Must Draft Running Backs (Offensive Line) - 2024 Fantasy Football

Introduction [Music] greetings and salutations everyone my name is an kof and welcome to my YouTube channel today I want to talk about must draft running backs for the 2024 fantasy football season while focusing on offensive line play in regards to run blocking success now yesterday in our strength of schedule video at the running back position we talked about the efforts of the 11 other Defenders on the opposite side of the field whose jobs are to stop our Running Backs from succeeding every single week so why not go ahead and talk about the five offensive linemen that stand in front of our running backs that lead them to success every single season so over the course of today's video we'll talk about seven running backs who are associated with Elite offensive lines going into 2024 and as I've represented on the right side of the screen we have rankings for the offensive lines going into 2024 based on their updated depth charts and overall grades based on their 2023 efforts so before 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line rankings as we approach Offensive Line Run Block Rankings the 2024 fantasy football season and I have determined this by individual offensive line run blocking grades from the 2023 year now one of the most important things for offensive lines is continuity so of course I've taken into account all of the different changes that have been made for these offensive lines whether it's free agency whether it's players being drafted for example if a team like the Kansas City Chiefs has a rookie left tackle I've gone ahead and taken the Run blocking grades of other left tackles that have been drafted Within These similar rounds as those players in the last three seasons 2021 to 2023 taken those average run blocking grades and attribute it to them now of course like in anything football related you're either going to improve or potentially decline within your overall career so even though the overall rankings in terms of offensive line going into 2024 stack up as such based on run blocking grades the fact of the matter is injuries are going to take place some players are going to improve some players are are going to decline throughout the overall season so these overall rankings are going to shift but what we have seen year-over-year especially as of late is that the top Elite RB's & O-Lines five offensive lines continue to stay within the same conversation with the Detroit Lions Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles in regards to the rum blocking category it really does give us even more confidence in selecting the elite running backs at the top of the overall board we're talking about players like bejan Robinson of course jir Gibbs Christian mcaffry Jonathan Taylor sa Pon Barkley who are all associated with top five offensive lines going into this upcoming season not only that we have guys like Kiren Williams associated with the seventh overall ranked offensive line and Devon aan who is another one of these no-brainer selections going into this upcoming season associated with a top 10 overall offensive line based on run blocking rates but as we know those players should be selected within the first three rounds of an upcoming draft regardless of scoring format so I decided to go ahead and focus on other running backs who are associated with top tier offensive lines going into this upcoming season that can still find success that may not be S tier level players because we all know those are must draft options but these other options over the course of today's episode the seven running backs that I will mention are still associated with top tier offensive lines but certainly have far less value based on where they're being drafted currently and where they could potentially end up by the end of the 2024 season I do want to 2023 Results also mention before we get into our first running back overall conversation this time last year I had a very similar video I mentioned players and suggested players such as DeAndre Swift who from weeks two through 17 of last year was the number 14 overall back uh we talked about bejan Robinson in this circumstance last year finishes rb9 we had Alexander Madison in this conversation he was a complete whiff I take responsibility for that of course JK Dobbins was another running back unfortunately Achilles injury that ended his season but the Baltimore Ravens backfield contributed the fifth most total fantasy points by running backs amongst all teams in 2023 so he could have very well easily been in that conversation David Montgomery was in last year's video number 13 and Jamir Gibbs was number 10 so again not bad and going into 2024 one of those players David Montgomery that I mentioned that we talked about last season is at the top of the conversation and our thumbnail for today's episode that is David Montgomery of the Detroit Lions now similar to last year David Montgomery was being undervalued and even though he is being drafted far higher this season I still think that there is a conversation to be had in regards to the potential of him being a must draft option based on the safety that he has in terms of overall touches and the offense that he is associated with and of course the elite level offensive line quite literally number one amongst all in terms of run blocking grades additionally amongst all teams in 2023 we're number four in terms of dvoa uh in terms of yards before contacts for running backs they were ranked number five and in terms of run blocking win rates they were number 11 amongst all teams in the National Football League additionally like I mentioned earlier one of the most important things regarding offens line is continuity four of their five starters return they replace one of their offensive guards who went to uh the Los Angeles Rams they replace him with Kevin zeitler a former offensive guard for the Baltimore Ravens so they make an upgrade and improve their offensive guard and that is why they're the number one ranked offensive line going into the season and why I Tru do believe we need to be investing in David Montgomery Who currently via Underdog fantasy has an ADP of 73.2 he's RB 17 off the board again a great investment especially when we take into account last season with this offensive Line's efforts he was able to get himself a career-high 4.63 yards per carry on average and he was able to get himself a 3.05 yard after contact per attempt average which is the highest that he has been able to achieve since the year of 2020 so again a lot of impressive numbers for David Montgomery behind this incredible offensive line within a great offense as a whole I mean amongst all teams in the National Football League last year this offense had the second most running back rushing attempts the second most running back rushing yards second most touchdowns and the second most opportunities as a whole to the running back position just putting that into perspective 550 opportunities which is the combination of rushing attempts and targets at the running back position and again the conversation of why we want to draft David Montgomery doesn't just just have to do with the fact that he's associated with an elite offensive line an elite team he is demonstrated that he can find success within this offense but it also is the fact that if you're going to have an offense that is going to run the ball 450 times with their running backs jir Gibbs is not going to be able to handle all of that and we already went ahead and prove that last season from weeks 10 through 21 throughout that span of time there was 12 games of a sample size in which we saw both David Montgomery and jir Gibbs split this backfield though the overall snapshot led to David Montgomery only playing 44% of the over all snaps the opportunities that he was given were valuable ones especially ones near the Red Zone but overall as a whole throughout that span of time those 12 games averaging 15 touches per game and 12.91 fantasy points per game which going into this upcoming season can very easily continue to find success especially considering David Montgomery throughout this span of time he handled 55% of the running back rushing attempts and 29% of the overall targets within this backfield which could very easily duplicate going into this season now when I talked about some of the more valuable touches and overall snaps that were going in the direction of David Montgomery I did want to go ahead and mention from weeks 10 through 21 after the bye when we were witnessing the Detroit Lions offense utilizing both of these running backs to their maximum capacity we saw the overall distribution of opportunities within the red zone go out as follows jir Gibbs had 35 Red Zone rushing attempts through weeks 10 through 21 that led to 10 rushing touchdowns David Montgomery 36 Red Zone rushing attempts attempt that led to eight rushing touchdowns so again both of them with a 50/50 split within the Red Zone and of course this team being tied for number one amongst all in 2023 in terms of overall rushing touchdowns amongst all teams I think it was 27 that they had I think they tied also with uh if I'm not mistaken the San Francisco 49ers and of course the Miami Dolphins there is a lot of opportunity on the table still for David Montgomery to be a valuable back and someone that even though he is being you know drafted at 73.2 which makes him a solid rb2 option but Additionally the most valuable handcuff in all of fantasy football if anything was to happen to jir Gibbs and jir Gibbs was to miss time we have witnessed that David Montgomery without jir Gibbs in the lineup is averaging over 20 fantasy points per game so it's very much so capable in which he can go ahead and get himself into a top five standing if in fact anything was to happen to Jim Gibs which I don't anticipate to happen but again he is the most valuable handcuff in fantasy football based on the team the offensive line that he has associated with all Raheem Mostert right moving on to the next running back I wanted to mention speaking of valuable handcuffs if anything was to happen to perhaps someone like Devon aan we have seen from 20123 that Raheem moer is able to go ahead and carry this entire backfield week in and week out and find incredible success now when we talk about the offensive line of course they were ranked 10 in terms of overall run blocking grades going into 2024 number three in 2023 dvoa number one amongst all teams in terms of yards before contact at the running back position and on top of that they had the fourth highest overall run blocking win rate amongst all teams now in terms of offensive line continuity going into this upcoming season four of their five starters return of course they did make a little bit of a switch at the center position which in my opinion is a downgrade but nonetheless there is a lot of potential for this offensive line because not only is the offensive line going to continue to play well but the overall scheme at which these running backs are allowed to run through these Lanes is really what separates the Miami Dolphins rushing attack from a lot of these other teams what McDaniel has been able to do with this offense and evolving them from 2022 to 2023 has been apparent because of all the success they have found in terms of you know of course running the ball amongst all teams last season the seventh most rushing attempts by running backs 396 they led the league in running back rushing yards running back rushing touchdowns they were number five amongst all teams in terms of running back opportunities being the total of rushing attempts and of course targets it didn't even stop there in terms of overall usage of running backs within the receiving game number eight in Targets number nine in receptions number 15 in receiving yards and number one amongst all teams tied with the San Francisco 49ers in regards to running back receiving touchdowns now with all those opportunities of course in the offensive line play we witness rimos to be extremely efficient 4.84 yards per carrier which is number nine amongst all running backs last season with a base minimum of 50 rushing attempts on top of it 3.4 Zer yards after contact per attempt ranked number 10th amongst all running backs in the National Football League last season in games in which rahee moer last season was given 12 or more touches he was averaging 18.89% of the offensive snaps averaging 19.1 fantasy points per game and of course you're able to accomplish that when you score over 20 touchdowns within a given year amongst all running backs in the National Football League last season Raheem Moser was number one in Red Zone rushing attempts inside the 5 yard line he had 19 of those attempts which of course led to a lot of f success but this isn't the first time that rahee moard has found success within this offense you go back to 2022 in games in which he was given 12 or more touches in a game 12.76 fantasy points per game even in 2022 in games in which Tua Tonga vioa was healthy and obviously didn't miss time due to the concussions that he had on multiple occasions with a healthy Tu Tong of aloa Rahim moer was averaging 16.9 six fantasy points per game all while he was splitting touches with Jeff Wilson Jr I believe that the Ascension of this running game the overall efforts of this offensive line the way that you know mikee McDaniel has schemed this overall offense going forward is going to continue to find success and even though we all anticipate to see someone like Devon aan take even further steps forward and find himself even more potential of opportunity and success in 2024 we have to take into account that rahee moard isn't going anywhere he was their primary goal line back and he was highly efficient last year and I don't see him disappearing unless an injury is going to take place he is going to continue to contribute and I think he overall current standing of ADP 92.8 rb27 off the board is a great overall investment at this current moment in time because very similar to David Montgomery if anything was to happen in this backfield he'll take over and he is already proven that he has top five running back upside based on last season's overall stats and for those of you who have on mind the idea you know Rahim moer is an older back do I really want to be investing in someone of this capacity understand that he's played 31 of the last 34 games for this organization and in terms of overall touch throughout his entire career I've done the math he has only touched the ball 883 times and I was taking into account rushing attempts receptions and on top of it return y return attempts whether it's pump return or kickoff return again not very many touches throughout his entire NFL career all James Cook right let's move on to the next running back I wanted to mention we have James Cook of the Buffalo Bills another one of these running backs that again in my opinion should be a no-brainer selection but many of us may hesitate because of the overall contributions and of course exposure to opportunity that Josh Allen gets within the Red Zone but nonetheless let's talk about the Buffalo Bills offensive line based on their overall run blocking grades they are ranked 16th amongst all teams going into 2024 but in terms of 2023 dvoa there were six amongst all teams in terms of yards before contact ranked five and of course run blocking win rate among amongst all teams in 2023 were ranked fourth or tied for fourth in terms of offensive line continuity for their five starters returned they just changed their offensive Center Mitch Morris went to the Jacksonville Jaguars and they went ahead and shifted one of their guards to Center and then replaced that guard with one of their backups thats on team so in terms of offensive line continuity it is as good as it gets now let's shift our overall focus in terms of topic past the offensive line and onto the potential of James Cook a running back who was number four amongst all backs last season in terms of total rushing yards and number eight amongst all backs last season in terms of total receiving yards the efficiencies that he went ahead and demonstrated last season were incredible and those numbers only continued to improve because he got more opportunities late in the year from weeks 11 through 20 with Joe Brady as the offensive coordinator we saw James Cook handling 20.1 touches per game and averaging 13.96% potential in which he could score more but if in fact we get into a situation in which Josh Allen continues to reign supreme within the Red Zone I still do believe that James Cook is a must draft running back based on his overall potential for success based on the opportunities that he will be given besides his overall opportunities of touching the ball 20.1 you know times per game throughout weeks 11 through 20 of last season when I went ahead and total the overall running back contributions between weeks 11 through 20 the nine games in which they played with Joe Brady as the offensive coordinator the running back position for this team regardless of whether it was James Cook or potentially you know Ty Johnson whoever else was on the team you know latavius Murray Etc the running backs throughout that span of time are averaging 26.3 three attempts per game and 6.44 targets per game of course when we talk about unimpeded volume of opportunity and being given a high level of opportunity we want our running backs to get 70 plus% in both overall running back rushing attempts and targets when they are associated with a backfield that isn't giving their you know running backs oh the second most rushing attempts within the overall League or top five within that category we need to get over 70% which hopefully James Cook is going to Trend towards this offseason mainly because of Joe Brady and his past influences and what we have heard him say this offseason the past influences that I am specifically uh referring to is the fact that Joe Brady was on the coaching staff of the New Orleans Saints and was a coach between 2017 and 2018 he has seen up close and personal the capabilities of an Alvin Kamar on top of it he was the offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers from 2020 to 2021 he is seeing the production of Christian mcaffry so why not go ahead and use James Cook in that role and I think that's where we're trending in kind of positioning ourselves for 2024 when Joe Brady this offseason was asked about RB usage he did mention the concept of Workhorse running backs and he said however you guys Define it I obviously Define it with 21 opportunities per game he may Define it differently but in regards to his overall quote that followed in regards to running back usage within this offense he talked about how James Cook he calls him Jimbo going into this upcoming season looks different he looks stronger he's more put together and he's put in the work this offseason and it's important for him because they're going to give him more touches going into 2024 and even though there is the looming threat of Josh Allen within the red zone for the Buffalo Bills offense since 2018 he has scored 53 of the total 98 rushing touchdowns his offense has scored over the course of the last couple Seasons these are the numbers of rushing touchdowns Josh Allen his had uh 8 9 8 6 7 and 15 obvious there's a huge impact and there's obviously the huge uptick of going to 15 if that number goes back down to 10 and there's a conversation in which we could end up seeing James Cook repeating his overall numbers in terms of overall yardage receptions receiving yards and an increase with touchdowns four or five extra I mean he very easily could be a top 10 running back by the end of the season who is behind in my opinion going into this upcoming season a top 10 offensive line all right moving on to the next running back I wanted to D'Andre Swift mention speaking of a top 10 offensive line that many people may not be kind of anticipating I have the Chicago Bears here who last season in terms of dvoa ranked 10th in terms of yards before contact R ranked five in terms of run blocking win rate ranked second and of course in terms of 2024 grades at this overall run bling stance we have them ranked 11th again outside of the top 10 conversation and a running back that many of us may not be considering an incredible option based on the team that he is associated with now in comparison to the offensive lines he's been associated with in the past I mean when we talk about the offensive lines that he has been associated with in 2022 was a member of the Detroit Lions throughout that span of time of course in 2022 averaging 5.47 yards per carry within that offense last season as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of course he was averaging 4.58 yards per carry both of those overall numbers top 12 within their given seasons and now we move on to the you know the offensive line of the Chicago Bears who last season their running backs averaged 4.24 yards per carry 12th amongst all teams in the National Football League honestly pretty solid stats considering you had multiple running backs carry the ball that some of them far more efficient than others but now that you bring DeAndre Swift behind an offensive line who continuity consists of four of their five starters returning the only thing that they changed was their Center and in my opinion it's in terms of run blocking grades they're very similar in terms of their potential assuming of course they played similar to what they did last season they could improve they could decline we'll have to wait and see but nonetheless when we talk about DeAndre Swift being associated with this offensive line many may not think that it's immediately going to be success considering what this offense has in store the number one overall pick you have DJ Moore radun Keenan Allen Cole KT many weapons at their disposal so why want why would they you know utilize DeAndre Swift at a high capacity well we have seen DeAndre Swift when given opportunity Find a lot of success and there's a reason why they went ahead and gave him a three-year deal and paid him this offseason to bring him in because they know that they're going to utilize him at a high capacity of course you go back to 2021 when he was the full starting running back of the Detroit Lions from weeks 1 through 11 prior to his injury he was averaging I mean 15.8 fantasy points while also averaging 13.7 rushing attempts in 5.3 receptions per game number seven overall running back throughout that span of time back in 2021 then you fast forward to 2022 of course he got injured after the first two weeks of being the starter of the Detroit Lions and then Jamal Williams took over he returned primarily as a third down back SL two-minute drill slash gets himself six to7 rushing attempts per game then he switched homes he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles The Following Season as a member of the Eagles 15.2 rushing attempts per game 2.53 receptions per game and 11.93 fantasy points per game and even though throughout weeks 2 through 17 finishes the number 14 overall running back we have to take into account that many of his potential rushing touchdowns were vacated and stolen by Jaylen Herz very similar to you know we talked about James Cook just moments ago and his potential within the Red Zone you know last season unfortunately DeAndre Swift was at the mercy of Jaylen Herz and the brotherly shove so going into this upcoming year associated with an offense that has a solid offensive line has an offense that should be far better than it was last year considering all the improvements that they have made the fact that this offensive line is top 12 in terms of all you know overall categories of run blocking you have continuity here you're bringing in an offensive coordinator in Shane Waldren who is who has been the offensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks back in 2021 to 2023 and over the course of the last three seasons the Seattle Seahawks have been one of the worst offensive lines in the league yet despite that Kenneth Walker has ranked as the number 16 and the number 19 overall running back in fantasy football these last two seasons back in 2022 throughout weeks 5 through 19 after Rashad peny went down with his injury you know Kenneth Walker II third was averaging 15.69 fantasy points per game was number seven amongst all backs in terms of fantasy points per game on average back in 2023 weeks 1 through 10 prior to his injury 14.11 fantasy points per game 10th overall there is potential based on what we have witnessed from Shane Waldren as a play caller to get a lot of opportunities in the direction of DeAndre Swift and even though this offense isn't going to lead the league in terms of overall rushing attempts based on what they have in terms of their receiving game I truly do believe DeAndre Swift is being slept on based on his current ADP of 91.7 he's RB 26 off the board right next to rim moer another one of these running backs that could end up being a sustainable rb2 for the entirety of the 2024 year even though they are being slept on and undervalued in these circumstances moving on to the next running back I wanted to mention we have javante Williams of the Denver Broncos Javonte Williams speaking of undervalued running backs his current ADP is 111 RB 34 off the board on average via Underdog fantasy and going into this upcoming season the Run blocking efforts of this offensive line for the Denver Broncos are going to continue to find success in terms of overall grades they're ranked eth in terms of dvoa last season ranked 13th in terms of yards before contact unfortunately last season they were ranked 16th but still their run blocking win rate was third amongst all teams in the National Football League last season in terms of offensive line continuity They're bringing back four of their five starters they only changed their Center and they obviously paid the Right Guard a lot of money this offseason the belly is getting paid and obviously they're going to continue to feed the ball to their running backs mainly because of how this offense is schemed Shawn pyton being the head coach in the primary play caller here wants to get their running backs involved as much as they possibly can even the offensive coordinator here of the Denver Broncos who was the former offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers back in 2022 we witnessed a lot of running back opportunities whether it's on the ground or through the air and that is only going to continue but what we have heard this offseason from Shawn pyton and what is beginning to in my opinion lead me back in the direction of potentially drafting gavon Williams as a you know potential rb4 in many circumstances based on when he's being drafted off the board we have heard sha pyton have a lot of positivity in regards to Javon Williams in comparison to this time last season and we have even heard him say like you know In fairness to gavon Williams he was coming off in ACL last season you know he came off of it eight months so even a month early in comparison to the you know the normal of nine months that it requires to recover and now that he's fully healthy he looks like a different player according to Shawn pyton obviously he's lost 11 pounds he's faster sharper and far more ready in my opinion to be the lead back of a Shawn Payton offense that we have seen in the past lead to a lot of success for fantasy running backs and we have seen Javonte Williams be a great fantasy running back back in 2021 you know even with splitting overall touches and carries with Melvin Gordon that year javante Williams was RB 17 That season and last season yes he finished as rb30 but that should be his Baseline minimum assuming that samj per and Jalil mlin are not going to have you know accelerated roles within this offense in comparison to what they had last season now when we talk about unrepeated volume of opportunity I mean Davonte Williams was given a fair share of opportunity and hopefully it just continues to grow this season he had 68% of the running back rushing attempts within this offense and 41% of the overall running back targets and if that Target number continues to climb within this offense there is a lot of potential especially considering the fact that from 2018 to 2021 Shawn Payton offenses gave their running backs 133 143 133 and4 overall targets within those given years and as you can see a lot of rushing attempts on top of it which can certainly suffice in regards to helping the value of multiple running backs within this backfield but the one that we're focusing on and hoping can continue to find success is Javonte Williams when you give him opportunity he finds success in 2023 games that he was given 16 or more touches averaging 12.57 fantasy points per game in games in which he played 50% of the snaps or more averaging 13.52 fantasy points per game behind an offensive line that is continuing to improve and him get healthier lose weight and hopefully be thrusted into a bigger role within this offense I'm anticipating Javon Williams to potentially outproduce his overall standing in terms of overall ADP as it currently stands via Underdog fantasy and be a far more dependable back in 2024 moving on to some of the other running backs I wanted to mention our next running back being James Connor is James Conner associated with an offensive line that going into 20124 has the great of the I mean this is really bad they're ranked 28th amongst all based B on the overall tier list rankings that I showed earlier in terms of overall run blocking rades yet last season with very similar continuity I mean we're bringing back literally four of the five starters the only difference is that we're moving Paris Johnson from right tackle to left tackle and you're adding Jonah Williams to the right tackle position from the Cincinnati Bengals which in my opinion shouldn't really make a huge difference so again via continuity shouldn't be that big of a difference last season you know based on dvoa they were ranked ninth in terms of yards before contact they were tied for fifth in terms of a run blocking win rate they were number four they were also tied in that category so there is a lot of potential here for James Connor within this offense and behind this offensive line to continue to find success I mean last season even though many of us did not expect much out of this offense especially with the absence of Kyler Murray they were still able to deliver a lot in comparison to what we really originally anticipated last season from weeks 1 through 18 in the healthy games that James Connor played he played 12 healthy games he averaged 9 08 touches per game and 15.280 per game from weeks 1 through four was the number 14 overall back number 19 in terms of fantasy points per game on average from weeks 10 through 18 he was the number seven overall back six in terms of fantasy points per game on average now when we had Kyler Murray return and James Connor at a full capacity from weeks 13 through 18 we witnessed some ridiculous success out of James Connor averaging 23.4 touches per game and nearly 23 fantasy points per game we know that this offense wants to continue to utilize him as the primary number one back and when he has been given the opportunity to do that in Seasons past 2021 to 2023 in games in which he played 70% or more of the offensive snaps averaging 19.39% step back this season based on their grades but again based on continuity it is nearly identical I mean when we're talking about what James Conor has played behind in terms of offensive line the last three seasons and yet he's been able to be a top 20 running back overall in each of those three years just kind of gives you an understanding that sometimes the offensive line isn't the biggest overall influence to potential success you know it could be matchups it could be the overall efforts of that running back it could be the the receiving game and the overall you know touchdowns of player scores again other potential metrics and data that could influence success but like I mentioned earlier it's just a matter of can James Conor stay on the field again the idea of Trey Benson being you know drafted this offseason being the primary handcuff if in fact James Connor for another consecutive season is going to miss three to four games could that dethrown his overall potential I mean Trey Benson currently I mean based on his ADP is quite the investment like he literally has to play I mean more than half of the games he has to become the starter early on within this season otherwise drafting James Conor where he stands and Trey Benson where he stands the overall investment may not be able to return the value of you know selecting both of these Arizona Cardinals running back so if you're going to pick one I'm leaning towards the starter I'm leaning towards James Conor going into 2024 the final running back I wanted to mention is RA Rhamondre Stevenson Andre Stevenson of the New England Patriots again I truly do believe ra Andre Stevenson's current ADP of 81.7 is undervaluing him based on his you know offensive line play from last season you know rank nth in terms of dvoa fourth in terms of run blocking win rate 26th in terms of yards before contact and of course uh in terms of run blocking Gres going into 2024 they're only ranked 21 I wanted to mention this team mainly because again continuity They're bringing back for their five starters they did change their left tackle uh bringing in the former left tackle of the Pittsburgh Steelers okaf four and going into this cup coming year I do anticipate the scheme change in the overall offense offensive success change to differ from what it was last season m mainly because like I mentioned in previous videos the 2023 New England Patriots was the most dysfunctional offense in regards to Patriots offenses going back to the year 2000 they scored the least amount of touchdowns offensively whether it's passing or of course rushing touchdowns since the year 2000 so going into this upcoming season with a new coaching staff a new regime and of course a new offensive play caller and Alex Van Pelt the former offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns we should see a complete shift 180 for this offense and of course the running game something that they want to focus on and like we've heard this offseason from head coach dad Mayo is their number one emphasis on offense they want to run the ball on offense and they want to stop the run on defense and the way that they're going to do that is through R Andre Stevenson there's a reason why they went ahead and they paid rre Stevenson this off season even though it wasn't the final year of his contract they wanted to reassure ra Andre that he has an opportunity to be the all-time leading rusher in this organization's history stay with this team and continue to lead them to success now last season prior to his injury of course weeks 1 through 12 average nearly 17 touches per game and 11 plus fantasy points per game Alex vanel brings in an offensive scheme that he was able to gain from the Cleveland Browns offense last season an offense that gave their running backs the third most opportunities amongst all teams in the National Football League you bring it in and you expose ra Andre Stevenson who back in 2022 was the number 11 overall back was top 10 in both yards per carry and yards after contact per attempt and on top of it was top 10 in every single running back receiving category being targets receptions receiving yards and receiving touchdowns back in 2022 a capable running back that all he needs is a functional offense that surrounds him I believe that we are going to get that out of rre Stevenson this offensive line is going to be healthy this offense is going to be far more functional than it was last season and we should see far more success in 2024 all right that's going to cover it for me in regards to my must draft running backs based on offensive lines O-Line Tier List again we revert back to the overall offensive line rankings like we mentioned earlier of course we want to draft guys like jir Gibbs bejan Robinson Christian mcaffry Jonathan Taylor uh Kyon Williams saquon Barkley Devon hen who are all associated with these top tier offenses Bree Hall who I forgot to mention last time obviously in that top six conversation assuming his offensive line stays healthy of course but then we bring in the conversation of like you know javante Williams R Andre Stevenson DeAndre Swift rahee moart guys that are in this top 12 conversation and could very easily continue to find success going into 2024 thank you everybody for 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