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Ollie Gordon II 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook: Which Version Should We Expect to See?
Coming into the 2024 season, perhaps no collegiate running back was thought to have a higher ceiling than Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon II. Unfortunately, following an inefficient, injury-hampered junior season, Gordon saw his stock plummet before the 2025 NFL Draft, where he was eventually selected in the 6th round by the Miami Dolphins, 179th overall. The 2023 Doak Walker Award winner will now attempt to carve out a role in an offense that doesn't appear to be a natural fit for his skill set. After taking approximately 58% of his career carries out of a man-gap scheme and then running a disappointing 4.61 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, he'll now battle Jaylen Wright to back up starter De’Von Achane (calf). His most straightforward path to fantasy relevance will be through goal-line work, where at 6'1" and 226 pounds, he presents a very different look from Achane (5'9", 188 pounds) and Wright (5'10", 210 pounds). Alexander Mattison (neck) out for the year with a neck injury. Achane and Wright are also banged up, Gordon suddenly has a path to touches in Miami’s backfield and could carve out a decent role. With the recent injury news, Gordon comes in as RotoBaller’s RB63 in PPR formats and 22nd in the latest rookie rankings.
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