Fantasy Football: Tips, advice on when to draft your favorite Redskins players
Running Back
Even if you’re a fan of the Redskins running backs, I highly recommend staying away from this position. It seems that the team is bound to use a committee approach for the 2018 season and it’s hard to see exactly who will be the biggest producer.
Adrian Peterson looked good on Thursday night against the Broncos and he will probably have a couple of big games this season. That said, he was extremely inconsistent last year splitting time between two teams, so he can’t be relied upon as a consistent starter.
Samaje Perine looked very good in one-plus preseason outing before suffering an ankle injury and missing the third preseason week. Perine could end up earning the starting job at some point during the season, but given his injury, it’s not even a given that he’ll be heavily involved in Week 1. He might be the back to own by the end of the year, but it’s hard to know if that success will be there early in the season.
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Rob Kelley is loved by Jay Gruden, but he will only be a fantasy threat if he scores touchdowns. Still, there’s a chance that he could be the starter at the beginning of the season. Or, he could be off the roster altogether.
Chris Thompson is the only player who can certainly be trusted, as he will be the receiving back for the squad. The team may limit his touches early in the season as he continues to come back from a broken leg he suffered last year, but he should catch plenty of passes and will be a big play threat.
Right now, Thompson is the only member of the Redskins backfield that I recommend drafting. The other options just carry too much risk at this point in time.