Can Robust RB Work in 2024 | Mid 1st Round Draft Strategy | 2024 Fantasy Football Advice 

1000% agree. Robust RB is an outdated strategy that was relevant in the days of workhorse running backs. I find it's used mostly by people that haven't adapted to the modern norms in fantasy. With all the split backfields... You can find so much value in RB from round 5 and on.

@@dennybasens2416 yessir. There is value to be had later in the draft and there is ALWAYS RBs that come out of nowhere so being active and aggressive on the waiver wire can pay off big.

It really comes down to your top picks staying healthy. And if you draft receivers early then their Qb’s must stay healthy too. The depth of good running backs are thin while the wr’s are much deeper. Making too rb’s more valuable.

The health seems to be the biggest issues I've had with going RB heavy. Can it work, obviously... But it seems the moon, sun and stars have to align with injuries for it to work whereas solidifying all other positions that are just flat out less likely to have injuries seems a more consistent way to get into the big dance at the end of the season. The best teams I've ever had, I seemed to find starting RBs on the waiver early in the season or drafted top handcuffs and sure enough those starters somebody else spent a top pick on got injured

Yeah but because there is so much throwing, there are always many wr's that are fantasy viable. If I do hero rb, then the 2nd rb I take you have to grab the cuff, and I hate drafting cuffs.

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I like pairing a guy like Breece who has such a high ceiling with a Henry who will always give you consistent volume, then if an Achane falls to you , that's a team that can blow people out.

@@rollotomassi4768I agree with you 💯, been playing for 15-20yrs and RB heavy still rules if you can land 3 workhorses.

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Harrison's price tag is insanely high... But when it comes to Taylor... He's been in the league four years. One of those years has been great. Three have been disappointing. If Richardson is healthy, he's cutting into Taylor's touchdown upside

@dennybasens2416 Taylor isn't without risk- he's a running back- but when healthy, he's far more valuable than Harrison. I'm not worried about Richardson. Yes, he will take some TDs, but they will score more TDs overall if both of them stay healthy and productive, so JT will still get his share.

On a one week sample it’s likely JT. The question is, who do you feel confident in producing that way for the entire season, and also how that pick impacts who you take later

​@FantasyFootballAdviceFFA Sure, but it's also about upside. JT is more likely to get hurt, but Harrison could get hurt too. JT could be the No. 1 player in fantasy. There's no way Harrison will even be Top 5, likely not Top 12. JT v. Harrison is probably a bad example, because it's a no contest in my mind, but random Round 2 RB that is the clear bellcow for their team v. random Round 2 WR who is the clear No. 1 option in the passing attack on his team and I think it's still the RB. The RB likely has Top 5ish potential that the WR doesn't and the relative scarcity at the positions means that you're far more likely to find a WR that can produce as well as that Round 2 WR later in the draft than you are to find a RB that can produce as well as that Round 2 RB later in the draft. Plus, you're more likely to suffer injuries at RB, so you need to have high-end depth there. If you go Breece Hall, WR, WR, Ken Walker... Benson... Doodle, and then Hall gets hurt, you're likely screwed.

@@chrisclark2747 I think a better comparison is someone like Nico or Olave vs Achane. I doubt any of those 3 finish top 5 and all come with question marks

Then panic draft butker in the 3rd round 😂

If you’re able to start off JT and Breece then they’re absolutely hammering WR/TE/QB over the next 5-6 rounds. Get those positions as strong as possible to pair with those two RBs. No need to invest more early at RB if you have 2 top 7 options already

Search for it on X. FantasyPros posts about it each year so you should be able to find it. Although I think their new rankings will come out some time in the next 2 weeks so maybe just keep an eye on their account for that

Really just comes down to value honestly. As I said, 2 RBs in the first 5 is optimal and none of those builds do that. So you’d deviate to those other ones when value presents itself. Among those 3 Hero has a strong championship rate, though some years Robust RB has dominated

Especially in a 10 team league, you can always find a wr . If you have a rb injury and no depth, it's tough.

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I still have a feeling they’ll add another WR

@@dennybasens2416 AS was a terrible head coach in Atlanta true but he was a great coordinator in Tennessee. He helped A.J. Brown break out.

@@FantasyFootballAdviceFFA obviously if they bring in a stud like Aiyuk my opinion of him will have to change. Until then I think he’s a great value to say the very least.

I've been doing it since 2014, was being laughed at back then, but after much success since then those laughs turned to tears lol

Same here. Literally the worst strategy. Every year there are RB1s like kyren williams that show up from the waiver wire. No reason to use three early round picks on a position with a high injury and high bust rate

I win every year I go robust 🤷

​@@gardockis.playgroundno you don't

You can be a sheep all you want 😅

You're are either taking the wrong rbs or they get hurt and you don't have their handcuff. Wr is the least important position to draft

Best Ball and dynasty should definitely be WR heavy. For redraft it’s when RB gets pushed up

Talk about living in the past lol

He literally did a study that proved it is not

Wow!...that is so wrong i don't even know what to say.

Played since 2003 probably before you was born pal

Wrong again, must be your thing.

Kyren actually won me my dynasty league