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Tevin Coleman 2020 Outlook: Perfect Late-Round RB
5 years ago49ers running back Tevin Coleman seems to be a forgotten man during this offseason. He was the lead back in SF going into last season but injured his ankle during a Week 1 bout against Tampa Bay's stout run defense. Coleman returned in Week 5 and blasted a poor Browns' defense for 97 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries then dismantled the Panthers' league-worst run defense in Week 8 but just could not provide consistently during the rest of the season. High-ankle sprains tend to linger and unfortunately, it is fair to assume that Coleman was hampered by it during the year given that he struggled to run in the back half of the year. He hardly averaged more than 3 yards per carry past Week 8 and saw his carry numbers dwindle to the single-digits. Coleman had lost the starting job to Raheem Mostert who is now getting selected roughly 50 picks ahead of him. While Mostert surely earned the starting role for 2020, there is no guarantee that the late-breakout RB maintains that level of production and takes full control of that backfield. If Coleman can prove early-on that he is still more than competent, his double-digit round ADP will prove to be a steal given that running back is extremely scarce. He could even regain the starting role mid-season.
