The NFL Draft is almost here! In between now and the weeks following the draft there will be overreactions galore with plenty of new noise and takes to sift through. Before all that ensues and it gets even harder to make good fantasy football draft decisions, it’s time to talk about the five rookie running backs with undervalued resumes. Today we’re going to keep…...

The NFL Draft is almost here! In between now and the weeks following the draft there will be overreactions galore with plenty of new noise and takes to sift through. Before all that ensues and it gets even harder to make good fantasy football draft decisions, it’s time to talk about the four rookie quarterbacks you can actually trust. Conor O’Driscoll already detailed why all…...

Shawn Siegele examines Kyren Williams in his All-the-Metrics series and addresses whether he can come back from a disastrous combine. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a handful of deep…...

Christian Watson exploded into the drafting public consciousness after drawing significant praise from scouts at the Senior Bowl and then following up with a great combine performance. In the space of a few weeks he went from mostly undrafted in FFPC Best Ball to a 12th-14th round pick.   At 6 feet 4 inches and 208 pounds, Watson ran a 4.36 in the forty. At…...

Shawn Siegele examines James Cook in his All-the-Metrics series and asks whether his explosiveness can overcome a relative lack of results. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a handful of…...

Shawn Siegele examines Isaiah Spiller in his All-the-Metrics series and addresses whether he’s still the RB3 after a disastrous draft process. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a handful of…...

Last offseason we tried to recreate our success with Justin Jefferson by using a random forest model and a rule extraction algorithm to find the most valuable WR prospect heuristics. That is, we want to know what boxes need to be checked. While last year’s class didn’t include anyone who checked the most important boxes according to the algorithm, it gave us a handful of…...

Shawn Siegele examines Zamir White in his All-the-Metrics series and explains why this is one situation where it’s fair to dream. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a…...

Shawn Siegele examines Tyler Allgeier in his All-the-Metrics series and explains why he’s been drafting a lot of the big back even though this isn’t the profile he usually prefers. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch,…...

Shawn Siegele examines Rachaad White in his All-the-Metrics series and wonders whether the superstar traits will be overshadowed by his unusual path. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a…...

Shawn Siegele examines Jerome Ford in his All-the-Metrics series and breaks down the red flags that stand in the way of fantasy production. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a…...

Shawn Siegele examines Tyler Goodson in his All-the-Metrics series and explains why he could be the next 20% rookie win rate back. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it by looking at a handful…...

Shawn Siegele examines Tyler Badie in his All-the-Metrics series and examines his chances to become fantasy’s next great receiving back. Last year I started this series with the studs, but we know where Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker are going to go in fantasy drafts. The suspense is now in the landing spot. Instead, I had a sleeper itch, and I’ll try to scratch it…...

It’s hard not to love explosive running backs – players who can take a handoff, find a hole, juke past a linebacker, and race to the end zone. These are the type of plays that circle through our minds as we think about how a player’s skill set will translate to the NFL. There’s no denying that they’re exciting, but if they don’t translate to…...

Receiving skill is crucial for running back prospects, especially in fantasy. In most dynasty leagues, players earn a point for every reception, so backs who can add several points through the air have a huge advantage. This is why receiving yardage market share is one of our favorite RB metrics. We’ve previously found that a 10% threshold usually signals a strong chance of success at…...

It’s NFL pro day season! The final step for many of the top incoming prospects before the NFL Draft. Luckily we actually had an NFL combine this year, so we won’t be exclusively reliant on Pro Day results for physical testing like we were in 2021. But what makes a good pro day? And how much does that really matter? We’ll dive into that a…...

As the fifth running back taken in the 2021 NFL Draft, Michael Carter went in the early fourth round. Although Carter landed on the Jets, he flashed RB1 upside in Week 7 and 8 after sharing the workload with Tevin Coleman and Ty Johnson. As the second North Carolina back drafted in 2021, Carter popped in the advanced stats like his former teammate Javonte Williams…....