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Injuries to multiple starting running backs could prompt some movement ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline. Maurice Jones-Drew offers up a five players RB-needy teams should target.
Last season, the running back position saw a spike in production and importance as teams with top-end talent, such as the Philadelphia Eagles with Saquon Barkley and the Baltimore Ravens with Derrick Henry, made significant playoff runs.
The Seahawks are the NFL's only defense to not allow a rushing touchdown, and they won't have to face injured star James Conner Thursday night against Arizona.
Targets and goal-line carries are the lifeblood of quality fantasy production for the running back position. The starting role and receiving a high volume of carries are nice, but not near the end zone makes those touches empty-calorie opportunities.
Maurice Jones-Drew believes that Ashton Jeanty is not having as much success during his rookie season because of Brock Bowers.
It's hard to argue with Franklin's statement, as Taylor is off to his best start in years. After three weeks, Taylor ranks first in the NFL in rushing yards (338), tied for first in total touchdowns (four), tied for third in rushing touchdowns (three), and tied for second in rushes longer than 20 yards (two).
When it came to former Florida State and NFL running back Karlos Williams‘ roles he held as a coach at Florida’s Liberty County High School, he wore many different hats for the Bulldogs. On Tuesday, the former BCS national championship running back announced he is no longer coaching high school football or track at Liberty
Derrick Henry measures at 6-foot-3. That's even taller than his QB, Lamar Jackson, who is 6-2. Derrick Henry tips the scales at a weight of 247 pounds. For comparison, Jackson is 215 pounds.