Fantasy RB Reset: Walker, Etienne, Montgomery & The Most Confusing Backfields (04/03 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Fantasy Football Today
CBS Sports
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🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Jamey and Dave reset the 2026 running back rankings following a wave of major offseason moves. We break down how Kenneth Walker joining the Chiefs and Travis Etienne landing with the Saints impact their value, along with the fantasy fallout of David Montgomery being traded to the Texans. The guys dive into the growing ambiguity of several backfields — including the Jaguars, Steelers, Commanders, and Cardinals — and what these uncertain situations mean for early 2026 draft strategy. With so many depth charts in flux, we highlight the RBs rising, falling, and the ones you’ll want to monitor closely. If you're prepping for 2026 fantasy football, this is your full RB reset after free agency.
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| 0:00.0 | Got a fun fantasy football today express for you here as we take a look at the running back rankings for 2026. |
| 0:10.3 | Welcome to Fantasy Football Tech Express. I'm Jamie. That's Dave. We're looking at the running back rankings following free agency and some of the changes that may have occurred. |
| 0:17.2 | As we know, the NFL draft coming up later this month, that will change the rankings as well. But Dave, when we start at the top, I don't think much has changed necessarily |
| 0:24.8 | from who the two guys are going in the top two picks, but maybe the order that they're going |
| 0:30.4 | is different for a lot of people. Jamir Gibbs gets Isaiah Pacheco, Bijan Robinson, gets |
| 0:35.8 | Brian Robinson, not confusing there at all. |
| 0:38.4 | Who's number one overall for you at the running back spot? Both also get new offensive |
| 0:43.0 | coordinators, which is, which is interesting. I'm going with Gibbs, who had a great year last year, |
| 0:48.7 | 21.6 p.pr. points per game. That was with David Montgomery healthy. David Montgomery |
| 0:53.3 | swiping touchdowns, |
| 0:54.7 | David Montgomery even taking a few catches away. Now that he's gone, I don't think Isaiah |
| 0:58.6 | Pachaco is going to do anything close to what David Montgomery did, which means a lot more on |
| 1:03.3 | the plate for Jemir Gibbs in a great offense. Drew Petzing is the offensive coordinator. Not sure |
| 1:08.2 | if he's going to be the play caller, but either way, |
| 1:11.8 | Gibbs is really, |
| 1:12.7 | really good. |
| 1:13.3 | And we've seen flashes in the past of him |
| 1:15.3 | with what he does without David Montgomery on the field, |
| 1:17.9 | and it's over 30 PPR points per game. |
| 1:20.2 | I don't think he's going to do that. |
| 1:21.7 | But it wouldn't surprise me if he finished 2026 north of 22 or 23 |
| 1:25.5 | ppr points per game. |
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