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The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast fantasy football takes on Chase Brown
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All The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast insights about Chase Brown
NegativeProjectionSep 30, 2026
Chase Brown ranks worst in success rate on rushes when hit at or behind the line of scrimmage, indicating severe struggles with contact balance and power in short-yardage situations.PositiveProjectionSep 29, 2026
Brown is currently a mid-range low-end RB2 in fantasy but his peripherals are strong: he ranks third in rush share and eighth in route share among running backs. Statistical comps using snap share, route share, target share, and rush share through three games show his top comparables are 2018 David Johnson, 2022 Joe Mixon, and 2017 Melvin Gordon, who averaged 16.2, 18.2, and 18.0 PPR points per game from week four onward. When layering in fantasy production, additional comps include 2021 David Montgomery, 2025 Josh Jacobs, and 2023 Josh Jacobs—all averaging at least 15 PPR points per game from week four onward. JJ Zachariason notes the Bengals faced bottom-12 matchups (Bucks, Texans, Steelers) to start the season and Cincinnati has scored 86% of touchdowns through the air, suggesting volume is present and scoring should follow.PositiveProjectionSep 25, 2026
JJ Zachariason believes Chase Brown will be better than his start-of-season performance; he has been fine to start the season but Zachariason still thinks there is more to come from Brown rest of season.PositiveProjectionSep 4, 2026
Matthew Berry predicts Chase Brown will finish as a top-three running back in 2025 and lists him as one of his 'ride or die' players.PositiveProjectionSep 1, 2026
Zachariason predicts Brown will outscore Jonathan Taylor. Brown averaged 21 PPR points per game with Joe Burrow last year and has established himself as one of the best pass-catching backs in the league.PositiveValueAug 27, 2026
JJ Zachariason prefers drafting Chase Brown over Devon Achane, citing Brown's stability and high-end production (21 PPR points per game) when playing with Joe Burrow last season.PositiveValueAug 21, 2026
JJ Zachariason and Chris Harris both express a preference for Chase Brown as a player in a great situation, ranking him as a more stable option than Audric Estimé in the second round.PositiveValueAug 20, 2026
Zachariason ranks Brown as his RB8 (1.12 ADP) and considers him significantly undervalued on ESPN (2.11 ADP). Brown posted 20 points per game with Joe Burrow last year and maintained a 14% target share, indicating a stable, high-upside environment.PositiveValueAug 19, 2026
JJ Zachariason considers Chase Brown to be in the same tier as Kenneth Walker, suggesting that drafting both is an optimal move in best ball formats.PositiveValueAug 19, 2026
JJ Zachariason drafted Chase Brown at the 11 spot, viewing him as part of a tier of running backs that includes Saquon Barkley.PositiveBreakoutAug 11, 2026
Chase Brown is a high-confidence target with top-five RB upside. He showed bell-cow usage (78% rush share, 13% target share) in his first six games last year and averaged 21 PPR points per game in games with Joe Burrow. His environment is stable, and he benefits from an improved, continuous offensive line.NegativeProjectionJul 23, 2026
JJ Zachariason identifies a significant 1.3 points-per-game drop-off from Chase Brown (RB14) to RJ Harvey (RB15) in market score comp projections, indicating notable downside risk or projection uncertainty for Brown relative to his draft position.PositiveProjectionJul 8, 2026
JJ Zachariason suggests Chase Brown could outscore Jonathan Taylor in full PPR this season. After Christian McCaffrey, the running back tier flattens significantly, and Chase Brown sits in that competitive tier alongside Henry and others, making him a viable alternative to Taylor at a lower cost.PositiveBreakoutJul 7, 2026
JJ Zachariason characterizes Chase Brown as an emerging player type who doesn't have the full Christian McCaffrey workload but has a far superior profile to two-down-only backs; Brown's balanced role combining carries and targets makes him significantly more valuable than pure early-down backs. This emerging archetype—backs who can handle both carries and targets—represents the new RB2 landscape.PositiveValueMay 21, 2026
Chase Brown is being drafted late in the second round, but he should be valued in the early second range due to his significant role in the Bengals' offense, where he averaged 19.4 PPR points per game without Jake Browning.NegativeValueNo date
Chase Brown is listed in JJ Zachariason's tier of round-two targets (13th overall), positioned in the one-two turn conversation.PositiveProjectionNo date
JJ Zachariason includes Chase Brown in his Bengals stack recommendation, pairing him with Joe Burrow as part of a high-ceiling DFS strategy. The implication is that Brown benefits from Burrow's elite play and the Bengals' improved offense, making the Burrow-Brown stack attractive regardless of matchup when Burrow is healthy.PositiveValueNo date
JJ Zachariason identifies Chase Brown as part of the elite early-round running back tier worth targeting at the 1-2 turn in 12-team leagues; emphasizes that elite running backs provide a huge edge in fantasy football and are almost always drafted early, making this tier the most attractive option at the position relative to wide receiver alternatives.