Michael Carter gained 1,512 yards from scrimmage in 11 games last year, averaging just a tick under 8.0 yards per carry and catching 25 more passes to give him 82 for his career. He’s smaller and older than high-profile teammate Javonte Williams, but could he still be the better back? Or, if not that, could he be the better fantasy value?
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Travis Etienne and Why You Should Be Willing to Pay Almost Any Price to Land the Next Superstar
Javonte Williams Is About to Get a Lot More Expensive
Chuba Hubbard Is the Type of Back to Buy Even If You Don’t Believe in Him
Jermar Jefferson Reminds Us that Production and On-Field Explosiveness Are Undervalued
Kenneth Gainwell’s Comps and RB Prospect Lab Score Point in Very Different Directions
Trey Sermon’s Profile Hints at Massive Upside But With Big Red Flags
The RotoViz platform provides a variety of tools to help you track a prospect’s transition to the NFL. The Box Score Scout breaks down a prospect’s raw and advanced stats and offers player comps. The Workout Explorer allows you to peruse the athletic measurements, offering percentile context as well as the most similar physical specimens. The RB Prospect Lab allows you to play with the interaction of different metrics, build your own model for RB fantasy scoring, and project both real and hypothetical players to the league.
It’s important not to have a one-size-fits-all approach to prospect evaluation. That’s why I like to look at each prospect through multiple lenses. The RotoViz Rookie Guide gives us more ammunition with analytics pieces that help us understand which advanced metrics are most important. The Backfield Dominator Rating and Breakaway Rush Score are just a few of the additional tools you’ll find there.
But it can also be a lot to digest. That’s why in this series I’ll be providing snapshots of the most important metrics, player comps, and dynasty outlooks for the top players in the 2021 draft class. We’ll also look at their current values in startup drafts and how that interacts with my rankings. I’ll tell you who to target and who to avoid as we eagerly anticipate the NFL draft.
To see how high stakes owners project the 2021 rookie draft, check out my breakdown of Rounds 1 and 2. To follow along with Monty Phan and me as we draft in a dynasty startup, hop over to the draft diary of our RotoViz TriFlex league.
