Plenty of notable RBs were injured last season — Here's what it could mean for their fantasy football outlooks in 2026

Injuries are the worst part of football. No one wants to see players get hurt and have to go through grueling recoveries in order to get back on the field. Unfortunately, it’s an unavoidable byproduct of an incredibly physical sport.

When it comes to fantasy football, you have to be adaptable because injuries are difficult to foresee. However, you can give yourself an advantage in drafts if you’re able to accurately predict when injured stars will return to action. While some players are ahead of schedule and should be back to form in time for Week 1, others are facing more challenging rehabs that could keep them sidelined well into the season.

Let’s continue this series by taking a look at the fantasy running backs who are working their way back from serious injuries and what it could mean for their outlooks in 2026. Injury Outlooks Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers/Tight ends (April 21) Running Backs Cam Skattebo, Giants Injury: Fractured fibula, dislocated ankle, ruptured deltoid ligament (October) Boone’s redraft ranking : RB21 Fantasy Outlook: Skattebo is someone I’ve already written about multiple times this offseason due to the volatility around his fantasy value in 2026. The list of his injuries is impossible to ignore and the gruesome nature of how it occurred is difficult to forget.

Though he’s expected to be cleared for the season, we don’t know whether the 24-year-old will be fully back to form yet. The possibility also exists that the Giants draft a running back, perhaps even taking star prospect Jeremiyah Love with the fifth overall pick. It would be a tough outcome for Skattebo if that were to occur, but we’ve seen plenty of Day 3 backs get replaced after posting decent rookie campaigns.