Las Vegas Raiders running back Mike Washington Jr. had one of the most impressive showings at the 2026 NFL Combine, clocking a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at 223 pounds, but with neither that size nor speed consistently showing through in his college production, he fell to the fourth round in a weak running back class. Washington forced missed tackles at one of the lowest rates in the 2026 class, and despite the verifiable speed, he also ranked in the bottom half of breakaway run percentage. Landing in Vegas with first-year head coach Klint Kubiak, there is a reasonable expectation that he could see a healthy early workload in a change-of-pace role behind 2025 sixth overall pick Ashton Jeanty. The difference between this running back room and the one Kubiak ran in Seattle is that the talent gap between Jeanty and Washington is vastly wider than that between Kenneth Walker III and former second-round pick Zach Charbonnet. If taken on his word, Kubiak will see that Washington has a hand in keeping Jeanty fresh, and at RotoBaller's rookie RB7, that could be enough to sell high on a player who simply may not be able to keep pace long-term.

With the New York Jets spending two first-round picks on rookie pass-catchers in the 2026 NFL Draft, third-year wide receiver Adonai Mitchell has fallen all the way to WR99 in RotoBaller's dynasty rankings. Given his deployment by the Jets following a 2025 mid-season trade from the Colts, he may not be overly impacted by the additions of tight end Kenyon Sadiq and possession receiver Omar Cooper Jr. Both rookies found most of their collegiate success working in the short-to-intermediate areas of the field, particularly over the middle. The two combined to see more than 54% of their 2025 targets between the hashes, within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. By contrast, Mitchell saw only four total targets in that area across his eight games with the Jets, leading all qualified receivers on the team with a 14.6-yard average depth of target while playing more than 80% of his snaps on the outside. The retreading of quarterback Geno Smith and offensive coordinator Frank Reich may not have been the most inspired choices, but the Jets offense appears to be trending in the right direction, and if the 23-year-old Mitchell can clean up the 15.2% drop rate that has plagued him through two seasons in the league, his big-play ability makes him an intriguing low-cost dynasty buy, particularly in best ball formats.

With Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane agreeing to a four-year, $68 million extension on Wednesday, the team backed up early offseason claims that they were looking to build an offense around the 24-year-old former third-round pick, and they locked up one of fantasy's most exciting players through the 2030 season. With Miami bringing in a new coaching staff and front office for 2026, the Dolphins completely overhauled a roster that finished 7-10 in 2025, but made it clear that Achane would remain the focal point of any new-look offense. With a quarterback in Malik Willis who has never attempted more than 61 passes in a season and a receiving core largely built through this most recent draft, there will likely be some bumps along the way, but Achane will never stray far from front and center, and he has already proven he can excel for fantasy in a below-average offense. At RotoBaller's dynasty RB5, he is lumped into a second tier of running backs that he could rightfully claim to be at the top of. Achane is the only running back in the league to score double-digit fantasy points in every game in 2025 and joins only Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs as players to finish as the RB6 or better in each of the past two seasons. While the new contract may make buying opportunities tougher, he is still worth pursuing if his current manager believes his value will be impacted by the Dolphins' offensive landscape.

Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard has topped 1,000 rushing yards and 30 receptions in each of the last four seasons, never finishing below RB24 in that time, but at 29 years old, dynasty managers have seemingly been looking to move on from him for half his career. With the Titans' selection of Penn State's Nicholas Singleton in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, Pollard has fallen to RotoBaller's dynasty RB41, making him a prime buy-candidate for competing managers looking to add depth to a position that can never be deep enough. New Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll comes into Tennessee familiar with Pollard's work, as some of the latter's best games with the Cowboys came against Daboll's Giants teams. With Singleton never fully living up to the hype that made him a five-star recruit, evidenced by his fall to the fifth round, and Tyjae Spears seeing more than 10 carries only once in 2025, the starting running back job in Tennessee should still belong to Pollard. With the Titans' offense trending up heading into 2026, another RB2 finish is well within the realm of possibility.