Fantasy Football Running Back Scouting Reports: A preview of some of the RB profiles in the Yahoo Fantasy Ultra Playbook

It's night and day for Kenneth Walker III in terms of his fantasy situation. He goes from an offense with a split backfield, and little work in the red zone, to a team whose offense is both high-scoring and lacking weapons. His contract and competition makes predicting top-12 RB volume reasonable, with opportunities in the red zone and passing game being key additions.

The fantasy obstacle for Walker has always been injuries. Although he's only missed 10 of 72 career games, only 41 of those games have come with 15+ touches due to leaving early, snap counts and coaching decisions. The 23.4 fantasy PPG in the NFL Playoffs last season is what fantasy managers hope will be what sticks from 2025. After the failed Isiah Pacheco-Kareem Hunt experiment, Andy Reid will look to go back to having a workhorse in Walker.

Can Daniel Jones come back strong? Taylor's production fell off after his quarterback's Achilles injury in 2025, production that started out as part of the No. 1 scoring offense in the NFL with a run-first mentality. JT is the definition of a bellcow RB, with underrated, career-high usage in the passing game last season. If Jones' injury causes less QB red-zone rushing and more checkdowns, Taylor could top his 2025 season easily as long as the offense can remain clicking. As one of only four running backs to be an RB1 in three consecutive seasons, he should be in for another RB1 season with high volume.