Jerome Ford

Rachaad White is impressing the Washington coaching staff this offseason, positioning himself to command the passing-down role thanks to his elite receiving metrics on PlayerProfiler. He faces a backfield matrix that includes rookie Kaytron Allen, who boasts a 30.9-percent College Dominator Rating, and an injured Jacory Croskey-Merritt.

Signed for just $2 million this offseason, White is shaping up to be one of the best free agent signings of 2026. If White continues to outwork the depth chart in training camp, his established receiving profile gives him the RB1 edge in Washington. Given his weekly volatility as a pass catching specialist, White is most attractive in fantasy football best ball formats.

The Washington Commanders’ coaching staff sees lead-back potential in Jacory Croskey-Merritt, provided the sophomore can elevate his sparse 3.0-percent Target Share from last season. Running backs coach Anthony Lynn believes the second-year back has high-volume playmaking ability.

Rachaad White, Jeremy McNichols, and Jerome Ford are taking most of Washington’s RB reps while Kaytron Allen gets up to speed. Regardless of whether Croskey-Merritt is called upon in passing situations, as long as he successfully secures the early-down duties over Allen, “Bill” (Croskey-Merritt) will unlock a high TD equity role. Bill will continue to lose sleeper steam in both fantasy football seasonal and dynasty league formats until he returns to practice.

Jerome Ford will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. Since week 7, Ford had not seen a snap share above 40% and he hasn’t finished any better than the RB28 on a given week in 2025.

Ford had some early season appeal when Quinshon Judkins was dealing with legal trouble, but that quickly evaporated once Judkins joined the team. Expect Ford to draw meager interest in the offseason in a support role to a lead back. For dynasty, Ford is best left at the back end of rosters as his best days are more than likely behind him.

Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)

Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins is day to day after suffering a shoulder injury in week eight. Judkins will have the week nine bye to rest his shoulder.

Judkins took over the Browns backfield this season, he only rushed for nineteen yards in week eight but the week prior he scored three touchdowns. Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson combined for just four touches this week, which reinforces how they’ve become just role players with Judkins on the field.

The day to day description paired with Cleveland’s bye this week paints an optimistic view on Judkins week ten outlook but Ford and Sampson are speculative adds in case this injury is worse than expected.

Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)

Heading into the 2025 season, the Cleveland Browns are expected to employ a running back by committee approach, featuring fourth-year running back Jerome Ford and fourth-round rookie Dylan Sampson. It is not yet known how the snap shares will be divided. With the 2025 second-round pick, Quinshon Judkins is still unsigned due to off-field issues, which opens up an opportunity for both players to make a case to keep their workload when Judkins makes his way onto the field.

Ford has produced 1,934 yards and 12 touchdowns over the past two seasons and averaged 5.43YPC in 2024. As the backup to Nick Chubb for multiple years, he managed to finish as the running back sixteen in full PPR formats in 2023. Dylan Sampson profiles as a running back with good vision, tempo and long speed. He has excellent contact balance and, with his thick frame, does not have an issue pushing the pile in goal-line situations. To truly become a three-down back, he will need to work on his pass catching as well as pass blocking. Both Ford and Sampson provide high upside value, according to Underdog. Sampson is drafted in the late twelfth round, while Ford is being drafted in the fifteenth.

Author: Dane Madoche(@FF_DaMaddog)