Rich Hribar#24 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 30, 2026
Hribar places Jahmyr Gibbs and Bijan Robinson alone in Tier 1 of their 2026 fantasy RB tiers, edging slightly toward Gibbs as the top pick, and expects Gibbs to increase their share of Detroit's opportunities with David Montgomery gone.
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What Rich Hribar said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI am edging slightly towards Gibbs, given the greater top-down confidence in his offense, but that is strictly splitting hairs.
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- 2026 Fantasy Football RB Tiers: Rich Hribar’s Draft Guide
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- 1Cade Mays to be 1st on the depth chart“Detroit signed Cade Mays from Carolina to take over at center.”
- 2Christian Mahogany to be 1st on the depth chart“Christian Mahogany is still an expected starter this season.”
- 3Penei Sewell to be 1st on the depth chart“Penei Sewell is expected to move over to left tackle following the release of Taylor Decker.”
- 4Blake Miller to be 1st on the depth chart“First-round pick Blake Miller, out of Clemson, will take over at right tackle.”
- 5Fantasy Rankings“Tier 1 Fantasy Football RBs: Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson ... I am edging slightly towards Gibbs ... That is why I ultimately side with Gibbs when holding the first pick in drafts.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Mays to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Christian Mahogany to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Penei Sewell to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Blake Miller to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Tier 1 Fantasy Football RBs: Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson ... I…”5 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 4 depth chart calls and 1 fantasy ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Cade Mays to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsChristian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsPenei Sewell
Penei Sewell to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsBlake Miller
Blake Miller to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Tier 1 Fantasy Football RBs: Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson ... I am edging slightly towards Gibbs ... That is why I ultimately side with Gibbs when holding the first pick in drafts.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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