Fantasy Football Strategy: 4 crowded backfields to avoid

Fantasy Football Strategy: 4 Crowded Backfields to Avoid

Not every team’s backfield situation is ideal for Fantasy Football strategy. Last season, there were five teams who failed to produce a Top 32 running back in PPR scoring (BAL, BUF, DET, NYJ, and PHI). This should not come as much of a surprise, as injuries are very common at the position. However, there are some timeshares that can be toxic and hold players back from their full potential.

In this article, we’ll be looking into some of these “toxic” situations that should be avoided from a fantasy football strategy perspective. This doesn’t mean completely write these players off, as no player’s name should be crossed off of your list before your fantasy football draft. Even if there is a running back whose situation is not all that intriguing, there has to be some point in which you would draft them.

Let’s take Todd Gurley for example, Fantasy Football’s most difficult player to predict heading into the 2019 season. Even if you don’t like where he’s from a health perspective, there still has to be a point in the draft where you would pull the trigger. His current ADP on FantasyData is 15.4, making him the RB11. This ADP puts him in the early 2nd round, but if he falls to you at the back end of the 3rd, you have to adjust.

The reason I’m getting into this is to explain what “avoid” really means. Not all together, but just to bring light to some bad situations/timeshares. They are out there, so we need to be aware of them.