Mike Renner#28 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 17, 2026
Renner presented his running back power tiers for all 32 starting running backs, grouping them from "do it all elite" down to "looking for upgrades," and predicted Ashton Jeanty and Jeremiah Love will join the elite tiers soon. He also picked Quinshon Judkins as the best of the injury-risk group and suggested Jonathan Brooks could take over Carolina's starting job.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromAsh Jente, I think once he gets some help, will very quickly join that tier.
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- 1Top Player Lists“we are rolling through my running back power ranking tiers. 32 starters across the league, putting them into the tiers they belong in.”
- 2Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart“Wouldn't surprise me if Brooks, when fully healthy, ends up taking that job.”
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HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
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| “we are rolling through my running back power ranking tiers. 32…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
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Jonathon Brooks · 2026 season35 calls from 14 pundits between 1 and 2. Mike Renner said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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“we are rolling through my running back power ranking tiers. 32 starters across the league, putting them into the tiers they belong in.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsJonathon BrooksCarolina Panthers
Jonathon Brooks to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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