This is just the beginning! The true prep for our 2026 fantasy football season begins today! We'll dig into our very first positional ranks for the '26 season: let's talk about the running backs and tight ends! Our initial ranks are listed in the show notes below (and on HarrisFootball.com), and we'll talk about some of the most interesting players at those positions, how we came to our initial ranks, and what could change as the summer rolls on! Guest: Cousin Josh.

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RB Standard Ranks For 2026:

1 Jahmyr Gibbs DET

2 Bijan Robinson ATL

3 Jonathan Taylor IND

4 Christian McCaffrey SF

5 James Cook BUF

6 Saquon Barkley PHI

7 De'Von Achane MIA

8 Josh Jacobs GB

9 Ashton Jeanty LV

10 Kyren Williams LAR

11 Derrick Henry BAL

12 Chase Brown CIN

13 Kenneth Walker KC

14 Breece Hall NYJ

15 Javonte Williams DAL

16 Bucky Irving TB

17 Travis Etienne NO

18 Quinshon Judkins CLE

19 Jeremiyah Love ARI

20 TreVeyon Henderson NE

21 Cam Skattebo NYG

22 Omarion Hampton LAC

23 D'Andre Swift CHI

24 David Montgomery HOU

25 Chuba Hubbard CAR

26 Tony Pollard TEN

27 Jadarian Price SEA

28 Bhayshul Tuten JAC

29 Jaylen Warren PIT

30 J.K. Dobbins DEN

31 Rhamondre Stevenson NE

32 R.J. Harvey DEN

33 Blake Corum LAR

34 Chris Rodriguez JAC

35 Rachaad White WAS

36 Rico Dowdle PIT

37 Kyle Monangai CHI

38 Aaron Jones MIN

39 Tyler Allgeier ARI

40 Kenneth Gainwell TB

41 Woody Marks HOU

42 Jacory Croskey-Merritt WAS

43 Jordan Mason MIN

44 Isiah Pacheco DET

45 Tyrone Tracy NYG

46 Zach Charbonnet SEA

47 James Conner ARI

48 Alvin Kamara NO

49 Brian Robinson ATL

50 Braelon Allen NYJ

51 Keaton Mitchell LAC

52 Kimani Vidal LAC

53 Emanuel Wilson SEA

54 Jonathon Brooks CAR

55 Tank Bigsby PHI

56 Sean Tucker TB

57 Kaelon Black SF

58 Jordan James SF

59 Malik Davis DAL

60 Dylan Sampson CLE

61 Jonah Coleman DEN

62 Mike Washington LV

63 Trey Benson ARI

64 Tyjae Spears TEN

65 Nick Singleton TEN

66 Kendre Miller NO

67 Kaleb Johnson PIT

68 Chris Brooks GB

69 Emmett Johnson KC

70 Brashard Smith KC

71 Tahj Brooks CIN

72 MarShawn Lloyd GB

73 DJ Giddens IND

74 Kaytron Allen WAS

75 Ray Davis BUF

76 Jaylen Wright MIA

77 Ollie Gordon MIA

78 Justice Hill BAL

79 Jawhar Jordan HOU

80 Devin Neal NO

TE Ranks For 2026:

1 Trey McBride ARI

2 Brock Bowers LV

3 Sam LaPorta DET

4 Tucker Kraft GB

5 Tyler Warren IND

6 Harold Fannin CLE

7 Colston Loveland CHI

8 Brenton Strange JAC

9 Juwan Johnson NO

10 Dallas Goedert PHI

11 Travis Kelce KC

12 Jake Ferguson DAL

13 Kyle Pitts ATL

14 Oronde Gadsden LAC

15 Mark Andrews BAL

16 George Kittle SF

17 Hunter Henry NE

18 Dalton Kincaid BUF

19 Isaiah Likely NYG

20 Dalton Schultz HOU

21 Kenyon Sadiq NYJ

22 Chig Okonkwo WAS

23 T.J. Hockenson MIN

24 Terrance Ferguson LAR

25 AJ Barner SEA

26 Jake Tonges SF

27 Gunnar Helm TEN

28 Cade Otton TB

29 Evan Engram DEN

30 Colby Parkinson LAR

31 Theo Johnson NYG

32 David Njoku

33 Pat Freiermuth PIT

34 Greg Dulcich MIA

35 Mike Gesicki CIN

36 Darnell Washington PIT

37 Noah Gray KC

38 Eli Stowers PHI

39 Elijah Arroyo SEA

40 Justin Joly DEN