Fantasy Football Draft Rankings & Tiers | Experts RB Risers, Fallers & Favorite SLEEPERS (2026)

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Fantasy Football Draft Rankings & Tiers | Experts RB Risers, Fallers & Favorite SLEEPERS (2026) Who should be the #1 pick in your 2026 fantasy football draft — Jahmyr Gibbs or Bijan Robinson? Join Joe Pisapia, Andrew Erickson and Derek Brown as they break down their early RB rankings and tier groupings from the elite top five through the late-round values, debating the cases for and against every key running back including Christian McCaffrey, James Cook, Saquon Barkley, De'Von Achane, and rookie Jeremiyah Love. The boys also identify this year's breakout candidates and sleepers, including Chase Brown's three-down workhorse upside in Cincinnati, Omarion Hampton's year-two leap in Los Angeles, and why Javonte Williams is a "free running back" in Dallas. Whether you're drafting at the turn or loading up on wide receivers early, this tier-by-tier breakdown gives you the expert consensus you need to dominate your draft. Timestamps: Introduction - 0:00:00 RB Tier 1 - 0:02:09 James Cook III (RB - BUF) - 0:05:08 Jonathan Taylor (RB - IND) - 0:08:57 Is CMC a Tier 1 RB? - 0:11:52 Rashee Rice News - 0:14:54 RB Tier 2 - 0:15:41 Omarion Hampton (RB - LAC) - 0:15:58 Saquon Barkley (RB - PHI) - 0:18:45 RB Tier 3 - 0:23:53 Javonte Williams (RB - DAL) - 0:24:54 Chase Brown (RB - CIN) - 0:27:03 RB Tier 4 - 0:31:04 TreVeyon Henderson (RB - NE) - 0:31:42 Rico Dowdle (RB - PIT) - 0:36:55 Dynasty Draft Simulator - 0:42:25 RB Tier 5 - 0:43:09 Chris Rodriguez Jr. (RB - JAC) - 0:45:07 Tony Pollard (RB - TEN) - 0:48:51 After Tier 5 - 0:50:56 Jonathon Brooks (RB - CAR) - 0:51:06 Outro - 0:56:16 📄 For a complete list of rules and guidelines on how to enter our Giveaway Contest, and to claim your prize, please visit https://www.fantasypros.com/youtubes-contest-policies-and-guidelines/ ______________________ Sponsors: 🎸 Hard Rock Bet - Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, NJ, OH, TN, VA) ✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. Sign up today at http://www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harder 📋 My Playbook - Sync your league instantly to My Playbook to get custom advice on how to manage your team throughout the season. See your league’s top available players, power rankings, and more for free! Check the “Are They Playing” tool each week to get the latest game-day availability odds for all injured players. If you’re premium – you unlock all kinds of helpful waiver, trade, lineup and league analysis tools. Sync your league and dominate every week of the season with My Playbook at fantasypros.com/myplaybook or on the FantasyPros App ______________________ Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasypros-football-podcast/id1138942145?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1YM5ymt3vWVfdHzVAEzq2w Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/fanta…