Hello folks and welcome to the first pure streamer stock watch of the season. In this piece I will run through my weekly thoughts on every “streamer” — aka running backs drafted outside the top-72 picks (FFPC ADP).
The write ups on each back are quite short here, but you can check out my extended thoughts on each backfield post-Week 1 in the Sunday Drive.
Week 1 Hitchhiker's Guide: The Sunday Drive
Hello and welcome to the first Sunday Drive of the season. In this piece, we’ll walk through every backfield analyzing both usage and performance, as well as any injuries that could shift the balance of touches moving forward.
The idea here is to give you start/sit advice in the near term for teams relying on these backs, along with a longer-view dynasty stance. Often once contingent plays start to rank at the top of the board, these backs are core decision-points in DFS lineups. The steamers are ranked in order of my preference in starting them in the coming week, both by tier and within each tier.
For the early-weeks I’m also going to include some key rookies who were drafted in the top-72 but who folks may be questioning when to start until / unless their roles grow over time.
The categorizations listed below each player are taken from the format of my pre-season annotated RB tiers. Refer to the legend below for what each term mean: (or ask in the comments if you need more clarification)
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