RB Rankings

[weepaws 3,152]

K Williams says, that he was concerned when the Rams drafts B Corum, and Rams rb coach says, we don’t have to adjust anything with either rb, they have the same skill set.  Williams also said, he does expect less of a work load.   

His ADP isn’t very good,  B Corum ADP is great imo. 

[DocNiner 67]

I would take Taylor at 10 even with the threat of Richardson hogging some carries. A drawback to with Taylor is Richardson could steal a lot of.goallime tds thus.devaluing.Taylor. All.the backs listed.have some question marks. I.don't see Kyren Williams having the numbers he had last year. He's.been a little gimpy here lately and they drafted Blake Corum this year. He's a back that can handle a lot of carries and I see the Rams reducing Williams touches to try to keep him healthy. Even though all the backs listed have question marks I'd still take Taylor and he should be a lock for top 10 rb. Depending on what WRs are available at 10 you might want to take one of them and then take whichever RB is there at the turn. Possibly Barkley could be there for you in the 2nd and definitely Henry.

[GobbleDog 981]

2 hours ago, DocNiner said:

Richardson could steal a lot of.goallime tds

As much as Richardson runs, we actually don't know about his goal line usage yet.

Not all running Qb's get goal line Tds.  Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray are good examples.

[Gepetto 1,288]

If I wasn't only in auction leagues, I think I'd go WR-WR, and TE-WR, and take Zamir White and Zack Moss.

[weepaws 3,152]

Te in the 3rd round, that’s non American.  

[Gepetto 1,288]

19 hours ago, weepaws said:

Te in the 3rd round, that’s non American.  

Yea, that's too early, I retract that advice on TE in the 3rd round. I haven't played in a non-auction draft in several years. My mistake.

[weepaws 3,152]

I’m lowering my ranking of Mostert, I think this J Wright guy is really going to bottleneck the Dolphins rb situation when it comes to ff.  

[weepaws 3,152]

Warren now with a hammy issue, I’m going to move Harris up a little.  Might need to change my opinion about drafting him in one of my 14 team leagues.  

[DrG 102]

I haven’t tracked his year to year accuracy but interesting MJD ranks Derrick Henry 2nd.

I agree w Gepetto’s post re Zach Moss and Zamir Jones. Even in an auction league, possibly more bang for the buck tilting your budget to WR and then loading up on on ‘1b’ rbs

[GobbleDog 981]

Recently Youtubed "Rachaad White every run, target and catch" and picked a few random games from last year.

I'm no scout, but seems to run straight forward every time, hole or no hole, gets hit, and falls down. Not much vision, juking or tackle breaking. Waits for blockers up front, but in the games I saw never once reversed course and ran toward the edge (not the quickest dude). Good hands and finds open space, but rarely does much after the catch aside from when receivers made terrific blocks.

His running style is like Najee Harris being north-south rushers, but Najee is tougher to take down - not surprising at his size.

Anyone else watch Youtubes of these guys?  I was really impressed with Walker (excellent speed and vision), and more than I expected with Brian Robinson - underrated receiver IMO getting open and making nice catches down the sidelines that ya rarely see with Rbs.  

[weepaws 3,152]

White is in a great spot, volume king.  

[GobbleDog 981]

4 minutes ago, weepaws said:

White is in a great spot, volume king.  

Wasn't saying he's a good or bad pick. Just not impressed with the video. Volume is clearly his saving grace, both carries and receptions.

I'll never understand why the Bucs drafted Bucky Irving - dude has zero athleticism and doesn't seem to be much of a threat to White, despite his inefficiency.

[weepaws 3,152]

Better upside over Edmonds, who wasn’t good at all. Everyone team needs some depth. 

[Ray_T 740]

On 7/26/2024 at 1:59 PM, GobbleDog said:

5) Williams - 15th rd, Rb 55

if this is Javonte Williams I highly recommend you buy at this price.

in the interboard league where fftoday goes up against other boards such as draft sharks and football guys, I drafted Javonte at the end of round 7 (which was a half round earlier than they'd been drafting him in other pools) because I believe he will have a good year.

Last year I told people to avoid him.  

he had an ACL injury where a second ligament was damaged too.   I said this would set him back on the rehab.  and it showed.  he was not good last year.

normal recovery for an ACL is 18 months +/- 3 months.   while there are cases where it has happened quicker, thats rare and you shouldnt count on it.    but when a second ligament is involved that increases recovery time 3-6 months..    I was reasonably sure he wouldnt be good last year and .... well, he wasnt.

this year hes looked quicker in camp.  word is that the burst is back.  so I took a chance and drafted him as my RB3 in that league.

I'd go so far as to say if hes on the board in the 10th round of any draft, you should be taking him all day long.

bottom line, anywhere in RB3 territory is fair game for this guy.   I have researched this and feel good about this recommendation.

[Chickie 74]

The guy I reached for thus far in a 12 T redraft was Buffalo’s Ray Davis. Looks like he’s got the #2 sewn up behind Cooks. Hoping Josh Allen throws this guy a bone around the end zone instead of calling his own number. Has the look of pure ah-knee-mal. Can see Buffalo pounding the rock with this guy in the 4th quarter when they’re looking to run out the clock. Kind of like *garbage time* for running backs.

[GobbleDog 981]

22 minutes ago, Chickie said:

The guy I reached for thus far in a 12 T redraft was Buffalo’s Ray Davis. Looks like he’s got the #2 sewn up behind Cooks. Hoping Josh Allen throws this guy a bone around the end zone instead of calling his own number. Has the look of pure ah-knee-mal. Can see Buffalo pounding the rock with this guy in the 4th quarter when they’re looking to run out the clock. Kind of like *garbage time* for running backs.

Scouts describe Davis as a jack of all trades, master of none.  He can do it all, but not elite.  At 220 lbs, very well might get more goal line work than Cook. Problem is Allen steals goal line from everyone. Bills had 22 rushing Tds last year, but their lead back (Cook) had only 2 of them.

Ugh.... first rbbc became trendy and now rushing Qbs. They're killing independent Rb. 

[Gepetto 1,288]

I’m going have to do my own rankings. Consensus rankings and ADP seem off.

[GobbleDog 981]

11 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

I’m going have to do my own rankings. Consensus rankings and ADP seem off.

Same. One particular "expert" that I respect and have relied on in the past... I was extremely disappointed when his rankings recently released. My analysis and opinions don't match up at all. I'll bring a "cheat sheet" to the draft just to scratch off names, but as far as drafting players... I'm officially on my own.

[weepaws 3,152]

2 hours ago, Chickie said:

The guy I reached for thus far in a 12 T redraft was Buffalo’s Ray Davis. Looks like he’s got the #2 sewn up behind Cooks. Hoping Josh Allen throws this guy a bone around the end zone instead of calling his own number. Has the look of pure ah-knee-mal. Can see Buffalo pounding the rock with this guy in the 4th quarter when they’re looking to run out the clock. Kind of like *garbage time* for running backs.

I like R Davis, he’s going to a bench target player for me.  

[weepaws 3,152]

Sadly Dillon is now out for the season, Lynch isn’t healthy, things are looking up for Jacobs owners.  

[weepaws 3,152]

M Carter of Zona gets cut, T Benson is a must bench sitter.  He’s going to be a good one. 

[weepaws 3,152]

Bucs coach talking hot hand approach, doesn’t sound good for Whites volume.  

Also K Williams will rams punt returner, Corum is the kickoff returner.  Mmm. 

[Ironmen 14]

On 7/25/2024 at 3:23 PM, weepaws said:

Last season Smith wasn’t that good, but the Steelers didn’t have a Qb.  I like Pickens ADP a lot in redraft.  

What Smith are you referring to that was with the Steelers in 2023?

[weepaws 3,152]

29 minutes ago, Ironmen said:

What Smith are you referring to that was with the Steelers in 2023?

That was a conservative about Metcalf and Pickens, that was G Smith Qb with the Seahawks.   He wasn’t on the Steelers. 

[Gepetto 1,288]

So not Akili Smith to Carl Pickens in 1999 with the Bengals.