to 2026 numbers, but I want to
11:02try to include last year a little bit for now. And as we can see with this chart, Seahawks, Jaguars, Texans, Chiefs, Patriots, Broncos standing out
11:09as some of the defenses that have been really tough on opposing running backs.
11:13Obviously not the Broncos on Monday Night Football. got to learn how to tackle fellas. The really soft defenses though, Bengals, Cowboys, Bills,
11:20Commanders, Panthers, Cardinals, Jets, and the Dolphins. So, mentioned Javvante Wingsman and Dave Montgomery already having some pretty good matchups. And again, the Javvante point just
11:29especially guys, we'll see exactly what goes down in terms of how the Vegas prop lines come out. But I do like some of
11:35his receiving totals because Amari D Marcato, Tyler Goodson, who they just signed, really just no competition out there for Gavvante and Dallas right now.
11:43and he's someone that just continues to look good the further removed he gets from that knee injury. Great stuff out of Dallas. Tier three, I got clear lead
11:50back. So, he should absolutely be starting and more times than not feel pretty good about RB16. Bree Hall going up against the Packers. That Jets
11:58offensive line guys. We knew they had the pair of, you know, highly touted and highly drafted uh tackles and everything. They looked really good. And
12:06I know I know the competition wasn't the steepest against the Tennessee Titans or anything like that, but when you actually look at every team's
12:12performance in RB rush yards before contact per carry and then pressure rate allowed, we had the Raiders, Bears, Rams, 49ers, and Jets standing out as
12:20the best units. The Raiders and Jets having two of the best offensive lines through one week in this economy. Got to
12:26freaking love it. So again, steeper test this week against the Packers, but so far so good for Gang Green in New York.
12:33RB 17. I mean, I got Randre Stevenson against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hardly an easy matchup here, but again, 85% snaps in week one. Really tough to be
12:41overly bickering about that. So, this does imply Trevon Henderson will remain sideline with his current lower body injury. If we did see Trevon return, I
12:50would drop Raandre probably past the bottom of this tier, right around that RB22, RB23 spot. still would be someone that'd be fine starting
13:00a lineup of most shapes and sizes. Just wouldn't be the sort of must start that he is right now. RB18, we got Kairen
13:06Williams going against the Giants on Monday Night Football. Led the way over Blake Corum big time in snaps and targets. Although rush attempts were
13:12pretty close at 11 to 10. That said, Shawn McVey love system Kron Williams particularly around the goal line. Rams offense should get back to partying. Not
13:19going to overthink this one too much.
13:20RB19, we got Bucky Irving going up against the Cleveland Browns. This was arguably the most promising improvement in terms of usage that we saw in week
13:28one relative to the preseason expectations. At least as far as I'm concerned, guys. We saw Bucky really clearly lead the way in terms of snap
13:3562% versus 46% for Kenneth Gainwell.
13:38Carries eight versus five and most surprisingly target seven versus one again over Kenneth Gainwell. No Shawn Tucker, but just based on the way things
13:45have gone with him over the course of the past month or two, not thinking he's going to be as big of a thorn in the
13:50side as maybe we or me thought he was going to be a few short months ago. So, Bucky looking like the 1A option in an
13:57offense that I mentioned in the quarterback episode did a lot of really good things schematically in week one.
14:01Zack Robinson's Buccaneers second in both play action rate and also pre- snap shift in motion. Yeah, just can't be fumbling and losing four fumbles uh per
14:09game out there and things could be looking better here for the Buccaneers.
14:12But yeah, guys, if you were able to try to find someone out in the trade streets that still kind of views Bucky as more
14:16so that RB3, wouldn't mind buying this dude right now because I do think we could have some even bigger and better
14:21upside RB2 days ahead.
14:23RB20. I'm going Cam Scataboo against the Rams. He looked great. I know. I was worried about this dude. Like, how was
14:30he going to look coming off such a devastating injury and being someone who relies so much on his power? The answer
14:35is Scat. That dude was just built different. I mean, the amount of Cowboys that just bounced off this man throughout that game, freaking crazy.
14:42Scores a touchdown, does the back handspring. I was just surprised they didn't lean into him more in the pass game because that was sort of our
14:48thought about how he would overcome a potentially poorest offensive environment. But maybe it was the Cowboys defense. Maybe it was just a
14:54good good Sunday night for the Giants or whatever. But looked pretty good out there, guys. So, we need some more targets to get back to RB1 upside
15:02heights. We saw Singleary have four.
15:03Scaboo had zero. But we know he's capable in the receiving game. So, even though he didn't get in week one, doesn't necessarily mean it's not going
15:10to be there down the road. The routes weren't horrible, right? It was 38% versus 50% scat versus single. So, you know, you can do worse than 15 to 20
15:18carries inside a decent enough offense that certainly seems hellbent on giving this dude the ball near the goal line.
15:24They're literally doing like, you know, how when the uh Eagles and Bills, they get to the goal line, you see the
15:30fullback get right behind Herz or Josh Allen, their tight end now in Buffalo, and you're like, "All right, I know exactly what's coming." They just line
15:36Scatteraboo up in a three-point stance, like two yards behind Dart at the goal line. It's like, "All right, well, I guess this dude's about to get another
15:42rushing touchdown." So, good stuff from Scataboo. Looking like a nice pick at cost. looking healthy. And hey, the NFL is more fun with the healthy Cam
15:48Scataboo. So, hell yeah. There. Key question here. I don't have the Vegas lines yet, but I'll update you guys later in the week, probably in the
15:56Friday episode. But what running backs could actually benefit in the passing game from facing zoneheavy defenses?
16:01Last week, we went two for three on our reception over props. Again, trying to basically target defenses that run a ton
16:07of zone and accordingly give up a lot of receptions to running backs who are on the field a lot and are decent enough in
16:12the passing game. So, guys who I have standing out this week, Raandre Stevenson against the Steelers, charted as having a 100% zone coverage rate in
16:19week one, uh, Bjun Robinson against the Panthers, Javvante Williams against the Commanders. I'm a little more hesitant on that one because of how much
16:26Washington was blitzing on week one. I could see Devonte being asked to stay in more and pass. Then, Devon Achan versus
16:32the 49ers and Bree Hall against the Packers. So Hall, Achan, Bejan, Stevenson in particular, going to be very curious to see what that reception
16:39prop is uh looking like because if it's a reasonable number without too much juice on the over, I will be betting it.
16:45On the tier four, we are saying there's a chance RB21. I got your Darian Price guys going up against the Cardinals.
16:51Probably looking like it's going to be the Drew Lock experience under center here for a few weeks. But I thought Price despite losing out some short
16:58yards work to Wilson, loses a pass down work to George Alani, looked really good, guys. And I do wonder if he's
17:03maybe being underestimated in terms of being someone who's going to grow into this role a bit more as the season goes
17:08on. So I thought Price looked awesome out there. It's an offense that's clearly going to want to run the ball and lean on that facet of the game as
17:15long as Sam Darnold is out and maybe honestly anyway. So looking at this Cardinals game, we're talking about a Seahawks team that should be able to
17:21dominate with their defense and give Price plenty of touches. I think again we could be overthinking it just a little bit in terms of the utilization
17:28here. Bull call for the week for all you people out there. Jaren Price is taking a 50 plus yard touchdown to the house.
17:3550 plus yard touchdown run. Whatever.
17:37You heard it here first. RB22. Jaren Price's teammate Jeremiah Love going up against the Seahawks. Show off the elusiveness, show off the explosiveness
17:45in week one. 19 to 14 touches though in favor of Tyler Algier. So again, just one week. I know Love's deal with the
17:51ankle issue. Would make sense if we see him sooner rather than later go ahead and leap Alier on that deaf chart. But
17:56in this week against the reigning third ranked defense in PPR points per game allowed to opposing running backs. I don't think love quite needs to be
18:03jammed the lineups of all shapes and sizes just yet. Guessing though that you don't have many better options which is fine as well. RB23 I'm going with Chuba
18:11Hubard against the Falcons. Falcons defense actually was better than expected last week. They performed quite well against the Steelers front seven.
18:18I'm actually currently getting dunked on on Twitter by a bunch of Falcons fans because I implied that maybe Trouba could have a good game. James Pier
18:25suspended right now. Jalam Walker is on ACL or on IR with the ACL injury. And then Deshawn Han, their defensive lineman, unfortunately had a season
18:32ending torn quad. So again, good first week. Is that going to persist? I don't know. We'll see how it goes. But Chupa
18:39Hover dominant and very nice. 69% snap rate in week one. Similar to what we were talking about with Price and Love.
18:44I would expect Jonathan Brooks to see his usage get ramped up as he gets healthier and plays a little bit more
18:49football. But for right now, guys, Chuba low-end borderline RB2 against a Falcons defense that as that sample size grows and as the offense probably puts him in
18:57plenty of bad positions, I do think we'll be had by some running backs. RB 24, we got Travis Etchen going up
19:04against the Ravens. If Bucky had the best utilization in week one that kind of came as a surprise, I think Etchen
19:10had the worst guys. I mean, to actually equal Kendre Miller and carries was a complete shocker. And then yeah, the nine targets were nice, but they also
19:18came on the back of Tyler Shuck throwing the ball 56 times. And with no Alvin Chimera, all of a sudden, we thought
19:24this was going to be Travis Etchen and Alvin Chimera out there probably in like a 7030 split. It could be 50 2525. It
19:32could be 40 3030. I don't know. But if Kendrick Miller is going to factor in this heavily on early downs as well,
19:38very very problematic against a tough Ravens defense. Etchen RB24. Give him the benefit of the doubt, man. But it could be really tough times here as soon
19:46as next week if and when Alba Chimera returns. RB25 I got Bill Crossro going up against the same Cowboys defense that
19:53he torched for 105 yards and two touchdowns last week. 17. So was the running back y'all in Washington. 17 opportunities compared to just nine for
20:01Rashad White. Cowboys defense looked horrible. Couldn't defend a simple swing pass. Wheels up here for Bill RB26. I'm going with Bashaw Tutin guys. 66 rushing
20:10yards in week one with 67 after contact, seven tackles avoided as well, tied for the fourth highest mark among RBs. So,
20:17running hard out there, gotten a lot of nice words from Liam Coleman and company after the game. You know, it's a Broncos
20:22defense that on paper very good, but they did get run over. Now, it was very most very much mostly after contact.
20:32Like if you actually look at the Broncos time to pressure and then also the running back yards before contact allow per carry. They were there at the
20:38Cardinals the freaking Cardinals as the best defenses in week one. But you know just mentioned it Tutin one of the best
20:44tackle breakers in week one. Something's got to give Bashaw Tuton my RB26 RB 27.
20:50Jaylen Warren and one of the most just weird utilization profiles of the week guys. He got the start. He had 16
20:56opportunities compared to just 13 for Rico. He looked better for Rico. Safe for a fumble. ball security, job security, be better Jaylen. But Rico did
21:05lead the way in snaps, 58% versus 36%.
21:08So, I'm giving Jaylen the nod. I think he's going to be getting the ball more often. I will say the fact Aaron Rogers
21:13all of a sudden decided to get back to chucking the ball downfield with like an 11 plus yard average target, the highest
21:19mark he's had with the Steelers. That's not great for both guys. A lot of the thesis for supporting the Steelers running backs, both potentially being
21:25flexorthy plays, was the idea that Old Man Rogers are going to be checking the ball down a lot. Didn't exactly see that
21:30in week one. For now, Jaylen Mo RB3, Rico, more of a low-end RB3 flex sort of option for me. I don't think they need
21:38to be jammed in the lineups. That said, do not release either of them. Their handcuff potential remains skyhigh.
21:44RB28, I'm going with Quinnon Judkins.
21:47He's the clear lead back and maybe the worst offense in the NFL with a really tough matchup, man. Vea and company are
21:53absolutely no joke. They actually were number one in terms of EPA allowed per rush in 2025. So only the Titans and the
21:59Dolphins have a lower implied team total than the Browns this week. I would like to think with Dylan Samson unfortunately done for the season with that knee
22:06injury that we could see Judkins tapped into more as a pass catcher, but I don't know. Raheem Rocket Sanders actually tied Quinnshaw in terms of his route
22:13rate last week. Not looking quite great there for Mr. Judkins. Also wasn't exactly able to show off the same sort of, you know, health and just overall
22:20good moves, physicality as we saw with Cam Scaboo.
22:23RB29, I'm going JK Dobbins here against the Jacksonville Jaguars. really really tough week one. That said, still led the way over Harvey and carries eight to
22:31three and and the benefit of both Dobbins and RJ Harvey. Jonah Coleman was a non-factor at least for the first week. So still kind of think the answer
22:39to which Broncos RB is going to blow up this this year is probably no, but for now I still I still got dominance ahead
22:45of Harvey, RB30, RB31, Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones in what could be a weekly smash spot, guys, against the Chicago Bears. So Mason led the way in snaps and
22:54also rush attempts in week one. It was a Aaron though who actually had the only targets. So I went back and forth a
23:00little bit on this because I do think if we're seeing the Vikings trailing a lot all of a sudden it could be a situation
23:04where Aaron Jones is getting fed more targets. Maybe we should prioritize him over Jordan Mason in that way. But man likely Carson Wentz under center. It' be
23:12a lot cooler if it was Kyler, but you would like to think with your second string quarterback out there you lean
23:17more on the run game. I do think Mason will lead the way from that standpoint.
23:21Takes us to our key question. kind of mentioned this before when I was talking about that uh Broncos group, but yeah,
23:26what defensive fronts actually stood out as being quite good in week one in terms of their time to pressure. I like using
23:32time to pressure instead of pressure rate because it's just how fast did he get there and get in the quarterback's face. You know what I'm saying? Lamar
23:38Jackson always has a high pressure rate because he just chills back there and waits for guys to get open and if anyone
23:43pressures him, he can run away from it.
23:44So, I think the time to pressure is a bit more telling about a pass rush. And then also again, the RB yards before
23:50contact allow for carries. So, Cardinals, Broncos, Seahawks, Commanders, surprisingly, Chargers and Packers were really strong everywhere in week one. The weakest units, Dolphins,
24:00Titans, Panthers, 49ers, and the Rams.
24:03Also seeing the Bears stack stick out uh very much so in terms of being good pressure-wise, not so good against the
24:09run. So, really again, start sick questions involving either Vikings running back going to be leading towards those dudes in a very, very good
24:16matchup.
24:18Tier number five, your opponent probably is not scared that you're starting this guy. Okay. RB32. I got Marshon Lloyd. He was leading the way in opportunities
24:25over Chris Brooks despite being outnapped. Thought he looked better. I think we are going to see a trend more and more towards him as the season goes
24:32on. Just tough to be too overly excited in the long term with Josh Jacobs probably being back at some point mid-season. RB33. I got Kaylin Black
24:40against the Dolphins. Skyhigh handcuff upside and just in a matchup we're seeing the 49ers as 13 and a half point favorites and my Survivor pick. What
24:48could go wrong? RB34, Rico Dattle kind of talked about it already. Not someone I'm exactly, you know, hyped to play anymore. RB35, RJ Harvey, uh against the
24:58Jaguars, again talked about it. He just really needs the pass down more to be able to make it go his way with no Jonah
25:03Coleman. That is good news for R.J.
25:05Harvey overall. How long is that going to persist though is the main question.
25:09RB36, I got Blake Corm going up against the New York Football Giants. Again, a situation where if the Rams look like
25:15the Rams and they win with ease, which Vegas is kind of saying they should, as seven and a half point favorites, I can
25:20see Blake Horn making the most of 12 plus carries and falling to the end zone at least once. Was an iffy performance
25:25though in week one. The good news is the rushing attack for the Rams was very good. The offensive line performed fine.
25:31Hopefully, it wasn't some jet lag and an off night for Matthew Stafford. RB37, Kyle Manungai going up against the Vikings. He looked awesome, guys. I
25:38mean, 12 touches, 124 yards, and a touchdown. He cracked that list of our best, you know, Yak running backs out there. Just a bit of a tougher matchup
25:45here against the Vikings, the Panthers.
25:47But hey, if the Bears are just a freaking wagon and top three scoring offense, Kyle Manungai very much could be factoring into the weekly flex. And
25:53dare I even say maybe lowend RB2 conversation here moving forward. RB38, last one tier. I got Jonathan Brooks against the Falcons. Can't start him
26:02right now. Did have a fun offscript 48 yard catch down the sideline. Good chemistry with Bryce Young. good job reeling in the downfield pass. But
26:09again, Chuba's backfield for the time being. We'll monitor the usage and see as how see how much I should say Brooks
26:15eats into that as the year goes on. Key question here, I love this stat, guys.
26:19Who did the most cool [ __ ] in week one?
26:22Cool [ __ ] it's an RB's total touchdowns, explosive plays, and tackles avoided divided by their carries and targets. It is going to benefit guys who
26:29again aren't getting 30 plus touches a game. It's tougher to, you know, keep this going as long as you have a bigger
26:34overall volume. But yeah, it's cool Number one, Chiefs running back EMTT Johnson. This dude was on fire out there. Led the week in tackles avoided
26:43per touch. Looked explosive. Great stuff from the rookie priority handcuff grab on the old waiver wire. Number two, another Chief Keith Walker. All right.
26:51Already gave him miss flowers, but truly cannot say enough great things about that impressive debut performance in Arrowhead. After Walker, Chuba Hubard,
26:58Woody Marks, Bashaw Tuton, Amarian Hampton, Jaylen Warren, Bucky Irving, Jir Gibbs, and DeAndre Swift. And dead last, drum roll please, Rico Dattle.
27:08Sorry, bro. And finally, tier six, handcuffs and or bad flex plays. I got from RB39 to RB48, Katon Mitchell, Tony Pard, Chris Rodriguez, Kenny Gainwell,
27:19Woody Mars, Rashad White, Tyler Alier, Taj Spears, EMTT Johnson, and Tank Bsby.
27:24So again, mentioned EMTT Johnson and all the good things he did in week one. I still worry a little bit with Kareem
27:30Hunting out there, but hey, making plays. And who's to say Kareem Hunt would even take the backfield over for him from this point. Kenth Walker
27:37getting a ton of touches. Make sure you go out and get EMTT Johnson.
27:41Gamewell, Marks and White all very similar. RB2s in their own offense not looking like good flex plays. Keeping for the handcuff upside of course, but
27:51not look like anyone we can start. Chris Rodriguez, it was surprising to see him actually equal. Bashaw Tutin and routes.
27:58Laquent Allen was active. They're using air abdulla over him. Maybe still banged up. Keep an eye on that. RB40, Tony Pard
28:05snuck that in there. When I was doing my ranks, initial set at least on Monday night, I was like, how low can I rank
28:11this guy? We hate the offense. He split snaps equally with Taj Spears. We really hate the offense and they're facing Jaylen Carter and this Eagles defensive
28:20front. Yikes. I got the RB 40 over behind Katon Mitchell is a little bit offensive.
28:28You know, I can see Pard having a good game because I kind of did a little middle middle finger the fantasy gods
28:34there. But yeah, RB40 and Tony Pard. Let me get let me know in the comments, guys, if you think I could have even
28:38gone lower. Yeah, that's this tier. Last question here for you guys. Who are the best under rostered handcuffs that we should be keeping stashed on the bench?
28:46The following guys are available in at least 65% of ESPN and Yahoo leagues alike. Tanksby, Kayn Black, Brian Robinson, EMTT Johnson, Ray Davis, Baron
28:55Allen, Sm. And for you true sickos out there, Seth McGoan, the backup culture running back for Mr. Jonathan Taylor. So those were as of Tuesday afternoon. I
29:04know once waiverss go through, it's going to be a little bit different out there, but yeah, Bsby and Kalin first and foremost,
29:11then I would say EMTT Johnson, then Ray Davis, then Brilen Allen. I just worry about this Falcons offense, then Brian
29:22Robinson, then Samaja Piran, then Seth McGoan. And that's that guys. That's going to do it for me. If you like the video, please
29:30like the video and hit that subscribe button. Always helps as well. I'll be back if my voice isn't fully gone by
29:34tomorrow doing wide receivers and tight ends. It is week two. Football is back.
29:39I'm pumped about it. Hope you guys had a good week one. If your fantasy team won, hell yeah. Let's go, champ. If they
29:44lost, well, damn it, man. America loves a comeback. Let's get back on that saddle and try again. But anyway guys, I'm heart.
