As the NFL teams gear up to replenish their rosters with fresh talent, dynasty league managers are eagerly eyeing the incoming rookies, envisioning the future stars who will shape their fantasy fortunes for years to come. In this breakdown, we delve deep into the Top 10 running back prospects of the 2024 NFL Draft class. From elusive playmakers to bruising power backs, these rookies possess the potential to dominate the gridiron and your fantasy leagues alike. So, grab your draft boards, sharpen your instincts, and let’s navigate through the top 10 RB rookie prospects set to dominate the fantasy landscape.
- Trey Benson
- Pros: has good size, speed, vision, and 2nd best all-around skillset of the draft class;
- Cons: indecisive at times
- Jonathan Brooks
- Pros: has good size, speed, patience, vision, and best all-around skillset of the draft class
- Cons: Is injured with ACL; only 1 year of real production
- Blake Corum
- Pros: small but physical runner; pure runner with great vision and agility
- Cons: needs to work on other areas of his game; durability questions
- Ray Davis
- Pros: small but physical runner; great receiving ability; great vision and contact balance with good speed, acceleration, and change of direction;
- Cons: doesn’t have high long speed; is an older rookie
- Jaylen Wright
- Pros: quick change of direction and lateral movement; good runner inside and outside; one of the fastest backs in draft; keeps balance better than expected;
- Cons: not really a pile mover and runs a little high; stops moving feet on 1-on-1s and wrap-ups
- MarShawn Lloyd
- Pros: good acceleration and speed; runs hard showing good breaking tackle; great vision and change of direction;
- Cons: fumble issues
- Braelon Allen
- Pros: youngest and biggest back in the draft along with speed; makes defenders miss in tight spaces more than expected
- Cons: not the fastest change of direction and lateral movement;
- Bucky Irving
- good speed and gets up field quick; great receiving ability; runs hard showing good breaking tackle and fights through contact; great vision, contact balance, and change of direction;
- Cons: small size; commits to early sometimes; lateral movement leaves more to be desired
- Audric Estime
- Pros: good size, hard to bring down; able to move the pile and break tackles in tight spaces, doesn’t have breakaway speed, but gets up the field quickly from stance;
- Cons: little wiggle and lateral agility; takes a while to get back up to speed when stopped; best playing downhill instead of laterally
- Will Shipley
- Pros: great receiving back and works well in space
- Cons: not the most athletic back as a runner