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The History of Top Rookie RBs is Filled with Busts #bestball #fantasyfootball

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2 min
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Aug 5, 2026
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Wed, August 5, 2026
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Bijan RobinsonJeremiyah LoveOmarion Hampton
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Bijan Robinson

NegativeBust0:49

The source labels Bijan Robinson a big-time bust in his rookie season, using him as an example of how even elite prospects can fail to return value when their draft price is too high.

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Jeremiyah Love

NegativeValue0:06

The source identifies Jeremiah Love as a strong fantasy value in the third round, while cautioning that his current second-round ADP is too high for comfort. Love is viewed as a high-quality prospect comparable to Jahmyr Gibbs in tier, though his fantasy profile is slightly less favorable because he was not a total workhorse in college. The source hopes for an ADP dip to ensure he can effectively pay off his draft cost.

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Omarion Hampton

NegativeBust0:47

The source identifies Omarian Hampton as a big-time bust from the previous rookie running back class.

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0:00uh to have him really be the one in
0:03charge is is big. And for me, I just
0:06hope this hurts Jeremiah loves ADP a
0:08little bit because in the third, he
0:11makes a lot of sense. I like the things
0:14you can push back on. I just wrote up
0:16the rookie running backs, this big
0:18article on Legendary Upside. I hope I
0:19hope people check it out. I think it's
0:21I've been working on forever. I finally
0:22got it out. Um, and I looked back at the
0:27uh running backs, rookie running backs
0:29dating back to 2020 for best baseball
0:33and uh which guys, you know, have kind
0:37of paid off and and which ones have been
0:38bust and then kind of looking at, you
0:40know, some kind of macro lessons and
0:42then applying it to this year's class.
0:45And Ashton Genty was a big-time bust
0:47last year. Omarian Hampton was a big-
0:49time bust last year. Bejian Robinson was
0:52a big-time bust in his rookie season. We
0:55can overpay for these really like
0:59high-end I mean I have Bejian and Genty
1:01in the highest tier of my running back
1:03stuff. Like they they were elite
1:05prospects. I have them a tier above
1:07actually Jeremiah Love who I have in the
1:09same tier as like Jir Gibbs. Um wasn't
1:11quite the total workhorse. So a little
1:13less of a fantasy friendly profile in
1:15that way but still a very good prospect.
1:18And what you know, even for a guy like
1:21that, if we had him priced at the
1:24one-two turn,
1:26he probably would have a poor advance
1:28rate.
1:28>> Yeah.
1:29>> You know, he just and especially in this
1:30offense, not a good offense. Uh there
1:33are there are ways that these running
1:35backs even if they do end up being like
1:38the best, you know, among the best
1:41running backs in the league like Bean
1:43Robinson, they can still absolutely bust
1:46as rookies when the price is too high.
1:48So for me, I'm like, love is a better
1:52he's like a he's a good third round
1:53pick. He's like a he's a a good but you
1:57know, a little risky second round pick.
1:58So for me, I'm like, "Yeah, please take
2:00this completely seriously, market, so we
2:02can get third round Jeremiah Love, where
2:04I'm a lot more confident that he can
2:06really pay off."
2:06>> Yeah. I mean, it's it's possible that
2:10maybe we get three, four turn
2:13Jeremiah Love. That would be unreal.
2:17That would be unreal.

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