Who is your favorite late-round RB or WR pick (Round 14 and
beyond)?
WR Jonathan
Mingo CAR - Tantalizing combination of size and speed,
paired with the fact only two fading vets are in front of him,
give Mingo an opportunity to make noise as a rookie, especially
in the 2nd half of the year. – Colby Cavaliere
RB Roschon
Johnson, CHI - It depends on the platform you're
drafting on because his ADP fluctuates greatly across the industry,
but Johnson (FFToday Half-PPR ADP: 164) is my favorite late-round
target this season. He enters the NFL as one of the best pass
protectors in his class, which should allow him to further solidify
his passing down role in Chicago alongside Khalil Herbert, but
he also possesses a true three-down skill set that gives him the
type of asymmetrical potential starter upside that typically only
comes in the form of backs with middle-round ADPs. – Nick
Caron
RB Rico
Dowdle, DAL – Dowdle is unlikely to be drafted in
most leagues despite winning the RB2 job in Dallas, which means
he is in line to handle a significant share of the 248 touches
Ezekiel Elliott leaves behind. Regardless of whether he inherits
most of Zeke's work near the goal line (16 carries inside the
5 last year - third-most in the league), Dowdle has a reasonable
chance to push for 150-plus carries in a backfield that led the
NFL with 462 by the running back position a year ago. – Doug
Orth
WR Nico
Collins, HOU – Third-year breakout coming with a
new quarterback, less competition (Cooks gone), and on a team
that will see it’s fair share of negative game-script. He finished
last season 2nd in the NFL with a 66% contested catch rate and
has improved in many metrics over the last two seasons. Big jump
coming. – Bill Anderson
WR Josh
Downs, IND - The Colts are thin at WR on the active
roster; Michael Pittman Jr., Alec Pierce, Josh Downs and Isaiah
McKenzie (cut, then re-signed). Downs (195-2,364-19 the last two
seasons at North Carolina) and fellow rookie Anthony Richardson
seemed to click from early on in OTAs. He has received praise
from receivers’ coach Reggie Wayne, who knows a thing or two about
catching footballs. He’ll cost you very little (220 ADP) and has
nice upside if he can become the No.2 guy behind Pittman Jr. –
Steve Schwarz
WR Isaiah
Hodgins, NYG - How is Hodgins sitting down there
at WR79 (read: outside your top SIX receivers in a 12-team league)?
The Giants' receiving corps is crowded and Darren Waller is the
new alpha dog, but Hodgins was a top 24 WR four times from Week
11 on, when his snap count greatly increased. I'd consider him
a real value in Round 14 and a steal later. – Joseph Hutchins
RB Zamir
White, LV - Incumbent starter Josh Jacobs ended his
holdout in late August. It’s never shocking when, after an extended
absence from practice, a player returns and eventually inherits
a soft tissue injury. I selected White in the 17th round of my
home league last week with that thought in mind. White has good
size and not much competition for the RB2 spot in Vegas. –
Eli Mack
RB Leonard
Fournette, FA - With Elliott and Cook now out of
the way and significant RB injuries surely ahead, it's hard to
believe that a needy team won't soon come knocking on Fournette's
door. While the former 1st round pick has over 1400 touches under
his belt, he's coming off a 73-reception season and "Playoff Lenny"
will be a highly trusted ball handler, having fumbled just 4 times
in his entire career. – John Fessel
RB Chase
Brown CIN - Every back in this spot is like a scratch-off
from 7-11, so I’m going with the Bengals rookie. If Mixon
goes down (or keeps being awful), Brown, who has 3-down chops,
could slide into a meaningful workload on an explosive offense.
– Colby Cavaliere
