Thursday, August 16, 2007

Top Fantasy Football Sleeper Picks at Running Back

Running backs get the most attention in fantasy football league drafts because they are guaranteed to get the ball in their hands if they're starters and they perform more consistently than players at other positions. Because of this, it's tough to find a good sleeper running back in the middle or late rounds of most fantasy drafts. Last year Frank Gore was the break out running back sleeper. Who will be this year?
Ronnie Brown of the Dolphins and Cadillac Williams of the Buccaneers should both come back strong from so-so sophomore seasons in the NFL due to the fact that both their teams signed solid veteren quarterbacks this year. This will give their teams more of an offensive threat through the pass, allowing Brown and Williams to get carries without the opposing defense targeting them on almost every play.
With Warrick Dunn's injury, the Falcons' Jerious Norwood will get his shot as the starting running back. He had an incredible 6.4 yards per carry last year in limited action. Micheal Vick won't be there to steal his running yards either.
If DeAngelo Williams gets the nod as the starting running back for Carolina over DeShaun Foster, he could certainly be a fantasy football sleeper.
If the Raiders can improve their passing game, LaMont Jordan should improve on his terrible numbers last year. Dominic Rhodes is suspended for the first 4 games of the NFL season, so Rhodes will be the man at running back there, at least for the beginning of the season.

Top Fantasy Football Running Sleepers
Ronnie Brown
Cadillac Williams
Jerious Norwood
DeAngelo Williams
Lamont Jordan


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