Scott Pianowski Fantasy analyst Wed, October 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC · 6 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Of all the Shuffles, this is probably the most important one. You want to run pure, or run lucky, at running back. The Shuffle Up series is all about market value moving forward. Everything that's happened to this point is merely an audition. The board below is how to approach a fresh draft starting tonight, or something you can use for roster maintenance, trade talk and self-scouting. It's all up to you.
The salaries are unscientific in nature and meant to show where the talent clusters. Players at the same salary are considered even. Any player with an asterisk has a current injury; those are courtesy ranks, not to be debated. Settle in, settlers, and away we go.
Gibbs versus Robinson is generally a coin flip, but we'll lean toward Gibbs because of better offensive buoyancy and a stronger offensive line. The Lions also seem more willing to expose Gibbs to late-game work in blowouts, something the Falcons sometimes shy away from with Robinson. But there's no obviously wrong answer here. Congratulations on rigging the draft lottery to your advantage.
Henry didn't show any attrition in his first two Baltimore seasons, but so far he's down to 4.2 yards per carry, a full yard off last year's pace. But he's fallen into the end zone seven times and he's even getting a slight bump in his receiving work, so no need to worry. Henry will at least be a par for his second-round ADP.
Williams has been a good player for four seasons now, but it's the increased receiving work that pushes him into the first tier. Williams' career best for catches before this year was a modest 36, but he's already at 27 catches through five weeks. Williams also has 21 or more touches in three straight weeks and a snappy 4.9 yards per carry, along with plenty of goal-line equity. Blake Corum remains a good backup, but he's no threat to Williams at the moment.
Hubbard has been a fantasy steal, shrugging off summer nicks and a substandard Carolina offensive line. The threat of Jonathon Brooks was never a big deal — Brooks has hardly played since his final year at Texas, three seasons ago. With QB Bryce Young improving and head coach Dave Canales clicking with the play sheet, Carolina legitimately has a better-than-average offense now. And Hubbard is one of the rare bell cows left in the league.
Tuten's getting a lot of pub this week as a buy-high candidate, and we'll sign off. His participation rate continues to rise and it's possible Chris Rodriguez Jr. was soft-benched after a near-fumble at the goal last week. Even if Rodriguez isn't squarely in the doghouse, he's been marginalized, getting just six touches per week. Maybe Tuten will be challenged by the Texans this week, and the Jaguars have a Week 7 bye. But try to get your hands on him before he gashes the Colts in Week 8.
We were worried about the Cleveland offensive line capping Judkins's upside, and that's been the case. Judkins has the lowest yards before contact among all qualified runners, though at least he's picked up additional receiving work this year. Judkins is also dealing with an ankle injury (he didn't practice Wednesday), something to monitor. Also consider that Deshaun Watson was terrible in the loss to the Jets (eight sacks taken), which torpedoed the entire offense.
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It's not really Hampton's fault in Los Angeles; he's had a nightmare runout. For the second straight year, the Chargers have had cluster injuries on the offensive line, turning an expected strength into a clear weakness. Hampton actually has the fourth-best broken tackle rate among qualified backs, but there haven't been enough splash plays. And with Keaton Mitchell and Kimani Vidal starting to pop here and there, and the Chargers searching for any possible answers, this looks like a messy three-man committee moving forward — and perhaps a hot-hand situation on a weekly basis.
Anyone rostering Kenneth Walker needs to think long and hard about acquiring Emmett Johnson too, if your roster shape allows it. Walker only played one full season out of four in Seattle and he's on pace for over 400 touches, an unsustainable workload. Johnson would likely step into a featured role if Walker were to miss any time.
The best things we can say about Marks are that he's younger than David Montgomery and he's been a little better. But no one throws you a parade for 3.5 YPC, and although Marks was a decent pass-catcher in college, that door hasn't been unlocked in the pros. It's possible the Texans could become an offense like Green Bay, where the poor OL play forces the team to steer into a good quarterback (C.J. Stroud has been solid all year) and some star power on the outside (a healthy Nico Collins can't be stopped). Marks is going to get all the volume he can handle for now, but it could wind up being a diet of empty calories.
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