The MOST Complicated Backfields to Assess for Your Draft! artwork

The MOST Complicated Backfields to Assess for Your Draft!

Fantasy Focus Football

August 19, 2026

Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, and Mike Clay discuss the latest intel in the NFLs Running Back rooms. Who is the true number one option in New England? Then, who are the biggest risers and fallers this preseason? Are the concerns around Jeremiyah Love just noise?
Speakers: Daniel Dopp, Field Yates, Mike Clay, Stephania Bell

Topics: Sports

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**Daniel Dopp** (1:14)
Welcome into Fantasy Focus Football alongside Field Yates and Mike Clay. My name is Daniel Dopp. We have a big show planned for you today. Toughest backfields to assess. We're going to dive into a bunch of the backfields. It's really difficult to figure out what we want to do in fantasy. Some preseason risers and fallers as well. People moving up and down our ranks and a little bit of salary draft and some draft advice as well. So fun things in the show. How are you guys doing today? It's Wednesday.

**Field Yates** (1:41)
Yeah, we're doing great. I'm doing great. I'll let Mike answer in a second. I think that's-

**SPEAKER_3** (1:44)
You can answer for him. You said we're doing great.

**Field Yates** (1:46)
Here it is. Mike is doing awesome as well.
I find that we get a lot of questions about draft strategy. So salary cap, you may know as auction drafts. We'll talk about those later on. And then also, if you haven't played dynasty or you're struggling with your dynasty, at least we might give you some friendly tips. And I think the goal of the difficult backfields, I think, is deciding, is there somebody that's worth prioritizing or are we just headed for a riding back dead zone? Which can happen with usually a handful of teams per season. So Mike, how are you?

**Mike Clay** (2:15)
I'm good. I mean, you guys kind of stole the thunder. You spoke for me, you set up the show. So, I mean, I'll just move on. Live show August 20th, 7 p.m. Eastern live from Racket NYC. That is tomorrow. Yeah. Okay. Last chance and hang out with this great crew. You know, we clearly have a good time. You can come hang with us. We'll have some drinks. We'll talk fantasy for a while. Take some Q&A. So come on out and have some fun. Also, our guy Eric Moody is in the chat. Way to go, my girl.

**SPEAKER_3** (2:42)
Daniel, take the rest of the season off. This is your chance.

**Mike Clay** (2:45)
I mean, I have to do something. You guys took all the fun stuff. Mike Clay Variety Hour starts right now.
I got it covered.

**Daniel Dopp** (2:52)
Before we dive into all the stuff we just talked about, we need a little bit of news, so let's talk about it. We got a lot to get into today. We're going to take some questions from chat a little bit later on in the show, but we're going to start, unfortunately, with Alvin Kamara. We got some news. He is going to miss, quote, at least a month, unfortunately, with an MCL sprain. Mike, the projections guy.
When you see this, yes, that is you. When you see this, unfortunately, not great news, not only for Alvin Kamara, but hopefully, maybe some good news for Travis H. How are you adjusting the projections?

**Mike Clay** (3:21)
There's a hair of hesitation in your eyes.

**SPEAKER_3** (3:23)
Yeah, I sensed it as well.

**Mike Clay** (3:25)
Yeah.
Well, first of all, Kamara has been a fine, like kind of later round pick, right? Just because we expect that he might have that. I don't want to say like Kenny Gainwell last year, but sort of that role where not a lot in the carry department, but a lot of passing game work, but he's not enough to maybe like a Justice Hill role where he could kind of flirt like a deep league flex sort of situation if things go his way.

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