{
  "id": 6347657,
  "title": "Week 1 fantasy football RB rankings (top 43)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/week-1-fantasy-football-rb-rankings-top-43",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T23:34:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/article/week-1-fantasy-football-rb-rankings-top-43-233409397.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 1 Running Back Rankings for the 2026 Fantasy Football season have been released by the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast. Co-hosts Josh and Hayden are joined by Justin Boone for their inaugural discussion on the top RB prospects. The conversation highlights standout performers Ashton Jeanty, MarShawn Lloyd and Bhayshul Tuten, urging anyone who drafted them to start them in their lineups. The rankings include a mix of established stars and breakout rookies, with Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Jonathan Taylor, De Von Achane and Omarion Hampton among the top 20 selections. The full rankings are available on the Yahoo Fantasy Football YouTube channel for those who wish to delve deeper into the analysis of these top performers.",
  "summary": "Josh Norris and Hayden Winks are joined by Justin Boone to break down their Week 1 RB rankings.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ashton Jeanty, MarShawn Lloyd, Bhayshul Tuten top RBs",
    "Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey in top 20",
    "Full rankings on Yahoo Fantasy Football YouTube channel"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}