2026 Fantasy Football RB Rankings: Tiers, Sleepers, Busts & Dead Zone Strategy: Part 2

⁠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   Subscribe to the audio feed and leave a 5-star review!   SharpStack Discount: ⁠https://4for4.com/mayo⁠ Get 25% off the Rabbit Hole at ⁠https://betspertsgolf.com/⁠mayo with code “MAYO” Use code “MAYO” at underdog and make a $5 Pick’em entry and instantly get $50 in your account Get a Deposit BONUS Coolbet: ⁠https://shorturl.at/CHfyW⁠   Subscribe, Rate and Review the PME Apple: ⁠http://bit.ly/PMEiTunes⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://goo.gl/VboemH⁠   FOLLOW MAYO MEDIA NETWORK   Newsletter: ⁠https://mayomedia.substack.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mayomedianetwork/⁠ TIK TOK: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/discover/mayo-media-network⁠ YOUTUBE: ⁠https://bit.ly/YTMMN⁠   Ian’s 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings & Content at Rotowire. Code "Ian20" for 20% off: ⁠https://www.rotowire.com/football/expert-rankings.php?id=1490⁠   __________________________   #FantasyFootball #FantasyFootball2026 #RunningBackRankings #FantasyFootballAdvice #NFLFantasy #PatMayo #FantasyFootballDraft #UDPartner    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 Breece Hall Jeremiyah Love Kyren Williams Josh Jacobs   TIER 5   D’Andre Swift Travis Etienne Bhayshul Tuten Jadarian Price Cam Skattebo David Montgomery Quinshon Judkins TreVeyon Henderson   TIER 6   Bucky Irving Rhamondre Stevenson R.J. Harvey Jaylen Warren Rico Dowdle Tony Pollard Chuba Hubbard J.K. Dobbins Jonathon Brooks Blake Corum Kyle Monangai Rachaad White  Jordan Mason Kenneth Gainwell Aaron Jones Jacory Croskey-Merritt Chris Rodriguez   HELIX SLEEP — Go to ⁠helixsleep.com/mayo⁠ for 27% Off Sitewide Exclusive for listeners of Pat Mayo Experience.   JOYMODE — Go to ⁠tryjoymode.com/MAYO⁠ Or enter MAYO at checkout for 20% off.   WAYFAIR -- Get organized, refreshed, and back on track this new year for WAY less. Head to ⁠Wayfair.com⁠ right now to shop all things home. That’s W-A-Y-F-A-I-R dot com. Wayfair. Every style. Every home.   Message and data rates apply. Must be 18+ (21+MA & AZ, 19+ AL, NE) and present in a state where Underdog Fantasy operates. Terms apply. Concerned with your play? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.ncpgambling.org; AZ: 1-800-NEXT-STEP (1-800-639-8783) or text NEXT-STEP to 53342; NY: Call the 24/7 HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY or Text HOPENY (467369) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.