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I'd rather take Derrick Henry in Round 2 than Jonathan Taylor in Round 1. Phrased differently: Arbitrage. But he has missed 16 games over the past half decade. The durability concerns are real. But Henry has no durability concerns. He's old (32), but he has missed just one game over the past four seasons. And since joining the Ravens two years ago, Henry has almost matched Taylor as a per-game scrimmage producer.
STACKED’s take
Taylor's durability concerns make Henry a better value in earlier rounds.
Freedman is fading Jonathan Taylor in Round 1 in favor of Derrick Henry in Round 2, framing it as arbitrage. While Taylor was great last year (1,963 yards, 20 TDs from scrimmage) and has been an elite per-game producer since his 2021 All-Pro campaign (110.1 yards, 0.93 TDs per game), he has missed 16 games over the past half-decade, creating real durability concerns. Henry, by contrast, is old at 32 but has missed just one game over the past four seasons and has nearly matched Taylor as a per-game scrimmage producer since joining the Ravens two years ago (Henry: 113.5 yards, 1.0 TDs; Taylor: 117.7 yards, 1.07 TDs). Given their per-game similarity and Henry's durability, Freedman increasingly bypasses Taylor in favor of Henry later.
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