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Dynasty owners have come to expect fantasy-usable production right off the bat from rookie running backs. When they don’t get it, especially from a healthy player with high draft capital, it becomes a concern. The fact is, the concern is exaggerated.

In the sixth round of FFPC drafts, Rashaad Penny presents a chance to buy into a profile that has an outstanding track record in the long term. Playing beside a mobile QB in a run-heavy offense makes Penny an interesting target for fantasy gamers seeking depth, standalone value and league winning upside. 

Workhorse running backs don’t always have to be early-round fantasy picks. If you dig deep enough, fantasy gamers can find these league-winners at value and flip their league in their favor. The advanced stats and metrics point to four RBs that have bell-cow potential in 2019.

Mark Ingram should post a significant opportunity share in a high-volume Ravens offense. Kenyan Drake has over 150 touches available in Miami that he can absorb. Rashaad Penny has an incredible profile, draft capital, and NFL-level efficiency to take the starting job from Chris Carson. Lamar Miller has minimal competition for a hefty workload in a high-scoring Texans offense.

Time to get over it and vault Tyler Lockett up the dynasty rankings. Jordan Howard, Giovani Bernard, and Carlos Hyde can be dropped in dynasty.

Coming around on around on Chase Edmonds and Keelan Cole. Can Miles Boykin out-produce Marquise Brown in year 1?

New Jets GM Joe Douglas likely checked out out Robby Anderson’s profile on PlayerProfiler. He would have noticed a 103.2 (78th percentile) Speed Score and 126.1 (76th percentile) Burst Score, in addition to a 1529 Total Target Distance, which ranked No. 11 among qualified NFL receivers. Taken in its totality, the metrics provide a window into Anderson’s downfield playmaking ability. 

John Ross has been a laughably inefficient receiver for the entirety of his two-year NFL career. Ross only played in three games in his rookie season due to a mix of injuries and coaching decisions. In that time, he was targeted twice and carried the ball once. He caught no passes and fumbled on his one carry

Bell cow running backs and target monster wide receivers win dynasty leagues. But during the season-long path to a fantasy championship, satellite backs on high scoring offenses can be valuable fill-ins during weeks when stud backs are on bye. Stash these under-the-radar satellite backs  in dynasty leagues because of their advanced stats and metrics.

Travis Homer was the youngest rookie running back drafted and is still under 21 years old. He performed better than most of the the other rookie running backs at the combine running a 4.48 (83rd-percentile) 40-yard dash and jumping for a 132.2 (94th-percentile) Burst Score at 201-pounds.

Hunter Henry actually returned for the playoffs after tearing his ACL the previous summer and could outscore Kittle and Ertz this season. Should Christian McCaffrey be the first pick in all formats?

More one-hit wonder danger: Damien Williams or James Conner? Jaylen Samuels, Damien Harris and Chase Edmonds have maximum upside in the double-digit rounds.

Rushing quarterbacks are said to have a “Konami Code,” calling back to an all-powerful video game cheat. The goal in standard, single-quarterback leagues should be to target rushing quarterbacks at value. This piece will examine such quarterbacks and their advanced stats, metrics and analytics profiles.

Kyler Murray’s skill-set and situation give him the ability to lead all quarterbacks in total passing and rushing yards. Draft him whenever possible at this current value, before his preseason highlight reel sets Twitter on fire and his draft position spikes.

Fantasy gamers are sold that Saquon Barkley is the consensus 1.01 in redraft leagues, and for good reason. The second-year stud out of Penn State took the league by storm as a rookie in 2018, finishing with 24.0 (No. 3) PPR fantasy points per game.

With the departure of the dynamic Odell Beckham and commitment to the fossil of Eli Manning, the team’s fortunes aren’t looking up. The advanced stats, metrics and analytics are signaling that the Giants are slated to be even worse in 2019.

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, A.J. Brown, and Irv Smith should be targeted in November. The affinity for Kerryon Johnson in dynasty is real.

Marlon Mack’s dynasty value has picks. Sony Michel is the riskiest asset in dynasty leagues.

Donte Moncrief has proven time and time again that doesn’t have the talent necessary to compete at a fantasy-relevant level. His ADP climbed a round in the last month while Washington fell one spot. Just because Moncrief is cheap, doesn’t make him a better value than Washington.

The last time we saw Devonta Freeman, he totaled 1,182 yards from scrimmage and added eight scores. He narrowly slipped into the RB1 echelon in points per game (14.4). That was 2017. In 2018, he missed all but a few snaps of his first game. The rest of his season was lost to foot and knee injuries.