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BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~220 Overall
Current ADP: ~250
Talk about a deep sleeper. They don’t come any deeper than the second string running back sitting behind, not only one of the best running backs in the league, but also one of the bell cows in the league.
Despite this Chase Edmonds has a good chance to be a valuable player in fantasy leagues if given the opportunity. We saw last season the Cardinals are willing to use him. Granted this was a whole different coaching staff but he showed what he can do in limited work and David Johnson is not getting younger, meaning they may try to lessen his workload.
Playing in all 16 games in 2018, the rookie from Fordham carried the ball 60 times for 203 yards and two touchdowns while adding an additional 199 yards on 20 receptions from the backfield.
Great numbers they are not. But, having these numbers with a fully healthy Johnson still in Arizona allows us to see a scenario in which Edmonds gets more playing time this season. In deep leagues or in 16-team leagues, Edmonds could be a late round back with the potential to bust out on a given week and if David Johnson were to go down, he would have the entire backfield to himself. Is he a draftable asset in 12-team leagues with standard six-man benches? No. But in those deep leagues, when you are looking for anyone who may hit. Edmonds could be that hit. And it could be a home run.
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