Jahmyr Gibbs I'd say.Is there an obvious pick to go to at 1.04 at this stage in superflex assuming all of Stroud/Young/Bijan are taken? Obviously a lot of time between now and rookie drafts and landing spots will matter a lot, but is it looking like a huge dropoff right before I'd pick?
I am a huge Gibbs fan, but if there is one knock on him, it is his size. There are not a lot of examples of 200 pound backs getting the volume in the NFL for fantasy success. Gibbs is often compared to Alvin Kamara, and I certainly see the similarities, but Kamara came into the NFL measuring 5-10, 214 lbs. Compare that to Gibbs at 5-11, 200 lbs. Those are essentially the same measurements James Cook turned in, and while Cook is an exciting back, his size has arguably limited him. If you are looking for examples of similarly-sized backs succeeding in the NFL, I would point to Christian McCaffrey and Reggie Bush, and Gibbs compares favorably to them.Jahmyr Gibbs I'd say.Is there an obvious pick to go to at 1.04 at this stage in superflex assuming all of Stroud/Young/Bijan are taken? Obviously a lot of time between now and rookie drafts and landing spots will matter a lot, but is it looking like a huge dropoff right before I'd pick?
46/611/2. Maybe he should have stayed in school.
These two measurements look the same to a lot of people looking at rookies, but they are not. They are very very different.Gibbs is often compared to Alvin Kamara, and I certainly see the similarities, but Kamara came into the NFL measuring 5-10, 214 lbs. Compare that to Gibbs at 5-11, 200 lbs.
I'll be honest, I'm one of that "lot of people" ignorant to how significant it is. I just think, naively, "not much different, couldn't he easily gain 14 pounds if he wanted?"These two measurements look the same to a lot of people looking at rookies, but they are not. They are very very different.Gibbs is often compared to Alvin Kamara, and I certainly see the similarities, but Kamara came into the NFL measuring 5-10, 214 lbs. Compare that to Gibbs at 5-11, 200 lbs.
I'm going to start an analytics thread after the season, it's time. It was actually time 10 years ago.I'll be honest, I'm one of that "lot of people" ignorant to how significant it is. I just think, naively, "not much different, couldn't he easily gain 14 pounds if he wanted?"
I'm ranking Young in start 1qb leagues like I ranked Robinson in SF. They are that good of a fantasy asset. I had Bowman higher than most at one time, but kind of lost interest after he fell off the cliff. Milton hasn't done much and may go undrafted, but people were high on him a couple of years ago.1.6 is a pretty emphatic endorsement of Bryce Young in 1QB. Are you thinking he's a top 5 NFL QB? Or is this more about not loving the names behind him?
I will admit to having Achane firmly in my top 12 after Corum and Tucker (almost a what the heck late 1st). However, you're probably correct in your assessment. If size concerns kept him out of your top 24, I won't ask where you're willing to take a flier on Deuce.
Other guys that I have rounding out the back of my top 24: McBride rb, Darnell Washington te, Jaheim Bell te. Apologies if any of these have declared their intent to return.
Question for the collective group on a couple of rb names. At one point in time (18-24 months or so), there were people in this forum pretty high on these names as guys that could ascend to the top of the RB pack.
Kendall Milton - Obviously, UGA RB explains a lot. What's the verdict here? More of a plodder than we hoped? I still occasionally see him in the 2nd round of fantasy rookie mocks.
Demarkcus Bowman - Now UCF. Completely vanished. Looks like this might just be a bad run of injuries.
Any sleeper value at the next level for either of these guys, or just the usual spillage of trying to project RBs from two years out?
I'm ranking Young in start 1qb leagues like I ranked Robinson in SF. They are that good of a fantasy asset. I had Bowman higher than most at one time, but kind of lost interest after he fell off the cliff. Milton hasn't done much and may go undrafted, but people were high on him a couple of years ago.1.6 is a pretty emphatic endorsement of Bryce Young in 1QB. Are you thinking he's a top 5 NFL QB? Or is this more about not loving the names behind him?
I will admit to having Achane firmly in my top 12 after Corum and Tucker (almost a what the heck late 1st). However, you're probably correct in your assessment. If size concerns kept him out of your top 24, I won't ask where you're willing to take a flier on Deuce.
Other guys that I have rounding out the back of my top 24: McBride rb, Darnell Washington te, Jaheim Bell te. Apologies if any of these have declared their intent to return.
Question for the collective group on a couple of rb names. At one point in time (18-24 months or so), there were people in this forum pretty high on these names as guys that could ascend to the top of the RB pack.
Kendall Milton - Obviously, UGA RB explains a lot. What's the verdict here? More of a plodder than we hoped? I still occasionally see him in the 2nd round of fantasy rookie mocks.
Demarkcus Bowman - Now UCF. Completely vanished. Looks like this might just be a bad run of injuries.
Any sleeper value at the next level for either of these guys, or just the usual spillage of trying to project RBs from two years out?
I suppose there is always the risk of getting Kenny Gainwell'd However, he has also shown he can carry the load by averaging 12 carries a game and more than that over the last 7 weeks (15.85).I'll be honest, I'm one of that "lot of people" ignorant to how significant it is. I just think, naively, "not much different, couldn't he easily gain 14 pounds if he wanted?"These two measurements look the same to a lot of people looking at rookies, but they are not. They are very very different.Gibbs is often compared to Alvin Kamara, and I certainly see the similarities, but Kamara came into the NFL measuring 5-10, 214 lbs. Compare that to Gibbs at 5-11, 200 lbs.