While the 2022 NFL regular season ended, it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2023 campaign. That’s especially true when it comes to fantasy, which never sleeps! Here are a handful of second-year running backs on the verge of breaking out in 2023. Below is a closer look at Brian Robinson Jr..
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Breakout Running Backs to Draft: Brian Robinson Jr.
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Brian Robinson Jr. took little time getting adjusted to NFL bell-cow duties after missing the first four games of his NFL career after suffering gunshot wounds in August. From Week 6 onward, B-Rob averaged 9.4 fantasy points per game (RB34). But the points per game hardly depict Robinson’s rookie campaign because he was getting fed with volume. He ranked fourth in carries (17.8 per game) and averaged over 70 rushing yards per game as PFF’s ninth-highest-graded running back (82.1). The Commanders running back’s lack of receiving usage – just 9 catches for 60 yards on a 6% target share – and lack of TDs was the reason for his underwhelming fantasy box scores. And although his receiving usage likely won’t change too dramatically with Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic back under contract in 2023, I’d fully expect him to experience positive TD regression. Robinson finishes the fantasy regular season 13th in carries, but with just two rushing TDs. His 14 carries from inside the 10-yard line were the most of any player to score fewer than three rushing TDs.
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