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my favorite targets here in round one is Gibbs, Bejians, McAffrey, JT, James Cook, pretty much all of the first round running backs

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First-round hero RB target; also viable as paid-up RB2 in elite builds

Ron Stewart identifies James Cook as a favorite first-round hero RB target with 20+ point-per-game upside, grouped with Gibbs, Bejion Robinson, McCaffrey, and Jonathan Taylor as consensus first-round running backs. Additionally, Cook was selected as RB2 in the $1 million Big Gorilla best ball winner, demonstrating that paying up for RB2 (rather than waiting until round seven) is viable in hero RB builds if you have already secured elite wide receivers and can adjust RB3 depth accordingly.

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