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RB Audric Estime, DEN (1 Viewer)

Zareh Kantzabedian
Audric Estimé. All rush attempts and targets.

Preseason, Week 1.
Unimpressive.
The first one is brutal because if he cuts left or just beats the guy he's gone. The rest he's too upright, not putting his shoulder down and that invites a fumble strip which eventually happens. That's beginner stuff so I'll assume rookie nerves.
The line or play or...no one does squat to the LBs and they're always waiting for him untouched.
He's got hands. Granted he's never thrown it in a way he can catch n run but that's not on him. Payton's great at coaching that so that'll be fixed at some point.
I don't care that he's obviously slow if he smashes better. Is Perine good for this kid? He was a human bowling ball whose career was almost over and suddenly life breathed into it in like year three or four. I'd guess he knows a thing or two that could help this kid.
 
Elite Drafters
Audric Estime

Bulldozing his way to the endzone. A true workhorse back who lead the 2024 RB class in yards after contact.

Hayden Winks
make audric estime the broncos pass pro RB

Joshua Cho
9. RB Audric Estime (DEN): I like Estime for the Broncos beat the goalline. He finished off a drive here with a score. 32 total yards on 6 touches and a TD is a solid day’s work. I think he’ll find some play this season. Deep stash. 👍
 
I hold him in 3 dynasty leagues and, at this stage in his young career, it’s almost a blessing after week 1 to stash him on IR and to gain a free roster spot to make another move without dropping anyone.

At least that’s how I’m spinning it.
 
I hold him in 3 dynasty leagues and, at this stage in his young career, it’s almost a blessing after week 1 to stash him on IR and to gain a free roster spot to make another move without dropping anyone.

At least that’s how I’m spinning it.
Same, I don't need him right away and it's a chance to see how the Denver RB situation plays itself out over these next 4 weeks or so.
 
He practiced in full on Wednesday.

Estime (ankle) returned to practice Wednesday, opening his 21-day window to come off injured reserve, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.
Spin: The Broncos can place Estime back on the active roster any time before Oct. 30, at which point he'd revert to injured reserve for the rest of the season. He injured his ankle Week 1 and has now missed the minimum of four games, potentially opening the door for a third man to get involved in a backfield that's featured Javonte Williams as the lead runner and Jaleel McLaughlin in a supporting role. Both struggled earlier this season but have been more efficient with their touches the past two games.
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
I held him on IR all year and ultimately decided to drop him instead of activating him so I expect he’ll go for 1000 yards and 12 TD over the rest of the year
 
Hold and see what happens to offense for 2025. Rookie who was hurt, just now coming into Week 7, my expectations are low. I just want some "positive" game script to see his potential.
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
This year…anything is possible. Payton was very vocal about getting young guys reps after the last game. With Javonte underwhelming I would not be surprised if Estime gets more run and if productive takes over completely.
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
I held him on IR all year and ultimately decided to drop him instead of activating him so I expect he’ll go for 1000 yards and 12 TD over the rest of the year
:lmao: :ponder:
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
This year…anything is possible. Payton was very vocal about getting young guys reps after the last game. With Javonte underwhelming I would not be surprised if Estime gets more run and if productive takes over completely.
Maybe, but probably unlikely.
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
This year…anything is possible. Payton was very vocal about getting young guys reps after the last game. With Javonte underwhelming I would not be surprised if Estime gets more run and if productive takes over completely.
Maybe, but probably unlikely.
Yeah, but this is why I don't have Sean Tucker on my roster today. Damn near clicked the button to add him Sunday morning but didn't. Could've easily had him for free Sunday; by Wednesday my $289 bid got beaten by a $326 bid in our Shark Pool league where half the league put in a bid (only 1 bid below triple digits) in a league where the wire is a barren desert.

The point is that I don't care if it's likely Estime hits. The backfield sucks and there's a path to relevance. If he doesn't, it only cost me Xavier Hutchinson and I've got another fun roster spot with which to tinker...
 
Trying to decide which backup RBs to roster this year is mind numbing.
In redraft I wouldn’t bother with the Broncos RBs.
That is why you pick up Estime. Williams and Jaleel aren’t world beaters. Time to see what the rookies got tonight! I picked him up last night in my yahoo league. If he doesn’t do anything tonight I can drop him, no harm no foul. It’s an idp league too so I dropped Aiden Hutchinson🥲for him and will pick up another D lineman before Sunday
Aren't rookie RBs a losing proposition most of the time in their debut season? Sure, Estime is a fine hold in dynasty, but do we really expect him to be fantasy relevant this year?
I’d argue rookie rbs come onto the scene a lot more than any other position. Payton said we’d see more of him and their rookie wrs too tonight after last week. I could see one of them having a good game tonight, hopefully it’s Estime
 
Frank Ammirante
Really like Javonte Williams Under 45.5 rushing yards against the Saints.

Audric Estime returned last week and opened the 2nd half as starting RB.

After the game, Sean Payton said he wanted to see more Estime.

With Javonte being inefficient, we could see more Estime in Week 7.
 
Looks like Estime comes in for a play, gets a carry, and then Javonte comes right back in. Maybe he'll get a little more run later if Denver gets a bigger lead. But not very encouraging seeing the success and playing time Javonte has had so far.
 
He's looked good on limited chances. If he learns to pass block the job is his. IF
Huh? Up to this point, he's had only ONE chance: 1 rush, 6 yards.
Yeah, it's the Javonte show right now
Surprised?
No. But it only cost me Xavier Hutchinson, so I don't really care. On to the next.
Must be redraft. Besides, is your team ravaged by injuries that makes you play Estime before he’s proven?
 
He's looked good on limited chances. If he learns to pass block the job is his. IF
Huh? Up to this point, he's had only ONE chance: 1 rush, 6 yards.
Yeah, it's the Javonte show right now
Surprised?
No. But it only cost me Xavier Hutchinson, so I don't really care. On to the next.
Must be redraft. Besides, is your team ravaged by injuries that makes you play Estime before he’s proven?
He's on the back end of the bench, just to see how he did. Actually putting him into a lineup? No.
 
I still think Estime is a hold in dynasty leagues. Still think he’s Williams’ direct backup, at least in terms of being a bruiser. But Estime is probably not seeing the field much again unless Williams gets hurt. Reports of Williams’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.
 
It’s not his time, not now, maybe not ever. But there’s still, what, 8 more weeks after this until your fantasy playoffs? A lot can change between now and mid-December. Depending on your league format, size, etc. it should be fine to cut bait as long as there are better options available.

All I’m saying is don’t be surprised if we’re hearing Audric Estime’s name again at some point this season. Javonte Williams, a guy who I thought fantasy managers were saying Sean Payton didn’t like, lost a fumble a few days ago in a loss to the Chargers. He was being left for dead by many in the fantasy community after that and look at him now. Heck just a few weeks back Tyler Badie was getting some hype based on his own small sample size. Got signed full-time from the practice squad and everything was looking up, next thing you know he’s carted off his next game after a back injury and placed on IR. Just worth keeping in mind how quickly RB situations can change.
 
Williams looked as good as he has since injury last night, maybe still lacking the same burst he once ha though.

Estime fumble was a playing time killer for him. But, in dynasty I would try to buy on the back of it.
 
I still think Estime is a hold in dynasty leagues. Still think he’s Williams’ direct backup, at least in terms of being a bruiser. But Estime is probably not seeing the field much again unless Williams gets hurt. Reports of Williams’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Of course he's a hold in dynasty leagues. I think that goes without saying.
 
I still think Estime is a hold in dynasty leagues. Still think he’s Williams’ direct backup, at least in terms of being a bruiser. But Estime is probably not seeing the field much again unless Williams gets hurt. Reports of Williams’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Of course he's a hold in dynasty leagues. I think that goes without saying.
I think it bears mentioning because people can be impatient even in dynasty leagues, and there’s more likely to be better options on waivers in redraft due to lack of taxi squad. Estime only has 5th round draft capital (historically poor job security at the RB position) and a deep RB draft class next year. There are valid reasons to fade Estime. I’m just cautioning against it. Not saying you but I know some FBGers are annoyed by dynasty discussion, but I think the distinction is important to note given the context.
 
I still think Estime is a hold in dynasty leagues. Still think he’s Williams’ direct backup, at least in terms of being a bruiser. But Estime is probably not seeing the field much again unless Williams gets hurt. Reports of Williams’ demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Of course he's a hold in dynasty leagues. I think that goes without saying.
I think it bears mentioning because people can be impatient even in dynasty leagues, and there’s more likely to be better options on waivers in redraft due to lack of taxi squad. Estime only has 5th round draft capital (historically poor job security at the RB position) and a deep RB draft class next year. There are valid reasons to fade Estime. I’m just cautioning against it. Not saying you but I know some FBGers are annoyed by dynasty discussion, but I think the distinction is important to note given the context.
Well, because we don't have a dynasty forum per se, we have to constantly distinguish between redraft and dynasty in our discussion. Your last statement is important to note.
 
Nathan Jahnke
Feels like an Audric Estime kind of night to me.
Update?
I'm not going to rub salt into the wound, I'd say there was a 20% chance the rookie would have a fantasy impact. That's easy to say after fact, but oh wait....I said it before the game. His best chance was in garbage time. I think he's a fine player to have in dynasty, whether a Williams owner or not. I believe good times are in his future, barring injury.
 

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