News and Ranking Changes: Fallout From Josh Jacobs Mess, NFL Roster Cuts, and Silva's Top-150 Changes (Episode 1016 with Evan Silva and Adam Levitan)
Establish The Run Fantasy Football
Adam Levitan and Evan Silva round up everything from the final NFL Preseason games and the roster cut deadline to provide all the important fantasy football takeaways to keep you up to date ahead of the start of your NFL Fantasy Football season.
Links mentioned in the episode:
- Subscribe to Draft Kit Pro for all our articles, tiers and rankings this draft season
- Evan Silva’s Top 150 Rankings for 2026 Fantasy Football
- Evan Silva’s Top-150 Change Log for 2026
- Subscribe to the Establish The Run YouTube Channel
- Levitan’s Redraft Player Notes
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:10 - #1 Packers RB Josh Jacobs On Commisioner Exempt List, Trade For Kaleb Johnson
10:06 - #2 Colts WR Keenan Allen Arrested For DUI, Alec Pierce Off PUP
12:45 - #3 Bears WR Luther Burden “100% Fit” According To HC Ben Johnson
13:45 - #4 Falcons Decline To Name Tua Tagovailoa As Starter, Stefanski TE Usage
16:52 - #5 Raiders Name Kirk Cousins As Starting QB
19:05 - #6 Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty Avoids IR For Week One, Possible Workload Split?
22:10 - #7 Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love Ankle Injury Update, RB James Conner on IR
25:25 - #8 Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Healthy, Comments On Running More
27:52 - #9 Lions TE Sam LaPorta Good For Week One
30:08 - #10 Chargers RB Keaton Mitchell Injury Setback, Unclear Status Going Forward
32:24 - #11 Bucs WR Emeka Egbuka Optimistic For Week One
35:28 - #12 Bucs RB Sean Tucker Takes Paycut, Stays In Tampa Bay
37:41 - #13 Cowboys Cut RB Jaydon Blue
41:03 - #14 Chiefs Cut Emari Demercado
42:56 - #15 Dolphins WR Chris Bell Featues In Preseason, Wants To Play Week One
44:25 - #16 Giants Keep Four RBs, Malachi Fields Expected WR2, Odell Beckham Jr. Makes Team
46:58 - #17 49ers WR Christian Kirk Placed on IR/Return, Stribling Hype Train Rolls On
48:43 - #18 Texans WR Tank Dell Lands on IR/Return
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