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Dynasty Running Back Rookie Rankings
TIER 1
RB1 -- Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas Raiders
TIER 2
RB2 -- Omarion Hampton, Los Angeles Chargers
TIER 3
RB3 -- TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots
RB4 -- RJ Harvey, Denver Broncos
RB5 -- Quinshon Judkins, Cleveland Browns
RB6 -- Kaleb Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers
RB7 -- Cam Skattebo, New York Giants
RB8 -- Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Risers
I never would have guessed that Blue would rank as a top-10 back from this class. I definitely prefer the prospect profiles for Sampson and Hunter, and both were selected ahead of Blue, so feel free to adjust however feels right to you. Blue brings receiving and big-play upside, which is intriguing as he joins a backfield that previously offered neither. The Cowboys didn't address a glaring need at WR, so this offense will be strapped for playmaking beyond CeeDee Lamb.
Harvey's stamp of approval was so freaking awesome. The track record for 24-year-old running back prospects is not good, but the track record for running backs selected early by Sean Payton is very good.
Johnson got the tailor-made system fit in Pittsburgh, and Tuten landed in the highly-coveted Liam Coen-engineered offense. There is a clear tier-break after Tuten at the RB position, in my opinion.
Monangai was the biggest late-round riser for me, as he not only beat out Raheim Sanders and Corey Kiner for a draft selection but also landed in a Chicago backfield that could present opportunities. I also moved Smith up my rankings a bit, even with Round 7 capital. The Chiefs traded up to get him. I'm excited to see Andy Reid's vision. Brooks predictably moved down my rankings, but I do think that his landing spot in Cincinnati is a positive. The Bengals only had six draft picks and used four of them on two positions, so using one of the other two on a RB was noteworthy. Cincy easily could have waited until after the draft to add a UDFA. Instead, Brooks was hand-picked. He's a perfect fit for the man-gap power running that Cincy does, and he might beat out Zack Moss as the preferred pass-protector in the backfield.
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