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Boston Scott is an impressive athletic specimen. And he adds what many smaller running backs do not, size. Scott’s 30.5 BMI puts him in the 55th-percentile. He’s not small, he’s compact. In addition to his athletic prowess on the field, we also need to remember that one of the largest benefits of a strict strength, conditioning and nutrition regime: injury prevention.

According to Scott, “there have been running backs my size that have gone on to be pretty productive, names like Darren Sproles, Dion Lewis, Ray Rice, Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacquizz Rodgers, and Justin Forsett, just to name a few, so it’s certainly possible.”

The year was 2012: Cobb was among the most tantalizing weapons in the NFL, Twitter was just people messaging their favorite celebrities, and I was wasn’t online 23 hours a day. It was a long time and many, many injuries ago, but Randall Cobb once saw precisely 104 targets in Green Bay’s offense.

Emmanuel Sanders getting 125 targets is something less than hateful, and hardly unrealistic. Sanders in his tenure in Denver has notched a healthy 8.57 targets per game, which works out to 137.2 targets over 16 games.

Saquon Barkley has the potential to break Eric Dickerson’s rookie rushing records this season barring injury. With the talent of the best running back prospect in NFL history, and a well-balanced offensive line at his disposal, Saquon Barkley is primed to be one of the top fantasy producers in the league.

Seattle acquired D.J. Fluker from the New York Giants, the No. 36 ranked run blocker in the NFL  last season. In addition, Seattle drafted promising tackle prospect Jamarco Jones out of Ohio State. With these new acquisitions, Seattle’s run blocking efficiency is about to take a huge leap.

Ask the question: Which rookie’s value would rise the most if an established starting skill position player get injured? The answer is Scarbrough, an explosive running back operating in a quality running game. He is the ideal late-round upside pick in dynasty rookie drafts.

Justin Watson is an analytics dream. He has great size, elite athleticism, and outstanding college production. He checks every box. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers must have someone on staff who frequents playerprofiler.com, because this is the second year in a row they invested a mid-round pick in a solid analytics prospect.

Every year, there are wide receivers that wildly outperform their average draft positions and give fantasy football owners a huge advantage. DeAndre Hopkins and Adam Thielen come to mind from last season. Which wide receivers look like values heading into 2018?

Randall Cobb is the Packers No. 2 wide receiver, and yet is being drafted in the eighth round. In the eight seasons Rodgers has played at least 15 games, his WR2 has finished as a top 30 receiver 7 times and a top-24 receiver 6 times. This is what a fantasy football value play looks like. 

Sony Michel and Ronald Jones can miss expectations in year 1.

Sam Darnold feels like a bust QB in waiting. Ian Thomas is the rookie tight end to own.

While lightly used, seeing only 39 targets, O.J. Howard was one of the most efficient playmakers of all tight ends. He led all tight ends in Air Yards, Target Premium, Yards Per Target, and Fantasy Points per route among others.

Evan Engram’s performance as a rookie was one of the few bright spots of the New York Giants 2017 season. Since the dawn of the 21st century, only one rookie tight end has had more receptions and receiving yards than Engram.

Despite an impressive athletic profile, DeVante Parker has yet to fully deliver on the promise that made him a first round pick by the Dolphins in the 2015 NFL Draft and a top-five rookie pick in subsequent dynasty drafts.

Parker’s third NFL season was marred by injuries, both to himself and the carousel of quarterbacks throwing footballs in his general vicinity, but a closer look at his 2017 performance reveals that the breakout season everyone’s been waiting for actually happened, albeit in abbreviated form.

Kelvin Benjamin is being discounted at his current ninth-round ADP because he will command targets from A.J. McCarron or Josh Allen. Suspect quarterback play aside, he will receive the lion’s share of the Bills’ red zone targets in 2018.

The last time Allen Hurns had 15 end zone targets, he scored 10 touchdowns in 2015. He has shown a capability of being productive in the end zone, and now he takes over one of the largest end zone opportunity shares in the NFL.

Jamison Crowder, Josh Doctson, Jordan Reed, and Washington skill position players should benefit from improved circumstances.

How Davante Adams can be a top-3 fantasy receiver, but Doug Baldwin is being overdrafted.