NFL Draft Fantasy Preview: RBs (aka Backs to the Future)

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🗓️ 13 April 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Marcas Grant is joined by resident fantasy nerd, Matt Okada, for a special new edition of the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast! This episode marks the second of a four-part series where Marcas and Matt discuss the fantasy potential of incoming NFL players who are likely to be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. Today, they focus on the running backs. Before getting into that, the hosts react Julian Edelman's retirement and discuss whether or not the former New England Patriots wide receiver should be inducted into the hall of fame (1:29). Next, Marcas and Matt discuss to the fantasy implications of the Arizona Cardinals signing former Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner (8:44). Then, Marcas and Matt dive into the incoming rookie RB class and discuss how players such as Javonte Williams, Travis Etienne and Najee Harris might perform on fantasy rosters in 2021 (11:41). Before signing off, the fantasy experts discuss how the rookie class will fare in redraft and dynasty leagues this offseason (45:22). The NFL Fantasy Football Podcast is part of the NFL Podcasts Network.

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0:38.8	What is up? Welcome to another edition of the NFL fantasy football show.
0:54.0	It's me, your man,
0:54.6	M.G. Marcus Grant, still masking and socially distancing. And on the list for the shot!
0:59.9	So funny. We have been doing this for more than a year. I have an appointment, so I'm super excited
1:05.6	about that. I am also super excited about our show today. As normal, we have our producer, Steve, who's hanging out
1:11.7	with us. And as we continue our pre-draft preview, Matt Okada is back again. Last week, we talked
1:20.5	quarterbacks and tight-ins. Today, we're going to talk running backs. And then next week,
1:24.8	we're going to start a two-part set on wide receivers. But Matt,
1:28.7	it was a lot of fun last week. Maybe not as beefy this week, but I'm hoping we have just as much fun.
1:34.3	Yeah, I mean, these are arguably the most important players for fantasy. The running backs are
1:39.1	crucial. So even if there's, you know, we did two positions last week.
1:44.4	So to be fair, to the running backs, you know, that was a big show.
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