In this series of articles, I’m looking at the fantasy football breakout potential of early-career running backs in fantasy football. This builds off of my recent breakout receiver articles that profiled each of the second-year wide receivers. My research on 10 years of historical data points to second- and third-year backs as the most likely to break out and also most likely to generate the most excess value.
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In this analysis, I’ll compare the potential breakout running backs to hundreds of running backs drafted since 2006 and project the likelihood of a breakout based on those who had the most similar size, speed, draft position, college production and rookie metrics. I’ll be especially focused on the receiving potential for these backs, as the outperformance in receiving volume and efficiency has been the most common trait for breakout running backs in the past.
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
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D'Andre Swift, Detroit Lions
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Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
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J.K. Dobbins, Baltimore Ravens
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A.J. Dillon, Green Bay Packers
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Antonio Gibson, Washington Football Team
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Zack Moss, Buffalo Bills
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Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Eagles
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Darrell Henderson, Los Angeles Rams
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Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
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David Montgomery, Chicago Bears
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Devin Singletary, Buffalo Bills
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Damien Harris, New England Patriots
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