{"id":63026,"date":"2022-09-01T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/six-rbs-to-consider-fading-in-drafts\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:07:00","slug":"six-rbs-to-consider-fading-in-drafts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/six-rbs-to-consider-fading-in-drafts\/","title":{"rendered":"Six RBs to consider fading in drafts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Volume was huge for Harris <\/strong>during his impressive fantasy rookie campaign when he played a whopping 171 more snaps than the next closest RB<\/a> yet ranked 48th in fantasy points per opportunity. Coaches were already talking about lessening Harris’ workload earlier this summer, which will be made easier by the emergence of rookie Jaylen Warren<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

with Ben Roethlisberger<\/strong> no longer around relying on dump-offs and playing for a team with one of the worst offensive lines and quarterback situations in all of football, Harris is unlikely to justify his lofty ADP.<\/p>\n

Najee is now even risker in drafts with news of him recovering from a recurring foot injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over-drafted is a better way to describe Mixon than a true \u201cbust,\u201d but it won’t be easy for him to return value at such a high ADP while continuing to leave the field on passing downs. Mixon is a threat to score double-digit touchdowns again running behind an improved Bengals offensive line (and it helps to have a QB who just easily led the league in YPA), but Cincinnati’s refusal to use him as the team’s passing-down back hurts his fantasy upside<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys: Ezekiel Elliott<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Elliott is the first starting running back in decades to see his rushing yards per game decline in five straight seasons<\/a> and has a related career workload<\/a> (historically RBs start showing a noticeable decline when reaching 1,500 career rush attempts). While Elliott’s weak production last year can be partially blamed on playing through a torn PCL, don’t forget he was bad before<\/em> suffering the knee injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Dallas could remain stubborn and keep Zeke as its feature back, it’s clear he’s not the team’s best option at the position<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Rams: Cam Akers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As impressive as Akers’ early return from his Achilles tear was last season, he also looked like a shell of his former self while getting just 2.6 YPC over 67 rush attempts in the playoffs. He finished last among 105 running backs in rush yards over expectation by a wide margin. While it’s entirely possible Akers returns in 2022 with more explosion further removed from the injury, history suggests this may just be the new him<\/a>, unfortunately. Moreover, Rams running backs haven’t combined for better than a 12.5 percent target share in any of the past three seasons, and a whopping 80% of the team’s touchdowns came via the pass last year.<\/p>\n