We are in the peak of hype-season, and for every player that shoots up in ADP, there is one who falls. Remember to take all hype with a pinch of salt. This time of year we are inundated with positive reports from beat writers, coaches, and even players. Coaches need to be positive about their […]
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We are in the peak of hype-season, and for every player that shoots up in ADP, there is one who falls. Remember to take all hype with a pinch of salt. This time of year we are inundated with positive reports from beat writers, coaches, and even players. Coaches need to be positive about their
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2017 Recap: On a whole, the Cincinnati Bengals struggled to run the football in 2017. The team average was a measly 3.6 YPC. The longest run of the season was 25 yards, and they scored a total of six rushing TDs. -[profiler]Giovani Bernard[/profiler] led the pack with a respectable 4.4 YPC. His 105 carries were
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We are in the peak of hype-season, and for every player that shoots up in ADP, there is one who falls. Remember to take all hype with a pinch of salt. This time of year we are inundated with positive reports from beat writers, coaches, and even players. Coaches need to be positive about their
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I’ll spare you the preamble, but if you’re interested in my process when determining my positional rankings, you can find that and my QB rankings here. After sharing my Quarterback rankings, it’s time to move on to one of the glamour positions, the running backs. Surprise! Saquon Barkley is the RB1 in this class. It wasn’t
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Last year I decided to tackle this same topic in an attempt to forewarn the casual dynasty owner of aging or workload impacted players before it was too late. So let’s recap the players I reviewed last year and their 2017 fantasy finish per FantasyPros (PPR): AARP Running Backs Frank Gore RB19 Adrian Peterson (injured)
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With OTAs underway, we finally begin to see teams take shape with their newly signed free agents and draft picks. Eventually, OTAs will lead into full-blown camps, then before you know it pre-season football games begin. Finally concluding with the real deal official football games on September 6. From now until then, there are plenty
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The cycle’s in fantasy football are like clockwork. My first fantasy league was my senior year of high school during the 2005-06 season. Ladanian Tomlinson broke the touchdown record by hitting pay dirt 28 times, to go along with 1,800+ yards. Twenty-two running backs broke the 1,000-yard barrier that year. TWENTY-TWO! Willis McGahee missed two
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In the 2016 season, David Johnson reached the pinnacle of fantasy heights topping 2,000 all-purpose yards along with 20 touchdowns. Hoping for a repeat, fantasy enthusiast around the globe salivated at the opportunity to choose the “Humble Rumble” at the top of their leagues draft. Of course, we all know how the story ends. To
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Now that the NFL Draft has concluded, it’s time to look forward to the 2018 season. There will be more free agents to sign like Dez Bryant and C.J. Anderson, but for the most part, rosters are set heading into training camp at the end of July. Names like Saquon Barkley, Derrius Guice, Rashaad Penny
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The 2018 NFL draft is in the books. There were some surprises and some mixed landing spots for the pre-draft running back darlings. Here are my top 5 rookies following the completion of the draft. 1) [profiler]Saquon Barkley[/profiler] Does this need any explanation? As expected, Barkley was selected #2 overall by the Giants. Whilst I
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In a recent conversation I was having with Travis May on my podcast, we were discussing rookies we could imagine landing with the Tennessee Titans. One of the names that were thrown out there (before the free agency signing of Dion Lewis) was Georgia running back and fantasy draft twitter darling Sony Michel. We pretty much
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The 2017 fantasy season saw the running back position once again reign supreme. The top three non-quarterback scorers were Todd Gurley, Le’Veon Bell, and [profiler]Alvin Kamara[/profiler]. In total seven of the top 10 scorers in PPR formats were running backs including [profiler]Kareem Hunt[/profiler], Melvin Gordon, Mark Ingram, and LeSean McCoy. Long gone are the days of 2015 when
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The pesky achilles tendon. This past weekend saw another rookie RB go down with a serious, season-ending injury. Seriously, can we please catch a break in dynasty leagues? The good news is that D’Onta Foreman is coming off of his best performance as a pro. The bad news is that his injury will keep him
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With the fantasy football regular season rapidly coming to a close, it’s time for teams to start preparing for their run in the playoffs. Yesterday I broke down the playoff schedule for quarterbacks, today I’ll take a look at running backs. Many owners factor in fantasy playoff matchups as early as a draft
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Week 11 brought another devastating injury with the season-ending injury to Washington running back [profiler]Chris Thompson[/profiler] who was in the midst of a breakout season. Chris Thompson Thompson was in the middle of a superb season. Going into Sunday Thompson was the RB9 averaging 16.1 points per game. Through 9 complete games,
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In huge breaking news: The 1st place, best record in the NFL Philadelphia Eagles have traded for [profiler]Jay Ajayi[/profiler] and now have to be the prohibitive favorites to come out of the NFC to play in the Superbowl. But that’s real world football stuff and this is a fantasy site,
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Adrian Peterson, just two years removed from a season that saw him rush for 1,485 yards; 11 touchdowns; and earn a Pro Bowl selection, was traded from the New Orleans Saints to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday for a bag of footballs a conditional draft pick. The puzzling marriage
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In an attempt to give you the tools you need to win your weekly matchups DFF now brings you weekly rankings. Below are our in-season matchup experts rankings for this week. Each of our experts were asked to provide their top 24 at the running back position this week, and we’ve also provided you the
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First in yards from scrimmage for the PAC-12 (3rd in all of the NCAA), 2nd in scoring, 2nd in rushing, 2nd in total touches. 616 carries over two seasons without missing a game – or even a practice. Bishop Sankey annihilated his opponents in his final season to the tune of 327-1870-20 rushing, with an additional
