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Dynasty & Redraft: Devine Ozigbo (1 Viewer)
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mcintyre1
Footballguy
Yeah, him and Ozigbo seem in line for the early down carries. Definitely putting in bids for Robinson where I'm RB needy and have the bench space along with Ozigbo.
mcintyre1
Footballguy
Ozigbo vs Minnesota 2018
(big run at :48) gets the edge on some really bad contain by the play side safety and manages to outrun the other safety to the endzone. Pretty good speed here, but he had a big head start.
(big run at 1:38) another long TD off the edge where he makes a nice little cut to get by the outside defender and then outruns that same safety to the endzone. Again, good stuff, but nothing extraordinary.
(run at 3:44) another good show of speed, but there's actually really great blocking here and he basically gets to run straight down the gap with some minor adjustments. Some good leg drive at the end to get a couple extra yards.
(catch at 4:32) not much on the play here, but at rare occurrence of Ozigbo lining up out wide and pulling in an off target ball on a short hook. Good hands.
A few other screen or outlet catches that's he competent on and some decent shorter runs where he either drives through to get a few more yards or dodges a tackler behind the line. One of his better college games for sure.
Ozigbo vs Northwestern 2018
(big run at 0:08) Good patience to wait for his blocks and then manages to take the edge and get north/south quick. Bends it around for a few extra yards. Good stuff.
(short run at 1:01) Met in the backfield immediately but does a little jump cut to get clear and get a nice gain of about 7.
(short run at 3:00) Again he's immediately in trouble at the handoff 3-yards behind the LOS, but he fights off the arm tackle, jump cuts and evades several other guys to net a few yards.
(couple of runs at 3:52) A couple more examples of evading backfield pressure and he nearly makes it to the end zone after freezing a defender with a jumpcut on the second one.
There's a few more catches and runs that are pretty good, but again, nothing groundbreaking here. Solid skillset to evade tackles and runs really hard with those huge legs, though.
Ozigbo vs Illinois 2018
(TD run at 2:53) really just one run that I wanted to pull from here because it is one of my favorites. Shows off his pretty decent long speed and his solid, powerful running base. A DB goes right at his legs and he just bounces right off barely losing a step. Not a good team (neither is Nebraska), but hey, he looked good.
I think Ozigbo's my pick for this backfield right now, but I think a lot of that also comes down to familiarity over Robinson.
(big run at :48) gets the edge on some really bad contain by the play side safety and manages to outrun the other safety to the endzone. Pretty good speed here, but he had a big head start.
(big run at 1:38) another long TD off the edge where he makes a nice little cut to get by the outside defender and then outruns that same safety to the endzone. Again, good stuff, but nothing extraordinary.
(run at 3:44) another good show of speed, but there's actually really great blocking here and he basically gets to run straight down the gap with some minor adjustments. Some good leg drive at the end to get a couple extra yards.
(catch at 4:32) not much on the play here, but at rare occurrence of Ozigbo lining up out wide and pulling in an off target ball on a short hook. Good hands.
A few other screen or outlet catches that's he competent on and some decent shorter runs where he either drives through to get a few more yards or dodges a tackler behind the line. One of his better college games for sure.
Ozigbo vs Northwestern 2018
(big run at 0:08) Good patience to wait for his blocks and then manages to take the edge and get north/south quick. Bends it around for a few extra yards. Good stuff.
(short run at 1:01) Met in the backfield immediately but does a little jump cut to get clear and get a nice gain of about 7.
(short run at 3:00) Again he's immediately in trouble at the handoff 3-yards behind the LOS, but he fights off the arm tackle, jump cuts and evades several other guys to net a few yards.
(couple of runs at 3:52) A couple more examples of evading backfield pressure and he nearly makes it to the end zone after freezing a defender with a jumpcut on the second one.
There's a few more catches and runs that are pretty good, but again, nothing groundbreaking here. Solid skillset to evade tackles and runs really hard with those huge legs, though.
Ozigbo vs Illinois 2018
(TD run at 2:53) really just one run that I wanted to pull from here because it is one of my favorites. Shows off his pretty decent long speed and his solid, powerful running base. A DB goes right at his legs and he just bounces right off barely losing a step. Not a good team (neither is Nebraska), but hey, he looked good.
I think Ozigbo's my pick for this backfield right now, but I think a lot of that also comes down to familiarity over Robinson.
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TheDirtyWord
Footballguy
JAX ran about the league average (64%) from shotgun last year...but they passed the ball out of that formation 87% of the time - league average was 78%.
And while he was a UDFA, Ozigbo really emerged as a draftable prospect almost running exclusively out of Scott Frost’s shotgun based offense in 2018.
I wouldn’t be surprised with Fournette out of the picture that JAX increased their shotgun usage while trying to diversify their play calling out of this formation which could be where we see Ozigbo’s usage/skill set translate.
And while he was a UDFA, Ozigbo really emerged as a draftable prospect almost running exclusively out of Scott Frost’s shotgun based offense in 2018.
I wouldn’t be surprised with Fournette out of the picture that JAX increased their shotgun usage while trying to diversify their play calling out of this formation which could be where we see Ozigbo’s usage/skill set translate.
Truebluey
Footballguy
Seems like the fantasy community is asleep at the wheel on this. With Armstead likely out this weekend, this guy's the starting RB on an NFL team. There's only 32 of those. I've hardly seen him drafted, but I believe all starting RBs should be rostered in the NFL. He's likely just a RB 4/5, but most sites have him rated in the 90's among RBs this week, and Armstead in the 40's-50's.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
Not me, I'm very much awake on Ozigbo, but he probably won't make a difference in you winning or not winning your league. That OL is terrible. Perhaps he will be an emergency play for some teams. I like him more than Robinson at this time. I said ......at this time.
Truebluey
Footballguy
Oh totally agree, he's not even close to a serious difference maker, but like I say, he could plug a hole for an injury/bye week etc.
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JohnnyU
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barackdhouse
Footballguy
I like the sound of that. I picked him up in my big redrafts this weekend and am excited to see what happens. Trying to make room to roster Robinson as well.TheDirtyWord said:
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az_prof
Footballguy
As bad as Fournette and the Jags offense was last year, he still managed 1152 yards and 72 receptions. If one of the guys trying to replace him, including Ozigbo, can get 75% of those touches, then they WILL be a difference maker at the cost it takes to draft them. Now it remains to be seen if one of them will stand out and take over that many of the touches but it is possible and Ozigbo has the first shot to do it. If he is effective it seems reasonable he will continue to get those chances.
heckmanm
Footballguy
Oh for ####'s sake. Missed out on Robinson on the WW after grabbing Armstead late in my draft, had to settle for Ozigbo.
Welp, off to scrape the barrel for another lotto pick.
Workhorse
Footballguy
mcintyre1
Footballguy
I believe IR has a 3 week minimum this year instead of the normal length. Could come back relatively soon. Probably still worth finding another lotto ticket though.
heckmanm
Footballguy
Yeah I noticed that when Armstead went on IR. Still going to add somebody and figure it out when one of them gets activated.
Faust
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James Robinson Devine Ozigbo worth a look in fantasy football after Fournette release [UPDATE] (September 10)
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Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Have had Ozigbo stashed on IR since the praise out of camp on him was great. I believe there was speculation he might be the lead back before he got injured.
Since then Robinson has really proven himself. I don't think the same competition may exist given Robinson establishing himself.
Given that JAX's games script often tilts to pass, does Ozigbo have better hands? Will he have more value in PPR as a result?
Is his IR status officially removed? Or does that happen after the 21-day practice window? First year playing with Yahoo's IR rules, so not sure how this all shakes out when they officially remove IR status on that platform -- seems like it has an impact on who I may need to drop (obviously) and whether (and when) my waiver claims can get processed if I have or have not made adjustments. Still seems like he's on IR on Yahoo.
Since then Robinson has really proven himself. I don't think the same competition may exist given Robinson establishing himself.
Given that JAX's games script often tilts to pass, does Ozigbo have better hands? Will he have more value in PPR as a result?
Is his IR status officially removed? Or does that happen after the 21-day practice window? First year playing with Yahoo's IR rules, so not sure how this all shakes out when they officially remove IR status on that platform -- seems like it has an impact on who I may need to drop (obviously) and whether (and when) my waiver claims can get processed if I have or have not made adjustments. Still seems like he's on IR on Yahoo.
rschroeder1
Footballguy
I believe Ozigbo has been designated IR-R, which means for Yahoo purposes he is still IR-eligible until he is moved to the active roster.
I'm in a similar boat as you and am treating Ozigbo as more of a luxury handcuff stashed in the IR spot until I have to make a decision.
rockaction
Footballguy
Definitely in on Ozigbo while the getting was good. Traded Breida for he and Justice Hill as Robinson insurance. We will see what happens. Hopefully they don't wind up in a dreaded committee.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Definitely going to be interesting to see how Ozigbo looks in the carries they give him.
Have zero idea how IR rules work in Yahoo. Ozigbo is cleared and will play, but is still sitting in my IR slot without any designation. Didn't think it would allow you to keep a healthy active player in this IR slot.
I think it prevents me from making waiver moves -- can't seem to find out exactly how this works. Can I keep him in IR through Sundays game to see if either he or Kelley is worth stashing, then drop one of them Sunday night and still be eligible to make a waiver claim this coming Tuesday?
Have zero idea how IR rules work in Yahoo. Ozigbo is cleared and will play, but is still sitting in my IR slot without any designation. Didn't think it would allow you to keep a healthy active player in this IR slot.
I think it prevents me from making waiver moves -- can't seem to find out exactly how this works. Can I keep him in IR through Sundays game to see if either he or Kelley is worth stashing, then drop one of them Sunday night and still be eligible to make a waiver claim this coming Tuesday?
rockaction
Footballguy
I don't think you can alter your lineup at all if you have somebody stashed illegally. Like, you can't switch somebody at flex, etc.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
I just tried moving a guy from my bench into the flex spot, then moved the guy I originally had in the flex from my bench back into my lineup. Seemed to have worked.
Scared to do this with Ozigbo as I don't think I'll be able to put him back into the IR spot.
Really confused as to what I can and can't/should or should not do.
rockaction
Footballguy
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Thanks anyway, GB.
I am not sure ethics has anything to do with it.
I just need to understand the rules and surprised that there isn't tons of precise info on it.
The Frankman
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