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Forbes
24-05-2025
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3 Running Backs To Buy In Dynasty Fantasy Football (May)
Prior to the 2025 NFL Draft, I wrote an article on 3 running backs to buy in dynasty fantasy football. It seems like that was very well received, so my plan is to give you guys a new and updated list every month going forward. With the NFL Draft shaking things up, it's time to reevaluate. Tank Bigsby and Rhamondre Stevenson were sleepers that didn't work out, but J.K. Dobbins is still a great buy. Below, we'll be going over three running backs who are valued way too low in dynasty fantasy football. The baseline rankings that we'll use for this list are from Keep Trade Cut. Bhayshul Tuten is a great value in dynasty right now. On paper, the Jacksonville Jaguars situation doesn't look great. Right now, you have Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby in front of him, which is a worry. However, Etienne is set to hit free agency in 2026 and Bigsby wasn't drafted by the current regime. New head coach Liam Coen was only a part of the Jaguars when Tuten was drafted, meaning he likely had input there. Even though Bigsby is a solid player, he'll likely just be the secondary back until 2027, when his contract is up. Tuten is a super explosive back on an offense that has a ton of potential with Travis Hunter, Brian Thomas Jr and Trevor Lawrence. When looking at two PFF numbers, Tuten had a 143.2 elusive rating and 4.4 yards after contact per attempt. The main concern with Tuten is that he had nine total fumbles in 2023 and 2024. That's a big concern, but if Tuten can clean that up, he's poised to be a star in the NFL. In both redraft and dynasty formats, Jaydon Blue is a great player to own. I'll keep this a bit shorter because I talked about Blue in my 'Late Round Running Backs To Draft' article, which you can find here. The takeaway from my Blue breakdown is that the Cowboys are a good offense with a wide open path for a lead running back to emerge. On top of that, Blue looked good in a small sample at Texas. Per PFF, Blue had a 113.1 elusive rating, which was near the top percentile in college football and you can say the same about his yards after contact per attempt at 3.83. At the price of RB37, it wouldn't shock me at all if Blue becomes a top 24 dynasty running back if he wins the starting job in Dallas. Since coming into the NFL, Kendre Miller has been disappointing. After getting day two draft capital, many expected Miller to take the starting role from Alvin Kamara at some point. Or, at the very least, have a contributing role. Due to a mix between injuries and other issues, Miller has failed to run for more than 200 yards in either of his first two seasons. That said, the day two hit rate for running backs is fairly strong. According to data from DynastyFFDino on Reddit, third round running backs have a 35% chance of becoming an RB2. If Miller has an RB2 season, his value will skyrocket from RB64. In that case, even if you don't believe in Miller, you'll get a massive value win. I've watched Miller at TCU and he passed the eye test, but another way to verify this is with PFF. Miller had an 88.5 PFF run grade, 3.64 yards after contact per attempt and a 119.9 elusive rating. Even after a disappointing few years, the only back that Miller really has to compete with is a 6th round rookie, Devin Neal.
Forbes
23-05-2025
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3 Tight Ends To Buy In Dynasty Fantasy Football
After breaking down this series of players to buy for running backs, wide receivers and quarterbacks, it's only right to finish things off with tight ends. That said, let's break down which players you should buy in dynasty fantasy football. For this exercise, we'll be using a PPR format and basing the values off Keep Trade Cut. Starting off with the highest valued tight end on this list, T.J. Hockenson is a great value right now. Per KTC, in November 20th, 2023, Hockenson peaked as the TE1 in dynasty. Hockenson is still only 27 years old and he's attached to a great offense in the Minnesota Vikings. We've seen him put up multiple 12-plus PPG seasons and one 14.6 PPG season in 2023. In December of 2023, Hockenson suffered a torn ACL and MCL which tanked his dynasty value. With Hockenson having well over a full season to recover, he should be close to his former self in 2025. Assuming that's the case and J.J. McCarthy is a solid quarterback, you could be getting a tight end who's only 27 years old and is scoring 13-15 PPG. If Hockenson is able to get back to his former self, he'll easily be a top three dynasty tight end. David Njoku is one of the most mispriced tight ends in dynasty right now and I've seen him go even later than TE10. Njoku is 28 years old and while the Cleveland Browns offense is rough right now, he's set to be a free agent in 2026. Based on how the market reacts to new moves, if Njoku finds an appealing landing spot, his value will skyrocket. It seems like the Browns are going to let him walk as they drafted Harold Fannin Jr in the third round (67th overall pick) of the 2025 NFL Draft. Even in a bad offense, Njoku has been highly productive since 2023. Njoku had 12.6 PPG in 2023 and then was even better in 2024 with 13.5 PPG. With very little target competition, it's hard to see that production going down for 2025 and the future outlook for another team is very bright. As someone who was a massive Noah Fant fan, it puzzles me why people don't think Elijah Arroyo is the immediate TE1 for the Seattle Seahawks. Fant has been unable to produce and AJ Barner was a round four pick (121st overall). Arroyo has a clear advantage over both as he was the 50th overall pick (second round) in the NFL Draft. You can find my full breakdown on Arroyo here, which is backed by film and an in-depth breakdown. The quick breakdown, though, is that Arroyo is an elite athlete and could have been drafted even higher if he hadn't suffered injuries in college. On a team that only has Jaxon Smith-Njigba and a 31 year old Cooper Kupp, I'm expecting Arroyo to be productive right away. If that's the case and Arroyo can keep up this success, he's going to skyrocket past this TE22 ranking. Arroyo is one of my favorite buys in dynasty fantasy football.
