RUSHING REVOLUTION: Will the NFL Produce 20+ 1,000-Yard Rushers in 2026?

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4.6 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Could the NFL see 20 different 1,000-yard rushers for the first time since 2006? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down team-by-team running back outlooks, spotlighting names like James Cook, Bijan Robinson, De’Von Achane, and Tony Pollard. The duo scrutinizes backfield battles, offensive line upgrades, and injury risks to forecast which teams could produce the league’s next rushing stars. They also tackle the credibility of the NFL Top 100 player rankings, debating the merits of current voting methods and pitching ideas for a more accurate system. Other hot topics include the logic behind the Los Angeles Rams drafting Ty Simpson after the Myles Garrett trade, the viability of the PWHL Gold Plan to curb tanking in the NFL, and the ongoing drama of soccer flops during the World Cup. Insightful, lively, and packed with strong opinions—don’t miss this front-line NFL analysis.

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0:00.0	Will there be 20 different 1,000-yard rushers in 2026?
0:05.4	We're exploring that and more right now.
0:12.5	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes,
0:17.7	your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting. Part of the Locked-on Podcasts Network, your team every day.
0:27.7	What's better than this? It's guys being dudes. I'm Joe Marino. He's Kyle Crabs. Today's episode is brought to you by Odu.
0:36.7	Great organizations win because operations
0:38.9	matter and that's why you should get Odo. Try it for free today at Odu.com slash locked on.
0:44.9	That's O'D OO dot com slash locked on. Joe, happy Friday. I hope you're having a wonderful,
0:53.4	wonderful week away.
0:55.8	I certainly hope that I am.
0:57.9	Yeah, we don't know for sure.
1:00.3	Right.
1:00.5	Because we are advanced recording, but we divided and conquered this week.
1:06.0	And now it's time for takes one takes.
1:08.5	So we're excited to get diving into.
1:10.3	Joe's got a whole batch after we ambush Ben Solac with reacting to his article last Friday.
1:16.0	And let's see what we got.
1:18.4	I know we're going to do the thing here to get this thing started with a take to go through all 32 teams here in segment one on one topic.
1:26.3	So it's surely a banger. Yes, we're going to do the
1:29.5	thing courtesy of this one from Nick, who says with the emphasis on blocking tight ends drafted
1:35.7	this year, the NFL will have the first season of more than 21,000 yard rushers since 2006.
1:44.6	More than 20.
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