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Running backs remain king in fantasy football. While it feels like there are more elite quarterbacks and wide receivers than ever before, the amount of consistent, dependable running backs is dwindling. This makes it all the more important to find value at running back in fantasy football. In order to help you do that, I will be taking a look at a few backfields each week who stick out based on recent trends or new information we learned.
As we enter the final leg of the fantasy football regular season, the idea of a “league-winner” becomes a hot topic. A league winner is a player you pick up who explodes over the second half of the year to deliver you a fantasy championship. Historically, young running backs have been a potentially valuable group to find these hidden gems in, as they often start to supplant their team’s veteran starter while getting more accustomed to the NFL. In this article, I’ll be changing gears a bit and discussing my five favorite young running backs — all rookies — to stash for the rest of the fantasy football season.
One quick note before we get started — typical “stash” running backs like Tyler Allgeier or Zach Charbonnet and standout rookies like Tyrone Tracy Jr. or Bucky Irving are obviously valuable, but they are heavily rostered already, so it wouldn’t be too helpful mentioning them here. Instead, I’ll be focusing on more available players who are rostered in less than 30% of Yahoo fantasy leagues.
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5. Audric Estimé, Denver Broncos
Estimé’s rookie season got off to a rough start, as he spent Weeks 2-5 on IR with an ankle injury. In recent weeks, however, he has started to become more involved in the Broncos offense, and head coach Sean Payton mentioned that he wanted to get Estimé even more touches moving forward. Estimé has been effective with his limited…
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Publish date : 2024-11-06 15:49:01
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