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There was no wrong approach to the running back position in terms of fantasy football draft strategy last season. Every popular method of roster construction had a path to success.
Here’s a quick look at the average draft positions in 2023 of the game’s most valuable running backs:
If you won a fantasy title last year, one (or more) of those players was probably an essential piece of your squad.
Again, any common draft approach could have produced a dominant backfield. We had RB-heavy drafters who demolished their leagues with CMC and Hall. We also had Zero RB zealots who cruised to championships with Mostert and Williams (and/or Zamir White, Devin Singletary and De’Von Achane).
In all likelihood, the season ahead is going to play out a lot like last year with regard to running backs. Whether you draft the position at the top, in the middle or late (or not at all), there are going to be right answers for everyone.
No matter how you choose to build your fantasy backfield, surely you can make room for a mid-to-late-draft sleeper (or three). Let’s review a few prime RB candidates to massively outproduce their ADPs…
If the only thing you knew about Benson was that he’s the understudy to a 29-year-old back who’s never made it through a full season without injury … well, that might be all the information you’d need. Benson clearly landed in a prime situation behind James Conner in Arizona.
Conveniently, he is also a decently skilled runner:
Benson is coming off back-to-back seasons with over 1,100 scrimmage yards at FSU, and he only rarely handled huge workloads, so he has not been ground to dust. He’s a size/speed combo back (6-0, 216, 4.39) with excellent after-contact ability, and he’s competent as a receiver as well.
Conner just delivered a terrific season, we should note, and he was outstanding in the closing weeks, so we’re not trying to force him into retirement. But he’s also missed four games due to injury in each of the past two years, so…
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Publish date : 2024-08-06 14:04:00
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