Jadarian Price Isn't Worth the Hype? | DO NOT Draft These 7 Running Backs (Ep. 2123)
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27 min
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Aug 11, 2026
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Tue, August 11, 2026
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Quinshon JudkinsRico DowdleDe'Von AchaneDeshaun WatsonJadarian PriceJaylen WarrenJeremiyah LoveRhamondre StevensonTaylen GreenTravis Etienne
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De'Von Achane
NegativeValue4:09
Pat Fitzmaurice and Derek Brown view Devon Achane as a bust at his current mid-range RB1 ADP (15th overall). Concerns include a lack of touchdown potential in a likely poor Dolphins offense, a projected decline in receptions (potentially dropping to 55 from 78), and Malik Willis's historically low check-down rate (1.9% in 2024). Brown notes that Achane lacks the clear top-three or top-five overall ceiling required to justify his high draft cost.
Insight pageDeshaun Watson
NegativeProjection39:03
The source mentions reports that Deshaun Watson has been the worst quarterback in camp, leading to speculation that the team might look at other options like Dylan Gabriel or Taylin Green.
Insight pageJadarian Price
NegativeValue6:32
Pat Fitzmaurice advises against drafting Jadarian Price at his RB26 (60th overall) ADP. Despite his first-round draft capital, Price faces a crowded Seattle backfield including Kenneth Walker, a returning Zach Charbonnet, George Helani, and Emmanuel Wilson. Price lacks proven pass-catching aptitude and has shown fumbling issues. Fitzmaurice notes that taking Price ahead of wide receivers like DJ Moore, Mike Evans, and Christian Watson is egregious.
Insight pageJaylen Warren
PositiveUsage33:47
The source highlights Jalen Warren as a player who has consistently flashed efficiency and production throughout his career when operating in a split backfield or smaller role.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
NegativeValue8:03
Derek Brown views Jeremiah Love as an otherworldly talent but a bust at his RB13 (27th overall) ADP. Brown questions Love's path to an RB1 finish given the Cardinals' quarterback situation (Brissett, Minshew, or Beck) and competition for targets from Trey McBride, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Michael Wilson. While Pat Fitzmaurice counters with the historical success of top-12 drafted rookie RBs, Brown remains skeptical of the price tag.
Insight pageQuinshon Judkins
NegativeValue21:05
The hosts collectively agree that they are avoiding Quinshawn Judkins at his current draft cost, citing his price tag as the primary deterrent.
Insight pageNegativeBust35:05
The analysts unanimously advise against drafting Quinshawn Judkins at his current RB21/49th overall ADP. They cite his inefficiency (40th in explosive run rate, 33rd in missed tackle rate, 26th in yards after contact), limited receiving upside, and concerns regarding the Cleveland Browns' offensive line continuity and quarterback uncertainty.
Insight pageRhamondre Stevenson
NegativeValue12:31
Pat Fitzmaurice considers Rhamondre Stevenson (RB28, 72nd overall) a bust at his current ADP, citing the presence of the more explosive Travion Henderson. Fitzmaurice highlights Stevenson's fumbling issues (2% of carries) and suggests the Patriots' backfield could shift to a 60-40 split in favor of Henderson. Derek Brown is more pro-Stevenson, noting he outperformed Henderson in most metrics last year, though he concedes the backfield could flip.
Insight pageRico Dowdle
NegativeValue17:46
Pat Fitzmaurice and Derek Brown prefer Jalen Warren over Rico Dowdle (7th/8th round ADP). Fitzmaurice argues Warren is a better player in yards per carry, yards after contact, and pass blocking (72.0 PFF grade vs. Dowdle's 24.6). Brown emphasizes Warren's elite efficiency metrics, including 6th in missed tackle rate and 3rd in yards per route run, suggesting Warren is the superior back for a Rodgers-led offense.
Insight pageNegativeUsage33:54
The source notes that Rico Dowdle has demonstrated the ability to produce big fantasy moments when given high volume, but questions his efficiency when that volume is reduced.
Insight pageTaylen Green
NegativeDepth Chart39:10
The source notes that Taylin Green is a candidate to receive an extended look at quarterback for the Browns due to the struggles of the current starter.
Insight pageTravis Etienne
NegativeValue15:55
Derek Brown and Pat Fitzmaurice are fading Travis Etienne (RB19, 42nd overall). Brown points to Etienne's inefficiency last year (37th in explosive run rate, 31st in missed tackle rate) and the continued presence of Alvin Kamara, who remains the superior passing-down back. Fitzmaurice adds that Etienne's own comments about wanting to share the load with Kamara suggest he is not preparing for a workhorse role.
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Episode Transcript
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0:22Welcome in to the FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast.
0:25I'm Alfredo Brown, joined by Pat Fitzmaurice and Derek Brown.
0:28And today, what we're telling you guys, don't draft these running backs.
0:31We're looking at some busts that we want to avoid.
0:35And gentlemen, before we even talk about all of this, I need to know, Pat, I'll start with you.
0:40How do you even define or identify what a bust might be in fantasy football?
0:45Kind of a moving target, Alfredo. Like in the end, it's all about price.
0:49But yeah, there are reasons why certain running back prices look unappealing.
0:53A bad offensive line, limited touchdown potential in a bad offense, maybe some stiff backfield competition, lack of pass catching potential, advanced
1:00age, incompatible scheme fit, and maybe some combination of those concerns.
1:03I have a feeling we're going to touch on some of those concerns with different guys today.
1:09Yeah, it feels like almost every single one of those.
1:12D-Bro, how about you? How do you identify a bust before drafting them?
1:16I think the beginning of Pat's entire, and I agree with everything Pat laid out there, but the beginning of his diatribe
1:23there of it's not maybe the player, it's the price is a lot of what this comes down to, whether it's previous
1:30production hype outpacing what we're actually projecting for a player or the offense, a guy reaching the efficiency age cliff, or as
1:36Pat and I have kind of discussed on previous episodes, when the best selling point is, well, who else is going to get volume?
1:44The kind of all paints a nasty picture if you kind of pop open the hood of a player that like, do
1:51we really want to draft this guy? Yeah, I think the even more eloquent way to put it is don't hate the player, hate the game.
1:59Exactly what you were talking about here is we don't actually hate players.
2:03We hate ADPs. We don't want to draft those ADPs, and there's going to be plenty of reasons why we talk about that today.
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2:33Prepare for your draft with Fantasy Pros Premium. All right, guys, the players we're going to look at here are seven running
2:40backs, and we'll start this off by someone that we all agree with here, a running back bust being taken in the first two rounds of Fantasy Drafts.
2:49And I don't really have to throw it to anyone to reveal this because we all agree.
2:54It's Devon Achan, running back for the Miami Dolphins.
2:57And Pat, I want to start with you, your thoughts here on Devon Achan because he was a guy that I think
3:04probably won a lot of people championships last year.
3:06And I hate fading a player who I love and think is fantastic, but I think the real time ADP for him
3:13is like still mid range running back one. Miami is in all likelihood going to have one of the worst offenses in the league.
3:21Not a lot of touchdown potential for Devon Achan.
3:24And just I don't see him reaching the pass catching ceiling.
3:27He has hit the last two years with 78 receptions in 2024, 67 last year.
3:32I think he might be lucky to get to 55 this year.
3:35I mean, Malik Willis is never really thrown to his backs that much.
3:39It stands to reason that maybe they make Devon Achan a little bit of a focal point of the passing game.
3:46But I just I don't think there's 78 reception upside here at all.
3:50Deber, how do you look at the situation for Achan in Miami?
3:54Yeah, I'm with I'm surprisingly with real time ADP.
3:57He's RB nine 15th overall. I have met RB nine, but that doesn't mean that I find myself walking away from a
4:03lot of drafts with any drafts right now to this point of all the leagues I've already drafted with Devon Achan.
4:10And it's because of a lot of the points of Patty laid out.
4:14Like what are real touchdown expectations for Achan? Like if he takes a step back, if he gets only like six to
4:21seven, maybe eight touchdowns this year, like is he going to pay off?
4:25Then you look at Malik Willis had a 5.7% check down rate last year, and I know it's a crazy small sample,
4:32but just like extrapolating that out amongst all quarterbacks.
4:35If he'd had 100 drop backs, he would have been tied for the six lowest check down rate.
4:40And yes, there's something to be said of like a chance involvement in the passing game making easy button throws from Malik
4:47Willis and the lack of pass catching up options, at least as we're looking at their depth chart right now.
4:53But this all goes back to is he going to pay off like I think he can be an RB one based
5:00on our top 15 based off of volume. But is a chain a guy where you're just kind of like hoping praying
5:07crossing everything you physically have to say, please, please pay off on your cost and don't crush me by not doing that.
5:14Like I don't see the ceiling of him being a guy where and this is where like if I'm drafting a lot
5:21of these back end RB ones, I'm like, can you be top five?
5:25Can you be top three if everything works out like I just don't see the ceiling for H and to do that?
5:31That's why I think he's an avoid for me.
5:34Yeah, he's an avoid all the way around here.
5:37You guys mentioned the touchdown ceiling last year, 12 touchdowns that propelled him to a really good fantasy season.
5:43And the bigger thing is honestly, it's the receptions that he's got over the last two years.
5:48Debra, you mentioned the five point seven percent check down rate for Malik Willis last year.
5:53Only four QBs had a lower rate. But you go back to 2024 with a slightly larger scale here.
5:59One point nine percent check down rate lowest among any quarterbacks with a pass attempt.
6:04So, yeah, if we're talking about taking away touchdowns from Devon H and taking away receptions from Devon H and sure there's
6:11going to be production and that Dolphins offense might surprise some people, but not enough at his current cost.
6:17So we are all in agreement there. All right, boys, this is where we get to let you guys, you know, freelance a little bit.
6:24Let's see what you got here. Pat Fitzmaurice, who is going to be the first running back that you're avoiding at his current ADP.
6:32Jadarian Price, whose ADP is RB 26, 60th overall.
6:35The appeal with Price is that he's a first round draft pick selected by a seemingly running back needy team that likes to run the ball.
6:43But I don't know if we should be so eager to chase after Jadarian Price when the Seattle coaching regime was using
6:50Kenneth Walker as a committee back last season. And we know Walker is good.
6:54And I would contend that he had a much better prospect profile than Jadarian Price.
6:59So in fairness, Price was blocked by Jeremiah Love at Notre Dame.
7:02So we didn't get to see a lot of him.
7:05Didn't get a chance to see whether he could be a bell cow in college.
7:10But Price did flash talent just in a small sample size.
7:14He hasn't really shown much pass catching aptitude, though, and he's had some fumbling issues.
7:18Zach Charbonnet is coming back from his ACL injury at some point, possibly early in the season.
7:24George Helani is going to get some passing down work.
7:27The Seahawks signed Emmanuel Wilson in free agency. This feels like dangerous territory with Price.
7:31I mean, it was only eight years ago that the Seahawks drafted Rashad Penny late in the first round.
7:37So maybe we should be a little bit worried about something of a repeat here.
7:42And what feels most egregious, I think, about taking Price around the fifth round, sixth round turn is that he's going ahead
7:49of wide receivers like DJ Moore, Mike Evans, Christian Watson, Jamison Williams.
7:52I can't do that. I can't take Jadarian Price ahead of quality wide receivers.
7:57I think a lot of the argument so far with Price has been, well, you get the starter touches, right?
8:03And you're going to get that early in the season.
8:06But then really, what's the ceiling down the line?
8:09And when Zach Charbonnet does come back, how much does that ceiling shrink in that Seattle Seahawks offense?
8:15And we're also just under the impression that the Seattle Seahawks offense is going to be as good as it was last
8:21year without Ken Walker and just without Clint Kubiak.
8:24These are all things that may not happen the same as they did last year.
8:29So, yeah, Jadarian Price kind of freaks me out a little bit here.
8:33Debro, you've got an interesting one because this is a name a lot more people are going to know.
8:39And a lot more people might be taking a little higher in drafts.
8:43Jeremiah Love, RB13, 27th overall in real-time ADP. Like, again, this comes down to, like, I do not hate the player.
8:49I think Jeremiah Love is another worldly talent. I think, like, he's Reggie Bush 2.0, except he can pay off on the
8:56hype and hope that Reggie Bush had. But do I want to invest in that player at RB freaking 13, like knocking
9:03on the door of being an RB1 for the Cardinals offense?
9:07With Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew, or Carson Beck as quarterback this year?
9:10Like, on a team that might not win the game.
9:13But didn't you see the whole game? Carson Beck looks so good.
9:17Oh, dude, the Carson Beck glazing has gotten just insane.
9:20Like, all I took that as is we really miss football.
9:24We really, really did. Everybody really missed football, man.
9:26Like, but this all comes back to, like, yes, easily could I make a comparison against Ashton Gentry of last year?
9:33Here's the other comparison, boys. What about Bajon Robinson in his rookie season?
9:37Tyler Algier was there, and now he's in Arizona.
9:40That's not even, we're not even talking about James Conner.
9:43Does he play a role? Does he get traded?
9:46What does all this look like? And again, it's like, if Love is not going to be the guy, because he's a
9:53weapon in the past, passing attack, are they going to use him enough in that way?
9:58Because you still got Trey McBride. You still got Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson.
10:02They got Kendrick Bourne. Is Jeremiah Love going to get, like, is he going to get enough targets to pay off?
10:08Is he going to get enough touchdowns to pay off?
10:12Is he going to have the red zone role to pay off?
10:15All of these are massive concerns where you see those concerns echoed in the ADPs of, like, all pass catchers not making Trey McBride.
10:23But everybody's saying 10 toes down, like, yeah, Jeremiah Love is going to be an RB1 in fantasy.
10:28I don't hate the player. I absolutely hate this price.
10:32Can I push back gently here? Please. Please do.
10:34I just want to say, from 2015 to 2025, there were eight running backs taken with top 12 overall picks in the NFL draft.
10:42Todd Gurley, Ezekiel Elliott, Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, Jameer Gibbs, Ashton Gentry.
10:47Those eight running backs averaged 1,474 yards from scrimmage and 10.9 touchdowns as rookies.
10:51And, yeah, I mean, I know the argument is that the Cardinals are terrible, but the winning percentage of the teams that
10:58drafted those eight rookie running backs in the seasons before they were drafted was a collective 32%.
11:0332%, 320. So those teams were mostly terrible, too.
11:06And, you know, I just I had to say something when I heard Kendrick Bourne as a reason not to draft Jeremiah Love.
11:13I'll give you another counterpoint, Fitzy. Nathaniel Hackett says, hold my beer.
11:17I've seen this man run out Melvin Gordon over Javante Williams in previous stops.
11:21So as much as we love. Come on. Wow, dude, come on.
11:25Like, at that point in his career over Javante Williams?
11:28Yeah, we're getting kind of crazy. Well, we had the Nathaniel Hackett experience as well in New York with Brees Hall.
11:35We've actually had the Nathaniel Hackett experience in Jacksonville with Leonard Fournette, a guy you mentioned where it was Leonard Fournette and Chris Ivory, if I remember correctly.
11:43And we've seen it in Green Bay with with Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams.
11:48And I will say, like, it's a kind of a play devil's advocate for both sides here.
11:53Nathaniel Hackett has done a thing where he will split that backfield.
11:57Right. But I will say for Jeremiah Love, maybe he pays off his ADP because the touches he's going to get out
12:04of the backfield are going to be slightly more valuable because their targets.
12:08Now, is the ceiling there for him to be a top five guy?
12:12Probably not. But I think there's also a good receiving floor that we have here.
12:16So he's actually one of these guys like I'm not actively targeting him, but I'm not super grossed out by where he's
12:23going, especially if it's the third round. So there we go.
12:27Everyone wins. Look at that. Pat, you've got another guy on here, obviously running back.
12:31And it's another guy that's going to be in a committee backfield.
12:35Yeah. Ramondre Stevenson running back 28, 72nd overall on ADP.
12:38Stevenson is a good NFL running back, but a late sixth round or early seventh round pick seems way too aggressive for
12:45a guy with a really explosive playmaker behind him.
12:48And assuming good health for Ramondre Stevenson and Travion Henderson, this is a committee.
12:52I know we got a heavy dose of Ramondre in last year's playoffs and not too much of Henderson, but I don't
12:59think that's the way it's going to be when the curtain goes up on the 2026 season.
13:04Like Henderson is just too explosive. He had four runs of 50 or more yards last year.
13:10Stevenson has had three runs of 40 or more yards over five NFL seasons.
13:14Like there's no question which of these two guys is faster, more explosive.
13:18And what if Josh McDaniels adjust the dials at running back this year and it's 60-40 Henderson?
13:23Like we could absolutely see that happen, especially if Travion gets better at pass blocking, which was said to be one of his strengths coming out of college.
13:32Or if Ramondre's fumbling issues pop up again. This guy's fumbled on 2% of his NFL carries.
13:37So yeah, looking at Fantasy Pro's real-time ADP, Ramondre's going just ahead of Kyle Pitts, Carnell Tate, Parker Washington.
13:43I know none of those guys are completely can't miss.
13:46Maybe Parker Washington is. But I do feel like all those guys are safer picks than Ramondre.
13:52D-Bro, how are we feeling about Ramondre Stevenson? I'm more pro-Ramondre than Patty is.
13:56And this is not like Travion Henderson hate. But to Patty's point, Ramondre Stevenson, 6.9% explosive run rate.
14:02Travion was only 5.6%. Ramondre beat him in basically every single metric that I care about last year.
14:07And there's context to all of this. Like, I love Travion as a prospect.
14:12I think he was very slow out the gate.
14:14I think a lot of the things, like his pass pro, which we all kind of like walked into and said, this dude's a dog.
14:22He's struggling in that area. Could this backfield flip this year?
14:26It's definitely possible. The other, like, to play devil's advocate, like, this coaching staff has said, like, they love Ramondre Stevenson.
14:32They kept giving him the ball last year despite the fumbling stuff and things like that.
14:37It could easily continue that way this year. Although I will concede we could see it flip, too.
14:43So. Something that I'm intrigued by is the Patriots want to go faster this year.
14:47And I wonder how much a faster pace of play leans into the style of Travion Henderson, of being out in space,
14:54catching balls, and being able to line up a bit more as a receiver and do some of these things.
15:00But, hey, everyone's got to play until they get punched in the mouth, right?
15:05Mike Tyson said that. Or Gandhi, one of the two.
15:08I can't remember. But, yeah. Patriots, good luck this season.
15:11Guys, let us know, as you're watching or listening to this, let us know in the comments who you agree with, what
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15:45All right, gentlemen, we've got three more players we're going to talk about here.
15:49D-Bro, why don't you kick us off with the next running back you're avoiding at his current cost?
15:55I am avoiding Travis Echan. A RB19, 42nd overall in real-time ADP.
15:58I understand he was RB13 in fantasy points per game.
16:01I am very much in on the Saints offense this year.
16:05It could burn me. But the other thing that people are missing with all of this is, one, guess what?
16:11Alvin Kamara is still there. He's not going anywhere.
16:14And he's still a better passing down back than Travis Echan.
16:17Like, even in his current iteration of where he's at in his career.
16:21Like, that should not be disputed. And Travis Echan, like, he wasn't efficient last year.
16:2637th in explosive run rate. 31st in missed tackle rate.
16:2934th in yards after contact per attempt. So this feels like quietly nobody's painting him in this, like, in this way.
16:36Travis Echan fits more of the classic mold of, like, being a dead zone running back than I think anybody is willing to go out there and admit.
16:44And I'm avoiding him. Yeah, it feels like with Etienne there is that we have a guy who was good for fantasy
16:51last year, gets added to an up and coming offense.
16:54It's added a lot of good pieces around. And it does kind of feel like sometimes we confuse, oh, this team might
17:01be a lot better and the offense might be a lot better versus this player might score a lot for fantasy.
17:08And when I look at where he's going in the fourth round, I ask myself, do I want Travis Etienne as my RB2?
17:15Do I want to count on him as the fourth best player on my roster?
17:20And I don't know that I'm there yet this year.
17:23Pat, really quick. How are you on Travis Etienne here?
17:26I'm with Debra. He's a fade for me. I'm worried about Kamara.
17:30And Etienne has said himself he wants to share the load with Kamara.
17:34He wants to have a tag team partner. That does not sound like a guy who's preparing for workhorse duty.
17:40All right, Pat, go ahead and give us your final running back that you're going to be avoiding at cost.
17:46All right. It's Rico Dowdle who's going around the seventh round, eighth round turn.
17:50And I generally don't like putting middle round guys on bust lists, but I'm legitimately OK with the prices on a lot
17:57of the top 20, 25 running backs, except for a couple of the guys Debra was highlighting today.
18:03So I do worry about Rico Dowdle being a guy fantasy managers end up cutting at some point this season.
18:09And I certainly don't think he should be going ahead of Jonathan Brooks, which he is in real time ADP right now.
18:16I just think Jalen Warren is a much better fit for a late career Aaron Rodgers offense than Rico Dowdle is.
18:22Like Warren, I think you can also make the case he's just simply a better player than Rico Dowdle.
18:28Better in career yards per carry. Better in career yards after contact per carry.
18:33Better in rushing success rate. Warren averages a broken tackle every 9.2 carries over his career.
18:38Rico Dowdle a broken tackle every 16.9 carries. And Warren is way better in the passing game.
18:43He's averaged 2.6 catches per game and 1.41 yards per route run over his career.
18:48Rico Dowdle 1.4 catches, 1.05 yards per route run.
18:50Jalen Warren's PFF pass blocking grade last year, 72.0.
18:53Rico Dowdle's 24.6. Aaron Rodgers can't move anymore and does not want to take hits.
18:58He needs a running back who can block form and catch passes.
19:02I think Jalen Warren fits the bill much better than Rico Dowdle does.
19:06Deeper, what do you think about the reports coming out that right now there's a slight edge to Rico Dowdle in camp
19:13and there's also the familiarity with Mike McCarthy, but this has been Jalen Warren's team and everything that Pat said is so compelling.
19:20Where do you sit here with Rico Dowdle? I'm definitely Warren over Rico Dowdle.
19:24And that this is like, I love Rico Dowdle, the player.
19:28I'm an OG standard of his. I was touting about Rico Dowdle last year and the year before them, but I think
19:34the other thing about all of this is I really don't think people understand how freaking good Jalen Warren is.
19:41For everything that Patty laid out there, also toss a little bit more Jalen Warren praise here.
19:46Sixth in missed tackle rate last year, ninth best in yards up to contact per attempt, 12th best in rushing success rate,
19:53third in yards per route run, seventh first downs per route run.
19:56And none of that is a flash in the pan.
20:00Jalen Warren has been that otherworldly efficient on a per touch basis for basically the last three seasons.
20:05He's been really freaking good. So we're talking about if talent wins out, I'm not saying that Rico Dowdle is not talented
20:12in his own right, but I think the better of the two backs and the guy like again, Patty lays out here
20:19who's going to be like if you get the run out of who could be this year's Kenneth Gainwell in that backfield, it's Jalen Warren.
20:27And I think one way to look at this is who has flashed when they've had a smaller role and been in a split.
20:34It's been Jalen Warren throughout his career. We've seen Rico Dowdle have these big breakouts in these fantasy production moments when he's gotten a ton of volume.
20:43What happens when he doesn't get all that volume and he's got to be a little more efficient on a less amount of touches here?
20:50It's going to be interesting to watch over there in Pittsburgh.
20:54All right, Debro, hit us with your last guy here.
20:57I could not agree with this one more. Yeah, I think we could easily pick him if we weren't going to go top two rounds here.
21:05All three of us in our agreeance, we're not drafting Quinshawn Judkins.
21:09It's the price tag. It's a lot of other things I want to dive into here.
21:14But RB 21, 49th overall in real time ADP.
21:16No, no way. Not doing it. Not gonna. Uh-uh.
21:19Weeks two through 15 last year, he was the RB 26 in fantasy points per game.
21:24And I understand everybody will point to, oh, he's the RB 22 in expected fantasy points per game.
21:30Well, expected fantasy points per game ain't feeding families, people.
21:33It's not gonna, they don't actually grace your lineup.
21:36So have fun with that. For a player that like also last year, we didn't talk about inefficiencies on a per-touch basis.
21:43Although like people don't want to talk about this about Quinshawn Judkins.
21:46Amongst 49 qualifying running backs last year, 40th in explosive run rate, 33rd in missed tackle rate, and 26th in yards after contact per attempt.
21:54Anybody want any part of that? Uh, I don't.
21:57And then we talk about like, I, I, I have hope for the Cleveland Browns offensive line, the entire remake of that unit in the off season.
22:05Does that still mean they're going to be a top 10 offensive line?
22:09Probably not. It's going to take time for them to work as a unit and gel considering everybody is brand new.
22:16There is no continuity that takes time. It takes reps to work as a unit cohesively.
22:21You need games. So it might be really ugly in the beginning part of the season.
22:26Hell half of this season until this offensive line, if they can really hit the ground running.
22:31And then we're talking about, well, you're eight weeks into the season and it's like, well, he doesn't have any running lanes.
22:38Quarterback play is suspect. The touchdown expectations are very low.
22:41If non-existent, then why in the ever loving hell are we drafting or people drafting?
22:46I say people because I'm not drafting him. Why are they drafting Quinshawn Judkins as a top 24 back?
22:52Pat, are you people? Are you drafting Quinshawn Judkins as a top 24 back?
22:56No, I'm not. I know the siren song of rushing volume is appealing, but yeah, it's just not a lot of touchdown potential in this offense.
23:04And as Debro pointed out, some good pieces on that offensive line, but they've never played together before.
23:10Hard to imagine them working in sync and as a well-oiled machine when really they haven't functioned as a unit before.
23:16I think the toughest thing with Quinshawn Judkins is you're looking at a guy that has a very limited receiving upside, a
23:23guy who's going to need touchdowns in an offense that probably doesn't score many, a running back who was highly inefficient last
23:30year and probably doesn't get more explosive this year coming off of a gnarly injury to his leg.
23:36And then now you've got all this stuff coming out in camp that they're not quite sure who the starting quarterback is going to be.
23:43I saw Robert today that might trade Shadur. I saw another one that Deshaun Watson has been the worst quarterback in camp
23:50and that they might give an extended look to Dylan Gabriel and Taylin Green.
23:55So who knows what the heck is going on over there in Cleveland.
23:59But yeah, I don't want to invest in Quinshawn Judkins at that round four or five turn for my fantasy football team this year.
24:06Well, gentlemen, that's going to do it for us.
24:09We were able to go through seven running backs here that we are avoiding in fantasy football drafts.
24:14And hopefully we were able to help all of you watching or listening as well.
24:19Myself for Pat for Debro. We'll see you next time.
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