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Fantasy football 2020: Top 10 players after pick 200

By Bill Pivetz

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Randall Cobb #18 of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball against the Washington Redskins in the third quarter at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: Randall Cobb #18 of the Dallas Cowboys runs the ball against the Washington Redskins in the third quarter at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 15: Quarterback Nick Foles #7 of the Jacksonville Jaguars warms up before the game against the Oakland Raiders at RingCentral Coliseum on December 15, 2019 in Oakland, California. The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Oakland Raiders 20-16. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

Late round RB/QB

Nick Foles, CHI

Foles was traded to the Bears this offseason. While he will likely start the season as the backup to Mitch Trubisky, there is a possibility he will see some game action this year. Trubisky did not have the best season, throwing for 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions over 15 games.

Foles has never played a full season as a starter. The closest he got was in 2015 with the Rams, starting 11 games. Over the last two seasons, he had a 69.9 completion percentage with a 10:6 TD:INT ratio. If you are in a 2QB league, Foles is not a bad stash.

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Marcus Mariota, LV

Sticking with backup quarterbacks, Mariota also finds himself on a team with an already-established quarterback as the starter. The difference is that Mariota’s chances to playing are less than Foles’. Derek Carr had a great season, throwing for over 4,000 yards with 21 touchdowns and eight picks.

Mariota looked good in the first four weeks, throwing for 933 yards, seven touchdowns and zero interceptions. Things got worse after that and he was benched in favor of Ryan Tannehill. The reason I bring Mariota up is his rushing ability.

He has 1,399 career rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. Carr has just 175 yards and three scores. Mariota is just one injury away from being the starter in Las Vegas.

Giovani Bernard, CIN

The Bengals never seem to be able to rely on one running back for a season. There are always two running backs who have some fantasy football value throughout the year. Years ago it was a mix of Jeremy Hill and Bernard. Currently, it’s a combination of Joe Mixon and Bernard.

Bernard’s best rushing season came in 2015 when he ran for 730 yards, 4.7 YPC. He’s also been effective in the passing game. His targets have gone down in recent years but is still racking up 30 receptions and 200-plus yards a season. Bernard is also one Mixon injury away from being the lead back. If Mixon is hurt, I don’t trust the team to rely on the arm of Andy Dalton to lead the offense.

Jalen Richard, LV

Going back to Las Vegas, Richard has higher value than Bernard. Richard doesn’t do much in the rushing game. He had just 145 rushing yards last season. But, with the struggles the pass catchers had, Richard was able to rack up 36 receptions for 323 yards.

Josh Jacobs is the clear-cut running back for the Raiders. The front office added two more weapons to the passing game but Richard will still have some value, especially in deeper PPR leagues.

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