1.) Ezekiel Elliot, 6 ft, 225 lbs
Consensus #1 back. Not much to say here. He's got the talent, he'll get the opportunity. He'll be the first back off the board.
It's a deep class and I'm sure somebody in your league likes Elliot more than you do. Draft and trade, imo.
Benefited from excellent blocking but shows he has the tools to be a 3 down back. Might be a learning curve because his blocking won't be as good as it was in college.
The other guys:
Devantae Booker-
We're all allowed to blindly hate a player. I hated Carlos Hyde and feel a little justified (watch him have a big year). Something about the way he runs just doesn't wow me.
Daniel Lasco-
Comes off extremely vanilla to me. I can't see any team going over and above to give this guy carries. If my feature back got hurt, I would love to give this guy carries ala Peyton Hillis.
Josh Ferguson-
Fun gadget type shifty player. Furthest thing from a true 3 down back. Love him as a 3rd down draw play guy.
Kenyan Drake-
Big fan of his physical size and pure athleticism. His running style reminds me of Lamar Miller / Lamichael James. Don't think any team is going to draft him for anything more than depth.
Want to get more excited about this guy but can't.
Consensus #1 back. Not much to say here. He's got the talent, he'll get the opportunity. He'll be the first back off the board.
It's a deep class and I'm sure somebody in your league likes Elliot more than you do. Draft and trade, imo.
Benefited from excellent blocking but shows he has the tools to be a 3 down back. Might be a learning curve because his blocking won't be as good as it was in college.
The other guys:
Devantae Booker-
We're all allowed to blindly hate a player. I hated Carlos Hyde and feel a little justified (watch him have a big year). Something about the way he runs just doesn't wow me.
Daniel Lasco-
Comes off extremely vanilla to me. I can't see any team going over and above to give this guy carries. If my feature back got hurt, I would love to give this guy carries ala Peyton Hillis.
Josh Ferguson-
Fun gadget type shifty player. Furthest thing from a true 3 down back. Love him as a 3rd down draw play guy.
Kenyan Drake-
Big fan of his physical size and pure athleticism. His running style reminds me of Lamar Miller / Lamichael James. Don't think any team is going to draft him for anything more than depth.
Want to get more excited about this guy but can't.
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