Analyzing Top NFL Running Backs and Their Matchups

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00:00So let's talk running backs here, and let's start with Saquon Barkley.

00:05What are they paying him?

00:07$9,200 is what it'll cost, Dad.

00:09Can I get a Saquon Barkley?

00:11Joe, you're Dad in this scenario, so go.

00:14You can get a Saquon Barkley for $9,200, but you're going to have to realize that you can't

00:19get anything else too much along with it.

00:22That's all you're getting.

00:23You're not getting the play set that goes along with it.

00:25You're not getting the coloring book and the other things.

00:27That's it.

00:28But look, Saquon is in a really good matchup this week, obviously, and you continue to

00:32look at what Saquon's been giving you.

00:34It's been really steady productivity.

00:36Saquon, coming off a bye, also a good situation.

00:39The Cleveland Browns are the 24th-ranked rush defense, so a really good scenario for him,

00:44almost equally expensive.

00:45And again, if you're playing on FanDuel and the half PPR, probably Derek Henry is a little

00:50bit more appealing.

00:51He is going against that Commander's rush defense that's the 21st rank.

00:55So the two guys at the top of the board, both very appealing, but very expensive.

01:00Probably I would lean towards Henry on the half-point PPR side, and I would lean towards

01:05Barkley on the DK side, where things are a little bit more regarding the pass-catching

01:10ability.

01:11And you're getting Devonta Smith back.

01:13You're getting A.J. Brown back, but I don't know how full-strength everybody is, so I

01:17continue to think that Saquon Barkley is going to work in this passing game.

01:21David Montgomery, 7,900, has been a touchdown machine.

01:25Lions coming off a buy themselves, a good situation, a game with a high total.

01:28I know Jameer Gibbs was really good that last game, but don't forget about David Montgomery

01:32in that mix.

01:33Gibbs also very startable in DFS this week.

01:35I think Montgomery, cheaper option on FanDuel.

01:38DK, you pay up for Jameer Gibbs, probably the better approach if you want to get involved

01:41in that game.

01:42Rico Doudle at 6,100 in that same contest is an interesting oppo play.

01:46Now the Lions have been pretty good against the run, but the difference is here Rico Doudle

01:50is getting much more work in the backfield.

01:52I think the Cowboys have realized that Ezekiel Elliott is dust and it's time to move on.

01:57You saw that in the workload the last time you saw Rico Doudle, so that's a positive.

02:00And last but not least, if you do extend to that 8 p.m. game in that whole full Sunday

02:05slate, Tyrone Tracy, 5,800 is a really good option.

02:09He looked terrific running the football.

02:11The Cincinnati Bengals defense is not good on any level, so a unique opportunity here

02:16to get a little bit of relief for your running backs.

02:18But don't forget about the Jeremy McNichols of the world, too, with Bryan Robinson Jr.

02:23out.

02:24He's been scoring touchdowns in his absence.

02:26Bucky Irving is going to get an opportunity today.

02:28You got a lot of guys who are stepping into more full-time roles, so there's a lot of

02:32ways to get some value at the running back position today.

02:36If you want to go up to the top, that's great, but you might have to get one of those Tyrone

02:39Tracy, McNichols, Rico Doudle, or even a Bucky Irving type guy to offset that.

02:48You got a lot of guys who are stepping into more full-time roles, so there's a lot of

02:49ways to get some value at the running back position today.

02:50If you want to go up to the top, that's great, but you might have to get one of those Tyrone

02:51Tracy, McNichols, Rico Doudle, or even a Bucky Irving type guy to offset that.

02:52If you want to go up to the top, that's great, but you might have to get one of those Tyrone

02:53Tracy, McNichols, Rico Doudle, or even a Bucky Irving type guy to offset that.

02:54If you want to go up to the top, that's great, but you might have to get one of those Tyrone

02:55Tracy, McNichols, Rico Doudle, or even a Bucky Irving type guy to offset that.

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