Ian Hartitz breaks down his RB handcuff rankings and tiers for the 2026 fantasy football season.

Perhaps the best place to start: What is a handcuff in fantasy football? When an early-round running back selection is made, fantasy owners assume an outsized degree of risk in relation to other ...

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This is the time of year where the tread begins to wear thin on our favorite running backs and fantasy GMs will be scouring the waiver wire to find replacements for their RB1. Have no fear, we’re ...

Handcuffing is one of the most common fantasy football strategies and also one of the most misunderstood. At its simplest, a handcuff is a backup runner rostered mainly because he would become much ...

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These days, the running back position is trickier to figure out than ever in fantasy football, between the injuries and the way real NFL teams split carries a lot between multiple RBs. That, in turn, ...

Why Managers Handcuff Running Backs The main reason to handcuff a runner is protection. Running back remains one of the most injury-prone positions in fantasy football, and workloads can change ...