Fantasy Football Rankings: RBs one analyst likes more than consensus

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional serieswillhighlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks.

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Running Backs I like more than consensus

Breece Hall, New York Jets (ECR = RB3 vs My Rank = RB2)

Hall averaged the third-most 0.5 PPR fantasy points (17.3) from Week 5 on last season once he started seeing full snaps while returning from ACL surgery. Only Christian McCaffrey totaled more fantasy points over that span despite Hall playing for a New York offense that managed the second-fewest yards per play (4.3). Jets quarterbacks were truly disastrous without Aaron Rodgers, as New York averaged just 15.8 points per game (fourth-fewest) while providing Hall with the 43rd-most red-zone rushes; the Jets somehow had just one carry inside the five-yard line and none at the goal line last season. Hall had just 3.3 expected rushing touchdowns — yet remained a fantasy star.

He’s a special back who somehow leads all RBs in YPC after contact and yards per route run since entering the league. Hall has a better YPRR rate than CMC despite playing in a bottom-three situation and recovering from major knee surgery.

Running backs historically show real improvement in Year 2 post-ACL surgery, and Hall already led all RBs in receptions last season. Hall feels back to his old self, and a returning Rodgers will be a major upgrade at quarterback. The Jets have a dominant defense and overhauled their poor offensive line early in the draft and through free agency. Hall averaged the most fantasy points when his team was leading and the second-most weighted opportunities as a favorite last season, and the Jets are favored in 14 of 17 games entering 2024.

Given the lack of Tier 1 RBs, Hall is the No. 2 player on my board in 0.5 PPR leagues, but his ECR is seventh. I’m closer to moving Hall…

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Publish date : 2024-08-05 15:34:23

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