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BALLER MOVE: Target ~135
CURRENT ADP: 147.7
ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners know all about Ryan Mathews— his injuries, his fumbles and his propensity for breaking fantasy football owners’ hearts. He enters the 2016 season as Philadelphia’s starting tailback, but he is difficult to trust.
In 2015, Darren Sproles averaged under four yards per carry for only the second time in 10 years, and his yards per catch were the lowest since 2007. While these seem to be indicators that Father Time is tackling his speed, a spotty offensive line and Chip Kelly’s three-back system were probably more to blame for Sproles’ down season.
If Mathews gets dinged up or coughs up the football too many times, Sproles should be the next man up in Philadelphia’s revamped offense under Doug Pederson. If you draft Mathews, then you undoubtedly have to take Sproles a few rounds later for insurance.
