Sunday, May 15, 2016

1.04 Indianapolis Hoosier Daddy's - RB Derrick Henry

In the real world: The Tennessee Titans surprised the fantasy football world by taking Henry in Round 2 less than two months after trading for pricey, injury-prone DeMarco Murray. He could get short-yardage and goal-line carries right out of the gate. At Alabama, he set the SEC conference record for most rushing yards in a season (2,219), most rushing TDs in a season (28) and most consecutive games with a rushing TD (20) in addition to winning the Heisman Trophy.
In the TUFF world: Indy fell to 5-9 in part because they didn't get the production they had hoped for from their rookies, most notably RB Melvin Gordon (taken second overall last year). With Gordon still unproven, Frank Gore still on his last legs, and Ryan Mathews still injury-prone, taking Henry makes sense here. Besides, if Indy falls flat on its face again this year, next year's draft promises to be the best for RBs in at least nine years.

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