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2026 Fantasy Football RB Rankings: Tiers, Sleepers, Busts & Dead Zone Strategy: Part 2
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Pat Mayo is joined by Jake Ciely (The Athletic) and Ian Hartitz (RotoWire) to wrap up their 2026 fantasy football running back rankings!
In Part 2, the guys dive deep into the highly contested mid-round "dead zone" running backs, debate their favorite late-round sleepers, and call out the players carrying major risk. They breakdown why they are fading "Bad Vibes" Bucky Irving, whether Bhayshul Tuten (aka King Tuten) has a top-10 ceiling, and how to value backfield splits in Seattle, Carolina, Pittsburgh, and Washington.
PART 1 RB RANKINGS: https://youtu.be/EGe_9RdCa1Y
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
1:00 Ranks Recap
3:30 Travis Etienne/Alvin Kamara
8:45 Cam Skattebo/Tyrone Tracy
16:45 TreVeyon Henderson/Rhamondre Stevenson
26:20 D’Andre Swift/Kyle Monangai
30:00 Quinshon Judkins
38:15 David Montgomery/Woody Marks
43:30 Bucky Irving/Kenneth Gainwell
48:55 Bhayshul Tuten/Chris Rodriguez
54:15 Tony Pollard/Tyjae Spears/Nicholas Singleton
56:55 Jadarian Price/Zach Charbonnet
1:01:30 R.J. Harvey/J.K. Dobbins/Jonah Coleman
1:08:05 Chuba Hubbard/Jonathon Brooks
1:15:20 Rico Dowdle/Jaylen Warren
1:20:15 Aaron Jones/Jordan Mason/Demond Claiborne
1:23:45 Blake Corum
1:23:30 Jacory Croskey-Merritt/Rachaad White
1:26:35 2026 RB Rankings and Tiers Recap
MAYO/IAN/JAKE 2026 RB RANKINGS
TIER 1
Jahmyr Gibbs
Bijan Robinson
TIER 2
Christian McCaffrey
TIER 3
Jonathan Taylor
James Cook
Saquon Barkley
Chase Brown
Ashton Jeanty
Derrick Henry
Kenneth Walker
Omarion Hampton
TIER 4
De'Von Achane
Javonte Williams
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