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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is one of the top fantasy football performers. | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Running back is somewhat of a thankless offensive position compared to quarterback and wide receiver. Teams treat running backs like they’re entirely replaceable; look no further than the Seattle Seahawks letting Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker go to Kansas City. That doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the running backs that make us turn out heads every Sunday. These are the fantastic running backs that are a joy to watch and handsome to boot and can help win your fantasy league. Barkley has always had one of the best bodies in the league. He’s coming off a down year in Philadelphia, but he remains one of the best runners of his generation. The Eagles are looking for Barkley to carry a heavy burden this fall in their quest to get back on a championship track. Get off the sidelines and into the game Our weekly newsletter is packed with everything from locker room chatter to pressing LGBTQ sports issues. Brown is yet another hottie on the Bengals. Cincinnati has dominated our thirst lists this summer with Joe Burrow, Andrei Iosivas, and Ja’Marr Chase making the other lists. Brown is the 10th ranked fantasy quarterback according to ESPN. McCaffrey is a duel-threat every year both as a receiver and a runner, and he always looks good doing either. He’s got one of the best physiques in the league, but it doesn’t help him always remain on the field. Here’s to wishing McCaffrey good health in 2026. Williams gets forgotten in the Rams shuffle with so many other great players. He’s never going to get the talk that Matt Stafford or Puka Nakua does, but Williams is a steady runner with a cute smile. Hampton is another thirst-worthy star on the Chargers, but he doesn’t show off his shirtless photos on Instagram the way he did in college. I’m sure Los Angeles football fans would appreciate if he’d go back to that, as well as have an improved season rushing the ball to push the Chargers further in the AFC. Subscribe to the Outsportsnewsletter to keep up with your favorite out athletes, inspiring LGBTQ sports stories, and more. Johnny Manziel's response to a critic was to skip any defense of his football career and instead reach for a homophobic slur that had nothing to do with football. Michael Sam came out to tremendous publicity in 2014 as an out gay player in the NFL Draft. But there have been eight other gay players and one bi player who were also were drafted. The author went from the joy of competition back to the tiring debate over trans athletes that misses the chance to have a real discussion on inclusion. Lisa Klaveness has been an outspoken critic of under-fire FIFA President Gianni Infantino, whose predecessor says the out lesbian executive should now replace him.