Sunday, May 15, 2016

1.12 Pittsburgh BIG PAPAS - RB Kenyan Drake

In the real world: The Miami Dolphins drafted Drake out of Alabama in Round 3. ESPN's Todd McShay, Rotoworld's Evan Silva and NFL Network's Mike Mayock all see Drake as a passing down/change-of-pace back to the current starter, Jay Ajayi. Matt Waldman notes in his annual Rookie Scouting Portfolio that Drake lost a fumble every 39.9 touches, which might explain why he didn't get used more often at Alabama.
In the TUFF world: The BIG PAPAS had a tough choice here--either take QB Jared Goff to solidify their depth at that position (since Nick Foles did not prove to be a good backup for Andrew Luck), or handcuff Ajayi (their first-round pick a year ago). Drake is the safer bet, given that their other RBs aren't in really good job situations (Darren McFadden will be relegated to 3rd down duty behind Ezekiel Elliott, T.J. Yeldon is going to give up touches to Chris Ivory, and Chris Johnson, who turns 31 in September, will share carries with David Johnson and Andre Ellington).

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