Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz

RB1 through RB61 — all NINE tiers of my 2026 preseason fantasy football running back rankings. Who deserves the 1.01? Is Saquon Barkley the redemption pick of the year? Why am I lower than everyone on Tony Pollard and RJ Harvey, and where do zero-RB heroes like Rico Dowdle and TreVeyon Henderson actually belong? Values, sleepers, handcuffs and late-round darts — everything you need before your draft.

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0:00 - Intro

0:20 - Tier 1: Your Draft's First Two Picks

1:36 - Tier 2: The Best Fantasy RB of All Time

4:56 - Tier 3: Choose Your RB1 Fighter

22:05 - Tier 4: Boring Veterans Pay the Bills

29:13 - Tier 5: There's Upside... and Questions

42:54 - Tier 6: Zero-RB Heroes

50:55 - Tier 7: All-Star Handcuffs & Cheap Starters

57:27 - Tier 8: We're Saying There's a Chance

1:03:35 - Tier 9: Late-Round Darts

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Ian breaks down his 2026 fantasy football QB tiers, ranking the top 36 quarterbacks for fantasy drafts. From Josh Allen standing alone at the top, to Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts chasing overall QB1 upside, to the late-round names who could swing your season, this is your full quarterback draft roadmap. He also dives into why Justin Herbert belongs in the sky-high ceiling tier, how to handle Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix and Jaxson Dart, and which late-round quarterbacks are worth targeting in 2026 fantasy football drafts.

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00:00 Intro

00:16 Tier 1: Josh Allen alone at the top

02:03 Tier 2: Overall QB1 upside

09:00 Tier 3: Sky-high ceiling quarterbacks

24:22 Tier 4: At least one red flag

32:43 Tier 5: Premier pocket passers

37:31 Tier 6: Run Forrest run

41:25 Tier 7: We’ve seen QB1 upside before

47:21 Tier 8: Superflex QB3 / best ball depth

51:23 Final tier: What if they hit, but probably won’t?

57:08 Final thoughts

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The 2026 quarterback board is full of landmines — and Rich Hribar (Sharp Football's Worksheet) joins Ian to work through the 10 questions that will decide your draft: whether Josh Allen is worth a Round 3 pick, why the best QB of the last decade not named Tom Brady is suddenly cheaper than ever, what to do with Jaxson Dart and the year-two QBs, and how to actually attack the position in superflex.

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0:00 The 10 biggest QB questions of 2026

2:23 Q: Is Josh Allen worth a Round 3 pick?

9:25 Jayden Daniels' price after a monster year

11:40 Daniels vs Jaxson Dart — is there really a four-round gap?

13:27 Drake Maye's breakout case

16:30 The best QB not named Tom Brady is cheaper than ever

20:33 Cheaper versions of the expensive QBs (Herbert tier)

28:14 Is Mahomes still THE guy?

35:43 Brock Purdy + Jared Goff: the value tier

39:07 The Jaxson Dart conversation

43:49 Baker Mayfield keeps doing it

46:52 Kyler Murray's falling price

50:28 Cam Ward + Bryce Young: year-two verdicts

55:08 Backup QBs worth a stash

59:54 How to draft the position in 2026

1:01:45 Q: What's the best way to approach QB in superflex?

1:06:44 Where to find Rich's work

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Welcome to Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz — your home for winning fantasy football advice, powered by RotoWire.

Ian breaks down everything you need to dominate your leagues: draft rankings and tiers, sleepers and breakouts, busts to avoid, waiver-wire pickups, start/sit calls, and the stats that actually matter — all season long, from training camp through your championship week. No fluff, no hedging. Just sharp, research-driven fantasy football analysis with the occasional hot take that ages beautifully (or doesn't — we keep the receipts).

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