Sleeper RBs Who Can Win Your League — Holani, Lloyd, Emmett Johnson & More
The Audible
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🗓️ 9 July 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of The Audible, Sigmund Bloom and Cecil Lammey break down their favorite sleeper running backs heading into training camp — because every fantasy GM knows the right backup RB can win you a league. The Seahawks backfield is crowded, but George Holani is a sleeper in a different way — efficient, versatile, and quietly positioned for real touches if the depth chart shakes loose. In Green Bay, a finally healthy Marshawn Lloyd might be the most explosive sleeper on the board. If he stays upright, he could carve out a role that surprises fantasy managers. And don't overlook Kansas City. Rookie Emmett Johnson is a player to watch — smooth runner, natural hands, and in a backfield where opportunity always finds talent. Plus more under‑the‑radar RBs who could become league‑winners if the right break goes their way.
🔥 In this episode: Why George Holani is a sneaky sleeper in Seattle's evolving backfield How a healthy Marshawn Lloyd could shock fantasy GMs in Green Bay Why Emmett Johnson is a Chiefs rookie you need to monitor Which backup RBs have real paths to volume How sleeper RBs can tilt leagues when injuries hit Drop your take — which sleeper RB are you planting a flag on before camp.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 - George Holani
05:31 - Marshawn Lloyd
10:29 - Emmett Johnson
14:08 - Jaylen Wright
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| 0:00.0 | It is the audible back with more of the talk that you love. |
| 0:04.4 | It's that sleeper talk today at the running back position. |
| 0:08.0 | Which backfields can we trust? |
| 0:10.0 | Which backfields are we avoiding? |
| 0:11.9 | And which backfields have those sleepers, all that more next. |
| 0:16.1 | Let us start in the beautiful Northwest where I'm going to be spending part of my vacation bloom during |
| 0:21.3 | the month of July and the Seattle Seahawks. Kenneth Walker gone. We're going to talk about |
| 0:26.2 | his new spot in a little bit, but that leaves a backfield that has Zach Charbonnet, eventually. |
| 0:33.7 | It has Judarian Price, their first rounder, Notre Dame Speedster. It was more than just Jeremiah Love. Like, there's a lot of skill there with Juddrian Price. But she wanted to talk about George Halani. In a situation where we're going to have to see week one, it's either going to be Price or Halani, and you can tell me when you think Charbonne will come back. But this training camp battle, |
| 0:57.4 | and of course we'll watch it unfold in the preseason as well, |
| 1:01.0 | and wait till our Seattle Seahawks preseason watch list show, Bloom. |
| 1:03.0 | This is going to be a big top of conversation. |
| 1:04.3 | Who's running the ball? |
| 1:05.5 | How much? |
| 1:07.1 | Win Charbonnet back. |
| 1:10.8 | Yeah, Charbonnet had his ACL surgery in February. So I think the math, just unless the Seahawks are really full hardy here, it just dictates he's going to come back in the second half of the season. And maybe by the fantasy playoffs. Yeah. Give me Thanksgiving, maybe. Right. Fantasy playoffs. But it's all about windows. It is. Sleepers don't have to be, you know, 17 games. No. And depending on how, whether you have an IR spot or how deep your benches are, Charbonie might be worth drafting. I would say without knowing anything about your league, I would say pass on him just because you want to have that spot to churn through waivers. You've got Emmanuel Wilson. I don't want to totally discount him. He's a rugged, hard nose between the tackles back. I could see him as maybe a short yardage back as a guy. Maybe they use late in games to grind out the clock to get a win. But you're left with the two players who were getting first team snaps during the off-season team |
| 2:02.9 | activities organized team activities wherever they're called minicamp um george halani and jarian price and |
| 2:09.0 | halani was actually up first in the rotation now we know that rookies have to earn it and so on um |
| 2:15.6 | but know this halani after kenneth walker was the starter, after Charboning went down, Halani got a lot of snaps in the playoffs as a passing down back. And if you look at anything the Seahawks said about him, they said, trust, usually trust him, we trust him. I mean, that's it. I don't care what your pedigree is. I don't care what your 40 time is. I don't care what your BMI is. I don't care how many yards you get after contact. If the coaches say they trust you, that gets you on the field. Now, DeDarion Price is obviously a better physical talent than George Hollani, right? First round pick undrafted free agent. Speed, speed, speed, speed, speed. Right. |
| 2:51.6 | I mean, I've seen him compared to as an athlete, as a running back athlete to like Felix Jones, you know, like that kind of for those who remember him. |
| 2:59.6 | Um, however, we also have to remember this. |
| 3:02.6 | Most of the time of first round running back is coming into the league. |
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