It seems to be more frequent as time goes on in fantasy football, but there is always that batch of backfields in the NFL that leave us scratching our heads and saying, “I don’t know what the heck is going on.”
The days of workhorse running backs carrying the ball 300 or more times are withering away each year, though a few remain. As a result, we ask questions about workloads and roles for certain running backs and what those translate to in terms of value and average draft position (ADP).
Fortunately for you, I’m going to do my best in deciphering a few backfields that still leave us scratching our heads with just under a week until the regular season kicks off.
In each slide, I’ll also recommend which guy you should own, or maybe even all or a few of the named backs.
Let’s start with a backfield that was clear-cut for years, but is no longer.
