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BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~90 Overall
CURRENT ADP: ~103
ANALYSIS: Las Vegas has a promising tailback in Josh Jacobs. In both his freshman and sophomore seasons, Jacobs was able to finish at least as the RB21 and that happened in his first year as a pro. Last time out, though, Jacobs excelled to greater levels and put on an RB8 year thanks to his 231.3 PPR points and 15.4 FPPG average through 15 games in 2020. That should have him playing the RB1 role for the third consecutive season, but the Raiders spent big bucks to bolster the backfield by handing Drake a two-year, $11-million deal.
As a sort of insurance callup if Jacobs were to suffer an injury, Drake is a great option for the Raiders. I would grade that free-agent signing as a dumbfounding one given the expected role and the price, but it's not that I'm paying for him, so alas. Drake had a rough start to his career but he's found himself in the past three seasons, ranking inside the top-17 RBs in all of them while playing for both the Dolphins and Cardinals.
Drake is a virtual lock to average 10+ FPPG if we look at his resume and factor his new role into the equation. The opportunities will be cut down from those he's gotten in his prior three seasons, obviously, but PFF is giving him a projection of 177 opportunities in 2021 that rank fourth among non-RB1 players. At his current ADP, I don't think there are many backups as good as Drake for the upcoming season. Drake projects to finish as the RB29 while he's getting off draft boards as a super-low RB40. Must pounce on the Matrix glitch while it remains unfixed, folks.
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