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Speaker 1: Now here's your host, Paul. Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly.
Speaker 1: I'm Paul Chargy in my co host as usual Brian Johnson.
Speaker 1: Good day, George. Good to talk to you as well.
Speaker 1: It's another edition centered around rookies as the draft gets
Speaker 1: a little bit closer. Last week we did quarterbacks. We
Speaker 1: encourage people to go back and listen to that one
Speaker 1: if you missed it. As we break down players at
Speaker 1: a at a position leading up to the draft, and
Speaker 1: then a couple of three weeks from now, we'll we'll
Speaker 1: be talking about the first round as a record on Fridays.
Speaker 1: That'll be fun. Would you call this a shallow running
Speaker 1: back class? Yeah, I don't know. We're gonna talk about
Speaker 1: ten guys who I think all have a chance to
Speaker 1: make an impact. I mean all ten of these I
Speaker 1: think have pro level abilities to some degree. My temph
Speaker 1: know the tenth guy, I've got guy number ten. Yeah, yeah,
Speaker 1: that's crazy about him. But I think I think the
Speaker 1: other nine I could could have an impact in the
Speaker 1: right situations, taking a lot of hate overall, Yeah, I
Speaker 1: think that. I think there's you know why, it's because
Speaker 1: there isn't a There isn't a a or in Ezekiel
Speaker 1: Elliott at the top of the first round to make
Speaker 1: people who um. But there's still some really good running
Speaker 1: backs in this class, and we're gonna break them down.
Speaker 1: I want to start with this though. The I think
Speaker 1: there's still four ideal landing spots where any of these
Speaker 1: rookies could just walk in and become a workhorse back Miami.
Speaker 1: You know, not like Miles Gaskin, but I think I
Speaker 1: think if you know, the right guy falls there, you know,
Speaker 1: I think he gets pushed to the background. I'm holding
Speaker 1: my breath as a guy who's rostering Miles gascon in
Speaker 1: hopes of leading me to the second year in a
Speaker 1: row in our Empire League. So you can dig down
Speaker 1: the whole pot. So I've survived free agency, right breath,
Speaker 1: don't draft a running back Miami. But yes, that's a
Speaker 1: great spot, like said the Jets, Well, Michael per Ryan
Speaker 1: is not is not going to be a starter. I
Speaker 1: don't believe somebody could walk in and take that job. Pittsburgh,
Speaker 1: you know, Benny Snell is the only guy basically, and
Speaker 1: Anthony McFarland roster, and unless they really show something different
Speaker 1: than they had last year, that's a that's a spot.
Speaker 1: And then you know, Atlanta did sign Mike Davis, but
Speaker 1: I just think Mike Davis ideally is not the lead back.
Speaker 1: Probably not. So those are the four that I feel
Speaker 1: like somebody could just walk in and be a workhorse.
Speaker 1: Then there's a bunch of spots where somebody could walk
Speaker 1: in and be like a change of pace back, a
Speaker 1: regularly used number two back. Cincinnati they cut Giovanni Bernard,
Speaker 1: so I think that somebody could walk into that spot.
Speaker 1: Jacksonville needs somebody behind James Robinson. Denver signed Mike Boone,
Speaker 1: but they need somebody behind Melvin Gordon. I think Mike
Speaker 1: Boon can be a number two back. Kansas City, I
Speaker 1: think Darryl Williams is totally ordinary, so I think that's
Speaker 1: a candidate. Uh. The Giants cut Wayne Gallman, so they
Speaker 1: need to they need somebody behind. Yeah, Philadelphia behind Miles Sanders.
Speaker 1: I don't think Boston Scott is big enough to carry
Speaker 1: that even as like a change of paceload bringing back
Speaker 1: Jordan Howard. You hear about that though, whatever Carolina behind
Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey, uh, in part because Mike Davis gone. And
Speaker 1: then you know, Arizona has really just got Chase Edmonds
Speaker 1: right now, so some needs to walk into that. And
Speaker 1: then San Francisco with they're always rotate, it always rotation
Speaker 1: of backs, and they always need somebody healthy. And I
Speaker 1: think they they've got to be frustrated with all the
Speaker 1: injuries to reheem most Art and you know Wilson and all.
Speaker 1: You know, that's been a frustrating situation. So I think
Speaker 1: those are all all all teams that are in play here,
Speaker 1: all right, So let's let's start with this from a
Speaker 1: purely fantasy perspective. The guy that is going first in
Speaker 1: rookie drafts that are being held now is Naji Harris. Yeah,
Speaker 1: tell us, tell us about him and what makes him
Speaker 1: as a prime candidate for a strong fantasy season. Yeah,
Speaker 1: most likely the first running back to go on the
Speaker 1: NFL draft night to or maybe maybe Day two for
Speaker 1: all we know. But Nagi Harris at Alabama right now
Speaker 1: in best ball leagues, he's going around in the ninth round,
Speaker 1: mid to late ninth round, which seems like no kidding,
Speaker 1: we don't know where he's playing as it right now,
Speaker 1: of course, but great size six to two thirty, absolute bruiser.
Speaker 1: But that's not his only that's not the only ace
Speaker 1: up his sleeve, only tricking up bag. He's had a
Speaker 1: whole bag of tricks. Uh. He's not just in good hands, yeah,
Speaker 1: great hands as a receiver. Did you hear how he
Speaker 1: told Todd McShay recently to kiss his ass, not indirectly,
Speaker 1: but he's getting interviewed and someone told him how Todd McShay,
Speaker 1: He said he improved as a receiver, kiss my ass
Speaker 1: like he's got but like mcshaven said he was. He said,
Speaker 1: he's really good and he got even better. But he's
Speaker 1: got a chip on his shoulder already, which I really like.
Speaker 1: But um, the most rushing touchdowns in college football last
Speaker 1: year twenty six rushing touchdowns in thirteen games and not.
Speaker 1: Don't you think that's the thing that fantasy owners are
Speaker 1: really highlighting with Harris is he is a goal line
Speaker 1: back for sure, he is, but like you said, though
Speaker 1: he can catch the ball. He was third in target
Speaker 1: share among running backs in this year's draft class last year,
Speaker 1: so he's got bell cow potential written all over him.
Speaker 1: Now when it comes to dynasty, he sort of old
Speaker 1: in March, but he's the most complete back in this class.
Speaker 1: And uh yeah, right now, if I'm doing the best
Speaker 1: ball draft or even a redraft league, I'm getting in
Speaker 1: the ninth round. I don't care if he goes to
Speaker 1: the Jets, which is probably the least ideal landing spot.
Speaker 1: But yeah, nausea, Harris going to be the first running
Speaker 1: back taken in most fantasy drafts and most likely in
Speaker 1: uh in the reality draft, depending on where lands, which
Speaker 1: is a huge X factor for all these guys. If
Speaker 1: you go into the wrong spot and you're gonna be,
Speaker 1: you know, in a workhorse situation like a J. Dillon
Speaker 1: last week, that really would change the last year. That
Speaker 1: would change things a lot. Now, the guy I think
Speaker 1: can out potentially I'll perform. Harris from a fantasy standpoint.
Speaker 1: Is one of the two University of North Carolina runners,
Speaker 1: and the first is Javonte Williams, who set up much
Speaker 1: more like Harris. Javonte Williams is a brutally hard running,
Speaker 1: violent attacking back who welcomes contact and leaves defenders battered
Speaker 1: for having insulted him by trying to tackle Javonte Williams.
Speaker 1: He's got remarkable balance. So you have these big contact
Speaker 1: moments where Williams lowers his shoulder, but he just powers through.
Speaker 1: I mean, he's just the balance, is unfazed by the
Speaker 1: hits that he takes and and doles out, and then
Speaker 1: he just keeps going. He's got remarkable burst in acceleration
Speaker 1: for a full bodied runner. And he is a he
Speaker 1: is a bigger back. It's not gigantic. He's not a
Speaker 1: bowling ball um. He led all of college football in
Speaker 1: broken tackles last year per Pro Football Focus, seventy five
Speaker 1: broken tackles last year. You know he only played seven games.
Speaker 1: I mean, you know, he's breaking ten tackles a game.
Speaker 1: It's crazy, and just ideal size for a power running back.
Speaker 1: He isn't He's just he's well built and he's strong,
Speaker 1: and he's but he's not overly huge, which is I
Speaker 1: just think perfect. And there's so much to like about
Speaker 1: Javonti Williams. Now. The only knacks on him he only
Speaker 1: performed at this level last year. And he can catch,
Speaker 1: but he's not a natural you know, ball catching back um,
Speaker 1: and I think his top end speed is just okay.
Speaker 1: He's better with the short the short burst and acceleration. UM.
Speaker 1: When he gets into the open field, he's not necessarily
Speaker 1: just going to run away from a cornerback or a
Speaker 1: safety and still uh, Javonte Williams will get goal line
Speaker 1: carries and Brian I think ideally suited for fantasy play
Speaker 1: and if he falls into the right spot, he could
Speaker 1: be the first overall running back taken in fantasy drafts. Yeah,
Speaker 1: talk about a discount right now in bestball, he's uh
Speaker 1: RB right now, we want a couple rounds after Nase Harris,
Speaker 1: after Melvin Gordon right now, who would you rather have
Speaker 1: right now? I know if you're a draft of Melvin
Speaker 1: Gordon or vant William Williams all day, I agree with that.
Speaker 1: Let's go to our Let's go to our next running back,
Speaker 1: Travis E. T N And for Travis, it's he was
Speaker 1: a highly publicized, well known commodity coming out of Clemson,
Speaker 1: and boy the speed yeah remarkable. He's uh, probably not
Speaker 1: the fastest running back when it comes to Peter speed
Speaker 1: in the draft, but at four or four in the
Speaker 1: forty he's very pretty close and he most people thought
Speaker 1: he was going to turn pro last year, but he
Speaker 1: he came back for his senior season at Clemson UM
Speaker 1: where he set the it was over the course of
Speaker 1: his career. But he's the n C double as all
Speaker 1: time leader now in total games with a touchdown for
Speaker 1: skilled players. And uh, he's got pretty good size to
Speaker 1: five ten to fifteen. He's not a he's not a house,
Speaker 1: but he's not undersized. And then like you said, great speed,
Speaker 1: um career seven point two yards per carry, an excellent receiver,
Speaker 1: pretty much the whole package. There are some concerns around
Speaker 1: his past protection, but we hear that about plenty of
Speaker 1: most even he's even seasoned vets. So uh E t
Speaker 1: N with Nagy Harris and Javonte Williams, they're kind in
Speaker 1: that top three, the top three tire and uh Javonte
Speaker 1: Williams or you really could pick any one of these
Speaker 1: guys first overall among rookies. E ten is actually going
Speaker 1: a little earlier than Williams and right after Nagy Harris.
Speaker 1: But like we said, they're they're lumped uh right there together,
Speaker 1: and uh they can all immediately produce this here in
Speaker 1: the right spot, and they're their future outlooking dynasty is
Speaker 1: very very break e t N is just the the
Speaker 1: acceleration and the burst. It's track star level stuff, Brian.
Speaker 1: And you know you where I think where he's not
Speaker 1: as great as moving laterally, is not as strong suit.
Speaker 1: He's more of a track star, you know, straightforward runner,
Speaker 1: north south runner. But he's gonna be good everywhere. And
Speaker 1: just he's got some special traits that suggests he's going
Speaker 1: to he's going to break a lot of big plays
Speaker 1: in the NFL. Meant to throw in most yards after
Speaker 1: contact over the last two seasons in college football. Et
Speaker 1: N was second. That's amazing, and I won't mention who
Speaker 1: was first. I'm gonna he's gonna be a bonus guy
Speaker 1: at the very end you're not going to expect. I'm
Speaker 1: very intrigued by this guy, by the way, but anyway,
Speaker 1: we'll get to him later now. I just uh, I
Speaker 1: was just earlier talking about Javonte Williams from University of
Speaker 1: North Carolina. They have another running back who's fascinating in
Speaker 1: this is not a case where North Carolina had like
Speaker 1: the big, bruising back that Javonte Williams is. And then
Speaker 1: the scat back though they had. They had two pretty
Speaker 1: well put together, solidly built backs, Michael Carter being the
Speaker 1: second of those. Now he's short, he's five ft eight,
Speaker 1: he's two hundred pounds um. But at five two hundred
Speaker 1: that two isn't spread across like a guy who's five
Speaker 1: ft eleven, So he's still actually pretty well built despite
Speaker 1: being on the shorter side. Michael Carter is um still
Speaker 1: a tad lightweight for the position, but he is so
Speaker 1: shifty and the amazing footwork that he's got. He's got
Speaker 1: a hip swivel that unlocks just this crazy elusiveness and
Speaker 1: he's very hard to get a clean shot on. Michael Carter.
Speaker 1: He's got a compact running style with short strides and
Speaker 1: a remarkable jump cut that I think gets released by
Speaker 1: that compact running style. Great in traffic and when things
Speaker 1: are really hairy, he's got this great He picks his spots,
Speaker 1: he changes his direction, he makes his jump cut, and
Speaker 1: he comes out of this pack of defenders. You know,
Speaker 1: how did that even happen? Great top end speed, he
Speaker 1: will run away from other players and he catches really well.
Speaker 1: North Carolina would throw down field to Michael Carter and
Speaker 1: I don't mean like five yards in the flat. I
Speaker 1: mean twenty five yards down field they're throwing to Michael Carter.
Speaker 1: And um, worst case, worst case to me about Michael
Speaker 1: Carter's he is a Tarikohen And I think that's a
Speaker 1: I think that's a fair NFL comparison. But his best
Speaker 1: case is that he gets a lot more running work
Speaker 1: than Cohen has ever gotten and ends up being a
Speaker 1: better And I think he's just a better pure runner
Speaker 1: than Cohen is. Yeah, Now, Carter's only really produced at
Speaker 1: a high level one year last year, and same with
Speaker 1: Javonte Williams from U n c UM. But and he's
Speaker 1: a senior here, But I still think he's got some
Speaker 1: really special traits and I love what he could do
Speaker 1: for PPR leagues. And Michael Carter is a guy that's
Speaker 1: going really late in drafts and I think as the
Speaker 1: potential again to be a PPR stalwart. Nice Michael Carter.
Speaker 1: Let's go to the poorly named Cuba Hubbard. Now he
Speaker 1: should have been Chubba Hubbard. How do you not name
Speaker 1: if you if you've got to the point where you've
Speaker 1: got c h U b A, how do you not
Speaker 1: go see it? You b B A and let him
Speaker 1: be Chubba Hubbard. That'd be the coolest name ever. You
Speaker 1: know why they fail because he's Canadian. They don't do
Speaker 1: it exactly right when it comes to Noman cleature up
Speaker 1: in Kanada. But Canadian born Cuba Hubbard out of Oklahoma
Speaker 1: State six ft two pounds. Now, this is the track star,
Speaker 1: literally a former track star. Ran a four three six
Speaker 1: forty on his pro day. Uh, lightning fast. The fastest
Speaker 1: time clocked by a running back, probably by any player,
Speaker 1: I would imagine um most yards after contact of the
Speaker 1: last two seasons I just mentioned, Travis et N was second,
Speaker 1: Tuba Hubbard was third. Uh, so great player. There are
Speaker 1: some concerns with him, not only in his past protection
Speaker 1: but also his past catching abilities. He's not an elite receiver,
Speaker 1: maybe average at best, so there's some concerns, uh with
Speaker 1: his bell cow potential there. And right now in fantasy
Speaker 1: he's going off the board around RB five and re
Speaker 1: draft in the mid fifteenth round. But I don't like
Speaker 1: to put a whole lot of stock into mock drafts
Speaker 1: for the NFL. But I've been seeing him sliding recently
Speaker 1: in favor of some other guys, so there are some concerns,
Speaker 1: like I said, with the past protection the past catching
Speaker 1: little undersized. Six ft is tall and the two ten
Speaker 1: is a little light for running it is, which is
Speaker 1: a little concerning. But he's blazing fast and uh he
Speaker 1: he probably is not a guy who's gonna total ball
Speaker 1: eight percent of the time for a team, but he
Speaker 1: can be a factor in a one two punch and
Speaker 1: if given significant touches, he he has the potential to
Speaker 1: be a He's got breakaway he's got breakaway speed. What
Speaker 1: I worries me about Chuba Hubbard is that he runs
Speaker 1: upright like a track star, because he is a track star.
Speaker 1: And when you're six foot and you're running upright, you're
Speaker 1: giving defenders a lot of body to hit you with
Speaker 1: and and two and I think, and he's not that
Speaker 1: physical of a guy, so I think he's going to
Speaker 1: I think he's going to absorb a lot of hits.
Speaker 1: And I don't know that. I don't know that he's
Speaker 1: a tackle breaking type of player. A comp I've heard
Speaker 1: a lot and you're you're gonna hate this, but it'll
Speaker 1: it'll be a blast. In the past is a tap
Speaker 1: dancing Nancy Chris Johnson Chris Johnson had a pretty solid career.
Speaker 1: He did, but he was a tap dancing Nancy. He
Speaker 1: peeked and he certainly fell off a cliff pretty quick,
Speaker 1: peaking at that two thousand yard rushing season. But uh,
Speaker 1: that's one of my favorite ff W nicknames of all
Speaker 1: time is the tap dancing Nancy Chris Johnson. We'll take
Speaker 1: a break when we come back. The other five running
Speaker 1: backs you need to know fantasy relevant running back, so
Speaker 1: you need to know heading into the draft. It's Fantasy
Speaker 1: Football Weekly, Welcome back, Paul Charge and Brian Johnson with
Speaker 1: you talking through the rookie running backs fantasy owners need
Speaker 1: to know, get familiar with. And the next one up
Speaker 1: is a guy I'm fascinated by Kenneth gaine Well from Memphis.
Speaker 1: He was an opt out from last year. Where he's
Speaker 1: really interesting is that he's going to be a jack
Speaker 1: of all trades type guy. And a lot of times
Speaker 1: these guys don't end up handing out into anything. If
Speaker 1: you don't have a position you're great at, sometimes you
Speaker 1: just don't get on the field. Lynn Bowden from last
Speaker 1: year right was a guy that was hey, is he
Speaker 1: running back or is he receiver? Really don't know for sure,
Speaker 1: and that's that worries me a little bit about Kenneth Gainwell,
Speaker 1: that he could fall into that. But he's got some
Speaker 1: really special traits and he's such a good receiver that
Speaker 1: I think he gets on the field and can be
Speaker 1: a PPR helper in the right spot. So he looks
Speaker 1: and runs like a track star, but he doesn't quite
Speaker 1: have track star top end speed. But he's another upright
Speaker 1: runner like Chewba Hubbard. Uh. He's got the burst of
Speaker 1: a track star, and he's got really good footwork and
Speaker 1: lateral movement, which you don't always get out of tracks
Speaker 1: star rutting runners who oftentimes are really very north south oriented.
Speaker 1: Ganewell can go move laterally very well. He's got a
Speaker 1: nice one cut move. But the big thing here is
Speaker 1: that he catches so well. And they lined him up
Speaker 1: at wide receiver in Memphis. He has tons of game
Speaker 1: breaking plays against you know, suspect defenses that Memphis played.
Speaker 1: But um, a lot of people think he's just gonna
Speaker 1: play the slot. He might end up being a slot
Speaker 1: receiver in the NFL. Well, that's where Antonio Gibson went.
Speaker 1: If I'm not mistaken, to Memphis and there was the
Speaker 1: same concerns with him just fine. Well, so far, so far,
Speaker 1: so good for him. Um only three drops on sixty
Speaker 1: targets last year, which is a pretty good rate for
Speaker 1: a running back, and so he's got the hands to
Speaker 1: be a requisite of it. Just not sure where he's
Speaker 1: going to fit in that way again, I think he
Speaker 1: needs the right spot and then he needs to get utilize.
Speaker 1: So Kenneth Gainwells got upside in the right in the
Speaker 1: right place, but he's got the downside of lin Bowden
Speaker 1: from last year. Let's go to our next runner, which
Speaker 1: is Jermar Jefferson and Jamar Jefferson out of Oregon State.
Speaker 1: UH declared for the draft a year early, will forego
Speaker 1: his senior season. One of the youngest running backs in
Speaker 1: this class. Turns twenty one next week, so that's great
Speaker 1: from a Dinosty perspective. Like most he only played in
Speaker 1: six games last year, but started out hot four straight
Speaker 1: games over one rushing yards. Finished with more rushing yards
Speaker 1: than he had his entire sophomore season, which was a
Speaker 1: full season. So he really produced last year in those
Speaker 1: six games for really bad Oregon State team. By the way,
Speaker 1: UM Jefferson's no gain slash loss run percentage. This is
Speaker 1: a stat that depicts the percentage of runs that are
Speaker 1: stopped at the loss was fourth best among draft elegial
Speaker 1: running back So it's pretty good. He's great among the
Speaker 1: leaders and positive runs on his UH attempts. Some worry
Speaker 1: about his size five ten pounds a little like a
Speaker 1: little put on like five more pounds hopefully, But he's
Speaker 1: a pretty sound all around back. Good vision, good lateral speed,
Speaker 1: can get to the edge quick, he has good bursts.
Speaker 1: But some are concerned with his long speed in terms
Speaker 1: of someone's gonna catch him from behind on a long run.
Speaker 1: But he's a very able receiver as well. He does
Speaker 1: have bell cow potential. I don't think he has the
Speaker 1: talent to go in and like usurp a starting NFL
Speaker 1: running back, but if given the opportunity, I think he
Speaker 1: can be a fine producer. And uh again, you hear
Speaker 1: this a lot. Some concerns about his past protection. Per
Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus, Jefferson ranked seven in past protection efficiency
Speaker 1: for running backs like in Oregon States a really bad team.
Speaker 1: I don't care how good your past protection is a
Speaker 1: running back. If you're the rest of the offensive line,
Speaker 1: you know, but everyone everyone else get free run at
Speaker 1: your quarterback. So Jefferson is a guy that little polarizing
Speaker 1: in the sense he's way down on some people's list,
Speaker 1: maybe like RB twelve, they're teend right now. He's going
Speaker 1: off RB eight in Bestball League. So a guy I'm
Speaker 1: keeping eye on eye on more than most Jumarin Jefferson. Okay,
Speaker 1: My next running back is Kylin Hill from Mississippi State,
Speaker 1: currently projected to go in probably uh, he'll be a
Speaker 1: Day three guy, maybe the back end of day three.
Speaker 1: But that doesn't mean that he can't that Kylan Hill
Speaker 1: can't play a role in the NFL. Now. He's a
Speaker 1: slimmer back, and he's a and and and for a
Speaker 1: slimmer back, he's got remarkable tackle breaking and even physical playabilities,
Speaker 1: and he has the explosiveness to be a factor in
Speaker 1: the NFL. When I looked at his game, I'm like,
Speaker 1: you know, you're looking for these guys that are gonna
Speaker 1: go round six, round seven. I'm trying to find is
Speaker 1: there any one thing in their game that can keep
Speaker 1: them on the field. And it's the explosiveness for Kylin Hill,
Speaker 1: because he's got he's got a lot of that. He's
Speaker 1: super creative when he gets to the second level, and
Speaker 1: you'll see these runs when you look when you look
Speaker 1: through Kylan Hill's tape where when he gets past the
Speaker 1: line of scrimmage and he's in that linebacker level, he's
Speaker 1: so fast and he's making people miss and it's creating
Speaker 1: all kinds of chaos and confusion. Is he's as he's
Speaker 1: changing and cutting and players are running around just trying
Speaker 1: to find him, and it's he was really good at
Speaker 1: the next level. Now, he only played three games last
Speaker 1: year with Mississippi State, but he caught twenty three passes
Speaker 1: in the three games. You know, for it eight catches
Speaker 1: a game. That's another special trait that tells me that
Speaker 1: Kylan Hill can get on the field. He's got a
Speaker 1: very good stiff arm move as well. Um, there are
Speaker 1: parts of games that that are that are not great. Um,
Speaker 1: he gets moved laterally, he runs high, he gives defenders
Speaker 1: a big target. There things that I don't love about
Speaker 1: his game. But he's got some trades. Kylan Hill has
Speaker 1: trades that can get him on the field. And again
Speaker 1: I think he's got some PPR upside to him as well.
Speaker 1: Let's go to our next running back and that is
Speaker 1: Khalil Herbert. Not to be confused with justin air bear.
Speaker 1: This is no bears, a ground bear, not necessarily built
Speaker 1: like a bear, not huge amount to ten, but he
Speaker 1: is fast randy four or four six forty on his
Speaker 1: pro day out of Virginia Tech. By the way, I
Speaker 1: failed to mention that, uh Herbert, I was tempted to
Speaker 1: say air bear. There. Herbert led the A C C
Speaker 1: in combo yards last year and per Pro Football foot Focus, UM,
Speaker 1: he was second only behind Nag Harris in yards after
Speaker 1: contact on rushes among draft eligible running backs. So that's
Speaker 1: very impressive. That's being said. Virginia Tech had a very
Speaker 1: dominant offensive line, and uh there's some concern that contributed
Speaker 1: to a good portion of Herbert's success. But he looks
Speaker 1: really good on tape, great vision, great footwork. Only had
Speaker 1: thirty four receptions in five years in college. I believe
Speaker 1: he was at Kansas for four years and then he
Speaker 1: was eligible to play Virginia Tech last year. Fifth year.
Speaker 1: He was never the guide Kansas, so kind of a
Speaker 1: late bloomer, which how I'd be worried. How old is
Speaker 1: it is? Turning twenty four soon? So his his breakout
Speaker 1: age is pretty late if you want to call it
Speaker 1: a breakout running behind a very good offensive line. But um,
Speaker 1: he again not under size, but he doesn't have the
Speaker 1: size and durability to be a bell cow probably, but
Speaker 1: if given the opportunity, touches a game in a good,
Speaker 1: good scheme. He's a very good schematic runner basically great vision,
Speaker 1: great footwork, so in a good spot he can thrive
Speaker 1: like he did in Virginia Tech. Of course, the NFL
Speaker 1: is a whole another level, but Khalil Herbert, keep your
Speaker 1: ry on them, all right. For a final guy, I'm
Speaker 1: actually gonna make it two guys, both in the Big
Speaker 1: ten who I don't like that I don't think are
Speaker 1: going to help that It will get drafted, but I
Speaker 1: don't think are gonna help fantasy players. That is Ohio
Speaker 1: State's Tray Sermon and then Michigan's Chris Evans. I don't
Speaker 1: like either one of these at the NFL level, and
Speaker 1: I'll tell you why. First. For Tray Sermon, um, I
Speaker 1: don't think I did not see any special traits, particularly
Speaker 1: special traits for him. He's not fast, he's a bit
Speaker 1: tall for the running back position and gives the defenders
Speaker 1: a big target to hit, and he ran behind you know,
Speaker 1: these amazing offensive lines first at Oklahoma and then he
Speaker 1: transferred to Ohio State, and these offensive lines opened up
Speaker 1: big holes for him. I think his athleticism is just average.
Speaker 1: He was rarely used in the passing game. I to me,
Speaker 1: Tray Sermon feels like an NFL backup he is. To me,
Speaker 1: he's a third or fourth back in the NFL, and
Speaker 1: I just didn't see any special traits watching him that
Speaker 1: makes me feel like he's going to contribute. And then
Speaker 1: Michigan's Chris Evans, who a lot of people think it
Speaker 1: could be drafted as early as like round four or five.
Speaker 1: I didn't see a lot here that I loved either. Um,
Speaker 1: he is a three down back with solid hands, and
Speaker 1: I think that's why he'll get drafted and why he'll
Speaker 1: end up being in the NFL. He's got a little
Speaker 1: wiggle um, but just I just didn't see any remarkable
Speaker 1: traits with him. Lackluster speed, ran behind a very good
Speaker 1: offensive line. Again, a lot like Tray Sermon. He got
Speaker 1: suspended due to academic reasons for the twenty nineteen season,
Speaker 1: recorded only sixteen carries over the past two years. That's
Speaker 1: also a big red like he's gonna be twenty four
Speaker 1: years old as a rookie. And there's some there's some
Speaker 1: running backs they're already on the downside of their career
Speaker 1: twenty four and never really improved after his very good
Speaker 1: rookie year. Chris Evans did, and you were, you know,
Speaker 1: your your hope is a rookie. Your kid's gonna get
Speaker 1: better sophomore junior. We really didn't see that. I just
Speaker 1: to me, I I see what looks to me like
Speaker 1: a backup who's in the NFL for a couple of
Speaker 1: years from Chris Evans. Let me throw one more guy
Speaker 1: out there really quick. You know there's a guy who
Speaker 1: I don't know who you're gonna throw out right now.
Speaker 1: I hope it is Ramandre Stevenson. No, it's not him,
Speaker 1: and uh and him and Elijah Elijah Mitchell. Another guy,
Speaker 1: a bubble guy, we can call him. We're not gonna
Speaker 1: I want to talk about Jared Patterson now, I referencing
Speaker 1: about Jared referenced the most yards after contact over the
Speaker 1: last two seasons. Stat a couple of times where the
Speaker 1: play Patterson out of Buffalo, Okay lead this category ahead
Speaker 1: of Travis et en Chew Hud and Bruce Hall. Jared
Speaker 1: Patterson though, is five ft seven hundred nine pounds. He's
Speaker 1: like Darren Sprowlsey and but in just six games last
Speaker 1: year he had over a thousand yards and nineteen touchdowns.
Speaker 1: He had eight touchdowns and four hundred yards in one game.
Speaker 1: I don't know. He's small, right, but he's an intriguing
Speaker 1: name that I'm just keeping eye on Jared Patterson. People
Speaker 1: are concerned about the size, but put on a little
Speaker 1: more weight. At five seven, that's a a tough guy
Speaker 1: to tackle at times if he's got moves and the
Speaker 1: most yards after contact in college football of the last
Speaker 1: two seasons. And I know he played at Buffalo was Toledo,
Speaker 1: you know, So there's there's a lot of there are.
Speaker 1: There are a lot of runners who have come out
Speaker 1: of mid tier schools that end up end up being
Speaker 1: pretty pretty darn good. Now, now our our own Matt
Speaker 1: Harrison and for those who don't know, it's Matt with
Speaker 1: one T. He should be a big fan of Jared
Speaker 1: Patterson with one R and one T. J a r
Speaker 1: et right to the point. So Remandi's Stevenson from Oklahoma.
Speaker 1: Dude is just big built for goal line use and
Speaker 1: absolute tank. He cuts hard, he breaks tackles, he's a
Speaker 1: violent runner, and a lot of people think he's not
Speaker 1: even gonna get drafted in the NFL. And I'm looking
Speaker 1: at going that guy has he's got again, He's got
Speaker 1: some of the special traits that I'm trying to look
Speaker 1: for that guys that could translate to the NFL and
Speaker 1: just the power running alone should put him on rosters.
Speaker 1: And I'm I'm really intrigued by him. Um, he's a
Speaker 1: name I've seen some guys pretty high on, you know,
Speaker 1: around running back seven eight and others. He's running back.
Speaker 1: He's a polarizing prospect for sure, but I'm I'm leaning
Speaker 1: on your side, Remandre Stevenson. I'm I'm very interested to
Speaker 1: see what where he lands and what role he could have.
Speaker 1: All Right, thank you for listening to Fantasy Football Weekly.
Speaker 1: Next week, Wide Receivers will break down receivers and the
Speaker 1: rookie receivers in particular, and it's wow. I mean Chase
Speaker 1: and Waddle and Smith and Rashod Bateman and rond More.
Speaker 1: I mean it's a ton. There could be six receivers
Speaker 1: taken in the first round. Again, you know, last year
Speaker 1: was so deep at receiver, and here we are a
Speaker 1: year later and it's almost as deep. Do you think
Speaker 1: one will go before Kyle Pitts. No, No, I don't
Speaker 1: and they shouldn't, and then Kyle Pitts will be in
Speaker 1: two weeks. I'll talk about the tight end position. I'd
Speaker 1: have to look it up, but this wouldn't be the
Speaker 1: first time a tight end was selected before any wide receiver.
Speaker 1: I don't think Vernon Davis went very early on when
Speaker 1: he was very shocky went early. Yep um. Yeah, we'd
Speaker 1: have to next week, probably not very often, but that
Speaker 1: would be interesting, or at least two weeks from now
Speaker 1: when we do the tight the rookie tight ends. Thanks
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