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BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~50 Overall
Current ADP: ~60
ANALYSIS: James White makes the cut with and ADP around 60 right now. The fact that he continues to be drafted so late is a testament to how slept on he is as a running back in fantasy football. Last year, he finished sixth in PPR scoring among running backs.
If you look at the remainder of the top-10 scorers among running backs ADPs now, the only one that isn't being drafted in the first three rounds is Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon. His ADP would be in the second round if he weren't holding out for a new deal. So, where is the love for White?
Fellow running back Sony Michel is expected to take on a larger workload as long as he stays healthy, but, even then, the pass-catching role is still firmly White's. Former "weapon" (it is in quotes because he was an offensive player that worked everywhere) Cordarrelle Patterson is gone to the Chicago Bears. Tight end Rob Gronkowski has retired, and that leaves a lot of short-yardage opportunities for White.
He'll continue to be Tom Brady's favorite target not named wide receiver Julian Edelman, and it wouldn't be at all surprising if he finished as an RB1 again in PPR scoring.
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