The pendulum has shifted back to ball carriers franchise cornerstones in fantasy football. Last year served as a strong testament to this statement, as countless championship teams were anchored by the likes of Christian McCaffrey, Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs.
Below, we will talk about popular strategies for running backs this season in Fantasy, with the primary focus toward full PPR and half-PPR leagues. However, standard-scoring leagues have long held running backs in higher value, so the general principles discussed below should translate across all formats.
The current Fantasy Pros average draft position (ADP) will be used for reference purposes.
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