Jake Ciely · Feb 21, 2026
Seely gives his own early 2026 running back board — Bijan and Gibbs on top, McCaffrey third (seventh overall), Kyren Williams tenth, Jeanty 11th and Chase Brown 12th — while ranking Skattebo, Dowdle, Pollard, Hubbard and Tucker below consensus. He also insists Kyren Williams remains a top-ten back, expects Skattebo to lead the Giants backfield and expects Rico Dowdle to leave Carolina.
“I am one hundred percent in agreement that Kyle Williams still deserves to be a top ten running back until further notice.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
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- Fantasy RankingsFeb 21, 2026
“So I have Bejeon and Gibbs, Tier, McCaffrey, Taylor, a Chan, Cook, Hampton, Berkley, Henry... ECR is sixteen, but you have him at ten [Kyren]... you have him a little lower. You have an eleven [Jeanty]... you've got at RB twelve [Chase Brown]... Jake, you've got him a twenty six [Skattebo]... you've got him at thirty three [Dowdle]... you have Tony Pollard here at thirty eight... Chewba Hubbard ECR thirty two. You've got him all the way forty two... he's ECR sixty one, but you've got him at fifty five [Sean Tucker]”
Scored 93.26a naive guess scored 50+43.26 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 43.26
- placed:
- 17
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 17
- accuracy:
- 93.26
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- RB 17: 93.26
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Depth Chart CallsCam SkatteboNew York GiantsFeb 21, 2026
“He will be the lead Joe... and will be the lead next year.”
Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 91.67-8.33 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- NYG
- skill:
- -8.33
- player:
- Cam Skattebo
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- RB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- measured by:
- rushing yards
- naive basis:
- no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
“I am one hundred percent in agreement that Kyle Williams still deserves to be a top ten running back until further notice.”
Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 83.33+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Kyren Williams
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 83.33
- position:
- RB
- ranked by:
- fantasy points
- difficulty:
- 1
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 6
- actual finish:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 10
- Trade and Signing CallsRico DowdleFeb 21, 2026
“really what it comes down to, Daddle's leaving. He's not going back to the Panthers.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.