Contract Year Runners

Fantasy Football Weekly and UM. Now for those who don't know, I don't want to be freaking out our Empire leagues. A lot of our listeners don't know what Empire leagues are. Give people to quick rundown on Empire leagues and White runs in tandem with dynasty. I am an Empire League is a dynasty league. It's just got a couple of special little uh tricks that are that's up at sleeve

uh the Empire League. UH. When you win in a given year, you cannot make trades the following year because if you win in that subsequent year two years in a row, you win the Empire Dynasty Rolling Pot, where each year we put about half of the pot aside for the Empire Pot, I think we're in one that. Uh, we're in the oldest, we're in the original Empire. Yeah, I think we're in year seven. Are our Empire Pot has I believe nine thousand dollars in it right now?

Could and it's a one fifty dollar entry into that league. So we're we're each contributing seventy five dollars of our entry fee of this Empire Pot every year. So we're we're nine grand in and uh, if I think it's Christian Peterson who won it last year, If C wins this year, the whole thing's over and he wins the pot, he wins the nine thousand dollars, he wins the nine grant, he wins that year's pay out, and the league ends and the league ends. I love the fact that it's

a format in which a league ends. That's the Empire League. But it's still a dynasty league. And so all the stuff that we're talking about really we're for both here, and we're going to focus our attention on contract year

running backs. I think next week will do the contract year past catchers and um and so we're gonna contract look at the players that are in the contract here and whether or not and we're just gonna look really a heady year, and you know, whether or not we think they're gonna stay put, what their value is gonna go down after this year for those people are already starting to think about one um in the league in which you're describing, I had been a good not great

team for many years, and I just bottomed out last year. You sold all my assets, and and I know you're in the same spot. You and I are just total rebuilding mode in the league. And and so you know a lot of my attention is and it might be my year in that that league because I have three picks in the top six. So I'm feeling I'm feeling like I can I can maybe make a jump this year.

I think you probably can. But to frame this conversation, UM, I want to start by saying that in one I've got about fifteen teams in the NFL that could be looking for running back next year, and I got about ten really solid running backs who are set to hit free agency this year. So the runners may have some some power here. There may be a few landing spots

for these guys. But I also wanted to mention um as we frame this conversation, there's currently only five running backs in the NFL that make more than ten million dollars per year, and a lot of those teams regret those deals. I mean, you know, look at David Johnson getting chipped off and that's one, UM, So there's two that there's two that I think are really regretting these David Johnson regret for sure. Ezekiel Elliott is in that mix.

Christian mccaffers and McKay just recently signed, and and Derrick Henry, who will be in this conversation which was on a franchise tach Um. There's another five running backs and there's only five that make between six million and nine million per season, and this list is super interesting. Another guy who's going to be in this conversation later Kenyan Drake making eight point four. He's the six highest paid running

back in the league right now. Uh, Melvin Gordon at eight million, se Kwon Barkley on his rookie deal at seven point eight, Leonard four Net at six point eight, and Austin Ekeler at six point one. So there's a lot of talent that's sitting on a rookie deal right now, and we're going to dive into those guys pretty quickly. All right, Let's begin with Dalvin Cook. He was running

back three last year in points per game. He missed a couple of games at the end of the year, has never played a full season, and I think in the esteem of many he uh he wore down at the end of uh. We mentioned word. I think, very good player, but I think there's a lot of question about whether or not he will remain a Viking. Vikings are in okay shape against the cap, but I got that they have twenty nine million and estimated cap space in season. That's twenty three in the league, so they're

on the lower end um. The current backup under contract is really Alexander Madison, and he's the only guy. He's signed through twenty two for under one million each season. So by all accounts, the Vikings love d Alvin and I think that we've we've heard that from them a lot. However, he has been injured in every season in his pro career and he might be do the most money out of all of these guys. So the Vikings may be

in a weird spot too. It might be a year next year where they're like, is it time to kind of rebuild and reload and and and reset this roster. So in my mind, Dalvin is not in a particularly good bye low or sell high moment, but alex Alexander Madison is in an excellent spot to buy right before he may become the lead dog in this offense. Alexander Madison will cost you almost nothing right now, correct and in some in some dynasty leagues, he may be even available.

That's true now, So he cost you nothing and you've got a what do you think about a thirty percent chance that he inherits the starting job next year. I think it's I think it's closer to I mean, they're gonna have to sign Dalvin to more than ten million dollars a year, make him a top five paid running back in the league to keep him, and they have a lot of guys that they had to jettison off

this year. I think it's gonna be really difficult for the Vikings to pallet signing Dalvin Cook to that big deal. So Alexander Madison is another guy that they really like, and I think there's a good shot that he could be the lead dog there next year and stylistically similar to Dalvin Cook, so they don't have to up end their offensive scheme exactly to end up helping him, which is a factor as well. All right, let's go to

Alvin Kamara next. He was running back fifteen in points per game last year, and uh I had in a normally bad year, as most people remember, until Week sixteen. He had scored in one game last year, one game until Week sixteen, and then he exploded in sixteen and seventeen. Saints, What's I think fascinating about Alvin Kamara? Matt Saints are totally cash strapped season there in cap hell. They are thirty four million over the cap over the cap right now. The one that I just saw it said thirty six

million over the cap next year. Guess who's contracting is exactly thirty six million next season, Drew Brees. Drew Brees. Okay, so if Drew Brees decides to stay one more year, they have to pay him the thirty six million. If he decides to leave, it's a dead cap hit of twenty two million, so they would be still twenty two million in the hole and in need of a quarterback because jamis Winston's only signed for one year, so they would have to find a quarterback and somehow figure out

a way to resign Alvin Kamara. Alvin Camara is not a Saint next year. Think you're right. So the only backup there is Lettavius Murray. He's signed through the two season for around three million per year. So however, his dead cap after this season is only one point seven, so he could be a there's a really good chance that he's a cap casualty after this year as well.

I think the Saints are looking at a completely new backfield one So if you don't, if you're not recommending that we double down on Latavius Murray as a possible starter next year, and we agree that Alvin Camara is gonna be gone, Uh, that would mean that they're gonna hit the draft. They're going to hit the running back. There's five or six like blue chip ish running backs that are coming out next year, and I'll probably talk about them a little bit at the end of the show.

So what do we do about Alvin Camara? If you're a Camaro owner right now, are you unloading him now? Figuring that wherever he goes next probably won't be as good as of an offense. Is what he's enjoyed to this point? Or are you holding and just saying, you know what, I'm gonna enjoy Alvin Kamara for this year. Are you gonna go try to acquire him? What's your what's your recommendation? It's so tough. I I think I'm probably in cell mode on Alvin right now, just because

the the uncertainty is the thing that is terrible. If Tampa, for instance, doesn't have a guy step up, If Keyshawn Vaughan or Ronald Jones don't step up and Tom Brady's roll in one more year, Tampa's got a lot of cap space next year, and Tampa could be like the team that's just like, you know what, We're gonna go get Alvin Kamara, like whoa all of a sudden, That would be just absolutely crazy. So uh, or alternately goes to Jacksonville, he replaces Leonard four Nett and dies a

miserable a miserable tie. I have a list of the teams that would you know, might be in search of a running back next year. We can go over that at the end of the show too. But but overall, you're you're saying, I think it's probably a seller a sell high moment. I don't think he's gonna dip that much, but I think the value is at a peak right now, and I think that you can get you could sell him and maybe try to acquire him back for a little bit less in the future. That's Alvin Camara. Let's

go to Joel Mixon. He was running back sixteen in it points per game, coming off a tough season with all the bad quarterbacking that they had and the changes a quarterback, terrible offensive line play, and the offensive line by the way, still not great. But Bengals are eighty million dollars under the cap for the fifth most cap space, so they clearly can sign him if they want to. And there's no apparent there's no apparent air apparent, no

apparent air apparent on the roster in Cincinnati. So what are your thoughts on Joe Mixon and what should Dynasty owners do with him? Um, I think he's gonna probably hold out through this camp for a contract extension. I think he's gonna try to go the route of up in his face, and since he's kind of a weird organization and they they played hardball with Carson Palmer. Yeah, so I don't know. I I think it's an interesting spot. They obviously have the money to pay him, and and

Mixing could be a guy who holds out. I don't think that they want to put their brand new number one overall pick rookie quarterback in a weird spot where he doesn't have a good running back in the backfield. Too, So I could see I'm getting a deal done with Joe Mixon before the season starts. This might be something

that uh just doesn't doesn't even matter. But I think if anybody in your league owns Mixing and is scared in the slightest that he might hold out or he might not start the season, I think that this is an opportune time to try to buy him because I like that offense this year, like it better next year a little bit more. I'm gonna like it better next year. And even if Mixon does leave since e He's probably gonna end up in a spot that's comparable or maybe better. Yeah,

it would. It's not hard to get a lot better than where Cincinnati is. Mixon was was decent last year with all the all the problems that they had. You figure Joe Burrow this year, gets will be even better next year. Now he's gonna drop, potentially lose a bunch of his receivers. Te Higgins will be there. But a j Green last year his deal, John Ross last year his deal, Tyler Boyd last year of his deal. No

Tyler Boyds under CONR. Sorry, you know we made that mistake like a uple episodes ago, which is why it was still That's why I remember all right, so well, you know I think, um, I think it makes sense to assume that a good passing game will only help Joe Mixon. I like your by Low angle on Joe Mixon. Let's go to Derrick Henry. We've alluded to him earlier. Last year he was running back too in points per game for non PPR. He was running back five even in PPR, despite the fact that on we caught like

twenty passes all year. Obviously coming off a monster year of eighteen total touchdowns franchise tagged this year. What do you think about Derrick Henry going forward? As you look into the crystal ball and are you it's I don't know that you can. So there's no by Low on Derrick Henry at right now there. I think. I think it's a hold on Derrick Henry. But do you I seem to think that the Titans can play this the right way. They have cap space. They have forty three

million in cap space next year. That's right about the middle of the league. They're paying him ten point two million this year. If they franchise him again next year, it would go up a little bit. And if they franchise him again to fall him then it like doubles. Yeah, that it goes up quite a bit. But they can play this out and go a year to year deal paying him good money that he's not going to turn away because it's gonna be tough for him to get a long term deal. It's just tough for any of

these running backs to get a long term deal. But he's the fifth highest paid running back in the league right now. I don't know why he wouldn't just continue to play under the franchise tag. They want the security and the guaranteed money, so they all do. Nobody wants the franchise tag because you don't get a signing bonus that's based on you playing five years. Sure, So the the other option here is Darnton Evans, who is a third round pick from Appalachian State. He's on his rookie

deal through three. The only other running backs who will be on roster next year are three guys I've never heard of, Dalen Dawkins, Sean Wilson, and Cameron Scarlett. I don't know who any of those guys are, but they're under contract through one. So um, I think Darrenton Evans. If you want a real deep, speculative ad, maybe Derrick Henry gets hurt this year and they go, you know what, We're not going to resign him and we're gonna let

him hit the pavement. Darnton Evans, I think, is the only guy on that roster that you could pick up and maybe have as a as a possible replacement. Paul Charchy and Matt Harrison with you. We're talking about contract year runners. These are the guys in the final years of their deal running backs and the fantasy landscape for twenty and beyond for each one of these will take a break. When we come back. Aaron Jones and several other notable running backs that will be free agents will

break those down in just a moment. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchy and Matt Harrison with you. We encourage you to follow Matt at Matt sorry, Matt explosive output on Twitter. Nobody can sell Matt with one t. Well, there's that too. I am at Paul Charchy and your Empire Dynasty League cheat sheet is available via your Twitter account as well. Yeah, it's the pin post on my Twitter page right now. And it's a trade value charts.

So I actually give a trade value to every a number a number of value, so you can go ahead and see, Hey, Christian McCaffrey is hundred in value. Who could I trade him for? Yeah, Christian McCaffrey, add will cost me a Mark Andrews and a Kenyan Drake as one example. Oh, man, I don't think I do that for which side on the McCaffrey side. I think I got gotta bump McCaffrey up a few times. I would want to be on the other side. Really, Yeah, there

we go. That's right, but maybe it's right. Yeah, we should probably make this deal if you can give me Mark Andrews is arguably one of the three best young tight ends in the league, and Kenyan Drake, who looks like he's going to be a functional running back. For several years now, I'm interested. Okay, okay, that's what the trade value charts all about. Yes, giving you some guidance on that. All right, Let's return to the running backs under contract this year. Are sorry, the last year of

their contract this year. Aaron Jones in the last year of his deal for Green Bay. He was running back four and points per game him last year in PPR leagues. Packers are forty million under the cap next year, which puts them somewhere in the ballparking like the twenty second team. Now, unlike some of the other guys we've talked about, there were real threats on that pack or roster. Matt Yeah, um a J. Dillon, who's the second round pick. I don't think he supplants Aaron Jones as the guy who

carries the ball the most times. He's not going to be a bell cow or anything like that. But he may supplant him near the goal line because A. J. Dillon is just a big dudel uh And And that's the thing that worries me about Aaron Jones this year, because that could be this year. So I think his value is at a peak. And think about it this way. So what if they start handing the ball to A. J. Dillon at the goal line and his his numbers dip quite a bit, Maybe Aaron Jones Naron Jones numbers dip

quite a bit. Maybe the Packers are doing this in a way to lessen his number and try to keep him his Aaron Jones leverage. Yeah, so, hey, you weren't really as good last year and we got this other guy, so you can sign a team friendly deal for six million dollars and and continue to play here. But yeah, it's a tough one. I think he's at peak value right now. So I think I'm selling on Aaron Jones if I'm owning him right now, and I'm probably buying

shares of a J. Dillon just in case. Next year Aaron Jones out of his contract and Jamal Williams is leaving his contract too. So here's I'll be contrarian a little on this. Here's why I think Aaron Jones is more interesting to me next year than he is this year.

This year, who's got the crowded backfield this year? Uh? Packers, both of the previous head coaching and the current head coaching never seemed to use him as as the workhorse back that we think he deserves to be because he's so good and because that he's like mileage, he really hasn't had that much abuse for this stage of his his his career, and he could go someplace where he's

the workhorse back, where he's the number one and that too. Yeah. Um, and I think there's a decent chance that that happens. I think you know the reason you take you blow a second rounder for the Packers this year because you think that guy's gonna be a starter next year. What what did they do with their first round pick? Again? They went with a quarterback? Yeah, trade it up for one. Yeah,

that's a baffling. Okay, So there's Aaron Jones. I'm I think you're right that his value is it's really high right now. There's a lot of threats on that roster, and it's I understand why this might be an opportunity to sell. Uh, But man, I think I'm gonna like him more in twenties possible. Let's go to Kenyan Drake. He got the transition tag this year that ended up paying him quite well. He was running back eighteen in

PPR last year. But it's kind of a goofy running back eighteen because he was active for a lot of games but didn't wasn't a big part of a lot of games games script until really the middle ladder like to the year and almost all came in three games. Yeah, that's a concern. UM current backups. There's two who are going to be under contract in Chase Edmonds, who I think is a guy that a lot of people like. Um, he's under contract through one. He's only making eight sixty

thousand next year. And Eno Benjamin who is the seventh round pick who people really seem to like going into the draft, yet he fell to the seventh round. Um, he'll be on his rookie deal that could last through UM. The Cardinals do have fifty eight million in estimated cap space next year. That's the tenth most in the league. So they certainly could pay Kenyan Drake if they wanted to. They could franchise him too, But they might have some holes that they take a lot of holes in Arizona,

especially like defense, the whole defense. So um, if if they want to be a real contender in this league, and especially in probably the toughest division in football, the NFC West, Uh, they're gonna have to fill those holes in different ways, and I think Kenyan Drake could be a cap casualty next year. I wouldn't be surprised. Let's go to Todd Gurley, who's now in Atlanta. He was running back thirteen in pp UP in points per game

in PPR leagues. Falcons UM. I don't actually don't have Falcons cap number for next year, but I think it's not great. But they're in a bad They're at the cap. They're like they're almost dead on the cap. They're negative two point nine million in camp space next year. That's the third worst number u UH. Gurley is only on a one year, five point five contract they signed in March. Um. The backups there right now are nobody Edo Smith who's

under contract and Kadre Allison. Brian Hills not under contract next year, so he's under this year, but I got next year alright. So those both of those guys are making about a million per season. So there's no answer. There's no air apparent on the Falcons roster. Nope, not at all. And they could be definitely a team who's looking at a rookie UH coming in with a high

draft pick next year. So you know, medical issues are really thorny for fantasy owners because we just can't know, and lot times the players don't own, the teams don't know. I mean, if the Rams who knew everything they could possibly know about his knee and still gave him a fat contract and still played him through last year and everything else, it's um, you know, if they didn't get it right. Fantasy owners shouldn't feel bad if they get

it right or wrong. As you look at what Todd Gurley's value is right now, do is this a by low opportunity for his fantasy owners? If you think that he's going to continue to be fantasy viable for several years and maybe on a what's generally been a good offense for the Falcon And you said he was the

thirteenth ranked running back in PPR thirteenth last year. Can we all hated his usage and everything else, but at the end of the day he ended up getting If you think that he can go another three four years at being a middle of the road running back like a high end RB two, I think it's a by low moment. I think people are probably sick of him.

His his value dipped A ton ton know I think that is it is a by low moment, and you could have a running back who's a safe running back, a respectable running back, and even though he might not be on Atlanta next year, Uh, he could probably find a good spot somewhere. If he's not Atlanta next year, something's gone wrong, probably in my opinion that you know, or just they can't afford him. Well, there's that great point because they're at you know, because they're already there

at the wrong side of the cap right now. He might not be able to afford him. Good point. So you know, I think, girl, you gotta have stones, but you might not. Girlies price might be so low right now. Even if he's never going to be again be a twenty two touch a game, I ever will be. Um, he could be every goal line situation for whatever team he's on, and he could still be fifteen carries and

four receptions in a typical game. And that's pretty good. Yeah, you take that, especially with a lot of black fields going to the the Niners style split backfield. Now correct, Let's talk about a couple other of the running backs that are entering free agency after this year that are at least notable. Yeah, the notable. Kareem Hunts fascinating. I don't know that he leaves or not. I thought the

way they used him last year was very good. It'll be different this year with Pat Shermer there, not Pat Chremer. Excuse me. I got my Vikings, my former Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski. He was actually yes, you go back seven eight years. Uh, Kareem Hunt there with Kevin Stefanski. The usage of probably a little bit different, but you know, part of that one to punch. If things continue to work out for him there, he might be affordable and then might keep him. I don't have a real good

sense on this. How about this, What if he's a Bilow just for this season, because maybe the Browns are looking at him, going let's run him into the ground, him into the ground, and ye, we'll use Nick Chubb next year. Got Nick Chubb next year? Get this. I just did my first real draft of this year for

the Fantasy Index magazine. Sure, and we're not supposed to like disclose our whole roster, but I will tell you that I had Kareem Hunt, who, by the way, running back from from the time he came back last year's second half of the season he was running back fourteen. I got him as the thirty second running back off the board. That's great value, right, that is great value. Did to do the opposite draft in you, well, I

had picked one. I had the first pick over because I was because I was the champion or hold on old wait, oh, you gotta turn the volume from the peacockes the peacock. Thank you, let's get because I wanted I could pick any slot I picked. I picked one oh one. Now normally I go and I gave a lot of thought to going Michael Thomas there in in part just to prove that you could do it. It's

so contrarian. But and then I almost went, say Kwon Barkley again, just to sort of say you can do it, because I think Sae Kwon Barkley is a better I think he's the best running back in the league just on talent. I think Kuon Barkley's the best running back. So almost took him for that reason. But at the end of the day, I just went, you know what, the noodle armed Teddy Bridgewater is such a good compliment. Dink and dunk dancing dunk to death. So I ended up guy went, and I'm really I try so hard

not to just replay last year. So anyway, I took Christian McCaffrey. But but then I didn't take another running back there until Kareem's right. It was a modified to the anyway, So Kareem Hunt, what are your thoughts on on buying lower selling? Hi don't know if he's going to stay or not, but I believe that there's a good chance that he does. He does end up sinks, and I'm not sure there'll be a big market for him.

I really think he's a by low because I think that they could run him into the ground this year, and I think that they could let him go and he could walk into a new situation next year, and at worst he's staying in Cleveland, and at best he's probably walking into an RB one situation, or maybe there's a point there. There's a lot of different teams that

I'm gonna go go through in a minute. There's some teams that are really interesting that might be looking for a running back next year, and Kareem Hunt could probably fit that bill nicely. Nobody loves Chris Carson, and I saw when I took Kaream hunting round six. I think I went no. Actually, Carson Carson was went a couple of picks before me. But Chris Carson's last thing like

the fifth round of draft. I don't understand it. Um, he was a he was roughly a top ten fantasy running back last year and he's into his last year. They've got d J. Dallas and Rashad Penny. I don't I'm just not seeing those guys. So, um Seattle has sixty three million in cap space next year, seventh most in the league. Um. D J Dallas, as you said, was a fourth round pick. He'll be on a rookie

deal through three. And Rashad Penny, who was a first rounder in eighteen, could end up getting a fifth year that still got one if they give him the fifth year option he's got. So I don't think they will.

Penny's there though, yes, and DJ Dallas is there. I think that they let Chris Carson, who had a hip injury late in the season, and if he gets dinged up again this year, I think he just becomes one of those guys who kind of ends up on the Jets, because that's that's where all these running backs end up for a year, like it just ends up on the Jets for a year and uh, you know has some fantasy value, But yeah, I don't think that. Uh, I

don't think it's a by moment on Chris Carson. James Conner is in the last year of his deal, and that's another team that doesn't have an obvious workhorse to take his place. I mean, they struggled trying to fill that role last year when James Conner was constantly hurt. Get this, They've been struggling to fill that role for years. In seventeen, they picked James Conner in the third round. In eighteen, they picked Jalen Samuel's in the fifth round.

In nineteen, they picked Benny Snell in the fourth round. They picked McFarland in the in the fourth round. So they have a lot of guys some real draft equity against that position, but they haven't gotten production outside of I mean, James Conner has been good ish when healthy, he's been pretty good, just he's rarely healthy. And now you can't look at what's happened with James Conner and feel like you dare give him more than twelve carries

in a game. So what would you do if James Conner was on the trade block in one of your leagues with no chance, no chance, no chance between the injuries and the fact that again the team can't give him more than a handful of carries a game. No way do I want to invest a roster spot, let alone give up equity for him. I think, well, I'd

rather go get Anthony McFarland. We don't have anthamly farends any good yet, um, but I think he's at least okay, and he I think he's got a better chance to turn it to a workhorse and any of the other guys on roster. So Pittsburgh might be one of those teams that are on the do not Touch list this year and maybe for Dynasty for a little while, because we don't know if Ben Roethlisberger stays after this year problem ju Ju Smith Schuster's contract is kind of coming

up here. We don't know who's going to be running the offense in that town, uh at anytime soon. So there's gonna be a lot of different names going out. It's gonna be pretty weird. It is gonna be weird. Let's talk about teams that need runners. Yeah, you've identified any teams. Fifteen teams that next year could be in the market for a new running back. Let's start off, I went through the Vision's Uh a f C East, I got Jordan Howard in Miami. Uh, he could be

a guy who's easily to play more. Uh. New England they're in the market now. Yeah. New England could move on from Sony and James White very soon agree. Uh the Jets if they move on from Levy on Bell and I'm almost certain they will at the end of this year. Yeah. Um, in the a f C North Cincinnati, if Joe Mixon ends up leaving after this year, we both think he's gonna stay. I think he's gonna stay,

and that would fill one of the spots obviously. And then Pittsburgh that we just talked about a little bit. Um a f C South Jacksonville if they move on from Leonard four Nett and they've been Tennessee. If Derrick Henry is not the guy, so there's a there's another one moving over to the NFC. How about the Washington Professional Football team if no one emerges from that crowd, no kidding, and you know it's you know, if Darius Guys does not put it all together here. They could

cut they could cut him. Adrian Peterson gone, um, yeah, there's there's a real they may be looking for They may be looking for help in Washington seeing guys on on that depth chart right now at the running back position, and they do. But you know, when you look ahead, I don't think there's that many guys that fill the bill though. As a workhorse style back. They got Antonio Gibson, who's a is a new Chris Thompson. But I don't

think they've got another They've got another workhorse. They could be one of those teams that's in the market for Dalvin or Aaron Jones if they hit the market Green Bay, if they move on from Aaron Jones. I think the Vikings, if they like, if they if they don't to fully trust Alexander Madison, or they want to have a second running back Atlanta, Todd Gurley in his last year, New Orleans, Alvin Kamara, uh Tampa. If no one emerges, yeah, I

think that they would be a super interesting spot. Everybody thinks Keishaw Vaughn. All the fantasy guys think Keishaan Vaughn's a a money in the bank, money in the bank. I'm not. I just think the opportunity is perfect, and that's so much a fantasy football is the opportunity, and I love his opportunity. When I look at his talent and I look at when I look at Keishawn Vaughn's UH tape from his collegiate career, I'm like, he's just

a guy. Final two Arizona if they move on from Kenyan Drake, but I think they got two guys there that they could split the workload with. And then finally this was the one that I think is interesting. San Francisco. He mostred as sneaky old. He was well as as well documented during the Super Bowl. It was like his eighth team. And Tevin Coleman is just a guy. He's He's not good. That's gonna be. It's one of my big strong takes this year is I'm banking on mostart

because I don't think Tevin Coleman is a factor. Um, Jeffrey Wilson is still there, but he's not a factor either, And it's Jerick McKinnon. Derek McKinnon is never healthy, right, so he's not he's out. Matt Breed is on a different team, so so yeah, there's an opportunity there, and who wouldn't want a lead dug running back in a Kyle Shanahan offense. Just think of Kareem Hunt ends up in San Francisco next year and you could buy water. You could buy Kareem Hunt for pennies on the dollar

right now. Maybe get a great season out of him in Cleveland, and maybe he could turn it into Hey, maybe he's in San Francisco. You know. I think out of all the things we've talked about, my biggest takeaway is I love I love Kareem Hunt's talent, and I think you've got me pretty energized to go try to find a way to get curry Mount right now. Uh, and then draft eligible players. I'll mention in one these are kind of the guys who have already been mocked

in the top three rounds. So that's Travi et En from Clemson. He's gonna go early, he's really good. Shuba Hubbard, which is a fun name out of Oklahoma State, Naji Harris out of Alabama, Kennedy Brooks out of Oklahoma, and Kylan Hill out of Mississippi State. Those are kind of the top five guys that should be going high in the draft next year, and UH we had ten guys on the free agent market, we had five rookie eligible guys, and we have fifteen open teams. That math works out perfectly.

Great job on this, as we break down all the contract runners, Matt. Next week, we are going to look at the past catchers will be wide receivers and tight ends UH in their contract here as we do similar speculation for one and beyond. Thanks for listening everybody. We'll be back next week with more Fantasy Football Weekly. Fantasy

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