Corey Grant (RB, JAC) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~240

CURRENT ADP: ~250

ANALYSIS: If you are a Leonard Fournette owner, there is a good chance that you also have T.J. Yeldon on your roster. While Yeldon would likely be first to get touches if Fournette is out, there is another name on this team in the backfield that should be a stash candidate. Running back Corey Grant is a name to watch as someone to stick at the bottom of your roster, whether you are a Fournette owner or not. There are a few reasons to like Grant as a stash candidate, and one of the reasons is Fournette and his ankles. Ever since college, Fournette has battled ankle injuries and has missed games periodically thanks to that. Fournette finished his rookie season with 13 games played under his belt, but if you look back, or recall, you will see that he was questionable to play on more than one occasion. During his time at LSU, Fournette played 13 games in 2014, 12 in 2015, and just seven games in 2016. There are more reasons to like Grant than just Fournette's health, but  you can expect to get several nice weekly plays out of Grant if he is at the bottom of your roster when Fournette is out.

Aside from the ankles, there is more to be excited about with Grant and Yeldon. Since landing in Jacksonville in 2015 for his rookie season, Grant has started in just one game. He comes off the bench, and finally played a full 16 games in 2017, in the two years before that, he played in just 17 games combined. As he has seen the field more each season, Grant has shown that he can catch the ball and make put some yardage up on his own after the catch. In the AFC Championship game against New England, he had three catches on three targets for 59 yards, looking very capable and explosive. On the other side, there is Yeldon who has also shown he is more than capable in the passing game out of the backfield as well. He has put up 116 catches on 155 targets over his first three seasons, totaling 815 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns.

If for some reason Yeldon is available, or you are in a shallower  league, Yeldon needs to be owned. For those in deeper leagues, Grant is someone you should go out and grab to throw on the bottom of your roster.