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Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score

Are Trey Benson and Jonathon Brooks Fantasy Football Gems For 2024? (04/17 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score

CBS Sports

Sports, Football

4.9721 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the ultimate 2024 NFL Draft prospect breakdown with Dan Schneier and Dave Richard! In this episode, we dive deep into the talents of the top two running back prospects: Trey Benson (0:24) and Jonathon Brooks (2:40). The guys analyze their strengths, weaknesses, and potential fantasy fits at the next level. Don't miss out on the expert insights that could shape the future of your favorite NFL team's roster!

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0:00.0

The top running backs in the 2024 NFL draft and what they mean for fantasy.

0:08.5

Now on FFT and 5.

0:12.8

What's going on everybody?

0:14.2

Dave Richard, Dan Schneier.

0:15.5

We've been studying these draft prospects, trying to figure out how they fit into our fantasy world.

0:20.6

And Trey Benson's one

0:21.7

that you looked at, Dan. What do you like about his game? What are you concerned about his game?

0:26.5

What I love about him to start is his home run ability. That 439 speed is real. You could see it

0:31.6

on the game film and he's due and he does it at 216 pounds. I compared his body type to Lamar Miller,

0:36.7

but I kind of compared his play style to Kenneth Walker. I liked Walker more coming out, Dave, but they have a similar ability to hit that home run, but also to shake off. You can't arm tackle these guys. They're too strong and they have two good contact balance. You got to go low to break these guys down. I don't think Benson is a perfect prospect, Dave, despite averaging 6.1 yards

0:55.6

per carry in his career, which is excellent. And despite breaking the force miss tackle rate record,

1:01.6

according to pro football folks in 2022, with 0.51 force misstackles that bested Javante Williams

1:06.8

and Travis, T.N. I think there are aspects of his game that need improvement. I think he can do a better

1:11.5

job running within the system and not bouncing everything, not bouncing so many runs, I should say,

1:17.5

outside. But overall, there's a lot to like, Dave. He has zero fumbles in 2023. He's good from a

1:23.5

contact balance standpoint, 4.0 yards per contact after preempt in his career.

1:28.2

That's 95th percentile.

1:29.5

So I think despite the fact that we've heard this is a down running back class,

1:33.7

I can get excited about Trey Benson for fantasy football, Dave.

1:36.6

And if he fits with the right team, I can get even more excited about his redraft value as well.

1:41.3

I wish you were a little bit more creative as a runner.

1:44.0

And that might kind of mesh with what you were a little bit more creative as a runner and that might kind of

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